diff --git a/db/compaction_job_stats_test.cc b/db/compaction_job_stats_test.cc
index e481b4810..f867b338a 100644
--- a/db/compaction_job_stats_test.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_job_stats_test.cc
@@ -667,17 +667,9 @@ TEST_F(CompactionJobStatsTest, CompactionJobStatsTest) {
             1, num_keys_per_L0_file * 2,
             compression_ratio,
             num_keys_per_L0_file));
-    // In the second sub-compaction, we expect L1 compaction.
-    stats_checker->AddExpectedStats(
-        NewManualCompactionJobStats(
-            smallest_key, largest_key,
-            4, 0, num_keys_per_L0_file * 8,
-            kKeySize, kValueSize,
-            1, num_keys_per_L0_file * 8,
-            compression_ratio, 0));
-    ASSERT_EQ(stats_checker->NumberOfUnverifiedStats(), 2U);
+    ASSERT_EQ(stats_checker->NumberOfUnverifiedStats(), 1U);
     Compact(1, smallest_key, largest_key);
-    ASSERT_EQ("0,1", FilesPerLevel(1));
+    ASSERT_EQ("0,4", FilesPerLevel(1));
     options.compression = GetAnyCompression();
     if (options.compression == kNoCompression) {
       break;
diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index c1677eb9c..15db43f04 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -1373,8 +1373,16 @@ Status DBImpl::CompactRange(ColumnFamilyHandle* column_family,
       // level 0 can never be the bottommost level (i.e. if all files are in
       // level 0, we will compact to level 1)
       if (cfd->ioptions()->compaction_style == kCompactionStyleUniversal ||
-          cfd->ioptions()->compaction_style == kCompactionStyleFIFO ||
-          (level == max_level_with_files && level > 0)) {
+          cfd->ioptions()->compaction_style == kCompactionStyleFIFO) {
+        output_level = level;
+      } else if (level == max_level_with_files && level > 0) {
+        if (cfd->ioptions()->compaction_filter == nullptr &&
+            cfd->ioptions()->compaction_filter_factory == nullptr &&
+            cfd->ioptions()->compaction_filter_factory_v2 == nullptr) {
+          // If there is no compaction filter we can skip the compaction of
+          // the bottommost level
+          continue;
+        }
         output_level = level;
       } else {
         output_level = level + 1;
diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index a8a6c4bdc..ae1a0be65 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -3810,6 +3810,59 @@ TEST_F(DBTest, TrivialMoveOneFile) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
+TEST_F(DBTest, TrivialMoveToLastLevelWithFiles) {
+  int32_t trivial_move = 0;
+  int32_t non_trivial_move = 0;
+  rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction:TrivialMove",
+      [&](void* arg) { trivial_move++; });
+  rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction:NonTrivial",
+      [&](void* arg) { non_trivial_move++; });
+  rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  Options options;
+  options.write_buffer_size = 100000000;
+  options = CurrentOptions(options);
+  DestroyAndReopen(options);
+
+  int32_t value_size = 10 * 1024;  // 10 KB
+
+  Random rnd(301);
+  std::vector<std::string> values;
+  // File with keys [ 0 => 99 ]
+  for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+    values.push_back(RandomString(&rnd, value_size));
+    ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(i), values[i]));
+  }
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+  ASSERT_EQ("1", FilesPerLevel(0));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->CompactRange(nullptr, nullptr, true, 3));
+  ASSERT_EQ("0,0,0,1", FilesPerLevel(0));
+  // Compaction did L0=>L1 (trivial move) then moved L1 files to L3
+  ASSERT_EQ(trivial_move, 1);
+  ASSERT_EQ(non_trivial_move, 0);
+
+  // File with keys [ 100 => 199]
+  for (int i = 100; i < 200; i++) {
+    values.push_back(RandomString(&rnd, value_size));
+    ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(i), values[i]));
+  }
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+  ASSERT_EQ("1,0,0,1", FilesPerLevel(0));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->CompactRange(nullptr, nullptr));
+  ASSERT_EQ("0,0,0,2", FilesPerLevel(0));
+  // Compaction did L0=>L1 L1=>L2 L2=>L3 (3 trivial moves)
+  ASSERT_EQ(trivial_move, 4);
+  ASSERT_EQ(non_trivial_move, 0);
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(Get(Key(i)), values[i]);
+  }
+
+  rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+}
+
 TEST_F(DBTest, TrivialMoveNonOverlappingFiles) {
   int32_t trivial_move = 0;
   int32_t non_trivial_move = 0;