diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
index e0140707d..9e01f5b03 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
@@ -4809,19 +4809,6 @@ Status DBImpl::IngestExternalFiles(
       }
     }
     if (status.ok()) {
-      int consumed_seqno_count =
-          ingestion_jobs[0].ConsumedSequenceNumbersCount();
-      for (size_t i = 1; i != num_cfs; ++i) {
-        consumed_seqno_count =
-            std::max(consumed_seqno_count,
-                     ingestion_jobs[i].ConsumedSequenceNumbersCount());
-      }
-      if (consumed_seqno_count > 0) {
-        const SequenceNumber last_seqno = versions_->LastSequence();
-        versions_->SetLastAllocatedSequence(last_seqno + consumed_seqno_count);
-        versions_->SetLastPublishedSequence(last_seqno + consumed_seqno_count);
-        versions_->SetLastSequence(last_seqno + consumed_seqno_count);
-      }
       autovector<ColumnFamilyData*> cfds_to_commit;
       autovector<const MutableCFOptions*> mutable_cf_options_list;
       autovector<autovector<VersionEdit*>> edit_lists;
@@ -4851,6 +4838,27 @@ Status DBImpl::IngestExternalFiles(
       status =
           versions_->LogAndApply(cfds_to_commit, mutable_cf_options_list,
                                  edit_lists, &mutex_, directories_.GetDbDir());
+      // It is safe to update VersionSet last seqno here after LogAndApply since
+      // LogAndApply persists last sequence number from VersionEdits,
+      // which are from file's largest seqno and not from VersionSet.
+      //
+      // It is necessary to update last seqno here since LogAndApply releases
+      // mutex when persisting MANIFEST file, and the snapshots taken during
+      // that period will not be stable if VersionSet last seqno is updated
+      // before LogAndApply.
+      int consumed_seqno_count =
+          ingestion_jobs[0].ConsumedSequenceNumbersCount();
+      for (size_t i = 1; i != num_cfs; ++i) {
+        consumed_seqno_count =
+            std::max(consumed_seqno_count,
+                     ingestion_jobs[i].ConsumedSequenceNumbersCount());
+      }
+      if (consumed_seqno_count > 0) {
+        const SequenceNumber last_seqno = versions_->LastSequence();
+        versions_->SetLastAllocatedSequence(last_seqno + consumed_seqno_count);
+        versions_->SetLastPublishedSequence(last_seqno + consumed_seqno_count);
+        versions_->SetLastSequence(last_seqno + consumed_seqno_count);
+      }
     }
 
     if (status.ok()) {
diff --git a/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc b/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
index 8001a4a4a..57ba677a8 100644
--- a/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
+++ b/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
@@ -1923,6 +1923,63 @@ TEST_F(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, VerifySstUniqueId) {
   ASSERT_EQ(skipped, 1);
 }
 
+TEST_F(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, StableSnapshotWhileLoggingToManifest) {
+  const std::string kPutVal = "put_val";
+  const std::string kIngestedVal = "ingested_val";
+
+  ASSERT_OK(Put("k", kPutVal, WriteOptions()));
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+
+  std::string external_file = sst_files_dir_ + "/file_to_ingest.sst";
+  {
+    SstFileWriter sst_file_writer{EnvOptions(), CurrentOptions()};
+    ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Open(external_file));
+    ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Put("k", kIngestedVal));
+    ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Finish());
+  }
+
+  const Snapshot* snapshot = nullptr;
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "VersionSet::LogAndApply:WriteManifest", [&](void* /* arg */) {
+        // Prevent memory leak: this callback may be called multiple times
+        // and previous snapshot need to be freed
+        db_->ReleaseSnapshot(snapshot);
+        snapshot = db_->GetSnapshot();
+        ReadOptions read_opts;
+        read_opts.snapshot = snapshot;
+        std::string value;
+        ASSERT_OK(db_->Get(read_opts, "k", &value));
+        ASSERT_EQ(kPutVal, value);
+      });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->IngestExternalFile(db_->DefaultColumnFamily(), {external_file},
+                                    IngestExternalFileOptions()));
+  auto ingested_file_seqno = db_->GetLatestSequenceNumber();
+  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, snapshot);
+  // snapshot is taken before SST ingestion is done
+  ASSERT_EQ(ingested_file_seqno, snapshot->GetSequenceNumber() + 1);
+
+  ReadOptions read_opts;
+  read_opts.snapshot = snapshot;
+  std::string value;
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Get(read_opts, "k", &value));
+  ASSERT_EQ(kPutVal, value);
+
+  db_->ReleaseSnapshot(snapshot);
+
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+  // After reopen, sequence number should be up current such that
+  // ingested value is read
+  Reopen(CurrentOptions());
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Get(ReadOptions(), "k", &value));
+  ASSERT_EQ(kIngestedVal, value);
+
+  // New write should get higher seqno compared to ingested file
+  ASSERT_OK(Put("k", kPutVal, WriteOptions()));
+  ASSERT_EQ(db_->GetLatestSequenceNumber(), ingested_file_seqno + 1);
+}
+
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, ExternalSSTFileBasicTest,
                         testing::Values(std::make_tuple(true, true),
                                         std::make_tuple(true, false),