diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index 451ec225f..2b073aae7 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -2269,7 +2269,7 @@ Status DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction(bool* madeProgress, JobContext* job_context,
     assert(c->num_input_files(0) == 1);
     FileMetaData* f = c->input(0, 0);
     c->edit()->DeleteFile(c->level(), f->fd.GetNumber());
-    c->edit()->AddFile(c->level() + 1, f->fd.GetNumber(), f->fd.GetPathId(),
+    c->edit()->AddFile(c->output_level(), f->fd.GetNumber(), f->fd.GetPathId(),
                        f->fd.GetFileSize(), f->smallest, f->largest,
                        f->smallest_seqno, f->largest_seqno);
     status = versions_->LogAndApply(c->column_family_data(),
diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index 6223c3591..555883bd1 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -11114,8 +11114,12 @@ TEST_F(DBTest, DynamicLevelMaxBytesBaseInc) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
 
   Random rnd(301);
-  for (int i = 0; i < 3000; i++) {
-    ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(i), RandomString(&rnd, 102)));
+  const int total_keys = 3000;
+  const int random_part_size = 100;
+  for (int i = 0; i < total_keys; i++) {
+    std::string value = RandomString(&rnd, random_part_size);
+    PutFixed32(&value, static_cast<uint32_t>(i));
+    ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(i), value));
   }
   Flush();
   dbfull()->TEST_WaitForCompact();
@@ -11123,6 +11127,12 @@ TEST_F(DBTest, DynamicLevelMaxBytesBaseInc) {
 
   ASSERT_EQ(non_trivial, 0);
 
+  for (int i = 0; i < total_keys; i++) {
+    std::string value = Get(Key(i));
+    ASSERT_EQ(DecodeFixed32(value.c_str() + random_part_size),
+              static_cast<uint32_t>(i));
+  }
+
   env_->SetBackgroundThreads(1, Env::LOW);
   env_->SetBackgroundThreads(1, Env::HIGH);
 }