diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 72a7fd588..388c101ac 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 * Fixed a bug in iterator refresh which could segfault for DeleteRange users (#10739).
 * Fixed a bug causing manual flush with `flush_opts.wait=false` to stall when database has stopped all writes (#10001).
 * Fixed a bug in iterator refresh that was not freeing up SuperVersion, which could cause excessive resource pinniung (#10770).
+* Fixed a bug where RocksDB could be doing compaction endlessly when allow_ingest_behind is true and the bottommost level is not filled (#10767).
 
 ### Performance Improvements
 * Try to align the compaction output file boundaries to the next level ones, which can reduce more than 10% compaction load for the default level compaction. The feature is enabled by default, to disable, set `AdvancedColumnFamilyOptions.level_compaction_dynamic_file_size` to false. As a side effect, it can create SSTs larger than the target_file_size (capped at 2x target_file_size) or smaller files.
diff --git a/db/db_compaction_test.cc b/db/db_compaction_test.cc
index 15a7ce9a6..0594825d6 100644
--- a/db/db_compaction_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_compaction_test.cc
@@ -8194,6 +8194,42 @@ TEST_F(DBCompactionTest, BottomPriCompactionCountsTowardConcurrencyLimit) {
   compact_range_thread.join();
 }
 
+TEST_F(DBCompactionTest, BottommostFileCompactionAllowIngestBehind) {
+  // allow_ingest_behind prevents seqnum zeroing, and could cause
+  // compaction loop with reason kBottommostFiles.
+  Options options = CurrentOptions();
+  options.env = env_;
+  options.compaction_style = kCompactionStyleLevel;
+  options.allow_ingest_behind = true;
+  options.comparator = BytewiseComparator();
+  DestroyAndReopen(options);
+
+  WriteOptions write_opts;
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Put(write_opts, "infinite", "compaction loop"));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Put(write_opts, "infinite", "loop"));
+
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+  MoveFilesToLevel(1);
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Put(write_opts, "bumpseqnum", ""));
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+  auto snapshot = db_->GetSnapshot();
+  // Bump up oldest_snapshot_seqnum_ in VersionStorageInfo.
+  db_->ReleaseSnapshot(snapshot);
+  bool compacted = false;
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+      "LevelCompactionPicker::PickCompaction:Return", [&](void* /* arg */) {
+        // There should not be a compaction.
+        compacted = true;
+      });
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+  // Wait for compaction to be scheduled.
+  env_->SleepForMicroseconds(2000000);
+  ASSERT_FALSE(compacted);
+  // The following assert can be used to check for compaction loop:
+  // it used to wait forever before the fix.
+  // ASSERT_OK(dbfull()->TEST_WaitForCompact(true /* wait_unscheduled */));
+}
+
 #endif  // !defined(ROCKSDB_LITE)
 
 }  // namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
index 56cc6cde1..5aa4b2a3d 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl.cc
@@ -3674,14 +3674,16 @@ void DBImpl::ReleaseSnapshot(const Snapshot* s) {
     if (oldest_snapshot > bottommost_files_mark_threshold_) {
       CfdList cf_scheduled;
       for (auto* cfd : *versions_->GetColumnFamilySet()) {
-        cfd->current()->storage_info()->UpdateOldestSnapshot(oldest_snapshot);
-        if (!cfd->current()
-                 ->storage_info()
-                 ->BottommostFilesMarkedForCompaction()
-                 .empty()) {
-          SchedulePendingCompaction(cfd);
-          MaybeScheduleFlushOrCompaction();
-          cf_scheduled.push_back(cfd);
+        if (!cfd->ioptions()->allow_ingest_behind) {
+          cfd->current()->storage_info()->UpdateOldestSnapshot(oldest_snapshot);
+          if (!cfd->current()
+                   ->storage_info()
+                   ->BottommostFilesMarkedForCompaction()
+                   .empty()) {
+            SchedulePendingCompaction(cfd);
+            MaybeScheduleFlushOrCompaction();
+            cf_scheduled.push_back(cfd);
+          }
         }
       }
 
@@ -3690,7 +3692,8 @@ void DBImpl::ReleaseSnapshot(const Snapshot* s) {
       // mutex might be unlocked during the loop, making the result inaccurate.
       SequenceNumber new_bottommost_files_mark_threshold = kMaxSequenceNumber;
       for (auto* cfd : *versions_->GetColumnFamilySet()) {
-        if (CfdListContains(cf_scheduled, cfd)) {
+        if (CfdListContains(cf_scheduled, cfd) ||
+            cfd->ioptions()->allow_ingest_behind) {
           continue;
         }
         new_bottommost_files_mark_threshold = std::min(
diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl_compaction_flush.cc b/db/db_impl/db_impl_compaction_flush.cc
index 7e7305a54..aed66f291 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl_compaction_flush.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl_compaction_flush.cc
@@ -3772,9 +3772,11 @@ void DBImpl::InstallSuperVersionAndScheduleWork(
   // triggered soon anyway.
   bottommost_files_mark_threshold_ = kMaxSequenceNumber;
   for (auto* my_cfd : *versions_->GetColumnFamilySet()) {
-    bottommost_files_mark_threshold_ = std::min(
-        bottommost_files_mark_threshold_,
-        my_cfd->current()->storage_info()->bottommost_files_mark_threshold());
+    if (!my_cfd->ioptions()->allow_ingest_behind) {
+      bottommost_files_mark_threshold_ = std::min(
+          bottommost_files_mark_threshold_,
+          my_cfd->current()->storage_info()->bottommost_files_mark_threshold());
+    }
   }
 
   // Whenever we install new SuperVersion, we might need to issue new flushes or
diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index ae8a30a28..009c917a0 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -2915,7 +2915,9 @@ void VersionStorageInfo::PrepareForVersionAppend(
   GenerateFileIndexer();
   GenerateLevelFilesBrief();
   GenerateLevel0NonOverlapping();
-  GenerateBottommostFiles();
+  if (!immutable_options.allow_ingest_behind) {
+    GenerateBottommostFiles();
+  }
   GenerateFileLocationIndex();
 }
 
@@ -3355,7 +3357,9 @@ void VersionStorageInfo::ComputeCompactionScore(
     }
   }
   ComputeFilesMarkedForCompaction();
-  ComputeBottommostFilesMarkedForCompaction();
+  if (!immutable_options.allow_ingest_behind) {
+    ComputeBottommostFilesMarkedForCompaction();
+  }
   if (mutable_cf_options.ttl > 0) {
     ComputeExpiredTtlFiles(immutable_options, mutable_cf_options.ttl);
   }