diff --git a/db/db_impl.cc b/db/db_impl.cc
index e02cd7f844fac25e92626601f6f001d39cc2854b..a2798b8bc1f4a2451bbdea059f5d986a219134a9 100644
--- a/db/db_impl.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl.cc
@@ -6437,16 +6437,18 @@ Status DBImpl::IngestExternalFile(
     return status;
   }
 
+  TEST_SYNC_POINT("DBImpl::AddFile:Start");
   {
     // Lock db mutex
     InstrumentedMutexLock l(&mutex_);
     TEST_SYNC_POINT("DBImpl::AddFile:MutexLock");
-    num_running_ingest_file_++;
 
     // Stop writes to the DB
     WriteThread::Writer w;
     write_thread_.EnterUnbatched(&w, &mutex_);
 
+    num_running_ingest_file_++;
+
     // Figure out if we need to flush the memtable first
     bool need_flush = false;
     status = ingestion_job.NeedsFlush(&need_flush);
diff --git a/db/external_sst_file_test.cc b/db/external_sst_file_test.cc
index 2762249c974ead82cab2e692b081b0da3b6b1dd1..04681275edca465f3f5b7f1a813f05a6815cb636 100644
--- a/db/external_sst_file_test.cc
+++ b/db/external_sst_file_test.cc
@@ -1685,6 +1685,82 @@ TEST_F(ExternalSSTFileTest, L0SortingIssue) {
   ASSERT_EQ(Get(Key(7)), "memtable");
   ASSERT_EQ(Get(Key(8)), "memtable");
 }
+
+TEST_F(ExternalSSTFileTest, CompactionDeadlock) {
+  Options options = CurrentOptions();
+  options.num_levels = 2;
+  options.level0_file_num_compaction_trigger = 4;
+  options.level0_slowdown_writes_trigger = 4;
+  options.level0_stop_writes_trigger = 4;
+  DestroyAndReopen(options);
+
+  // atomic conter of currently running bg threads
+  std::atomic<int> running_threads(0);
+
+  rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->LoadDependency({
+      {"DBImpl::DelayWrite:Wait", "ExternalSSTFileTest::DeadLock:0"},
+      {"ExternalSSTFileTest::DeadLock:1", "DBImpl::AddFile:Start"},
+      {"DBImpl::AddFile:MutexLock", "ExternalSSTFileTest::DeadLock:2"},
+      {"ExternalSSTFileTest::DeadLock:3", "BackgroundCallCompaction:0"},
+  });
+  rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
+  // Start ingesting and extrnal file in the background
+  std::thread bg_ingest_file([&]() {
+    running_threads += 1;
+    ASSERT_OK(GenerateAndAddExternalFile(options, {5, 6}));
+    running_threads -= 1;
+  });
+
+  ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(1), "memtable"));
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+
+  ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(2), "memtable"));
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+
+  ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(3), "memtable"));
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+
+  ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(4), "memtable"));
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+
+  // This thread will try to insert into the memtable but since we have 4 L0
+  // files this thread will be blocked and hold the writer thread
+  std::thread bg_block_put([&]() {
+    running_threads += 1;
+    ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(10), "memtable"));
+    running_threads -= 1;
+  });
+
+  // Make sure DelayWrite is called first
+  TEST_SYNC_POINT("ExternalSSTFileTest::DeadLock:0");
+
+  // `DBImpl::AddFile:Start` will wait until we be here
+  TEST_SYNC_POINT("ExternalSSTFileTest::DeadLock:1");
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(running_threads.load(), 2);
+
+  // Wait for IngestExternalFile() to start and aquire mutex
+  TEST_SYNC_POINT("ExternalSSTFileTest::DeadLock:2");
+
+  // Now let compaction start
+  TEST_SYNC_POINT("ExternalSSTFileTest::DeadLock:3");
+
+  // Wait for max 5 seconds, if we did not finish all bg threads
+  // then we hit the deadlock bug
+  for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+    if (running_threads.load() == 0) {
+      break;
+    }
+    env_->SleepForMicroseconds(500000);
+  }
+
+  ASSERT_EQ(running_threads.load(), 0);
+
+  bg_ingest_file.join();
+  bg_block_put.join();
+}
+
 #endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
 
 }  // namespace rocksdb