diff --git a/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
index 95a2bc42eece0cb70befab3453b7de3cce6a1418..31aa629fa091ca4da2973df3db07b5aef26551ca 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction_db.cc
@@ -589,6 +589,11 @@ bool WritePreparedTxnDB::IsInSnapshot(uint64_t prep_seq,
   // TODO(myabandeh): read your own writes
   // TODO(myabandeh): optimize this. This sequence of checks must be correct but
   // not necessary efficient
+  if (prep_seq == 0) {
+    // Compaction will output keys to bottom-level with sequence number 0 if
+    // it is visible to the earliest snapshot.
+    return true;
+  }
   if (snapshot_seq < prep_seq) {
     // snapshot_seq < prep_seq <= commit_seq => snapshot_seq < commit_seq
     return false;
diff --git a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_test.cc b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_test.cc
index bbea84666f4435f67179c8724d4dadc4768e464c..9ea46edb4f325e687ddecf3b19948346d64ae9f1 100644
--- a/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/transactions/write_prepared_transaction_test.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "db/db_impl.h"
 #include "rocksdb/db.h"
 #include "rocksdb/options.h"
+#include "rocksdb/utilities/debug.h"
 #include "rocksdb/utilities/transaction.h"
 #include "rocksdb/utilities/transaction_db.h"
 #include "table/mock_table.h"
@@ -283,6 +284,45 @@ class WritePreparedTransactionTest : public TransactionTest {
     }
     rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
   }
+
+  // Verify value of keys.
+  void VerifyKeys(const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& data,
+                  const Snapshot* snapshot = nullptr) {
+    std::string value;
+    ReadOptions read_options;
+    read_options.snapshot = snapshot;
+    for (auto& kv : data) {
+      auto s = db->Get(read_options, kv.first, &value);
+      ASSERT_TRUE(s.ok() || s.IsNotFound());
+      if (s.ok()) {
+        if (kv.second != value) {
+          printf("key = %s\n", kv.first.c_str());
+        }
+        ASSERT_EQ(kv.second, value);
+      } else {
+        ASSERT_EQ(kv.second, "NOT_FOUND");
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Verify all versions of keys.
+  void VerifyInternalKeys(const std::vector<KeyVersion>& expected_versions) {
+    std::vector<KeyVersion> versions;
+    ASSERT_OK(GetAllKeyVersions(db, expected_versions.front().user_key,
+                                expected_versions.back().user_key, &versions));
+    ASSERT_EQ(expected_versions.size(), versions.size());
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < versions.size(); i++) {
+      ASSERT_EQ(expected_versions[i].user_key, versions[i].user_key);
+      ASSERT_EQ(expected_versions[i].sequence, versions[i].sequence);
+      ASSERT_EQ(expected_versions[i].type, versions[i].type);
+      if (versions[i].type != kTypeDeletion &&
+          versions[i].type != kTypeSingleDeletion) {
+        ASSERT_EQ(expected_versions[i].value, versions[i].value);
+      }
+      // Range delete not supported.
+      assert(expected_versions[i].type != kTypeRangeDeletion);
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 // TODO(myabandeh): enable it for concurrent_prepare
@@ -1304,6 +1344,25 @@ TEST_P(WritePreparedTransactionTest, DuplicateKeyTest) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST_P(WritePreparedTransactionTest, SequenceNumberZeroTest) {
+  ASSERT_OK(db->Put(WriteOptions(), "foo", "bar"));
+  VerifyKeys({{"foo", "bar"}});
+  const Snapshot* snapshot = db->GetSnapshot();
+  ASSERT_OK(db->Flush(FlushOptions()));
+  // Dummy keys to avoid compaction trivially move files and get around actual
+  // compaction logic.
+  ASSERT_OK(db->Put(WriteOptions(), "a", "dummy"));
+  ASSERT_OK(db->Put(WriteOptions(), "z", "dummy"));
+  ASSERT_OK(db->CompactRange(CompactRangeOptions(), nullptr, nullptr));
+  // Compaction will output keys with sequence number 0, if it is visible to
+  // earliest snapshot. Make sure IsInSnapshot() report sequence number 0 is
+  // visible to any snapshot.
+  VerifyKeys({{"foo", "bar"}});
+  VerifyKeys({{"foo", "bar"}}, snapshot);
+  VerifyInternalKeys({{"foo", "bar", 0, kTypeValue}});
+  db->ReleaseSnapshot(snapshot);
+}
+
 }  // namespace rocksdb
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {