diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index 33d6ce495e..86f47aca73 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -5508,6 +5508,7 @@ Status VersionSet::ProcessManifestWrites(
   Status s;
   IOStatus io_s;
   IOStatus manifest_io_status;
+  std::unique_ptr<log::Writer> new_desc_log_ptr;
   {
     FileOptions opt_file_opts = fs_->OptimizeForManifestWrite(file_options_);
     mu->Unlock();
@@ -5536,6 +5537,7 @@ Status VersionSet::ProcessManifestWrites(
       }
     }
 
+    log::Writer* raw_desc_log_ptr = descriptor_log_.get();
     if (s.ok() && new_descriptor_log) {
       // This is fine because everything inside of this block is serialized --
       // only one thread can be here at the same time
@@ -5557,11 +5559,11 @@ Status VersionSet::ProcessManifestWrites(
             db_options_->listeners, nullptr,
             tmp_set.Contains(FileType::kDescriptorFile),
             tmp_set.Contains(FileType::kDescriptorFile)));
-        descriptor_log_.reset(
+        new_desc_log_ptr.reset(
             new log::Writer(std::move(file_writer), 0, false));
+        raw_desc_log_ptr = new_desc_log_ptr.get();
         s = WriteCurrentStateToManifest(write_options, curr_state,
-                                        wal_additions, descriptor_log_.get(),
-                                        io_s);
+                                        wal_additions, raw_desc_log_ptr, io_s);
         assert(s == io_s);
       }
       if (!io_s.ok()) {
@@ -5607,7 +5609,7 @@ Status VersionSet::ProcessManifestWrites(
         }
         ++idx;
 #endif /* !NDEBUG */
-        io_s = descriptor_log_->AddRecord(write_options, record);
+        io_s = raw_desc_log_ptr->AddRecord(write_options, record);
         if (!io_s.ok()) {
           s = io_s;
           manifest_io_status = io_s;
@@ -5617,7 +5619,7 @@ Status VersionSet::ProcessManifestWrites(
 
       if (s.ok()) {
         io_s =
-            SyncManifest(db_options_, write_options, descriptor_log_->file());
+            SyncManifest(db_options_, write_options, raw_desc_log_ptr->file());
         manifest_io_status = io_s;
         TEST_SYNC_POINT_CALLBACK(
             "VersionSet::ProcessManifestWrites:AfterSyncManifest", &io_s);
@@ -5650,7 +5652,7 @@ Status VersionSet::ProcessManifestWrites(
 
     if (s.ok()) {
       // find offset in manifest file where this version is stored.
-      new_manifest_file_size = descriptor_log_->file()->GetFileSize();
+      new_manifest_file_size = raw_desc_log_ptr->file()->GetFileSize();
     }
 
     if (first_writer.edit_list.front()->IsColumnFamilyDrop()) {
@@ -5696,6 +5698,7 @@ Status VersionSet::ProcessManifestWrites(
   // Append the old manifest file to the obsolete_manifest_ list to be deleted
   // by PurgeObsoleteFiles later.
   if (s.ok() && new_descriptor_log) {
+    descriptor_log_ = std::move(new_desc_log_ptr);
     obsolete_manifests_.emplace_back(
         DescriptorFileName("", manifest_file_number_));
   }
@@ -5773,6 +5776,7 @@ Status VersionSet::ProcessManifestWrites(
     // corrupted. So we need to force the next version update to start a
     // new manifest file.
     descriptor_log_.reset();
+    new_desc_log_ptr.reset();
     // If manifest operations failed, then we know the CURRENT file still
     // points to the original MANIFEST. Therefore, we can safely delete the
     // new MANIFEST.
diff --git a/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/manifest_recovery_ingest_race.md b/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/manifest_recovery_ingest_race.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a9c2eb5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/manifest_recovery_ingest_race.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a race between error recovery due to manifest sync or write failure and external SST file ingestion. Both attempt to write a new manifest file, which causes an assertion failure.