diff --git a/db/compact_files_test.cc b/db/compact_files_test.cc
index 3a4980f44..82622a69b 100644
--- a/db/compact_files_test.cc
+++ b/db/compact_files_test.cc
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class FlushedFileCollector : public EventListener {
     }
     return result;
   }
+  void ClearFlushedFiles() { flushed_files_.clear(); }
 
  private:
   std::vector<std::string> flushed_files_;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ TEST_F(CompactFilesTest, L0ConflictsFiles) {
 TEST_F(CompactFilesTest, ObsoleteFiles) {
   Options options;
   // to trigger compaction more easily
-  const int kWriteBufferSize = 10000;
+  const int kWriteBufferSize = 65536;
   options.create_if_missing = true;
   // Disable RocksDB background compaction.
   options.compaction_style = kCompactionStyleNone;
@@ -154,6 +155,46 @@ TEST_F(CompactFilesTest, ObsoleteFiles) {
   delete db;
 }
 
+TEST_F(CompactFilesTest, NotCutOutputOnLevel0) {
+  Options options;
+  options.create_if_missing = true;
+  // Disable RocksDB background compaction.
+  options.compaction_style = kCompactionStyleNone;
+  options.level0_slowdown_writes_trigger = 1000;
+  options.level0_stop_writes_trigger = 1000;
+  options.write_buffer_size = 65536;
+  options.max_write_buffer_number = 2;
+  options.compression = kNoCompression;
+  options.max_compaction_bytes = 5000;
+
+  // Add listener
+  FlushedFileCollector* collector = new FlushedFileCollector();
+  options.listeners.emplace_back(collector);
+
+  DB* db = nullptr;
+  DestroyDB(db_name_, options);
+  Status s = DB::Open(options, db_name_, &db);
+  assert(s.ok());
+  assert(db);
+
+  // create couple files
+  for (int i = 0; i < 500; ++i) {
+    db->Put(WriteOptions(), ToString(i), std::string(1000, 'a' + (i % 26)));
+  }
+  reinterpret_cast<DBImpl*>(db)->TEST_WaitForFlushMemTable();
+  auto l0_files_1 = collector->GetFlushedFiles();
+  collector->ClearFlushedFiles();
+  for (int i = 0; i < 500; ++i) {
+    db->Put(WriteOptions(), ToString(i), std::string(1000, 'a' + (i % 26)));
+  }
+  reinterpret_cast<DBImpl*>(db)->TEST_WaitForFlushMemTable();
+  auto l0_files_2 = collector->GetFlushedFiles();
+  ASSERT_OK(db->CompactFiles(CompactionOptions(), l0_files_1, 0));
+  ASSERT_OK(db->CompactFiles(CompactionOptions(), l0_files_2, 0));
+  // no assertion failure
+  delete db;
+}
+
 TEST_F(CompactFilesTest, CapturingPendingFiles) {
   Options options;
   options.create_if_missing = true;
diff --git a/db/compaction_job.cc b/db/compaction_job.cc
index 32907c077..b30d62be0 100644
--- a/db/compaction_job.cc
+++ b/db/compaction_job.cc
@@ -762,7 +762,8 @@ void CompactionJob::ProcessKeyValueCompaction(SubcompactionState* sub_compact) {
     if (end != nullptr &&
         cfd->user_comparator()->Compare(c_iter->user_key(), *end) >= 0) {
       break;
-    } else if (sub_compact->ShouldStopBefore(
+    } else if (sub_compact->compaction->output_level() != 0 &&
+               sub_compact->ShouldStopBefore(
                    key, sub_compact->current_output_file_size) &&
                sub_compact->builder != nullptr) {
       status = FinishCompactionOutputFile(input->status(), sub_compact);