diff --git a/crates/modelardb_storage/src/write_ahead_log.rs b/crates/modelardb_storage/src/write_ahead_log.rs
index 78e71471..f01732e8 100644
--- a/crates/modelardb_storage/src/write_ahead_log.rs
+++ b/crates/modelardb_storage/src/write_ahead_log.rs
@@ -290,14 +290,19 @@ impl SegmentedLog {
     fn try_new(folder_path: PathBuf, schema: &Schema) -> Result<Self> {
         std::fs::create_dir_all(&folder_path)?;
 
-        close_leftover_active_segment(&folder_path)?;
+        let leftover_next_id = close_leftover_active_segment(&folder_path)?;
 
         // Collect all closed segment files already on disk and sort them by start_id.
         let mut closed_segments = find_closed_segments(&folder_path)?;
         closed_segments.sort_by_key(|s| s.start_id);
 
-        // The next batch id is one past the end of the last closed segment, or 0 if there are none.
-        let next_id = closed_segments.last().map(|s| s.end_id + 1).unwrap_or(0);
+        // The next batch id is one past the end of the last closed segment, the next id
+        // recovered from a leftover active segment, or 0 if there is neither.
+        let next_id = closed_segments
+            .last()
+            .map(|s| s.end_id + 1)
+            .or(leftover_next_id)
+            .unwrap_or(0);
 
         if !closed_segments.is_empty() {
             debug!(
@@ -532,9 +537,10 @@ impl SegmentedLog {
 
 /// If a leftover active segment (`{start_id}-.arrows`) exists in `folder_path`, rename it to
 /// its final `{start_id}-{end_id}.arrows` name so it is picked up as a closed segment. If the
-/// file contains no batches, it is removed instead. If the file could not be renamed or
-/// removed, return [`ModelarDbStorageError`].
-fn close_leftover_active_segment(folder_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+/// file contains no batches, it is removed instead. In both cases, the next batch id implied by
+/// the leftover is returned so the caller can ensure batch id continuity. If no leftover exists,
+/// return `None`. If the file could not be renamed or removed, return [`ModelarDbStorageError`].
+fn close_leftover_active_segment(folder_path: &Path) -> Result<Option<u64>> {
     let Some(active_path) = std::fs::read_dir(folder_path)?
         .filter_map(|maybe_entry| maybe_entry.ok())
         .map(|entry| entry.path())
@@ -544,7 +550,7 @@ fn close_leftover_active_segment(folder_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
                 .is_some_and(|stem| stem.ends_with('-'))
         })
     else {
-        return Ok(());
+        return Ok(None);
     };
 
     let stem = active_path
@@ -561,6 +567,7 @@ fn close_leftover_active_segment(folder_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     if batches.is_empty() {
         std::fs::remove_file(&active_path)?;
         debug!(path = %active_path.display(), "Removed empty leftover active WAL segment.");
+        Ok(Some(start_id))
     } else {
         let end_id = start_id + batches.len() as u64 - 1;
         let closed_path = folder_path.join(format!("{start_id}-{end_id}.arrows"));
@@ -573,9 +580,8 @@ fn close_leftover_active_segment(folder_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
         );
 
         std::fs::rename(&active_path, closed_path)?;
+        Ok(Some(end_id + 1))
     }
-
-    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Collect all closed segment files in `folder_path`. Closed segments have names of the form
@@ -1084,6 +1090,38 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(file_count, 1);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reopen_with_empty_leftover_after_all_segments_persisted_preserves_batch_id() {
+        let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let folder_path = temp_dir.path().join(TIME_SERIES_TABLE_NAME);
+        let metadata = table::time_series_table_metadata();
+
+        let batch = table::uncompressed_time_series_table_record_batch(5);
+
+        // Write enough batches to close two segments, persist all, then drop.
+        {
+            let segmented_log =
+                SegmentedLog::try_new(folder_path.clone(), &metadata.schema).unwrap();
+
+            for _ in 0..SEGMENT_BATCH_COUNT_THRESHOLD * 2 {
+                segmented_log.append_and_sync(&batch).unwrap();
+            }
+
+            let ids: HashSet<u64> = (0..SEGMENT_BATCH_COUNT_THRESHOLD * 2).collect();
+            segmented_log.mark_batches_as_persisted(ids).unwrap();
+
+            // Closed segments are deleted. Only the empty active segment remains.
+            assert!(segmented_log.closed_segments.lock().unwrap().is_empty());
+            assert!(segmented_log.all_batches().unwrap().is_empty());
+        }
+
+        // On re-open, next_batch_id must continue from where it left off.
+        let segmented_log = SegmentedLog::try_new(folder_path, &metadata.schema).unwrap();
+
+        let active = segmented_log.active_segment.lock().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(active.next_batch_id, SEGMENT_BATCH_COUNT_THRESHOLD * 2);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_mark_batches_as_persisted_deletes_fully_persisted_segment() {
         let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();