diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinator.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinator.java
index b9adcd01e140..2b9f328a0977 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinator.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinator.java
@@ -249,6 +249,44 @@ public List<Pair<DataSegment, String>> retrieveUsedSegmentsAndCreatedDates(Strin
     );
   }
 
+  List<String> retrieveUnusedSegmentIdsForExactIntervalAndVersion(
+      String dataSource,
+      Interval interval,
+      String version
+  )
+  {
+    final String sql = "SELECT id FROM %1$s"
+                       + " WHERE used = :used"
+                       + " AND dataSource = :dataSource"
+                       + " AND version = :version"
+                       + " AND start = :start AND %2$send%2$s = :end";
+
+    final List<String> matchingSegments = connector.inReadOnlyTransaction(
+        (handle, status) -> {
+          final Query<Map<String, Object>> query = handle
+              .createQuery(StringUtils.format(
+                  sql,
+                  dbTables.getSegmentsTable(),
+                  connector.getQuoteString()
+              ))
+              .setFetchSize(connector.getStreamingFetchSize())
+              .bind("used", false)
+              .bind("dataSource", dataSource)
+              .bind("version", version)
+              .bind("start", interval.getStart().toString())
+              .bind("end", interval.getEnd().toString());
+
+          try (final ResultIterator<String> iterator = query.map((index, r, ctx) -> r.getString(1)).iterator()) {
+            return ImmutableList.copyOf(iterator);
+          }
+        }
+    );
+
+    log.debug("Found [%,d] unused segments for datasource[%s] for interval[%s] and version[%s].",
+             matchingSegments.size(), dataSource, interval, version);
+    return matchingSegments;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<DataSegment> retrieveUnusedSegmentsForInterval(
       String dataSource,
@@ -1881,7 +1919,7 @@ private SegmentIdWithShardSpec getTrueAllocatedId(SegmentIdWithShardSpec allocat
     }
 
     // If yes, try to compute allocated partition num using the max unused segment shard spec
-    SegmentIdWithShardSpec unusedMaxId = getUnusedMaxId(
+    SegmentId unusedMaxId = getUnusedMaxId(
         allocatedId.getDataSource(),
         allocatedId.getInterval(),
         allocatedId.getVersion()
@@ -1893,7 +1931,7 @@ private SegmentIdWithShardSpec getTrueAllocatedId(SegmentIdWithShardSpec allocat
 
     int maxPartitionNum = Math.max(
         allocatedId.getShardSpec().getPartitionNum(),
-        unusedMaxId.getShardSpec().getPartitionNum() + 1
+        unusedMaxId.getPartitionNum() + 1
     );
     return new SegmentIdWithShardSpec(
         allocatedId.getDataSource(),
@@ -1906,25 +1944,25 @@ private SegmentIdWithShardSpec getTrueAllocatedId(SegmentIdWithShardSpec allocat
     );
   }
 
-  private SegmentIdWithShardSpec getUnusedMaxId(String datasource, Interval interval, String version)
+  private SegmentId getUnusedMaxId(String datasource, Interval interval, String version)
   {
-    List<DataSegment> unusedSegments = retrieveUnusedSegmentsForInterval(
+    List<String> unusedSegmentIds = retrieveUnusedSegmentIdsForExactIntervalAndVersion(
         datasource,
         interval,
-        ImmutableList.of(version),
-        null,
-        null
+        version
     );
 
-    SegmentIdWithShardSpec unusedMaxId = null;
+    SegmentId unusedMaxId = null;
     int maxPartitionNum = -1;
-    for (DataSegment unusedSegment : unusedSegments) {
-      if (unusedSegment.getInterval().equals(interval)) {
-        int partitionNum = unusedSegment.getShardSpec().getPartitionNum();
-        if (maxPartitionNum < partitionNum) {
-          maxPartitionNum = partitionNum;
-          unusedMaxId = SegmentIdWithShardSpec.fromDataSegment(unusedSegment);
-        }
+    for (String id : unusedSegmentIds) {
+      final SegmentId segmentId = SegmentId.tryParse(datasource, id);
+      if (segmentId == null) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      int partitionNum = segmentId.getPartitionNum();
+      if (maxPartitionNum < partitionNum) {
+        maxPartitionNum = partitionNum;
+        unusedMaxId = segmentId;
       }
     }
     return unusedMaxId;
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinatorTest.java b/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinatorTest.java
index 91f3279eeb65..20a74e6c026e 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinatorTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinatorTest.java
@@ -3275,4 +3275,49 @@ public void testSegmentIdShouldNotBeReallocated() throws IOException
     );
     Assert.assertNull(coordinator.retrieveSegmentForId(theId.asSegmentId().toString(), true));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testRetrieveUnusedSegmentsForExactIntervalAndVersion() throws Exception
+  {
+    DataSegment unusedForDifferentVersion = createSegment(
+        Intervals.of("2024/2025"),
+        "v0",
+        new NumberedShardSpec(0, 0)
+    );
+    DataSegment unusedSegmentForExactIntervalAndVersion = createSegment(
+        Intervals.of("2024/2025"),
+        "v1",
+        new NumberedShardSpec(0, 0)
+    );
+    DataSegment unusedSegmentForDifferentInterval = createSegment(
+        Intervals.of("2023/2024"),
+        "v1",
+        new NumberedShardSpec(0, 0)
+    );
+    coordinator.commitSegments(
+        ImmutableSet.of(
+            unusedForDifferentVersion,
+            unusedSegmentForDifferentInterval,
+            unusedSegmentForExactIntervalAndVersion
+        ),
+        null
+    );
+    coordinator.markSegmentsAsUnusedWithinInterval(DS.WIKI, Intervals.ETERNITY);
+
+    DataSegment usedSegmentForExactIntervalAndVersion = createSegment(
+        Intervals.of("2024/2025"),
+        "v1",
+        new NumberedShardSpec(1, 0)
+    );
+    coordinator.commitSegments(ImmutableSet.of(usedSegmentForExactIntervalAndVersion), null);
+
+
+    List<String> unusedSegmentIdsForIntervalAndVersion =
+        coordinator.retrieveUnusedSegmentIdsForExactIntervalAndVersion(DS.WIKI, Intervals.of("2024/2025"), "v1");
+    Assert.assertEquals(1, unusedSegmentIdsForIntervalAndVersion.size());
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        unusedSegmentForExactIntervalAndVersion.getId().toString(),
+        unusedSegmentIdsForIntervalAndVersion.get(0)
+    );
+  }
 }