diff --git a/sstables/consumer.hh b/sstables/consumer.hh
index 1fc6073d20..98bb54c263 100644
--- a/sstables/consumer.hh
+++ b/sstables/consumer.hh
@@ -607,10 +607,11 @@ public:
                 assert(data.size() == 0);
                 _remain -= orig_data_size;
                 if (skip.get_value() >= _remain) {
+                    skip_bytes skip_remaining(_remain);
                     _stream_position.position += _remain;
                     _remain = 0;
                     verify_end_state();
-                    return make_ready_future<consumption_result_type>(stop_consuming<char>{std::move(data)});
+                    return make_ready_future<consumption_result_type>(std::move(skip_remaining));
                 }
                 _stream_position.position += skip.get_value();
                 _remain -= skip.get_value();
diff --git a/test/boost/continuous_data_consumer_test.cc b/test/boost/continuous_data_consumer_test.cc
index 671c280e4c..fcb7420700 100644
--- a/test/boost/continuous_data_consumer_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/continuous_data_consumer_test.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "utils/buffer_input_stream.hh"
 #include "test/lib/reader_concurrency_semaphore.hh"
 #include "test/lib/random_utils.hh"
+#include "sstables/processing_result_generator.hh"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 #include <seastar/core/iostream.hh>
@@ -118,3 +119,82 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_read_unsigned_vint) {
     }
 }
 
+class skipping_consumer final : public data_consumer::continuous_data_consumer<skipping_consumer> {
+    int _initial_data_size;
+    int _to_skip;
+    int _next_data_size;
+    processing_result_generator _gen;
+    temporary_buffer<char>* _processing_data;
+
+    // stream starting with initial_data_size 'a's, followed by to_skip 'b's,
+    // ending with next_data_size 'a's, returning chunks of size 1
+    static input_stream<char> prepare_stream(int initial_data_size, int to_skip, int next_data_size) {
+        temporary_buffer<char> buf(initial_data_size + to_skip + next_data_size);
+        std::memset(buf.get_write(), 'a', initial_data_size);
+        std::memset(buf.get_write() + initial_data_size, 'b', to_skip);
+        std::memset(buf.get_write() + initial_data_size + to_skip, 'a', next_data_size);
+        return make_buffer_input_stream(std::move(buf), [] {return 1;});
+    }
+    static size_t prepare_initial_consumer_length(int initial_data_size, int to_skip) {
+        // some bytes that we want to skip may end up even after the initial consumer range
+        return initial_data_size + tests::random::get_int<int>(0, to_skip);
+    }
+
+public:
+    skipping_consumer(reader_permit permit, int initial_data_size, int to_skip, int next_data_size)
+        : continuous_data_consumer(std::move(permit), prepare_stream(initial_data_size, to_skip, next_data_size),
+                                    0, prepare_initial_consumer_length(initial_data_size, to_skip))
+        , _initial_data_size(initial_data_size)
+        , _to_skip(to_skip)
+        , _next_data_size(next_data_size)
+        , _gen(do_process_state())
+    { }
+
+    bool non_consuming() { return false; }
+
+    void verify_end_state() {}
+
+    data_consumer::processing_result process_state(temporary_buffer<char>& data) {
+        _processing_data = &data;
+        return _gen.generate();
+    }
+
+    processing_result_generator do_process_state() {
+        while (_initial_data_size--) {
+            co_yield read_8(*_processing_data);
+            if (_u8 != 'a') {
+                BOOST_FAIL("wrong data read");
+            }
+        }
+        auto skipped_by_trimming = _processing_data->size();
+        _processing_data->trim(0);
+        co_yield skip_bytes{_to_skip - skipped_by_trimming};
+        while (_next_data_size--) {
+            co_yield read_8(*_processing_data);
+            if (_u8 != 'a') {
+                BOOST_FAIL("wrong data read");
+            }
+        }
+        co_yield data_consumer::proceed::no;
+    }
+
+    void run() {
+        consume_input().get();
+    }
+};
+
+// Make sure that we can correctly fast forward to the next position with useful data,
+// in a case when the previous consumer range ends with bytes that we want to
+// skip using skip_bytes (instead of simply trimming the received data buffer)
+SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_skip_at_end) {
+    tests::reader_concurrency_semaphore_wrapper semaphore;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+        int initial_data_size = tests::random::get_int<int>(1, 50);
+        int to_skip = tests::random::get_int<int>(1, 50);
+        int next_data_size = tests::random::get_int<int>(1, 50);
+        skipping_consumer consumer(semaphore.make_permit(), initial_data_size, to_skip, next_data_size);
+        consumer.run();
+        consumer.fast_forward_to(initial_data_size + to_skip, initial_data_size + to_skip + next_data_size).get();
+        consumer.run();
+    }
+}