diff --git a/replica/table.cc b/replica/table.cc
index 0f451b47d7..a21f1c6900 100644
--- a/replica/table.cc
+++ b/replica/table.cc
@@ -961,6 +961,11 @@ bool storage_group::set_split_mode() {
         return false;
     }
     if (!splitting_mode()) {
+        // Don't create new compaction groups if the main cg has compaction disabled
+        if (_main_cg->compaction_disabled()) {
+            tlogger.debug("storage_group::set_split_mode: split ready groups not created due to compaction disabled on the main group");
+            return false;
+        }
         auto create_cg = [this] () -> compaction_group_ptr {
             // TODO: use the actual sub-ranges instead, to help incremental selection on the read path.
             return compaction_group::make_empty_group(*_main_cg);
diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index 0924592e77..928b80e2bb 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -5827,6 +5827,8 @@ future<> storage_service::process_tablet_split_candidate(table_id table) noexcep
         });
     };
 
+    co_await utils::get_local_injector().inject("tablet_split_monitor_wait", utils::wait_for_message(1min));
+
     exponential_backoff_retry split_retry = exponential_backoff_retry(std::chrono::seconds(5), std::chrono::seconds(300));
 
     while (!_async_gate.is_closed() && !_group0_as.abort_requested()) {
diff --git a/test/cluster/test_truncate_with_tablets.py b/test/cluster/test_truncate_with_tablets.py
index ef53f9f53a..3f5b9ff7a4 100644
--- a/test/cluster/test_truncate_with_tablets.py
+++ b/test/cluster/test_truncate_with_tablets.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ from cassandra.policies import FallthroughRetryPolicy
 from test.pylib.manager_client import ManagerClient
 from test.cluster.conftest import skip_mode
 from test.cluster.util import get_topology_coordinator, new_test_keyspace
-from test.pylib.tablets import get_all_tablet_replicas
-from test.pylib.util import wait_for_cql_and_get_hosts
+from test.pylib.tablets import get_all_tablet_replicas, get_tablet_count
+from test.pylib.util import wait_for_cql_and_get_hosts, wait_for
 import time
 import pytest
 import logging
@@ -347,3 +347,78 @@ async def test_parallel_truncate(manager: ManagerClient):
         assert row[0].count == 0
         row = await cql.run_async(SimpleStatement(f'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {ks}.test1', consistency_level=ConsistencyLevel.ALL))
         assert row[0].count == 0
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@skip_mode('release', 'error injections are not supported in release mode')
+async def test_split_emitted_during_truncate(manager: ManagerClient):
+    """Tests that truncation handles new compaction groups introduced by tablet
+    split after compaction was already disabled on existing groups.
+
+    The scenario:
+    1. Truncation disables compaction on all existing compaction groups, then pauses.
+    2. While paused, tablet split creates new (split-ready) compaction groups.
+    3. Truncation resumes and runs discard_sstables(), which encounters groups
+       that don't have compaction disabled.
+
+    Without the fix, discard_sstables() would fire on_internal_error because the
+    new groups don't have compaction disabled. With the fix, it tolerates them as
+    long as they contain no sstables older than the truncation time.
+    """
+    logger.info("Bootstrapping cluster")
+    cfg = { 'tablets_mode_for_new_keyspaces': 'enabled',
+            'tablet_load_stats_refresh_interval_in_seconds': 1,
+          }
+    cmdline = [
+        '--logger-log-level', 'table=debug',
+        '--logger-log-level', 'load_balancer=debug',
+        '--logger-log-level', 'debug_error_injection=debug',
+    ]
+    servers = await manager.servers_add(1, cmdline=cmdline, config=cfg)
+    server = servers[0]
+
+    cql = manager.get_cql()
+    async with new_test_keyspace(manager, "WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'replication_factor': 1}") as ks:
+        await cql.run_async(f"CREATE TABLE {ks}.test (pk int PRIMARY KEY, c int) WITH tablets = {{'min_tablet_count': 1}};")
+
+        keys = range(10)
+        await asyncio.gather(*[cql.run_async(f"INSERT INTO {ks}.test (pk, c) VALUES ({k}, {k});") for k in keys])
+
+        # Flush so sstables exist on disk, exercising the discard logic more thoroughly
+        await manager.api.flush_keyspace(server.ip_addr, ks)
+
+        await manager.api.enable_injection(server.ip_addr, "database_truncate_wait", True)
+        await manager.api.enable_injection(server.ip_addr, "tablet_split_monitor_wait", True)
+
+        log = await manager.server_open_log(server.server_id)
+        mark = await log.mark()
+
+        expected_tablet_count = 2
+        # Force split on the test table
+        await cql.run_async(f"ALTER TABLE {ks}.test WITH tablets = {{'min_tablet_count': {expected_tablet_count}}}")
+        await log.wait_for("tablet_split_monitor_wait: waiting", from_mark=mark)
+
+        truncate_task = cql.run_async(f"TRUNCATE {ks}.test")
+
+        # Wait for truncation to disable compaction on existing groups and pause
+        await log.wait_for("database_truncate_wait: waiting", from_mark=mark)
+
+        # Release split monitor so it calls set_split_mode(), creating new compaction groups
+        await manager.api.message_injection(server.ip_addr, "tablet_split_monitor_wait")
+
+        # Wait for set_split_mode to create the new groups before releasing truncation
+        await log.wait_for('storage_group::set_split_mode', from_mark=mark)
+
+        # Now release truncation - discard_sstables() will see the new groups
+        await manager.api.message_injection(server.ip_addr, "database_truncate_wait")
+
+        await truncate_task
+
+        # Verify truncation actually removed the data
+        row = await cql.run_async(SimpleStatement(f'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {ks}.test', consistency_level=ConsistencyLevel.ALL))
+        assert row[0].count == 0
+
+        async def finished_splitting():
+            tablet_count = await get_tablet_count(manager, server, ks, 'test')
+            return tablet_count >= expected_tablet_count or None
+        # Give enough time for split to happen in debug mode
+        await wait_for(finished_splitting, time.time() + 120)