diff --git a/sstables/sstables.cc b/sstables/sstables.cc
index 545efb6943..6d268e149f 100644
--- a/sstables/sstables.cc
+++ b/sstables/sstables.cc
@@ -1308,6 +1308,7 @@ void sstable::prepare_write_components(::mutation_reader mr, uint64_t estimated_
 }
 
 future<> sstable::write_components(const memtable& mt) {
+    _collector.set_replay_position(mt.replay_position());
     return write_components(mt.make_reader(),
             mt.partition_count(), mt.schema());
 }