diff --git a/weed/server/raft_common.go b/weed/server/raft_common.go
index 4e4d7afc7d..5c1bd390cc 100644
--- a/weed/server/raft_common.go
+++ b/weed/server/raft_common.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ func EnsureTopologyId(topo *topology.Topology, checkLeaderFn func() bool, persis
 		return
 	}
 
+	topo.SetTopologyInitPending(true)
+	defer topo.SetTopologyInitPending(false)
+
 	topologyId := uuid.New().String()
 	for {
 		if !checkLeaderFn() {
diff --git a/weed/topology/topology.go b/weed/topology/topology.go
index 97ac7d3002..74cd5ba653 100644
--- a/weed/topology/topology.go
+++ b/weed/topology/topology.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ type Topology struct {
 	freezeOnMismatch      atomic.Bool
 	stateLossRecoveryWait atomic.Int64
 	allocationNotBefore   atomic.Int64
+	topologyInitPending   atomic.Bool
 
 	// quarantinedVolumeIds are (node, vid) pairs force-read-only because the
 	// vid collided across layouts. Kept separate from the reported flag so
@@ -424,6 +425,12 @@ func (t *Topology) NextVolumeId() (needle.VolumeId, error) {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("as leader can not read yet")
 
 	}
+	for t.topologyInitPending.Load() {
+		if !t.IsLeaderAndCanRead() {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("as leader can not read yet")
+		}
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
 	if t.IsGrowthFrozen() {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("volume growth is frozen after master state loss; verify the cluster inventory, then run: volume.growth.resume")
 	}
@@ -1192,6 +1199,12 @@ func (t *Topology) applyGrowthFreeze(frozen bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+// SetTopologyInitPending gates allocation while a topology id is being
+// minted, so growth cannot slip in before the warmup window is installed.
+func (t *Topology) SetTopologyInitPending(pending bool) {
+	t.topologyInitPending.Store(pending)
+}
+
 // DeferAllocation holds off new id allocation for d. Called when the leader
 // mints a fresh topology id: on a rebuilt master that window gives veteran
 // servers a pulse to raise the bound or trip the freeze.