diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index 674f2f60d..c1afcf28a 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -133,6 +133,21 @@ typedef char ZSTD_rust_init_cstream_src_size_state_layout[
                 == 4 * sizeof(void*)
          && sizeof(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamSrcSizeState) == 5 * sizeof(void*))
         ? 1 : -1];
+typedef struct {
+    void* callbackContext;
+    ZSTD_rust_initCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedReset_f resetSession;
+    ZSTD_rust_initCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedRefCDict_f refCDict;
+    ZSTD_rust_initCStreamSrcSizeSetLevel_f setLevel;
+} ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState;
+size_t ZSTD_rust_initCStream(const ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState* state,
+                             int compressionLevel);
+typedef char ZSTD_rust_init_cstream_state_layout[
+        (offsetof(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState, callbackContext) == 0
+         && offsetof(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState, resetSession) == sizeof(void*)
+         && offsetof(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState, refCDict) == 2 * sizeof(void*)
+         && offsetof(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState, setLevel) == 3 * sizeof(void*)
+         && sizeof(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState) == 4 * sizeof(void*))
+        ? 1 : -1];
 ZSTD_frameProgression ZSTD_rust_frameProgression(U64 consumedSrcSize,
                                                   size_t buffered,
                                                   U64 producedCSize);
@@ -5010,11 +5025,13 @@ size_t ZSTD_initCStream_srcSize(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, int compressionLevel, unsigne
 
 size_t ZSTD_initCStream(ZSTD_CStream* zcs, int compressionLevel)
 {
+    ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState state;
     DEBUGLOG(4, "ZSTD_initCStream");
-    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_reset(zcs, ZSTD_reset_session_only) , "");
-    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_refCDict(zcs, NULL) , "");
-    FORWARD_IF_ERROR( ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter(zcs, ZSTD_c_compressionLevel, compressionLevel) , "");
-    return 0;
+    state.callbackContext = zcs;
+    state.resetSession = ZSTD_rust_initCStreamUsingCDictAdvanced_resetSession;
+    state.refCDict = ZSTD_rust_initCStreamUsingCDictAdvanced_refCDict;
+    state.setLevel = ZSTD_rust_initCStreamSrcSize_setLevel;
+    return ZSTD_rust_initCStream(&state, compressionLevel);
 }
 
 /*======   Compression   ======*/
diff --git a/rust/src/zstd_compress.rs b/rust/src/zstd_compress.rs
index e4600d89e..9ed9d0072 100644
--- a/rust/src/zstd_compress.rs
+++ b/rust/src/zstd_compress.rs
@@ -1044,6 +1044,48 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn ZSTD_rust_initCStreamSrcSize(
     0
 }
 
+/// Explicit projection for `ZSTD_initCStream`.
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState {
+    callback_context: *mut c_void,
+    reset_session: InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedResetFn,
+    ref_cdict: InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedRefCDictFn,
+    set_level: InitCStreamSrcSizeSetLevelFn,
+}
+
+const _: () = {
+    assert!(offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState, callback_context) == 0);
+    assert!(offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState, reset_session) == size_of::<usize>());
+    assert!(offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState, ref_cdict) == 2 * size_of::<usize>());
+    assert!(offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState, set_level) == 3 * size_of::<usize>());
+    assert!(size_of::<ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState>() == 4 * size_of::<usize>());
+};
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn ZSTD_rust_initCStream(
+    state: *const ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState,
+    compression_level: c_int,
+) -> usize {
+    if state.is_null() {
+        return ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::Generic);
+    }
+    let state = unsafe { &*state };
+
+    let result = unsafe { (state.reset_session)(state.callback_context) };
+    if ERR_isError(result) {
+        return result;
+    }
+    let result = unsafe { (state.ref_cdict)(state.callback_context, ptr::null()) };
+    if ERR_isError(result) {
+        return result;
+    }
+    let result = unsafe { (state.set_level)(state.callback_context, compression_level) };
+    if ERR_isError(result) {
+        return result;
+    }
+    0
+}
+
 type CompressStreamBlockFn =
     unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut c_void, *mut c_void, usize, *const c_void, usize) -> usize;
 type CompressStreamResetFn = unsafe extern "C" fn(*mut c_void) -> usize;
@@ -9162,6 +9204,72 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(context.events, ["reset", "ref-cdict", "level", "pledged"]);
     }
 
+    fn init_cstream_test_state(
+        context: &mut InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedTestContext,
+    ) -> ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState {
+        ZSTD_rust_initCStreamState {
+            callback_context: (context as *mut InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedTestContext).cast(),
+            reset_session: init_cstream_using_cdict_advanced_test_reset,
+            ref_cdict: init_cstream_using_cdict_advanced_test_ref_cdict,
+            set_level: init_cstream_src_size_test_set_level,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn init_cstream_preserves_reset_clear_and_level_order() {
+        let mut context = InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedTestContext::default();
+        let state = init_cstream_test_state(&mut context);
+
+        let result = unsafe { ZSTD_rust_initCStream(&state, -3) };
+
+        assert_eq!(result, 0);
+        assert_eq!(context.events, ["reset", "ref-cdict", "level"]);
+        assert_eq!(context.cdict, ptr::null());
+        assert_eq!(context.compression_level, -3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn init_cstream_stops_after_reset_error() {
+        let mut context = InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedTestContext {
+            reset_result: ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::MemoryAllocation),
+            ..InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedTestContext::default()
+        };
+        let state = init_cstream_test_state(&mut context);
+
+        let result = unsafe { ZSTD_rust_initCStream(&state, 4) };
+
+        assert_eq!(result, ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::MemoryAllocation));
+        assert_eq!(context.events, ["reset"]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn init_cstream_stops_after_cdict_clear_error() {
+        let mut context = InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedTestContext {
+            ref_result: ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::DictionaryCreationFailed),
+            ..InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedTestContext::default()
+        };
+        let state = init_cstream_test_state(&mut context);
+
+        let result = unsafe { ZSTD_rust_initCStream(&state, 4) };
+
+        assert_eq!(result, ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::DictionaryCreationFailed));
+        assert_eq!(context.events, ["reset", "ref-cdict"]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn init_cstream_propagates_level_error_last() {
+        let mut context = InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedTestContext {
+            set_level_result: ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::ParameterOutOfBound),
+            ..InitCStreamUsingCDictAdvancedTestContext::default()
+        };
+        let state = init_cstream_test_state(&mut context);
+
+        let result = unsafe { ZSTD_rust_initCStream(&state, 4) };
+
+        assert_eq!(result, ERROR(ZstdErrorCode::ParameterOutOfBound));
+        assert_eq!(context.events, ["reset", "ref-cdict", "level"]);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn pledged_src_size_writes_the_init_stage_value_plus_one() {
         let mut pledged_src_size_plus_one = 0;