diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index d187d709e..46bce0e88 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -1390,6 +1390,30 @@ typedef char ZSTD_rust_external_sequence_producer_state_layout[
                 == 13 * sizeof(void*))
         ? 1 : -1];
 
+typedef struct {
+    rawSeq** seq;
+    size_t* pos;
+    size_t* posInSequence;
+    size_t* size;
+    size_t* capacity;
+} ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState;
+void ZSTD_rust_referenceExternalSequences(
+        const ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState* state,
+        rawSeq* seq, size_t nbSeq);
+typedef char ZSTD_rust_external_sequence_store_state_layout[
+        (offsetof(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, seq) == 0
+         && offsetof(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, pos)
+                == sizeof(void*)
+         && offsetof(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, posInSequence)
+                == 2 * sizeof(void*)
+         && offsetof(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, size)
+                == 3 * sizeof(void*)
+         && offsetof(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, capacity)
+                == 4 * sizeof(void*)
+         && sizeof(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState)
+                == 5 * sizeof(void*))
+        ? 1 : -1];
+
 /* The sequence-compression loop receives only the state it actually reads or
  * updates.  In particular, neither ZSTD_CCtx nor a C function pointer crosses
  * the Rust ABI. */
@@ -4066,11 +4090,15 @@ void ZSTD_referenceExternalSequences(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, rawSeq* seq, size_t nbSeq)
 {
     assert(cctx->stage == ZSTDcs_init);
     assert(nbSeq == 0 || cctx->appliedParams.ldmParams.enableLdm != ZSTD_ps_enable);
-    cctx->externSeqStore.seq = seq;
-    cctx->externSeqStore.size = nbSeq;
-    cctx->externSeqStore.capacity = nbSeq;
-    cctx->externSeqStore.pos = 0;
-    cctx->externSeqStore.posInSequence = 0;
+    {
+        ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState state;
+        state.seq = &cctx->externSeqStore.seq;
+        state.pos = &cctx->externSeqStore.pos;
+        state.posInSequence = &cctx->externSeqStore.posInSequence;
+        state.size = &cctx->externSeqStore.size;
+        state.capacity = &cctx->externSeqStore.capacity;
+        ZSTD_rust_referenceExternalSequences(&state, seq, nbSeq);
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/rust/src/zstd_compress.rs b/rust/src/zstd_compress.rs
index 27e3bb516..fe7405ca1 100644
--- a/rust/src/zstd_compress.rs
+++ b/rust/src/zstd_compress.rs
@@ -403,6 +403,55 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn ZSTD_rust_tryExternalSequenceProducer(
     0
 }
 
+/// Reset the externally referenced raw-sequence store without exposing its C
+/// representation to Rust.
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState {
+    seq: *mut *mut c_void,
+    pos: *mut usize,
+    pos_in_sequence: *mut usize,
+    size: *mut usize,
+    capacity: *mut usize,
+}
+
+const _: () = {
+    assert!(offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, seq) == 0);
+    assert!(offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, pos) == size_of::<usize>());
+    assert!(
+        offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, pos_in_sequence) == 2 * size_of::<usize>()
+    );
+    assert!(offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, size) == 3 * size_of::<usize>());
+    assert!(offset_of!(ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState, capacity) == 4 * size_of::<usize>());
+    assert!(size_of::<ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState>() == 5 * size_of::<usize>());
+};
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn ZSTD_rust_referenceExternalSequences(
+    state: *const ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState,
+    seq: *mut c_void,
+    nb_seq: usize,
+) {
+    let Some(state) = state.as_ref() else {
+        return;
+    };
+    if state.seq.is_null()
+        || state.pos.is_null()
+        || state.pos_in_sequence.is_null()
+        || state.size.is_null()
+        || state.capacity.is_null()
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    unsafe {
+        *state.seq = seq;
+        *state.size = nb_seq;
+        *state.capacity = nb_seq;
+        *state.pos = 0;
+        *state.pos_in_sequence = 0;
+    }
+}
+
 /// Explicit projection of the state used by `ZSTD_compress_frameChunk`.
 ///
 /// The Rust side owns the per-frame block loop and its savings/dispatch
@@ -6214,6 +6263,54 @@ mod tests {
     const ZSTD_BTOPT: c_int = 7;
     const ZSTD_BTULTRA2: c_int = 9;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn reference_external_sequences_resets_store_state() {
+        let mut source = [0u8; 3];
+        let sequence = source.as_mut_ptr().cast::<c_void>();
+        let mut stored_sequence = ptr::null_mut();
+        let mut pos = 7;
+        let mut pos_in_sequence = 8;
+        let mut size = 9;
+        let mut capacity = 10;
+        let state = ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState {
+            seq: &mut stored_sequence,
+            pos: &mut pos,
+            pos_in_sequence: &mut pos_in_sequence,
+            size: &mut size,
+            capacity: &mut capacity,
+        };
+
+        unsafe { ZSTD_rust_referenceExternalSequences(&state, sequence, 11) };
+
+        assert_eq!(stored_sequence, sequence);
+        assert_eq!(pos, 0);
+        assert_eq!(pos_in_sequence, 0);
+        assert_eq!(size, 11);
+        assert_eq!(capacity, 11);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn reference_external_sequences_rejects_incomplete_state() {
+        let mut pos = 7;
+        let mut pos_in_sequence = 8;
+        let mut size = 9;
+        let mut capacity = 10;
+        let state = ZSTD_rust_externalSequenceStoreState {
+            seq: ptr::null_mut(),
+            pos: &mut pos,
+            pos_in_sequence: &mut pos_in_sequence,
+            size: &mut size,
+            capacity: &mut capacity,
+        };
+
+        unsafe { ZSTD_rust_referenceExternalSequences(&state, ptr::null_mut(), 11) };
+
+        assert_eq!(pos, 7);
+        assert_eq!(pos_in_sequence, 8);
+        assert_eq!(size, 9);
+        assert_eq!(capacity, 10);
+    }
+
     #[derive(Default)]
     struct ExternalSequenceProducerProbe {
         events: Vec<&'static str>,