diff --git a/weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/detection.go b/weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/detection.go
index 4523af10c..d97ce62f1 100644
--- a/weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/detection.go
+++ b/weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/detection.go
@@ -333,20 +333,15 @@ func hasEligibleCompaction(
 	}
 
 	var dataManifests []iceberg.ManifestFile
-	specIDs := make(map[int32]struct{})
 	for _, mf := range manifests {
 		if mf.ManifestContent() != iceberg.ManifestContentData {
 			continue
 		}
 		dataManifests = append(dataManifests, mf)
-		specIDs[mf.PartitionSpecID()] = struct{}{}
 	}
 	if len(dataManifests) == 0 {
 		return false, nil
 	}
-	if len(specIDs) > 1 {
-		return false, nil
-	}
 
 	var allEntries []iceberg.ManifestEntry
 	for _, mf := range dataManifests {
diff --git a/weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/exec_test.go b/weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/exec_test.go
index cbb4c088a..196b0d05b 100644
--- a/weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/exec_test.go
+++ b/weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/exec_test.go
@@ -410,6 +410,19 @@ func populateTable(t *testing.T, fs *fakeFilerServer, setup tableSetup) table.Me
 func writeCurrentSnapshotManifests(t *testing.T, fs *fakeFilerServer, setup tableSetup, meta table.Metadata, manifestEntries [][]iceberg.ManifestEntry) {
 	t.Helper()
 
+	specs := make([]iceberg.PartitionSpec, len(manifestEntries))
+	for i := range specs {
+		specs[i] = meta.PartitionSpec()
+	}
+	writeCurrentSnapshotManifestsWithSpecs(t, fs, setup, meta, specs, manifestEntries)
+}
+
+func writeCurrentSnapshotManifestsWithSpecs(t *testing.T, fs *fakeFilerServer, setup tableSetup, meta table.Metadata, specs []iceberg.PartitionSpec, manifestEntries [][]iceberg.ManifestEntry) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if len(specs) != len(manifestEntries) {
+		t.Fatalf("spec count %d does not match manifest count %d", len(specs), len(manifestEntries))
+	}
+
 	currentSnap := meta.CurrentSnapshot()
 	if currentSnap == nil {
 		t.Fatal("current snapshot is required")
@@ -418,7 +431,6 @@ func writeCurrentSnapshotManifests(t *testing.T, fs *fakeFilerServer, setup tabl
 	metaDir := path.Join(s3tables.TablesPath, setup.BucketName, setup.tablePath(), "metadata")
 	version := meta.Version()
 	schema := meta.CurrentSchema()
-	spec := meta.PartitionSpec()
 
 	var manifests []iceberg.ManifestFile
 	for i, entries := range manifestEntries {
@@ -428,7 +440,7 @@ func writeCurrentSnapshotManifests(t *testing.T, fs *fakeFilerServer, setup tabl
 			path.Join("metadata", manifestName),
 			&manifestBuf,
 			version,
-			spec,
+			specs[i],
 			schema,
 			currentSnap.SnapshotID,
 			entries,
@@ -1175,6 +1187,58 @@ func TestDetectSchedulesCompactionWithDeleteManifestPresent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDetectSchedulesCompactionForSpecEvolvedTable(t *testing.T) {
+	fs, client := startFakeFiler(t)
+
+	now := time.Now().UnixMilli()
+	setup := tableSetup{
+		BucketName: "test-bucket",
+		Namespace:  "analytics",
+		TableName:  "events",
+		Snapshots: []table.Snapshot{
+			{SnapshotID: 1, TimestampMs: now, ManifestList: "metadata/snap-1.avro", SequenceNumber: 1},
+		},
+	}
+	meta := populateTable(t, fs, setup)
+
+	spec0 := meta.PartitionSpec()
+	spec1 := iceberg.NewPartitionSpecID(1)
+	partSpecs := map[int32]iceberg.PartitionSpec{
+		0: spec0,
+		1: spec1,
+	}
+	writeCurrentSnapshotManifestsWithSpecs(t, fs, setup, meta,
+		[]iceberg.PartitionSpec{spec0, spec1},
+		[][]iceberg.ManifestEntry{
+			makeTestEntriesWithSpec(t, []testEntrySpec{
+				{path: "data/spec0-small-1.parquet", size: 1024, partition: map[int]any{}, specID: 0},
+				{path: "data/spec0-small-2.parquet", size: 1024, partition: map[int]any{}, specID: 0},
+			}, partSpecs),
+			makeTestEntriesWithSpec(t, []testEntrySpec{
+				{path: "data/spec1-small-1.parquet", size: 1024, partition: map[int]any{}, specID: 1},
+				{path: "data/spec1-small-2.parquet", size: 1024, partition: map[int]any{}, specID: 1},
+			}, partSpecs),
+		},
+	)
+
+	handler := NewHandler(nil)
+	config := Config{
+		SnapshotRetentionHours: 24 * 365,
+		MaxSnapshotsToKeep:     10,
+		TargetFileSizeBytes:    4096,
+		MinInputFiles:          2,
+		Operations:             "compact",
+	}
+
+	tables, err := handler.scanTablesForMaintenance(context.Background(), client, config, "", "", "", 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("scanTablesForMaintenance failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(tables) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 compaction candidate for spec-evolved table, got %d", len(tables))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDetectSchedulesSnapshotExpiryDespiteCompactionEvaluationError(t *testing.T) {
 	fs, client := startFakeFiler(t)