diff --git a/weed/mount/content_flush_condition_test.go b/weed/mount/content_flush_condition_test.go
index f62d798bc7..5a4b34eda4 100644
--- a/weed/mount/content_flush_condition_test.go
+++ b/weed/mount/content_flush_condition_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ package mount
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/go-fuse/v2/fuse"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -418,3 +420,37 @@ func TestRebaseEntryKeepsMergedSize(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("size %d after a write grew the handle, want 5", size)
 	}
 }
+
+// A merged entry whose manifest cannot be resolved yet leaves the read view
+// marked, and the next read resolves it again instead of failing for good.
+func TestRebaseEntryRetriesUnresolvedChunkView(t *testing.T) {
+	wfs := newInvalidateTestWFS(t)
+	inode := wfs.inodeToPath.Lookup(util.FullPath("/dir/file"), time.Now().Unix(), false, false, 0, false)
+	fh, _, _, _ := wfs.fhMap.AcquireFileHandle(wfs, inode, flushConditionEntry(1), 0, 0)
+	lookupDown := true
+	group, err := filer.NewChunkGroup(func(ctx context.Context, fileId string) ([]string, error) {
+		if lookupDown {
+			return nil, errors.New("volume lookup down")
+		}
+		return nil, nil
+	}, nil, nil, 1, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	fh.entryChunkGroup = group
+
+	sent := proto.Clone(fh.GetEntry().GetEntry()).(*filer_pb.Entry)
+	merged := flushConditionEntry(1, 2)
+	merged.Chunks[1].IsChunkManifest = true
+	fh.rebaseEntry(merged, sent)
+	if !fh.chunkViewStale.Load() {
+		t.Fatal("unresolved manifest not marked")
+	}
+
+	lookupDown = false
+	fh.UpdateEntry(func(e *filer_pb.Entry) { e.Chunks = e.Chunks[:1] })
+	fh.refreshChunkView()
+	if fh.chunkViewStale.Load() {
+		t.Fatal("read view still marked after the chunks resolved")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/weed/mount/filehandle.go b/weed/mount/filehandle.go
index 70d312eb44..77468adbc0 100644
--- a/weed/mount/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/mount/filehandle.go
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ type FileHandle struct {
 	// writes can grow the file past it; a merge still clips peer chunks there.
 	truncatedTo atomic.Pointer[truncateMark]
 
+	// chunkViewStale marks a read view whose manifest resolution failed; the
+	// next read or lseek resolves the entry's chunks again.
+	chunkViewStale atomic.Bool
+
 	// dlmLock holds the distributed lock for cross-mount write coordination.
 	// Non-nil only when -dlm is enabled and the file was opened for writing.
 	// Acquired in AcquireHandle, released in ReleaseHandle.
@@ -145,6 +149,7 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) SetEntry(entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
 		if resolveManifestErr != nil {
 			glog.Warningf("failed to resolve manifest chunks in %+v", filer_pb.ScrubCipherKeys(entry))
 		}
+		fh.chunkViewStale.Store(resolveManifestErr != nil)
 	} else {
 		glog.Fatalf("setting file handle entry to nil")
 	}
@@ -199,7 +204,21 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) rebaseEntry(merged, sent *filer_pb.Entry) {
 			attrs.FileSize = size
 		}
 		e.Attributes, e.Extended, e.Content, e.Chunks = attrs, merged.Extended, merged.Content, chunks
-		fh.entryChunkGroup.SetChunks(chunks)
+		err := fh.entryChunkGroup.SetChunks(chunks)
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.Warningf("rebase %s: resolve chunks: %v", fh.FullPath(), err)
+		}
+		fh.chunkViewStale.Store(err != nil)
+	})
+}
+
+// refreshChunkView retries a read view whose manifest resolution failed.
+func (fh *FileHandle) refreshChunkView() {
+	if !fh.chunkViewStale.Load() {
+		return
+	}
+	fh.UpdateEntry(func(e *filer_pb.Entry) {
+		fh.chunkViewStale.Store(fh.entryChunkGroup.SetChunks(e.Chunks) != nil)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/mount/filehandle_read.go b/weed/mount/filehandle_read.go
index a00e2d606f..47e785fe5b 100644
--- a/weed/mount/filehandle_read.go
+++ b/weed/mount/filehandle_read.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) readFromChunksWithContext(ctx context.Context, buff []byte
 	}
 
 	// Fall back to normal chunk reading
+	fh.refreshChunkView()
 	totalRead, ts, err := fh.entryChunkGroup.ReadDataAt(ctx, fileSize, buff, offset)
 
 	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_lseek.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_lseek.go
index 06ebfc1446..685a5c7d56 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_lseek.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_lseek.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Lseek(cancel <-chan struct{}, in *fuse.LseekIn, out *fuse.LseekO
 	}()
 
 	// search chunks for the offset
+	fh.refreshChunkView()
 	found, offset, err := fh.entryChunkGroup.SearchChunks(ctx, offset, fileSize, in.Whence)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Lseek %s: %v", fh.FullPath(), err)