diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/System.Formats.Tar.Tests.csproj b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/System.Formats.Tar.Tests.csproj
index 2468dbe20d768f..67679be7c595ef 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/System.Formats.Tar.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/System.Formats.Tar.Tests.csproj
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="$(CommonTestPath)System\IO\TempDirectory.cs" Link="Common\System\IO\TempDirectory.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(CommonTestPath)System\IO\ConnectedStreams.cs" Link="Common\System\IO\ConnectedStreams.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)System\Net\ArrayBuffer.cs" Link="Common\System\Net\ArrayBuffer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)System\Net\MultiArrayBuffer.cs" Link="Common\System\Net\MultiArrayBuffer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)System\Net\StreamBuffer.cs" Link="Common\System\Net\StreamBuffer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CompressedTar.Async.Tests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CompressedTar.Tests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="SimulatedDataStream.cs" />
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@
     <Compile Include="TarTestsBase.Ustar.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TarTestsBase.V7.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TarWriter\TarWriter.WriteEntry.Entry.Roundtrip.Tests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="TarWriter\TarWriter.WriteEntry.LargeFiles.Tests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TarWriter\TarWriter.WriteEntryAsync.File.Tests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TarWriter\TarWriter.WriteEntry.Base.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TarWriter\TarWriter.WriteEntryAsync.Tests.cs" />
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/TarWriter/TarWriter.WriteEntry.LargeFiles.Tests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/TarWriter/TarWriter.WriteEntry.LargeFiles.Tests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..450fa53e2628c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/TarWriter/TarWriter.WriteEntry.LargeFiles.Tests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace System.Formats.Tar.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests for writing and reading large file entries (>= 8 GB) using simulated streams
+    /// to avoid requiring large amounts of disk space or memory.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class TarWriter_WriteEntry_LargeFiles_Tests : TarTestsBase
+    {
+        public static IEnumerable<object[]> WriteEntry_LargeFile_TheoryData()
+        {
+            foreach (TarEntryFormat format in new[] { TarEntryFormat.Pax, TarEntryFormat.Gnu })
+            {
+                foreach (bool isAsync in new[] { false, true })
+                {
+                    yield return new object[] { format, isAsync };
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [OuterLoop("Runs for several seconds")]
+        [MemberData(nameof(WriteEntry_LargeFile_TheoryData))]
+        public async Task WriteEntry_LargeFile_RoundTrip(TarEntryFormat entryFormat, bool isAsync)
+        {
+            // Test just above the legacy max file size (8GB - 1 byte)
+            long size = LegacyMaxFileSize + 1;
+            const string entryName = "large-file.bin";
+
+            // Use ConnectedStreams to avoid storing the entire tar archive in memory.
+            (Stream writer, Stream reader) = ConnectedStreams.CreateUnidirectional(initialBufferSize: 4_096, maxBufferSize: 1_024 * 1_024);
+
+            Task writeTask = Task.Run(async () =>
+            {
+                await using (writer)
+                {
+                    await using TarWriter tarWriter = new(writer, leaveOpen: true);
+                    TarEntry writeEntry = InvokeTarEntryCreationConstructor(entryFormat, TarEntryType.RegularFile, entryName);
+                    writeEntry.DataStream = new SimulatedDataStream(size);
+
+                    if (isAsync)
+                    {
+                        await tarWriter.WriteEntryAsync(writeEntry);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        tarWriter.WriteEntry(writeEntry);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            await using (reader)
+            {
+                await using TarReader tarReader = new(reader, leaveOpen: true);
+
+                TarEntry entry = isAsync ? await tarReader.GetNextEntryAsync() : tarReader.GetNextEntry();
+                Assert.Equal(size, entry.Length);
+                Assert.Equal(entryName, entry.Name);
+
+                Stream dataStream = entry.DataStream;
+                Assert.Equal(size, dataStream.Length);
+                Assert.Equal(0, dataStream.Position);
+
+                ReadOnlyMemory<byte> dummyData = SimulatedDataStream.DummyData;
+
+                // Read and verify the first bytes.
+                Memory<byte> buffer = new byte[dummyData.Length];
+                Assert.Equal(buffer.Length, isAsync ? await dataStream.ReadAsync(buffer) : dataStream.Read(buffer.Span));
+                AssertExtensions.SequenceEqual(dummyData.Span, buffer.Span);
+                Assert.Equal(0, dataStream.ReadByte());
+
+                // Skip to near the end and verify the last bytes.
+                long dummyDataOffset = size - dummyData.Length - 1;
+                Memory<byte> skipBuffer = new byte[4_096];
+                while (dataStream.Position < dummyDataOffset)
+                {
+                    int bufSize = (int)Math.Min(skipBuffer.Length, dummyDataOffset - dataStream.Position);
+                    int bytesRead = isAsync ? await dataStream.ReadAsync(skipBuffer.Slice(0, bufSize)) : dataStream.Read(skipBuffer.Span.Slice(0, bufSize));
+                    Assert.True(bytesRead > 0, "Stream ended before expected");
+                }
+
+                Assert.Equal(0, dataStream.ReadByte());
+                buffer.Span.Clear();
+                Assert.Equal(buffer.Length, isAsync ? await dataStream.ReadAsync(buffer) : dataStream.Read(buffer.Span));
+                AssertExtensions.SequenceEqual(dummyData.Span, buffer.Span);
+                Assert.Equal(size, dataStream.Position);
+
+                Assert.Null(isAsync ? await tarReader.GetNextEntryAsync() : tarReader.GetNextEntry());
+            }
+
+            await writeTask;
+        }
+    }
+}
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