diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 60e41e70423b9..d416a1945968e 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime-assets</Uri>
       <Sha>77acd39a813579e1e9b12cd98466787e7f90e059</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="System.Formats.Tar.TestData" Version="7.0.0-beta.22409.1">
+    <Dependency Name="System.Formats.Tar.TestData" Version="7.0.0-beta.22421.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime-assets</Uri>
-      <Sha>77acd39a813579e1e9b12cd98466787e7f90e059</Sha>
+      <Sha>9d8fad5f0614bee808083308a3729084b681f7e7</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="System.IO.Compression.TestData" Version="7.0.0-beta.22409.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime-assets</Uri>
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 20acfc0c0b7a2..a1275980cd4da 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     <SystemRuntimeNumericsTestDataVersion>7.0.0-beta.22409.1</SystemRuntimeNumericsTestDataVersion>
     <SystemComponentModelTypeConverterTestDataVersion>7.0.0-beta.22409.1</SystemComponentModelTypeConverterTestDataVersion>
     <SystemDrawingCommonTestDataVersion>7.0.0-beta.22409.1</SystemDrawingCommonTestDataVersion>
-    <SystemFormatsTarTestDataVersion>7.0.0-beta.22409.1</SystemFormatsTarTestDataVersion>
+    <SystemFormatsTarTestDataVersion>7.0.0-beta.22421.2</SystemFormatsTarTestDataVersion>
     <SystemIOCompressionTestDataVersion>7.0.0-beta.22409.1</SystemIOCompressionTestDataVersion>
     <SystemIOPackagingTestDataVersion>7.0.0-beta.22409.1</SystemIOPackagingTestDataVersion>
     <SystemNetTestDataVersion>7.0.0-beta.22409.1</SystemNetTestDataVersion>
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarHeader.Read.cs b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarHeader.Read.cs
index f826a2c1e1b09..e43ae6973607d 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarHeader.Read.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarHeader.Read.cs
@@ -461,18 +461,36 @@ private void ReadVersionAttribute(Span<byte> buffer)
                     // The POSIX formats have a 6 byte Magic "ustar\0", followed by a 2 byte Version "00"
                     if (!version.SequenceEqual(UstarVersionBytes))
                     {
-                        throw new FormatException(string.Format(SR.TarPosixFormatExpected, _name));
+                        // Check for gnu version header for mixed case
+                        if (!version.SequenceEqual(GnuVersionBytes))
+                        {
+                            throw new FormatException(string.Format(SR.TarPosixFormatExpected, _name));
+                        }
+
+                        _version = GnuVersion;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        _version = UstarVersion;
                     }
-                    _version = UstarVersion;
                     break;
 
                 case TarEntryFormat.Gnu:
                     // The GNU format has a Magic+Version 8 byte string "ustar  \0"
                     if (!version.SequenceEqual(GnuVersionBytes))
                     {
-                        throw new FormatException(string.Format(SR.TarGnuFormatExpected, _name));
+                        // Check for ustar or pax version header for mixed case
+                        if (!version.SequenceEqual(UstarVersionBytes))
+                        {
+                            throw new FormatException(string.Format(SR.TarGnuFormatExpected, _name));
+                        }
+
+                        _version = UstarVersion;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        _version = GnuVersion;
                     }
-                    _version = GnuVersion;
                     break;
 
                 default:
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarReader.cs b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarReader.cs
index 137acbcfbd2d0..10f3f2524d1ca 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarReader.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/src/System/Formats/Tar/TarReader.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
                     TarEntryFormat.V7 or TarEntryFormat.Unknown or _ => new V7TarEntry(header, this),
                 };
 
+                if (_archiveStream.CanSeek && _archiveStream.Length == _archiveStream.Position)
+                {
+                    _reachedEndMarkers = true;
+                }
+
                 _previouslyReadEntry = entry;
                 PreserveDataStreamForDisposalIfNeeded(entry);
                 return entry;
@@ -291,6 +296,11 @@ internal async ValueTask AdvanceDataStreamIfNeededAsync(CancellationToken cancel
                     TarEntryFormat.V7 or TarEntryFormat.Unknown or _ => new V7TarEntry(header, this),
                 };
 
+                if (_archiveStream.CanSeek && _archiveStream.Length == _archiveStream.Position)
+                {
+                    _reachedEndMarkers = true;
+                }
+
                 _previouslyReadEntry = entry;
                 PreserveDataStreamForDisposalIfNeeded(entry);
                 return entry;
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/TarReader/TarReader.File.Tests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/TarReader/TarReader.File.Tests.cs
index ffc537917fc7a..5e35c12c3aaac 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/TarReader/TarReader.File.Tests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Formats.Tar/tests/TarReader/TarReader.File.Tests.cs
@@ -124,5 +124,31 @@ public void Read_Archive_LongFileName_Over100_Under255(TarEntryFormat format, Te
         [InlineData(TarEntryFormat.Gnu, TestTarFormat.oldgnu)]
         public void Read_Archive_LongPath_Over255(TarEntryFormat format, TestTarFormat testFormat) =>
             Read_Archive_LongPath_Over255_Internal(format, testFormat);
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Read_NodeTarArchives_Successfully()
+        {
+            string nodeTarPath = Path.Join(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "tar", "node-tar");
+            foreach (string file in Directory.EnumerateFiles(nodeTarPath, "*.tar", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+            {
+                using FileStream sourceStream = File.Open(file, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
+                using var reader = new TarReader(sourceStream);
+
+                TarEntry? entry = null;
+                while (true)
+                {
+                    Exception ex = Record.Exception(() => entry = reader.GetNextEntry());
+                    Assert.Null(ex);
+
+                    if (entry is null) break;
+
+                    ex = Record.Exception(() => entry.Name);
+                    Assert.Null(ex);
+
+                    ex = Record.Exception(() => entry.Length);
+                    Assert.Null(ex);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }