diff --git a/server/events.go b/server/events.go
index b21a734ae66..16d4e819227 100644
--- a/server/events.go
+++ b/server/events.go
@@ -314,6 +314,15 @@ type ClientInfo struct {
 	Nonce      string        `json:"nonce,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// forAssignmentSnap returns the minimum amount of ClientInfo we need for assignment snapshots.
+func (ci *ClientInfo) forAssignmentSnap() *ClientInfo {
+	return &ClientInfo{
+		Account: ci.Account,
+		Service: ci.Service,
+		Cluster: ci.Cluster,
+	}
+}
+
 // ServerStats hold various statistics that we will periodically send out.
 type ServerStats struct {
 	Start            time.Time      `json:"start"`
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster.go b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
index 680909d5b90..95b42a2ad1b 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ func (js *jetStream) metaSnapshot() []byte {
 	for _, asa := range cc.streams {
 		for _, sa := range asa {
 			wsa := writeableStreamAssignment{
-				Client:    sa.Client,
+				Client:    sa.Client.forAssignmentSnap(),
 				Created:   sa.Created,
 				Config:    sa.Config,
 				Group:     sa.Group,
@@ -1555,7 +1555,9 @@ func (js *jetStream) metaSnapshot() []byte {
 				if ca.pending {
 					continue
 				}
-				wsa.Consumers = append(wsa.Consumers, ca)
+				cca := *ca
+				cca.Client = cca.Client.forAssignmentSnap()
+				wsa.Consumers = append(wsa.Consumers, &cca)
 				nca++
 			}
 			streams = append(streams, wsa)
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster_4_test.go b/server/jetstream_cluster_4_test.go
index 54c93755ea9..0e66f3b987c 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster_4_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster_4_test.go
@@ -4231,3 +4231,164 @@ func TestJetStreamClusterHardKillAfterStreamAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = js.StreamInfo("TEST")
 	require_NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestJetStreamClusterStreamConsumerStateResetAfterRecreate(t *testing.T) {
+	c := createJetStreamClusterExplicit(t, "R3S", 3)
+	defer c.shutdown()
+	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, c.randomServer())
+	defer nc.Close()
+	stream := "test:0"
+	config := &nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:       stream,
+		Subjects:   []string{"test.0.*"},
+		Replicas:   3,
+		Retention:  nats.WorkQueuePolicy,
+		MaxMsgs:    100_000,
+		Discard:    nats.DiscardNew,
+		Duplicates: 5 * time.Second,
+		Storage:    nats.MemoryStorage,
+	}
+	consumer := "A:0:0"
+	subject := "test.0.0"
+	var (
+		duration        = 30 * time.Minute
+		producerMsgs    = 200_000
+		producerMsgSize = 1024
+		payload         = []byte(strings.Repeat("A", producerMsgSize))
+		wg              sync.WaitGroup
+		n               atomic.Uint64
+		canPublish      atomic.Bool
+	)
+	createStream := func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Helper()
+		_, err := js.AddStream(config)
+		require_NoError(t, err)
+		consumer := &nats.ConsumerConfig{
+			Durable:       consumer,
+			Replicas:      3,
+			MaxAckPending: 100_000,
+			MaxWaiting:    100_000,
+			FilterSubject: subject,
+			AckPolicy:     nats.AckExplicitPolicy,
+		}
+		_, err = js.AddConsumer(stream, consumer)
+		require_NoError(t, err)
+	}
+	deleteStream := func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := js.DeleteStream(stream)
+		require_NoError(t, err)
+	}
+	stopPublishing := func() {
+		canPublish.Store(false)
+	}
+	resumePublishing := func() {
+		canPublish.Store(true)
+	}
+	// Setup stream
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), duration)
+	defer cancel()
+	createStream(t)
+	// Setup producer
+	resumePublishing()
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, c.randomServer())
+		defer nc.Close()
+		for range time.NewTicker(1 * time.Millisecond).C {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			default:
+			}
+			if !canPublish.Load() {
+				continue
+			}
+			_, err := js.Publish("test.0.0", payload, nats.AckWait(200*time.Millisecond))
+			if err == nil {
+				if nn := n.Add(1); int(nn) >= producerMsgs {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	// Setup consumer
+	acked := make(chan struct{}, 100)
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, c.randomServer())
+		defer nc.Close()
+	Attempts:
+		for attempts := 0; attempts < 10; attempts++ {
+			_, err := js.ConsumerInfo(stream, consumer)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Logf("WRN: Failed creating pull subscriber: %v - %v - %v - %v",
+					subject, stream, consumer, err)
+				time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
+				continue
+			}
+			break Attempts
+		}
+		sub, err := js.PullSubscribe(subject, "", nats.Bind(stream, consumer))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Logf("WRN: Failed creating pull subscriber: %v - %v - %v - %v",
+				subject, stream, consumer, err)
+			return
+		}
+		require_NoError(t, err)
+		for range time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond).C {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			default:
+			}
+			msgs, err := sub.Fetch(1, nats.MaxWait(200*time.Millisecond))
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			for _, msg := range msgs {
+				time.AfterFunc(3*time.Second, func() {
+					select {
+					case <-ctx.Done():
+						return
+					default:
+					}
+					msg.Ack()
+					acked <- struct{}{}
+				})
+			}
+			msgs, err = sub.Fetch(10, nats.MaxWait(200*time.Millisecond))
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			for _, msg := range msgs {
+				msg.Ack()
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	// Let publish and consume to happen for a bit.
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	// Recreate the stream
+	deleteStream(t)
+	stopPublishing()
+	createStream(t)
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		js.Publish("test.0.0", payload, nats.AckWait(200*time.Millisecond))
+	}
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Timed out waiting for ack")
+	case <-acked:
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	}
+	sinfo, err := js.StreamInfo(stream)
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	cinfo, err := js.ConsumerInfo(stream, consumer)
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	cancel()
+	if cinfo.Delivered.Stream > sinfo.State.LastSeq {
+		t.Fatalf("Consumer Stream sequence is ahead of Stream LastSeq: consumer=%d, stream=%d", cinfo.Delivered.Stream, sinfo.State.LastSeq)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}