diff --git a/src/EventSourcingTests/FetchForWriting/try_fast_forward_version.cs b/src/EventSourcingTests/FetchForWriting/try_fast_forward_version.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9df174f710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/EventSourcingTests/FetchForWriting/try_fast_forward_version.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using EventSourcingTests.Aggregation;
+using Marten.Testing.Harness;
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace EventSourcingTests.FetchForWriting;
+
+public class reentrant_usage_with_fetch_for_writing : IntegrationContext
+{
+    public reentrant_usage_with_fetch_for_writing(DefaultStoreFixture fixture) : base(fixture)
+    {
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task does_no_harm_event_when_called_early()
+    {
+        var streamId = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        var stream = await theSession.Events.FetchForWriting<SimpleAggregate>(streamId);
+        stream.Aggregate.ShouldBeNull();
+        stream.CurrentVersion.ShouldBe(0);
+
+        stream.TryFastForwardVersion();
+
+        stream.AppendOne(new AEvent());
+        stream.AppendMany(new BEvent(), new BEvent(), new BEvent());
+        stream.AppendMany(new CEvent(), new CEvent());
+
+        await theSession.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var document = await theSession.Events.AggregateStreamAsync<SimpleAggregate>(streamId);
+        document.ACount.ShouldBe(1);
+        document.BCount.ShouldBe(3);
+        document.CCount.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task append_successfully_after_initial_save_changes_async()
+    {
+        var streamId = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        var stream = await theSession.Events.FetchForWriting<SimpleAggregate>(streamId);
+        stream.Aggregate.ShouldBeNull();
+        stream.CurrentVersion.ShouldBe(0);
+
+        await theSession.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        stream.TryFastForwardVersion();
+
+        stream.AppendOne(new AEvent());
+        stream.AppendMany(new BEvent(), new BEvent(), new BEvent());
+        stream.AppendMany(new CEvent(), new CEvent());
+
+        await theSession.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var document = await theSession.Events.AggregateStreamAsync<SimpleAggregate>(streamId);
+        document.ACount.ShouldBe(1);
+        document.BCount.ShouldBe(3);
+        document.CCount.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task append_multiple_times()
+    {
+        var streamId = Guid.NewGuid();
+
+        var stream = await theSession.Events.FetchForWriting<SimpleAggregate>(streamId);
+        stream.Aggregate.ShouldBeNull();
+        stream.CurrentVersion.ShouldBe(0);
+
+        await theSession.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        stream.AppendOne(new AEvent());
+
+        stream.TryFastForwardVersion();
+
+
+        stream.AppendMany(new BEvent(), new BEvent(), new BEvent());
+        stream.AppendMany(new CEvent(), new CEvent());
+
+        await theSession.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+        var document = await theSession.Events.AggregateStreamAsync<SimpleAggregate>(streamId);
+        document.ACount.ShouldBe(1);
+        document.BCount.ShouldBe(3);
+        document.CCount.ShouldBe(2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Marten/Events/EventStore.FetchForWriting.cs b/src/Marten/Events/EventStore.FetchForWriting.cs
index 2c648d4380..9e7d8760ca 100644
--- a/src/Marten/Events/EventStore.FetchForWriting.cs
+++ b/src/Marten/Events/EventStore.FetchForWriting.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ IEventStream<TDoc> IEventIdentityStrategy<Guid>.StartStream<TDoc>(TDoc document,
         action.AggregateType = typeof(TDoc);
         action.ExpectedVersionOnServer = 0;
 
-        return new EventStream<TDoc>(_store.Events, id, document, cancellation, action);
+        return new EventStream<TDoc>(_session, _store.Events, id, document, cancellation, action);
     }
 
     IEventStream<TDoc> IEventIdentityStrategy<Guid>.AppendToStream<TDoc>(TDoc document, DocumentSessionBase session,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ IEventStream<TDoc> IEventIdentityStrategy<Guid>.AppendToStream<TDoc>(TDoc docume
     {
         var action = session.Events.Append(id);
         action.ExpectedVersionOnServer = version;
-        return new EventStream<TDoc>(_store.Events, id, document, cancellation, action);
+        return new EventStream<TDoc>(_session, _store.Events, id, document, cancellation, action);
     }
 
     IQueryHandler<IReadOnlyList<IEvent>> IEventIdentityStrategy<Guid>.BuildEventQueryHandler(Guid id,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ IEventStream<TDoc> IEventIdentityStrategy<string>.StartStream<TDoc>(TDoc documen
         action.AggregateType = typeof(TDoc);
         action.ExpectedVersionOnServer = 0;
 
-        return new EventStream<TDoc>(_store.Events, id, document, cancellation, action);
+        return new EventStream<TDoc>(_session, _store.Events, id, document, cancellation, action);
     }
 
     IEventStream<TDoc> IEventIdentityStrategy<string>.AppendToStream<TDoc>(TDoc document,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ IEventStream<TDoc> IEventIdentityStrategy<string>.AppendToStream<TDoc>(TDoc docu
     {
         var action = session.Events.Append(id);
         action.ExpectedVersionOnServer = version;
-        return new EventStream<TDoc>(_store.Events, id, document, cancellation, action);
+        return new EventStream<TDoc>(_session, _store.Events, id, document, cancellation, action);
     }
 
     IQueryHandler<IReadOnlyList<IEvent>> IEventIdentityStrategy<string>.BuildEventQueryHandler(string id,
diff --git a/src/Marten/Events/IEventStream.cs b/src/Marten/Events/IEventStream.cs
index 27b195980a..0d7bdefd99 100644
--- a/src/Marten/Events/IEventStream.cs
+++ b/src/Marten/Events/IEventStream.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
+using Marten.Internal.Sessions;
 
 namespace Marten.Events;
 
@@ -20,14 +21,32 @@ public interface IEventStream<T>
     void AppendOne(object @event);
     void AppendMany(params object[] events);
     void AppendMany(IEnumerable<object> events);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If you need to reuse this IEventStream after committing the active
+    /// unit of work, call this method to "forward" the expected version
+    /// for the next usage in a subsequent unit of work.
+    ///
+    /// This will do no harm if the event stream has never been committed and can
+    /// be used safely regardless of the EventStream state
+    ///
+    /// This is probably mostly useful for legacy code
+    /// </summary>
+    void TryFastForwardVersion();
+}
+
+internal interface IEventStream
+{
+
 }
 
-internal class EventStream<T>: IEventStream<T>
+internal class EventStream<T>: IEventStream<T>, IEventStream
 {
-    private readonly StreamAction _stream;
+    private readonly DocumentSessionBase _session;
+    private StreamAction _stream;
     private readonly Func<object, IEvent> _wrapper;
 
-    public EventStream(EventGraph events, Guid streamId, T aggregate, CancellationToken cancellation,
+    public EventStream(DocumentSessionBase session, EventGraph events, Guid streamId, T aggregate, CancellationToken cancellation,
         StreamAction stream)
     {
         _wrapper = o =>
@@ -37,6 +56,7 @@ public EventStream(EventGraph events, Guid streamId, T aggregate, CancellationTo
             return e;
         };
 
+        _session = session;
         _stream = stream;
         _stream.AggregateType = typeof(T);
 
@@ -44,7 +64,7 @@ public EventStream(EventGraph events, Guid streamId, T aggregate, CancellationTo
         Aggregate = aggregate;
     }
 
-    public EventStream(EventGraph events, string streamKey, T aggregate, CancellationToken cancellation,
+    public EventStream(DocumentSessionBase session, EventGraph events, string streamKey, T aggregate, CancellationToken cancellation,
         StreamAction stream)
     {
         _wrapper = o =>
@@ -54,6 +74,7 @@ public EventStream(EventGraph events, string streamKey, T aggregate, Cancellatio
             return e;
         };
 
+        _session = session;
         _stream = stream;
         _stream.AggregateType = typeof(T);
 
@@ -61,6 +82,17 @@ public EventStream(EventGraph events, string streamKey, T aggregate, Cancellatio
         Aggregate = aggregate;
     }
 
+    public void TryFastForwardVersion()
+    {
+        if (_session.WorkTracker.Streams.Contains(_stream))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _stream = _stream.FastForward();
+        _session.WorkTracker.Streams.Add(_stream);
+    }
+
     public Guid Id => _stream.Id;
     public string Key => _stream.Key;
 
diff --git a/src/Marten/Events/StreamAction.cs b/src/Marten/Events/StreamAction.cs
index b7fa58113b..bfde7f3a00 100644
--- a/src/Marten/Events/StreamAction.cs
+++ b/src/Marten/Events/StreamAction.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ protected StreamAction(Guid id, string key, StreamActionType actionType)
         ActionType = actionType;
     }
 
+    internal StreamAction Clone()
+    {
+        return (StreamAction)MemberwiseClone();
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Identity of the stream if using Guid's as the identity
     /// </summary>
@@ -444,4 +449,14 @@ public bool IsStarting()
     {
         return ActionType == StreamActionType.Start || Events.First().Version == 1;
     }
+
+    internal StreamAction FastForward()
+    {
+        if (!_events.Any()) return this;
+
+        return new StreamAction(Id, Key, StreamActionType.Append)
+        {
+            TenantId = TenantId, Id = Id, ExpectedVersionOnServer = Version
+        };
+    }
 }