diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster.go b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
index 6928d3199ec..f090428f21f 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster.go
@@ -3466,6 +3466,7 @@ func (js *jetStream) processStreamAssignment(sa *streamAssignment) bool {
 	} else if mset, _ := acc.lookupStream(sa.Config.Name); mset != nil {
 		// We have one here even though we are not a member. This can happen on re-assignment.
 		s.removeStream(ourID, mset, sa)
+		didRemove = true
 	}
 
 	// If this stream assignment does not have a sync subject (bug) set that the meta-leader should check when elected.
diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster_4_test.go b/server/jetstream_cluster_4_test.go
index 2311638d576..eeb95924cd8 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster_4_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster_4_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/fs"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"slices"
@@ -4159,3 +4162,78 @@ func TestJetStreamClusterDesyncAfterCatchupTooManyRetries(t *testing.T) {
 	newStreamLeaderServer := c.streamLeader(globalAccountName, "TEST")
 	require_Equal(t, newStreamLeaderServer.Name(), clusterResetServerName)
 }
+
+func TestJetStreamClusterHardKillAfterStreamAdd(t *testing.T) {
+	c := createJetStreamClusterExplicit(t, "R3S", 3)
+	defer c.shutdown()
+
+	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, c.randomServer())
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	_, err := js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:     "TEST",
+		Subjects: []string{"foo"},
+		Replicas: 3,
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+
+	copyDir := func(dst, src string) error {
+		srcFS := os.DirFS(src)
+		return fs.WalkDir(srcFS, ".", func(p string, d os.DirEntry, err error) error {
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			newPath := path.Join(dst, p)
+			if d.IsDir() {
+				return os.MkdirAll(newPath, defaultDirPerms)
+			}
+			r, err := srcFS.Open(p)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			defer r.Close()
+
+			w, err := os.OpenFile(newPath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, defaultFilePerms)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			defer w.Close()
+			_, err = io.Copy(w, r)
+			return err
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Simulate being hard killed by:
+	// 1. copy directories before shutdown
+	copyToSrcMap := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, s := range c.servers {
+		sd := s.StoreDir()
+		copySd := path.Join(t.TempDir(), JetStreamStoreDir)
+		err = copyDir(copySd, sd)
+		require_NoError(t, err)
+		copyToSrcMap[copySd] = sd
+	}
+
+	// 2. stop all
+	nc.Close()
+	c.stopAll()
+
+	// 3. revert directories to before shutdown
+	for cp, dest := range copyToSrcMap {
+		err = os.RemoveAll(dest)
+		require_NoError(t, err)
+		err = copyDir(dest, cp)
+		require_NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	// 4. restart
+	c.restartAll()
+	c.waitOnAllCurrent()
+
+	nc, js = jsClientConnect(t, c.randomServer())
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	// Stream should exist still and not be removed after hard killing all servers, so expect no error.
+	_, err = js.StreamInfo("TEST")
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/server/raft.go b/server/raft.go
index ebbe845c42d..8bc60eaac2d 100644
--- a/server/raft.go
+++ b/server/raft.go
@@ -471,6 +471,8 @@ func (s *Server) startRaftNode(accName string, cfg *RaftConfig, labels pprofLabe
 				truncateAndErr(index)
 				break
 			}
+			// ae.commit must be equal to index, otherwise applyCommit will not be run.
+			ae.commit = index
 			n.processAppendEntry(ae, nil)
 			// Check how much we have queued up so far to determine if we should pause.
 			for _, e := range ae.entries {