diff --git a/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc b/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
index 9c0d3caed9e..9d6c16aafbf 100644
--- a/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
+++ b/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
@@ -315,6 +315,55 @@ TEST_F(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, FadviseTrigger) {
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
+TEST_F(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, IngestionWithRangeDeletions) {
+  Options options = CurrentOptions();
+  options.disable_auto_compactions = true;
+  Reopen(options);
+
+  std::map<std::string, std::string> true_data;
+  int file_id = 1;
+  // prevent range deletions from being dropped due to becoming obsolete.
+  const Snapshot* snapshot = db_->GetSnapshot();
+
+  // range del [0, 50) in L0 file, [50, 100) in memtable
+  for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+    if (i == 1) {
+      db_->Flush(FlushOptions());
+    }
+    ASSERT_OK(db_->DeleteRange(WriteOptions(), db_->DefaultColumnFamily(),
+                               Key(50 * i), Key(50 * (i + 1))));
+  }
+  ASSERT_EQ(1, NumTableFilesAtLevel(0));
+
+  // overlaps with L0 file but not memtable, so flush is skipped
+  SequenceNumber last_seqno = dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber();
+  ASSERT_OK(GenerateAndAddExternalFile(
+      options, {10, 40}, {ValueType::kTypeValue, ValueType::kTypeValue},
+      file_id++, &true_data));
+  ASSERT_EQ(dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber(), ++last_seqno);
+  ASSERT_EQ(2, NumTableFilesAtLevel(0));
+
+  // overlaps with memtable, so flush is triggered (thus file count increases by
+  // two at this step).
+  ASSERT_OK(GenerateAndAddExternalFile(
+      options, {50, 90}, {ValueType::kTypeValue, ValueType::kTypeValue},
+      file_id++, &true_data));
+  ASSERT_EQ(dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber(), ++last_seqno);
+  ASSERT_EQ(4, NumTableFilesAtLevel(0));
+
+  // snapshot unneeded now that both range deletions are persisted
+  db_->ReleaseSnapshot(snapshot);
+
+  // overlaps with nothing, so places at bottom level and skips incrementing
+  // seqnum.
+  ASSERT_OK(GenerateAndAddExternalFile(
+      options, {101, 125}, {ValueType::kTypeValue, ValueType::kTypeValue},
+      file_id++, &true_data));
+  ASSERT_EQ(dbfull()->GetLatestSequenceNumber(), last_seqno);
+  ASSERT_EQ(4, NumTableFilesAtLevel(0));
+  ASSERT_EQ(1, NumTableFilesAtLevel(options.num_levels - 1));
+}
+
 #endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
 
 }  // namespace rocksdb
diff --git a/db/external_sst_file_ingestion_job.cc b/db/external_sst_file_ingestion_job.cc
index ff919df4c5e..337f515889c 100644
--- a/db/external_sst_file_ingestion_job.cc
+++ b/db/external_sst_file_ingestion_job.cc
@@ -381,6 +381,14 @@ Status ExternalSstFileIngestionJob::IngestedFilesOverlapWithMemtables(
   sv->imm->AddIterators(ro, &merge_iter_builder);
   ScopedArenaIterator memtable_iter(merge_iter_builder.Finish());
 
+  MergeIteratorBuilder merge_range_del_iter_builder(
+      &cfd_->internal_comparator(), &arena);
+  merge_range_del_iter_builder.AddIterator(
+      sv->mem->NewRangeTombstoneIterator(ro));
+  sv->imm->AddRangeTombstoneIterators(ro, &merge_range_del_iter_builder);
+  ScopedArenaIterator memtable_range_del_iter(
+      merge_range_del_iter_builder.Finish());
+
   Status status;
   *overlap = false;
   for (IngestedFileInfo& f : files_to_ingest_) {
@@ -389,6 +397,11 @@ Status ExternalSstFileIngestionJob::IngestedFilesOverlapWithMemtables(
     if (!status.ok() || *overlap == true) {
       break;
     }
+    status = IngestedFileOverlapWithRangeDeletions(
+        &f, memtable_range_del_iter.get(), overlap);
+    if (!status.ok() || *overlap == true) {
+      break;
+    }
   }
 
   return status;
@@ -555,6 +568,34 @@ Status ExternalSstFileIngestionJob::IngestedFileOverlapWithIteratorRange(
   return iter->status();
 }
 
+Status ExternalSstFileIngestionJob::IngestedFileOverlapWithRangeDeletions(
+    const IngestedFileInfo* file_to_ingest, InternalIterator* range_del_iter,
+    bool* overlap) {
+  auto* vstorage = cfd_->current()->storage_info();
+  auto* ucmp = vstorage->InternalComparator()->user_comparator();
+
+  *overlap = false;
+  if (range_del_iter != nullptr) {
+    for (range_del_iter->SeekToFirst(); range_del_iter->Valid();
+         range_del_iter->Next()) {
+      ParsedInternalKey parsed_key;
+      if (!ParseInternalKey(range_del_iter->key(), &parsed_key)) {
+        return Status::Corruption("corrupted range deletion key: " +
+                                  range_del_iter->key().ToString());
+      }
+      RangeTombstone range_del(parsed_key, range_del_iter->value());
+      if (ucmp->Compare(range_del.start_key_,
+                        file_to_ingest->largest_user_key) <= 0 &&
+          ucmp->Compare(file_to_ingest->smallest_user_key,
+                        range_del.end_key_) <= 0) {
+        *overlap = true;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return Status::OK();
+}
+
 bool ExternalSstFileIngestionJob::IngestedFileFitInLevel(
     const IngestedFileInfo* file_to_ingest, int level) {
   if (level == 0) {
@@ -591,17 +632,22 @@ Status ExternalSstFileIngestionJob::IngestedFileOverlapWithLevel(
   ro.total_order_seek = true;
   MergeIteratorBuilder merge_iter_builder(&cfd_->internal_comparator(),
                                           &arena);
-  RangeDelAggregator range_del_agg(cfd_->internal_comparator(),
-                                   {} /* snapshots */);
-  sv->current->AddIteratorsForLevel(ro, env_options_, &merge_iter_builder,
-                                    lvl, &range_del_agg);
-  if (!range_del_agg.IsEmpty()) {
-    return Status::NotSupported(
-        "file ingestion with range tombstones is currently unsupported");
-  }
+  MergeIteratorBuilder merge_range_del_iter_builder(
+      &cfd_->internal_comparator(), &arena);
+  sv->current->AddIteratorsForLevel(ro, env_options_, &merge_iter_builder, lvl,
+                                    nullptr /* range_del_agg */);
+  sv->current->AddRangeDelIteratorsForLevel(ro, env_options_,
+                                            &merge_range_del_iter_builder, lvl);
   ScopedArenaIterator level_iter(merge_iter_builder.Finish());
-  return IngestedFileOverlapWithIteratorRange(
+  ScopedArenaIterator level_range_del_iter(
+      merge_range_del_iter_builder.Finish());
+  Status status = IngestedFileOverlapWithIteratorRange(
       file_to_ingest, level_iter.get(), overlap_with_level);
+  if (status.ok() && *overlap_with_level == false) {
+    status = IngestedFileOverlapWithRangeDeletions(
+        file_to_ingest, level_range_del_iter.get(), overlap_with_level);
+  }
+  return status;
 }
 
 }  // namespace rocksdb
diff --git a/db/external_sst_file_ingestion_job.h b/db/external_sst_file_ingestion_job.h
index 9cf5b16e5a0..10963852fa0 100644
--- a/db/external_sst_file_ingestion_job.h
+++ b/db/external_sst_file_ingestion_job.h
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ class ExternalSstFileIngestionJob {
       const IngestedFileInfo* file_to_ingest, InternalIterator* iter,
       bool* overlap);
 
+  // Check if `file_to_ingest` key range overlaps with any range deletions
+  // specified by `iter`.
+  // REQUIRES: Mutex held
+  Status IngestedFileOverlapWithRangeDeletions(
+      const IngestedFileInfo* file_to_ingest, InternalIterator* range_del_iter,
+      bool* overlap);
+
   // Check if `file_to_ingest` key range overlap with level
   // REQUIRES: Mutex held
   Status IngestedFileOverlapWithLevel(SuperVersion* sv,
diff --git a/db/memtable_list.cc b/db/memtable_list.cc
index f3dcfdddecf..6bfa1192d53 100644
--- a/db/memtable_list.cc
+++ b/db/memtable_list.cc
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ Status MemTableListVersion::AddRangeTombstoneIterators(
   return Status::OK();
 }
 
+Status MemTableListVersion::AddRangeTombstoneIterators(
+    const ReadOptions& read_opts, MergeIteratorBuilder* merge_iter_builder) {
+  for (auto& m : memlist_) {
+    merge_iter_builder->AddIterator(m->NewRangeTombstoneIterator(read_opts));
+  }
+  return Status::OK();
+}
+
 void MemTableListVersion::AddIterators(
     const ReadOptions& options, std::vector<InternalIterator*>* iterator_list,
     Arena* arena) {
diff --git a/db/memtable_list.h b/db/memtable_list.h
index c0d90743b16..4c7e63875fc 100644
--- a/db/memtable_list.h
+++ b/db/memtable_list.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ class MemTableListVersion {
 
   Status AddRangeTombstoneIterators(const ReadOptions& read_opts, Arena* arena,
                                     RangeDelAggregator* range_del_agg);
+  Status AddRangeTombstoneIterators(const ReadOptions& read_opts,
+                                    MergeIteratorBuilder* merge_iter_builder);
 
   void AddIterators(const ReadOptions& options,
                     std::vector<InternalIterator*>* iterator_list,
diff --git a/db/table_cache.cc b/db/table_cache.cc
index 0a9a9dae9b2..a849440a838 100644
--- a/db/table_cache.cc
+++ b/db/table_cache.cc
@@ -267,6 +267,42 @@ InternalIterator* TableCache::NewIterator(
   return result;
 }
 
+InternalIterator* TableCache::NewRangeTombstoneIterator(
+    const ReadOptions& options, const EnvOptions& env_options,
+    const InternalKeyComparator& icomparator, const FileDescriptor& fd,
+    HistogramImpl* file_read_hist, bool skip_filters, int level) {
+  Status s;
+  TableReader* table_reader = nullptr;
+  Cache::Handle* handle = nullptr;
+  table_reader = fd.table_reader;
+  if (table_reader == nullptr) {
+    s = FindTable(env_options, icomparator, fd, &handle,
+                  options.read_tier == kBlockCacheTier /* no_io */,
+                  true /* record read_stats */, file_read_hist, skip_filters,
+                  level);
+    if (s.ok()) {
+      table_reader = GetTableReaderFromHandle(handle);
+    }
+  }
+  InternalIterator* result = nullptr;
+  if (s.ok()) {
+    result = table_reader->NewRangeTombstoneIterator(options);
+    if (result != nullptr) {
+      result->RegisterCleanup(&UnrefEntry, cache_, handle);
+    }
+  }
+  if (result == nullptr && handle != nullptr) {
+    // the range deletion block didn't exist, or there was a failure between
+    // getting handle and getting iterator.
+    ReleaseHandle(handle);
+  }
+  if (!s.ok()) {
+    assert(result == nullptr);
+    result = NewErrorInternalIterator(s);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 Status TableCache::Get(const ReadOptions& options,
                        const InternalKeyComparator& internal_comparator,
                        const FileDescriptor& fd, const Slice& k,
diff --git a/db/table_cache.h b/db/table_cache.h
index 3c71657876e..68dbfa74e28 100644
--- a/db/table_cache.h
+++ b/db/table_cache.h
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ class TableCache {
       HistogramImpl* file_read_hist = nullptr, bool for_compaction = false,
       Arena* arena = nullptr, bool skip_filters = false, int level = -1);
 
+  InternalIterator* NewRangeTombstoneIterator(
+      const ReadOptions& options, const EnvOptions& toptions,
+      const InternalKeyComparator& internal_comparator,
+      const FileDescriptor& file_fd, HistogramImpl* file_read_hist,
+      bool skip_filters, int level);
+
   // If a seek to internal key "k" in specified file finds an entry,
   // call (*handle_result)(arg, found_key, found_value) repeatedly until
   // it returns false.
diff --git a/db/version_set.cc b/db/version_set.cc
index 0032c19a03d..637abb027cc 100644
--- a/db/version_set.cc
+++ b/db/version_set.cc
@@ -865,6 +865,19 @@ void Version::AddIteratorsForLevel(const ReadOptions& read_options,
   }
 }
 
+void Version::AddRangeDelIteratorsForLevel(
+    const ReadOptions& read_options, const EnvOptions& soptions,
+    MergeIteratorBuilder* merge_iter_builder, int level) {
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < storage_info_.LevelFilesBrief(level).num_files; i++) {
+    const auto& file = storage_info_.LevelFilesBrief(level).files[i];
+    merge_iter_builder->AddIterator(
+        cfd_->table_cache()->NewRangeTombstoneIterator(
+            read_options, soptions, cfd_->internal_comparator(), file.fd,
+            cfd_->internal_stats()->GetFileReadHist(level),
+            false /* skip_filters */, level));
+  }
+}
+
 VersionStorageInfo::VersionStorageInfo(
     const InternalKeyComparator* internal_comparator,
     const Comparator* user_comparator, int levels,
diff --git a/db/version_set.h b/db/version_set.h
index d330cbce0a8..4558282e66e 100644
--- a/db/version_set.h
+++ b/db/version_set.h
@@ -463,6 +463,11 @@ class Version {
                             MergeIteratorBuilder* merger_iter_builder,
                             int level, RangeDelAggregator* range_del_agg);
 
+  void AddRangeDelIteratorsForLevel(const ReadOptions& read_options,
+                                    const EnvOptions& soptions,
+                                    MergeIteratorBuilder* merge_iter_builder,
+                                    int level);
+
   // Lookup the value for key.  If found, store it in *val and
   // return OK.  Else return a non-OK status.
   // Uses *operands to store merge_operator operations to apply later.