diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index 968ffe63f..bddd01c81 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -79,14 +79,6 @@ type DB struct {
 	// otherwise create unnecessary LTX files. See issue #896.
 	syncedSinceCheckpoint bool
 
-	// syncedToWALEnd tracks whether the last successful sync reached the
-	// exact end of the WAL file. When true, a subsequent WAL truncation
-	// (from checkpoint) is expected and should NOT trigger a full snapshot.
-	// This prevents issue #927 where every checkpoint triggers unnecessary
-	// full snapshots because verify() sees the old LTX position exceeds
-	// the new (truncated) WAL size.
-	syncedToWALEnd bool
-
 	// lastSyncedWALOffset tracks the logical end of the WAL content after
 	// the last successful sync. This is the WALOffset + WALSize from the
 	// last LTX file. Used for checkpoint threshold decisions instead of
@@ -1270,14 +1262,61 @@ func (db *DB) verify(ctx context.Context) (info syncInfo, err error) {
 
 	if db.forceNextSnapshot {
 		db.forceNextSnapshot = false
-		hdr, err := readWALHeader(db.WALPath())
+		newHdr, err := readWALHeader(db.WALPath())
 		if err != nil {
 			return info, fmt.Errorf("read wal header for forced snapshot: %w", err)
 		}
 		info.offset = WALHeaderSize
-		info.salt1 = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(hdr[16:])
-		info.salt2 = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(hdr[20:])
-		info.reason = "WAL restarted during checkpoint"
+		info.salt1 = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(newHdr[16:])
+		info.salt2 = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(newHdr[20:])
+
+		// Determine if all WAL frames were synced before the restart by reading
+		// the last LTX file's position and checking for unsynced frames. This
+		// approach is persistent and survives Litestream restarts. See issue #1165.
+		ltxPath := db.LTXPath(0, pos.TXID, pos.TXID)
+		ltxFile, err := os.Open(ltxPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			info.reason = "WAL restarted during checkpoint"
+			return info, nil
+		}
+
+		dec := ltx.NewDecoder(ltxFile)
+		if err := dec.DecodeHeader(); err != nil {
+			_ = ltxFile.Close()
+			info.reason = "WAL restarted during checkpoint"
+			return info, nil
+		}
+		_ = ltxFile.Close()
+
+		// Check if there are unsynced frames from the old WAL generation by
+		// reading at the position after the last synced frame.
+		ltxEndOffset := dec.Header().WALOffset + dec.Header().WALSize
+		oldSalt1 := dec.Header().WALSalt1
+		oldSalt2 := dec.Header().WALSalt2
+
+		walFile, err := os.Open(db.WALPath())
+		if err != nil {
+			info.reason = "WAL restarted during checkpoint"
+			return info, nil
+		}
+
+		frmHdr := make([]byte, WALFrameHeaderSize)
+		n, _ := walFile.ReadAt(frmHdr, ltxEndOffset)
+		_ = walFile.Close()
+
+		if n == WALFrameHeaderSize {
+			frameSalt1 := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(frmHdr[8:])
+			frameSalt2 := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(frmHdr[12:])
+			// If the frame has old salts, there are unsynced frames
+			if frameSalt1 == oldSalt1 && frameSalt2 == oldSalt2 {
+				info.reason = "WAL restarted with unsynced frames"
+				return info, nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		// No unsynced frames - skip snapshot
+		info.snapshotting = false
+		info.reason = "WAL restarted but all frames already synced"
 		return info, nil
 	}
 
@@ -1306,8 +1345,6 @@ func (db *DB) verify(ctx context.Context) (info syncInfo, err error) {
 	if fi, err := os.Stat(db.WALPath()); err != nil {
 		return info, fmt.Errorf("open wal file: %w", err)
 	} else if info.offset > fi.Size() {
-		db.syncedToWALEnd = false
-
 		hdr, err := readWALHeader(db.WALPath())
 		if err != nil {
 			return info, fmt.Errorf("read wal header after wal truncation: %w", err)
@@ -1623,17 +1660,7 @@ func (db *DB) sync(ctx context.Context, checkpointing bool, info syncInfo) (sync
 	// This is the WALOffset + WALSize from the LTX we just created.
 	// Using this instead of file size prevents issue #997 where stale
 	// frames with old salt values cause perpetual checkpoint triggering.
-	finalOffset := info.offset + sz
-	db.lastSyncedWALOffset = finalOffset
-
-	// Track if we synced to the exact end of the WAL file.
-	// This is used by verify() to distinguish expected checkpoint truncation
-	// from unexpected external WAL modifications. See issue #927.
-	if walSize, err := db.walFileSize(); err == nil {
-		db.syncedToWALEnd = finalOffset == walSize
-	} else {
-		db.syncedToWALEnd = false
-	}
+	db.lastSyncedWALOffset = info.offset + sz
 
 	db.Logger.Debug("db sync", "status", "ok")
 
diff --git a/db_internal_test.go b/db_internal_test.go
index 2fb8d34d1..52bc24555 100644
--- a/db_internal_test.go
+++ b/db_internal_test.go
@@ -1655,7 +1655,15 @@ func TestDB_Verify_ForceSnapshotAfterCheckpointWALRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedSalt1 := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(walHdr[16:])
 	expectedSalt2 := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(walHdr[20:])
 
+	// Write more data without syncing to create unsynced WAL frames.
+	// The verify() function will detect these by checking the LTX position
+	// against the actual WAL content.
+	if _, err := sqldb.Exec(`INSERT INTO t VALUES (2, 'unsynced')`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	// Set forceNextSnapshot (simulates what checkpoint() does on WAL restart).
+	// With unsynced frames in the WAL, verify() should return snapshotting=true.
 	db.forceNextSnapshot = true
 
 	info, err = db.verify(ctx)
@@ -2066,3 +2074,156 @@ func TestDB_Sync_InitErrorMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("litestream_sync_error_count=%v, want > %v (init error should be counted)", syncErrorValue, baselineErrors)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDB_Verify_ForceSnapshotSkippedWhenSyncedToWALEnd(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(dir, "db")
+
+	db := NewDB(dbPath)
+	db.MonitorInterval = 0
+	db.Replica = NewReplica(db)
+	db.Replica.Client = &testReplicaClient{dir: t.TempDir()}
+	db.Replica.MonitorEnabled = false
+	if err := db.Open(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := db.Close(context.Background()); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	sqldb, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer sqldb.Close()
+
+	if _, err := sqldb.Exec(`PRAGMA journal_mode = wal;`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := sqldb.Exec(`CREATE TABLE t (id INT, data TEXT)`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := sqldb.Exec(`INSERT INTO t VALUES (1, 'initial')`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	if err := db.Sync(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	walHdr, err := readWALHeader(db.WALPath())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read WAL header: %v", err)
+	}
+	expectedSalt1 := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(walHdr[16:])
+	expectedSalt2 := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(walHdr[20:])
+
+	// Set forceNextSnapshot (simulates what checkpoint() does on WAL restart).
+	// Since all frames are already synced (no writes after Sync()), verify()
+	// should detect this by checking the LTX position and return snapshotting=false.
+	db.forceNextSnapshot = true
+
+	info, err := db.verify(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("verify: %v", err)
+	}
+	if info.snapshotting {
+		t.Fatal("expected snapshotting=false when all frames already synced")
+	}
+	if info.offset != WALHeaderSize {
+		t.Fatalf("offset=%d, want %d", info.offset, WALHeaderSize)
+	}
+	if info.salt1 != expectedSalt1 || info.salt2 != expectedSalt2 {
+		t.Fatalf("salt mismatch: got (%d,%d), want (%d,%d)", info.salt1, info.salt2, expectedSalt1, expectedSalt2)
+	}
+	if db.forceNextSnapshot {
+		t.Fatal("forceNextSnapshot should be cleared")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDB_CheckpointDoesNotCreateSnapshotWhenFullySynced(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	dbPath := filepath.Join(dir, "db")
+
+	db := NewDB(dbPath)
+	db.MonitorInterval = 0
+	db.Replica = NewReplica(db)
+	db.Replica.Client = &testReplicaClient{dir: t.TempDir()}
+	db.Replica.MonitorEnabled = false
+	if err := db.Open(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := db.Close(context.Background()); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	sqldb, err := sql.Open("sqlite", dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer sqldb.Close()
+
+	if _, err := sqldb.Exec(`PRAGMA journal_mode = wal;`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := sqldb.Exec(`CREATE TABLE t (id INT, data BLOB)`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := sqldb.Exec(`INSERT INTO t VALUES (1, zeroblob(4096))`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	if err := db.Sync(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	pos, err := db.Pos()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	preTXID := pos.TXID
+
+	if _, err := sqldb.Exec(`PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := sqldb.Exec(`INSERT INTO t VALUES (2, 'small')`); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if err := db.Sync(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	pos, err = db.Pos()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	ltxPath := db.LTXPath(0, pos.TXID, pos.TXID)
+	fi, err := os.Stat(ltxPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stat ltx: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	preLTXPath := db.LTXPath(0, preTXID, preTXID)
+	preFI, err := os.Stat(preLTXPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stat pre-checkpoint ltx: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if fi.Size() >= preFI.Size() {
+		t.Fatalf("post-checkpoint LTX (%d bytes) should be smaller than pre-checkpoint LTX (%d bytes); snapshot was not avoided",
+			fi.Size(), preFI.Size())
+	}
+
+	_ = preTXID
+}