diff --git a/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs b/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs
index 0b17c0972f1c43..9fa904c266ce3e 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -1956,6 +1956,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ShrinkAncientStats {
     pub(crate) bytes_ancient_created: AtomicU64,
     pub(crate) bytes_from_must_shrink: AtomicU64,
     pub(crate) bytes_from_smallest_storages: AtomicU64,
+    pub(crate) bytes_from_newest_storages: AtomicU64,
     pub(crate) many_ref_slots_skipped: AtomicU64,
     pub(crate) slots_cannot_move_count: AtomicU64,
     pub(crate) many_refs_old_alive: AtomicU64,
@@ -2258,6 +2259,11 @@ impl ShrinkAncientStats {
                 self.bytes_from_smallest_storages.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed) as i64,
                 i64
             ),
+            (
+                "bytes_from_newest_storages",
+                self.bytes_from_newest_storages.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed) as i64,
+                i64
+            ),
             (
                 "many_ref_slots_skipped",
                 self.many_ref_slots_skipped.swap(0, Ordering::Relaxed),
diff --git a/accounts-db/src/ancient_append_vecs.rs b/accounts-db/src/ancient_append_vecs.rs
index aa700557350fc1..f00bbc7ac51140 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/ancient_append_vecs.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/ancient_append_vecs.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ impl AncientSlotInfos {
         let low_threshold = tuning.max_ancient_slots * 50 / 100;
         let mut bytes_from_must_shrink = 0;
         let mut bytes_from_smallest_storages = 0;
+        let mut bytes_from_newest_storages = 0;
         for (i, info) in self.all_infos.iter().enumerate() {
             cumulative_bytes += info.alive_bytes;
             let ancient_storages_required =
@@ -235,6 +236,8 @@ impl AncientSlotInfos {
             }
             if info.should_shrink {
                 bytes_from_must_shrink += info.alive_bytes;
+            } if info.is_high_slot {
+                bytes_from_newest_storages += info.alive_bytes;
             } else {
                 bytes_from_smallest_storages += info.alive_bytes;
             }
@@ -245,6 +248,9 @@ impl AncientSlotInfos {
         stats
             .bytes_from_smallest_storages
             .fetch_add(bytes_from_smallest_storages, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        stats
+            .bytes_from_newest_storages
+            .fetch_add(bytes_from_newest_storages, Ordering::Relaxed);
     }
 
     /// remove entries from 'all_infos' such that combining