diff --git a/lib/blob/blobstore.c b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
index 0afd4919d..9c063fc1b 100644
--- a/lib/blob/blobstore.c
+++ b/lib/blob/blobstore.c
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ blob_parse(const struct spdk_blob_md_page *pages, uint32_t page_count,
 	const struct spdk_blob_md_page *page;
 	uint32_t i;
 	int rc;
+	void *tmp;
 
 	assert(page_count > 0);
 	assert(pages[0].sequence_num == 0);
@@ -782,6 +783,20 @@ blob_parse(const struct spdk_blob_md_page *pages, uint32_t page_count,
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
+	tmp = realloc(blob->active.pages, page_count * sizeof(*blob->active.pages));
+	if (!tmp) {
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	blob->active.pages = tmp;
+
+	blob->active.pages[0] = pages[0].id;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < page_count; i++) {
+		assert(spdk_bit_array_get(blob->bs->used_md_pages, pages[i - 1].next));
+		blob->active.pages[i] = pages[i - 1].next;
+	}
+	blob->active.num_pages = page_count;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < page_count; i++) {
 		page = &pages[i];
 
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
index 21a39543c..dfcf2a3c2 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blob/blob.c/blob_ut.c
@@ -2115,6 +2115,37 @@ blob_xattr(void)
 	CU_ASSERT((blob->invalid_flags & SPDK_BLOB_INTERNAL_XATTR) == 0);
 }
 
+static void
+blob_parse_md(void)
+{
+	struct spdk_blob_store *bs = g_bs;
+	struct spdk_blob *blob;
+	int rc;
+	uint32_t used_pages;
+	size_t xattr_length;
+	char *xattr;
+
+	used_pages = spdk_bit_array_count_set(bs->used_md_pages);
+	blob = ut_blob_create_and_open(bs, NULL);
+
+	/* Create large extent to force more than 1 page of metadata. */
+	xattr_length = SPDK_BS_MAX_DESC_SIZE - sizeof(struct spdk_blob_md_descriptor_xattr) -
+		       strlen("large_xattr");
+	xattr = calloc(xattr_length, sizeof(char));
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(xattr != NULL);
+	rc = spdk_blob_set_xattr(blob, "large_xattr", xattr, xattr_length);
+	free(xattr);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(rc == 0);
+
+	spdk_blob_sync_md(blob, blob_op_complete, NULL);
+	poll_threads();
+
+	/* Delete the blob and verify that number of pages returned to before its creation. */
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(used_pages != spdk_bit_array_count_set(bs->used_md_pages));
+	ut_blob_close_and_delete(bs, blob);
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(used_pages == spdk_bit_array_count_set(bs->used_md_pages));
+}
+
 static void
 bs_load(void)
 {
@@ -6699,6 +6730,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite_bs, blob_unmap);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite_bs, blob_iter);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite_blob, blob_xattr);
+	CU_ADD_TEST(suite_bs, blob_parse_md);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, bs_load);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite_bs, bs_load_pending_removal);
 	CU_ADD_TEST(suite, bs_load_custom_cluster_size);