diff --git a/chain/chain/src/resharding/manager.rs b/chain/chain/src/resharding/manager.rs
index 9249a30006d..d1a6f4405dc 100644
--- a/chain/chain/src/resharding/manager.rs
+++ b/chain/chain/src/resharding/manager.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use near_primitives::challenge::PartialState;
 use near_primitives::hash::CryptoHash;
 use near_primitives::shard_layout::{get_block_shard_uid, ShardLayout};
 use near_primitives::types::chunk_extra::ChunkExtra;
+use near_store::adapter::trie_store::get_shard_uid_mapping;
 use near_store::adapter::{StoreAdapter, StoreUpdateAdapter};
 use near_store::flat::BlockInfo;
 use near_store::trie::mem::mem_trie_update::TrackingMode;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ impl ReshardingManager {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        // Reshard the State column by setting ShardUId mapping from children to parent.
+        // Reshard the State column by setting ShardUId mapping from children to ancestor.
         self.set_state_shard_uid_mapping(&split_shard_event)?;
 
         // Create temporary children memtries by freezing parent memtrie and referencing it.
@@ -146,16 +147,19 @@ impl ReshardingManager {
     }
 
     /// Store in the database the mapping of ShardUId from children to the parent shard,
-    /// so that subsequent accesses to the State will use the parent shard's UId as a prefix for the database key.
+    /// so that subsequent accesses to the State will use the ancestor's ShardUId prefix
+    /// as a prefix for the database key.
+    // TODO(resharding) add testloop where grandparent ShardUId is used
     fn set_state_shard_uid_mapping(
         &mut self,
         split_shard_event: &ReshardingSplitShardParams,
     ) -> io::Result<()> {
         let mut store_update = self.store.trie_store().store_update();
         let parent_shard_uid = split_shard_event.parent_shard;
+        let parent_shard_uid_prefix = get_shard_uid_mapping(&self.store, parent_shard_uid);
         // TODO(resharding) No need to set the mapping for children shards that we won't track just after resharding?
         for child_shard_uid in split_shard_event.children_shards() {
-            store_update.set_shard_uid_mapping(child_shard_uid, parent_shard_uid);
+            store_update.set_shard_uid_mapping(child_shard_uid, parent_shard_uid_prefix);
         }
         store_update.commit()
     }
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test_loop/utils/trie_sanity.rs b/integration-tests/src/test_loop/utils/trie_sanity.rs
index ca12fe83b35..31acd1e32cb 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test_loop/utils/trie_sanity.rs
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test_loop/utils/trie_sanity.rs
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ pub fn check_state_shard_uid_mapping_after_resharding(
     assert_eq!(children_shard_uids.len(), 2);
 
     let store = client.chain.chain_store.store().trie_store();
+    let mut checked_any = false;
     for kv in store.store().iter_raw_bytes(DBCol::State) {
         let (key, value) = kv.unwrap();
         let shard_uid = ShardUId::try_from_slice(&key[0..8]).unwrap();
@@ -359,6 +360,7 @@ pub fn check_state_shard_uid_mapping_after_resharding(
         if shard_uid != parent_shard_uid {
             continue;
         }
+        checked_any = true;
         let node_hash = CryptoHash::try_from_slice(&key[8..]).unwrap();
         let (value, rc) = decode_value_with_rc(&value);
         // It is possible we have delayed receipts leftovers on disk,
@@ -381,4 +383,5 @@ pub fn check_state_shard_uid_mapping_after_resharding(
             assert_eq!(&child_value.unwrap()[..], value.unwrap());
         }
     }
+    assert!(checked_any);
 }