diff --git a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/spill/spill_pool.rs b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/spill/spill_pool.rs
index 1b9d82eaf4506..841183d254aec 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-plan/src/spill/spill_pool.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-plan/src/spill/spill_pool.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::task::Waker;
 
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
@@ -88,6 +89,33 @@ impl SpillPoolShared {
     }
 }
 
+/// Tracks the number of live [`SpillPoolWriter`] clones.
+///
+/// Cloning increments the count. [`WriterCount::decrement`] atomically
+/// decrements the count and reports whether the caller was the last clone.
+struct WriterCount(Arc<AtomicUsize>);
+
+impl WriterCount {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(1)))
+    }
+
+    /// Decrements the count and returns `true` if this was the last clone.
+    ///
+    /// This is a single atomic operation, so concurrent drops cannot both
+    /// observe themselves as "last".
+    fn decrement(&self) -> bool {
+        self.0.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::SeqCst) == 1
+    }
+}
+
+impl Clone for WriterCount {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        self.0.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        Self(Arc::clone(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 /// Writer for a spill pool. Provides coordinated write access with FIFO semantics.
 ///
 /// Created by [`channel`]. See that function for architecture diagrams and usage examples.
@@ -104,6 +132,9 @@ pub struct SpillPoolWriter {
     max_file_size_bytes: usize,
     /// Shared state with readers (includes current_write_file for coordination)
     shared: Arc<Mutex<SpillPoolShared>>,
+    /// Tracks how many writer clones are alive. The pool is only finalized
+    /// when the last clone is dropped.
+    writer_count: WriterCount,
 }
 
 impl SpillPoolWriter {
@@ -231,6 +262,12 @@ impl SpillPoolWriter {
 
 impl Drop for SpillPoolWriter {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if !self.writer_count.decrement() {
+            // Other writer clones are still active; do not finalize or
+            // signal EOF to readers.
+            return;
+        }
+
         let mut shared = self.shared.lock();
 
         // Finalize the current file when the last writer is dropped
@@ -443,6 +480,7 @@ pub fn channel(
     let writer = SpillPoolWriter {
         max_file_size_bytes,
         shared: Arc::clone(&shared),
+        writer_count: WriterCount::new(),
     };
 
     let reader = SpillPoolReader::new(shared, schema);
@@ -1343,6 +1381,81 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Verifies that the reader stays alive as long as any writer clone exists.
+    ///
+    /// `SpillPoolWriter` is `Clone`, and in non-preserve-order repartitioning
+    /// mode multiple input partition tasks share clones of the same writer.
+    /// The reader must not see EOF until **all** clones have been dropped,
+    /// even if the queue is temporarily empty between writes from different
+    /// clones.
+    ///
+    /// The test sequence is:
+    ///
+    /// 1. writer1 writes a batch, then is dropped.
+    /// 2. The reader consumes that batch (queue is now empty).
+    /// 3. writer2 (still alive) writes a batch.
+    /// 4. The reader must see that batch.
+    /// 5. EOF is only signalled after writer2 is also dropped.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_clone_drop_does_not_signal_eof_prematurely() -> Result<()> {
+        let (writer1, mut reader) = create_spill_channel(1024 * 1024);
+        let writer2 = writer1.clone();
+
+        // Synchronization: tell writer2 when it may proceed.
+        let (proceed_tx, proceed_rx) = tokio::sync::oneshot::channel::<()>();
+
+        // Spawn writer2 — it waits for the signal before writing.
+        let writer2_handle = SpawnedTask::spawn(async move {
+            proceed_rx.await.unwrap();
+            writer2.push_batch(&create_test_batch(10, 10)).unwrap();
+            // writer2 is dropped here (last clone → true EOF)
+        });
+
+        // Writer1 writes one batch, then drops.
+        writer1.push_batch(&create_test_batch(0, 10))?;
+        drop(writer1);
+
+        // Read writer1's batch.
+        let batch1 = reader.next().await.unwrap()?;
+        assert_eq!(batch1.num_rows(), 10);
+        let col = batch1
+            .column(0)
+            .as_any()
+            .downcast_ref::<Int32Array>()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(col.value(0), 0);
+
+        // Signal writer2 to write its batch. It will execute when the
+        // current task yields (i.e. when reader.next() returns Pending).
+        proceed_tx.send(()).unwrap();
+
+        // The reader should wait (Pending) for writer2's data, not EOF.
+        let batch2 =
+            tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5), reader.next())
+                .await
+                .expect("Reader timed out — should not hang");
+
+        assert!(
+            batch2.is_some(),
+            "Reader must not return EOF while a writer clone is still alive"
+        );
+        let batch2 = batch2.unwrap()?;
+        assert_eq!(batch2.num_rows(), 10);
+        let col = batch2
+            .column(0)
+            .as_any()
+            .downcast_ref::<Int32Array>()
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(col.value(0), 10);
+
+        writer2_handle.await.unwrap();
+
+        // All writers dropped — reader should see real EOF now.
+        assert!(reader.next().await.is_none());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_disk_usage_decreases_as_files_consumed() -> Result<()> {
         use datafusion_execution::runtime_env::RuntimeEnvBuilder;