diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/mod.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/mod.rs
index cb2ff7cf37..c3858f9d07 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/mod.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     use crate::catalog::MockCatalog;
     use crate::io::FileIO;
-    use crate::spec::TableMetadata;
+    use crate::memory::tests::new_memory_catalog;
+    use crate::spec::{
+        DataContentType, DataFileBuilder, DataFileFormat, Literal, Struct, TableMetadata,
+    };
     use crate::table::Table;
     use crate::transaction::{ApplyTransactionAction, Transaction};
     use crate::{Catalog, Error, ErrorKind, TableCreation, TableIdent};
@@ -498,6 +501,52 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(err.retryable(), "Error should be retryable");
         }
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_transaction_snapshot_summary() {
+        let catalog = new_memory_catalog().await;
+        let table = make_v3_minimal_table_in_catalog(&catalog).await;
+
+        let mut file_seq = 0u32;
+        let mut append_file = |table: &crate::table::Table, record_count: u64, file_size: u64| {
+            file_seq += 1;
+            let file = DataFileBuilder::default()
+                .content(DataContentType::Data)
+                .file_path(format!("test/{file_seq}.parquet"))
+                .file_format(DataFileFormat::Parquet)
+                .file_size_in_bytes(file_size)
+                .record_count(record_count)
+                .partition(Struct::from_iter([Some(Literal::long(1))]))
+                .partition_spec_id(0)
+                .build()
+                .unwrap();
+            let tx = Transaction::new(table);
+            tx.fast_append()
+                .add_data_files(vec![file])
+                .apply(tx)
+                .unwrap()
+        };
+
+        let table = append_file(&table, /*record_count=*/ 10, /*file_size=*/ 100)
+            .commit(&catalog)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        let table = append_file(&table, /*record_count=*/ 20, /*file_size=*/ 200)
+            .commit(&catalog)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let summary = &table
+            .metadata()
+            .current_snapshot()
+            .unwrap()
+            .summary()
+            .additional_properties;
+
+        assert_eq!(summary.get("total-records").unwrap(), "30");
+        assert_eq!(summary.get("total-data-files").unwrap(), "2");
+        assert_eq!(summary.get("total-files-size").unwrap(), "300");
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/snapshot.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/snapshot.rs
index c8bf26a174..8f643a7d1e 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/snapshot.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/snapshot.rs
@@ -383,10 +383,7 @@ impl<'a> SnapshotProducer<'a> {
             );
         }
 
-        let previous_snapshot = table_metadata
-            .snapshot_by_id(self.snapshot_id)
-            .and_then(|snapshot| snapshot.parent_snapshot_id())
-            .and_then(|parent_id| table_metadata.snapshot_by_id(parent_id));
+        let previous_snapshot = table_metadata.current_snapshot();
 
         let mut additional_properties = summary_collector.build();
         additional_properties.extend(self.snapshot_properties.clone());