diff --git a/pyiceberg/manifest.py b/pyiceberg/manifest.py
index 92ca300f6d..fdebfee5dc 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/manifest.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/manifest.py
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ class DataFile(Record):
         "split_offsets",
         "equality_ids",
         "sort_order_id",
+        "spec_id",
     )
     content: DataFileContent
     file_path: str
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ class DataFile(Record):
     split_offsets: Optional[List[int]]
     equality_ids: Optional[List[int]]
     sort_order_id: Optional[int]
+    spec_id: Optional[int]
 
     def __setattr__(self, name: str, value: Any) -> None:
         """Assign a key/value to a DataFile."""
@@ -582,7 +584,7 @@ def fetch_manifest_entry(self, io: FileIO, discard_deleted: bool = True) -> List
             read_enums={0: ManifestEntryStatus, 101: FileFormat, 134: DataFileContent},
         ) as reader:
             return [
-                _inherit_sequence_number(entry, self)
+                _inherit_from_manifest(entry, self)
                 for entry in reader
                 if not discard_deleted or entry.status != ManifestEntryStatus.DELETED
             ]
@@ -607,18 +609,24 @@ def read_manifest_list(input_file: InputFile) -> Iterator[ManifestFile]:
         yield from reader
 
 
-def _inherit_sequence_number(entry: ManifestEntry, manifest: ManifestFile) -> ManifestEntry:
-    """Inherits the sequence numbers.
+def _inherit_from_manifest(entry: ManifestEntry, manifest: ManifestFile) -> ManifestEntry:
+    """
+    Inherits properties from manifest file.
+
+    The properties that will be inherited are:
+    - sequence numbers
+    - partition spec id.
 
-    More information in the spec: https://iceberg.apache.org/spec/#sequence-number-inheritance
+    More information about inheriting sequence numbers: https://iceberg.apache.org/spec/#sequence-number-inheritance
 
     Args:
-        entry: The manifest entry that has null sequence numbers.
-        manifest: The manifest that has a sequence number.
+        entry: The manifest entry.
+        manifest: The manifest file.
 
     Returns:
-        The manifest entry with the sequence numbers set.
+        The manifest entry with properties inherited.
     """
+    # Inherit sequence numbers.
     # The snapshot_id is required in V1, inherit with V2 when null
     if entry.snapshot_id is None:
         entry.snapshot_id = manifest.added_snapshot_id
@@ -634,6 +642,9 @@ def _inherit_sequence_number(entry: ManifestEntry, manifest: ManifestFile) -> Ma
         # Only available in V2, always 0 in V1
         entry.file_sequence_number = manifest.sequence_number
 
+    # Inherit partition spec id.
+    entry.data_file.spec_id = manifest.partition_spec_id
+
     return entry
 
 
diff --git a/tests/avro/test_file.py b/tests/avro/test_file.py
index 518026cc4f..7d9c11679e 100644
--- a/tests/avro/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/avro/test_file.py
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ def test_write_manifest_entry_with_fastavro_read_with_iceberg(format_version: in
         split_offsets=[4, 133697593],
         equality_ids=[],
         sort_order_id=4,
+        spec_id=3,
     )
     if format_version == 1:
         data_file.block_size_in_bytes = DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE
diff --git a/tests/test_integration_manifest.py b/tests/test_integration_manifest.py
index 475e0d40a6..40a57cea22 100644
--- a/tests/test_integration_manifest.py
+++ b/tests/test_integration_manifest.py
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@
 
 from pyiceberg.catalog import Catalog, load_catalog
 from pyiceberg.io.pyarrow import PyArrowFileIO
-from pyiceberg.manifest import (
-    DataFile,
-    ManifestEntry,
-    write_manifest,
-)
+from pyiceberg.manifest import DataFile, ManifestEntry, write_manifest
 from pyiceberg.table import Table
 from pyiceberg.utils.lazydict import LazyDict
 
@@ -101,9 +97,14 @@ def test_write_sample_manifest(table_test_all_types: Table) -> None:
         split_offsets=entry.data_file.split_offsets,
         equality_ids=entry.data_file.equality_ids,
         sort_order_id=entry.data_file.sort_order_id,
+        spec_id=entry.data_file.spec_id,
     )
     wrapped_entry_v2 = ManifestEntry(*entry.record_fields())
     wrapped_entry_v2.data_file = wrapped_data_file_v2_debug
+    wrapped_entry_v2_dict = todict(wrapped_entry_v2)
+    # This one should not be written
+    del wrapped_entry_v2_dict['data_file']['spec_id']
+
     with TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
         tmp_avro_file = tmpdir + "/test_write_manifest.avro"
         output = PyArrowFileIO().new_output(tmp_avro_file)
@@ -122,4 +123,4 @@ def test_write_sample_manifest(table_test_all_types: Table) -> None:
             it = iter(r)
             fa_entry = next(it)
 
-            assert fa_entry == todict(wrapped_entry_v2)
+    assert fa_entry == wrapped_entry_v2_dict