diff --git a/pkg/storage/wal/manager.go b/pkg/storage/wal/manager.go
index 6a4ef7f052ee..fd873ca71df0 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/wal/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/wal/manager.go
@@ -103,30 +103,42 @@ type Manager struct {
 	metrics   *ManagerMetrics
 	available *list.List
 	pending   *list.List
-	// firstAppend is the time of the first append to the segment at the
-	// front of the available list. It is used to know when the segment has
-	// exceeded the maximum age and should be moved to the pending list.
-	// It is reset each time this happens.
-	firstAppend time.Time
-	closed      bool
-	mu          sync.Mutex
+	closed    bool
+	mu        sync.Mutex
 	// Used in tests.
 	clock quartz.Clock
 }
 
-// item is similar to PendingSegment, but it is an internal struct used in the
-// available and pending lists. It contains a single-use result that is returned
-// to callers appending to the WAL and a re-usable segment that is reset after
-// each flush.
-type item struct {
+// segment is similar to PendingSegment, however it is an internal struct used
+// in the available and pending lists. It contains a single-use result that is
+// returned to callers appending to the WAL and a re-usable segment that is reset
+// after each flush.
+type segment struct {
 	r *AppendResult
 	w *SegmentWriter
+
+	// firstAppend is the time of the first append to the segment. It is used to
+	// know when the segment has exceeded the maximum age and should be moved to
+	// the pending list.
+	firstAppend time.Time
+
+	// moved is the time the segment was moved to the pending list. It is used
+	// to calculate the age of the segment. A segment is moved when it has
+	// exceeded the maximum age or the maximum size.
+	moved time.Time
 }
 
 // PendingSegment contains a result and the segment to be flushed.
 type PendingSegment struct {
-	Result *AppendResult
-	Writer *SegmentWriter
+	Result      *AppendResult
+	Writer      *SegmentWriter
+	FirstAppend time.Time
+	Moved       time.Time
+}
+
+// Age returns the age of the segment.
+func (p *PendingSegment) Age() time.Duration {
+	return p.Moved.Sub(p.FirstAppend)
 }
 
 func NewManager(cfg Config, metrics *Metrics) (*Manager, error) {
@@ -145,7 +157,7 @@ func NewManager(cfg Config, metrics *Metrics) (*Manager, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		m.available.PushBack(&item{
+		m.available.PushBack(&segment{
 			r: &AppendResult{done: make(chan struct{})},
 			w: w,
 		})
@@ -164,29 +176,29 @@ func (m *Manager) Append(r AppendRequest) (*AppendResult, error) {
 	if el == nil {
 		return nil, ErrFull
 	}
-	it := el.Value.(*item)
-	if m.firstAppend.IsZero() {
+	s := el.Value.(*segment)
+	if s.firstAppend.IsZero() {
 		// This is the first append to the segment. This time will be used in
 		// know when the segment has exceeded its maximum age and should be
 		// moved to the pending list.
-		m.firstAppend = m.clock.Now()
+		s.firstAppend = m.clock.Now()
 	}
-	it.w.Append(r.TenantID, r.LabelsStr, r.Labels, r.Entries)
-	// If the segment exceeded the maximum age or the maximum size, move it to
+	s.w.Append(r.TenantID, r.LabelsStr, r.Labels, r.Entries)
+	// If the segment exceeded the maximum age or the maximum size, move s to
 	// the closed list to be flushed.
-	if m.clock.Since(m.firstAppend) >= m.cfg.MaxAge || it.w.InputSize() >= m.cfg.MaxSegmentSize {
-		m.move(el, it)
+	if m.clock.Since(s.firstAppend) >= m.cfg.MaxAge || s.w.InputSize() >= m.cfg.MaxSegmentSize {
+		m.move(el, s)
 	}
-	return it.r, nil
+	return s.r, nil
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) Close() {
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
 	if el := m.available.Front(); el != nil {
-		it := el.Value.(*item)
-		if it.w.InputSize() > 0 {
-			m.move(el, it)
+		s := el.Value.(*segment)
+		if s.w.InputSize() > 0 {
+			m.move(el, s)
 		}
 	}
 	m.closed = true
@@ -206,35 +218,40 @@ func (m *Manager) NextPending() (*PendingSegment, error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	el := m.pending.Front()
-	it := el.Value.(*item)
+	s := el.Value.(*segment)
 	m.pending.Remove(el)
 	m.metrics.NumPending.Dec()
 	m.metrics.NumFlushing.Inc()
-	return &PendingSegment{Result: it.r, Writer: it.w}, nil
+	return &PendingSegment{
+		Result:      s.r,
+		Writer:      s.w,
+		FirstAppend: s.firstAppend,
+		Moved:       s.moved,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // Put resets the segment and puts it back in the available list to accept
 // writes. A PendingSegment should not be put back until it has been flushed.
-func (m *Manager) Put(it *PendingSegment) {
-	it.Writer.Reset()
+func (m *Manager) Put(s *PendingSegment) {
+	s.Writer.Reset()
 	m.mu.Lock()
 	defer m.mu.Unlock()
 	m.metrics.NumFlushing.Dec()
 	m.metrics.NumAvailable.Inc()
-	m.available.PushBack(&item{
+	m.available.PushBack(&segment{
 		r: &AppendResult{done: make(chan struct{})},
-		w: it.Writer,
+		w: s.Writer,
 	})
 }
 
 // move the element from the available list to the pending list and sets the
 // relevant metrics.
-func (m *Manager) move(el *list.Element, it *item) {
-	m.pending.PushBack(it)
+func (m *Manager) move(el *list.Element, s *segment) {
+	s.moved = m.clock.Now()
+	m.pending.PushBack(s)
 	m.metrics.NumPending.Inc()
 	m.available.Remove(el)
 	m.metrics.NumAvailable.Dec()
-	m.firstAppend = time.Time{}
 }
 
 // moveFrontIfExpired moves the element from the front of the available list to
@@ -242,9 +259,9 @@ func (m *Manager) move(el *list.Element, it *item) {
 // relevant metrics.
 func (m *Manager) moveFrontIfExpired() bool {
 	if el := m.available.Front(); el != nil {
-		it := el.Value.(*item)
-		if !m.firstAppend.IsZero() && m.clock.Since(m.firstAppend) >= m.cfg.MaxAge {
-			m.move(el, it)
+		s := el.Value.(*segment)
+		if !s.firstAppend.IsZero() && m.clock.Since(s.firstAppend) >= m.cfg.MaxAge {
+			m.move(el, s)
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/wal/manager_test.go b/pkg/storage/wal/manager_test.go
index 9dc49dce4759..a69fbee51ab2 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/wal/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/wal/manager_test.go
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ func TestManager_NextPending(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// There should be no segments waiting to be flushed as no data has been
 	// written.
-	it, err := m.NextPending()
+	s, err := m.NextPending()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Nil(t, it)
+	require.Nil(t, s)
 
 	// Append 1KB of data.
 	lbs := labels.Labels{{Name: "a", Value: "b"}}
@@ -271,14 +271,78 @@ func TestManager_NextPending(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// There should be a segment waiting to be flushed.
-	it, err = m.NextPending()
+	s, err = m.NextPending()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, it)
+	require.NotNil(t, s)
 
 	// There should be no more segments waiting to be flushed.
-	it, err = m.NextPending()
+	s, err = m.NextPending()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Nil(t, it)
+	require.Nil(t, s)
+}
+
+func TestManager_NextPendingAge(t *testing.T) {
+	m, err := NewManager(Config{
+		MaxAge:         100 * time.Millisecond,
+		MaxSegments:    1,
+		MaxSegmentSize: 1024, // 1KB
+	}, NewMetrics(nil))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Create a mock clock.
+	clock := quartz.NewMock(t)
+	m.clock = clock
+
+	// Append 1B of data.
+	lbs := labels.Labels{{Name: "a", Value: "b"}}
+	entries := []*logproto.Entry{{Timestamp: time.Now(), Line: "c"}}
+	res, err := m.Append(AppendRequest{
+		TenantID:  "1",
+		Labels:    lbs,
+		LabelsStr: lbs.String(),
+		Entries:   entries,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, res)
+
+	// Wait 100ms. The segment that was just appended to should have reached
+	// the maximum age.
+	clock.Advance(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	s, err := m.NextPending()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, s)
+	require.Equal(t, 100*time.Millisecond, s.Age())
+	m.Put(s)
+
+	// Append 1KB of data using two separate append requests, 1ms apart.
+	entries = []*logproto.Entry{{Timestamp: time.Now(), Line: strings.Repeat("c", 512)}}
+	res, err = m.Append(AppendRequest{
+		TenantID:  "1",
+		Labels:    lbs,
+		LabelsStr: lbs.String(),
+		Entries:   entries,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, res)
+
+	// Wait 1ms and then append the rest of the data.
+	clock.Advance(time.Millisecond)
+	entries = []*logproto.Entry{{Timestamp: time.Now(), Line: strings.Repeat("c", 512)}}
+	res, err = m.Append(AppendRequest{
+		TenantID:  "1",
+		Labels:    lbs,
+		LabelsStr: lbs.String(),
+		Entries:   entries,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, res)
+
+	// The segment that was just appended to should have reached the maximum
+	// size.
+	s, err = m.NextPending()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, s)
+	require.Equal(t, time.Millisecond, s.Age())
 }
 
 func TestManager_NextPendingMaxAgeExceeded(t *testing.T) {
@@ -307,18 +371,18 @@ func TestManager_NextPendingMaxAgeExceeded(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// The segment that was just appended to has neither reached the maximum
 	// age nor maximum size to be flushed.
-	it, err := m.NextPending()
+	s, err := m.NextPending()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Nil(t, it)
+	require.Nil(t, s)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, m.available.Len())
 	require.Equal(t, 0, m.pending.Len())
 
 	// Wait 100ms. The segment that was just appended to should have reached
 	// the maximum age.
 	clock.Advance(100 * time.Millisecond)
-	it, err = m.NextPending()
+	s, err = m.NextPending()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, it)
+	require.NotNil(t, s)
 	require.Equal(t, 0, m.available.Len())
 	require.Equal(t, 0, m.pending.Len())
 }
@@ -345,24 +409,24 @@ func TestManager_NextPendingWALClosed(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// There should be no segments waiting to be flushed as neither the maximum
 	// age nor maximum size has been exceeded.
-	it, err := m.NextPending()
+	s, err := m.NextPending()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Nil(t, it)
+	require.Nil(t, s)
 
 	// Close the WAL.
 	m.Close()
 
 	// There should be one segment waiting to be flushed.
-	it, err = m.NextPending()
+	s, err = m.NextPending()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, it)
+	require.NotNil(t, s)
 
 	// There are no more segments waiting to be flushed, and since the WAL is
 	// closed, successive calls should return ErrClosed.
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		it, err = m.NextPending()
+		s, err = m.NextPending()
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrClosed)
-		require.Nil(t, it)
+		require.Nil(t, s)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -395,22 +459,22 @@ func TestManager_Put(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, 1, m.pending.Len())
 
 	// Getting the pending segment should remove it from the list.
-	it, err := m.NextPending()
+	s, err := m.NextPending()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, it)
+	require.NotNil(t, s)
 	require.Equal(t, 0, m.available.Len())
 	require.Equal(t, 0, m.pending.Len())
 
 	// The segment should contain 1KB of data.
-	require.Equal(t, int64(1024), it.Writer.InputSize())
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1024), s.Writer.InputSize())
 
 	// Putting it back should add it to the available list.
-	m.Put(it)
+	m.Put(s)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, m.available.Len())
 	require.Equal(t, 0, m.pending.Len())
 
 	// The segment should be reset.
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), it.Writer.InputSize())
+	require.Equal(t, int64(0), s.Writer.InputSize())
 }
 
 func TestManager_Metrics(t *testing.T) {
@@ -465,9 +529,9 @@ wal_segments_pending 1
 	require.NoError(t, testutil.CollectAndCompare(r, strings.NewReader(expected), metricNames...))
 
 	// Get the segment from the pending list.
-	it, err := m.NextPending()
+	s, err := m.NextPending()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotNil(t, it)
+	require.NotNil(t, s)
 	expected = `
 # HELP wal_segments_available The number of WAL segments accepting writes.
 # TYPE wal_segments_available gauge
@@ -482,7 +546,7 @@ wal_segments_pending 0
 	require.NoError(t, testutil.CollectAndCompare(r, strings.NewReader(expected), metricNames...))
 
 	// Reset the segment and put it back in the available list.
-	m.Put(it)
+	m.Put(s)
 	expected = `
 # HELP wal_segments_available The number of WAL segments accepting writes.
 # TYPE wal_segments_available gauge