diff --git a/pkg/jobs/adopt.go b/pkg/jobs/adopt.go
index 57057c9370f3..da5da78e548a 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/adopt.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/adopt.go
@@ -432,7 +432,9 @@ const pauseAndCancelUpdate = `
 						 ELSE status
           END,
 					num_runs = 0,
-					last_run = NULL
+					last_run = NULL,
+          claim_session_id = NULL,
+          claim_instance_id = NULL
     WHERE (status IN ('` + string(StatusPauseRequested) + `', '` + string(StatusCancelRequested) + `'))
       AND ((claim_session_id = $1) AND (claim_instance_id = $2))
 RETURNING id, status
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/jobs_test.go b/pkg/jobs/jobs_test.go
index 9783c1e91e63..782d75c26c3a 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/jobs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/jobs_test.go
@@ -3138,9 +3138,31 @@ func TestPauseReason(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := registry.CreateAdoptableJobWithTxn(ctx, rec, jobID, nil /* txn */)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	countRowsWithClaimInfo := func() int {
+		t.Helper()
+		n := 0
+		tdb.QueryRow(t,
+			"SELECT count(*) FROM system.jobs "+
+				"WHERE id = $1 AND (claim_session_id IS NOT NULL OR claim_instance_id IS NOT NULL)",
+			jobID).Scan(&n)
+		return n
+	}
+	mustNotHaveClaim := func() {
+		require.Equal(t, 0, countRowsWithClaimInfo())
+	}
+	mustHaveClaim := func() {
+		testutils.SucceedsSoon(t, func() error {
+			if countRowsWithClaimInfo() == 1 {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return errors.New("still waiting for claim info")
+		})
+	}
+
 	// First wait until the job is running
 	q := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT status FROM system.jobs WHERE id = %d", jobID)
 	tdb.CheckQueryResultsRetry(t, q, [][]string{{"running"}})
+	mustHaveClaim()
 
 	getStatusAndPayload := func(t *testing.T, id jobspb.JobID) (string, jobspb.Payload) {
 		var payloadBytes []byte
@@ -3164,6 +3186,7 @@ func TestPauseReason(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, registry.PauseRequested(ctx, nil, jobID, "for testing"))
 		tdb.CheckQueryResultsRetry(t, q, [][]string{{"paused"}})
 		checkStatusAndPauseReason(t, jobID, "paused", "for testing")
+		mustNotHaveClaim()
 	}
 
 	{
@@ -3172,12 +3195,14 @@ func TestPauseReason(t *testing.T) {
 		tdb.CheckQueryResultsRetry(t, q, [][]string{{"running"}})
 
 		checkStatusAndPauseReason(t, jobID, "running", "for testing")
+		mustHaveClaim()
 	}
 	{
 		// Pause the job again with a different reason. Verify that the job is paused with the reason.
 		require.NoError(t, registry.PauseRequested(ctx, nil, jobID, "second time"))
 		tdb.CheckQueryResultsRetry(t, q, [][]string{{"paused"}})
 		checkStatusAndPauseReason(t, jobID, "paused", "second time")
+		mustNotHaveClaim()
 	}
 }