diff --git a/src/aiperf/dataset/memory_map_utils.py b/src/aiperf/dataset/memory_map_utils.py
index 649d3010ac..de4612fb63 100644
--- a/src/aiperf/dataset/memory_map_utils.py
+++ b/src/aiperf/dataset/memory_map_utils.py
@@ -780,8 +780,11 @@ def get_conversation(self, conversation_id: str) -> Conversation:
         offset_info = self.index.offsets[conversation_id]
 
         try:
-            self.data_mmap.seek(offset_info.offset)
-            conv_bytes = self.data_mmap.read(offset_info.size)
+            conv_bytes = bytes(
+                self.data_mmap[
+                    offset_info.offset : offset_info.offset + offset_info.size
+                ]
+            )
 
             _logger.debug(
                 lambda: f"Loading conversation '{conversation_id}': offset={offset_info.offset}, size={offset_info.size} bytes"
diff --git a/tests/unit/dataset/test_payload_mmap.py b/tests/unit/dataset/test_payload_mmap.py
index 2520db2674..a38bc39719 100644
--- a/tests/unit/dataset/test_payload_mmap.py
+++ b/tests/unit/dataset/test_payload_mmap.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from threading import Barrier
+
 import orjson
 import pytest
 
@@ -22,6 +25,27 @@ def _make_raw_conversation(
     return Conversation(session_id=session_id, turns=turns)
 
 
+class _RacingCursorMmap:
+    """Expose deterministic shared-cursor races while preserving slice reads."""
+
+    def __init__(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        self._data = data
+        self._position = 0
+        self._seek_barrier = Barrier(2)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key: slice) -> bytes:
+        return self._data[key]
+
+    def seek(self, offset: int) -> None:
+        self._position = offset
+        self._seek_barrier.wait(timeout=5)
+
+    def read(self, size: int) -> bytes:
+        start = self._position
+        self._position += size
+        return self._data[start : start + size]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_payload_mmap_round_trip(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     """Test writing and reading payload bytes through the mmap backing store."""
@@ -94,6 +118,55 @@ async def test_conversation_format_returns_none_for_payload_bytes(
     await store.stop()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_conversation_mmap_parallel_reads_do_not_share_cursor(
+    tmp_path, monkeypatch
+):
+    """Parallel conversation reads must use independent mmap byte ranges."""
+    monkeypatch.setenv("AIPERF_DATASET_MMAP_BASE_PATH", str(tmp_path))
+
+    store = MemoryMapDatasetBackingStore(benchmark_id="test_parallel_reads")
+    await store.initialize()
+
+    conversations = {
+        "conv-1": _make_raw_conversation(
+            "conv-1", [{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "a" * 1024}]}]
+        ),
+        "conv-2": _make_raw_conversation(
+            "conv-2", [{"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "b" * 2048}]}]
+        ),
+    }
+    await store.add_conversations(conversations)
+    await store.finalize()
+
+    metadata = store.get_client_metadata()
+    client = MemoryMapDatasetClient(
+        metadata.data_file_path,
+        metadata.index_file_path,
+    )
+    original_mmap = client.data_mmap
+    client.data_mmap = _RacingCursorMmap(bytes(original_mmap[:]))
+
+    try:
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=2) as executor:
+            futures = {
+                conversation_id: executor.submit(
+                    client.get_conversation, conversation_id
+                )
+                for conversation_id in conversations
+            }
+            loaded = {
+                conversation_id: future.result(timeout=5)
+                for conversation_id, future in futures.items()
+            }
+
+        assert loaded == conversations
+    finally:
+        client.data_mmap = original_mmap
+        client.close()
+        await store.stop()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_client_store_get_payload_bytes(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     """Test MemoryMapDatasetClientStore.get_payload_bytes async wrapper."""