diff --git a/base/runtime/default_temp_allocator_arena.odin b/base/runtime/default_temp_allocator_arena.odin
index 878a2d070..6e2900411 100644
--- a/base/runtime/default_temp_allocator_arena.odin
+++ b/base/runtime/default_temp_allocator_arena.odin
@@ -210,10 +210,24 @@ arena_allocator_proc :: proc(allocator_data: rawptr, mode: Allocator_Mode,
 		case size == 0:
 			err = .Mode_Not_Implemented
 			return
-		case (uintptr(old_data) & uintptr(alignment-1) == 0) && size < old_size:
-			// shrink data in-place
-			data = old_data[:size]
-			return
+		case uintptr(old_data) & uintptr(alignment-1) == 0:
+			if size < old_size {
+				// shrink data in-place
+				data = old_data[:size]
+				return
+			}
+
+			if block := arena.curr_block; block != nil {
+				start := uint(uintptr(old_memory)) - uint(uintptr(block.base))
+				old_end := start + old_size
+				new_end := start + size
+				if start < old_end && old_end == block.used && new_end <= block.capacity {
+					// grow data in-place, adjusting next allocation
+					block.used = uint(new_end)
+					data = block.base[start:new_end]
+					return
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		new_memory := arena_alloc(arena, size, alignment, location) or_return
diff --git a/core/mem/virtual/arena.odin b/core/mem/virtual/arena.odin
index 675558ec8..5191505cf 100644
--- a/core/mem/virtual/arena.odin
+++ b/core/mem/virtual/arena.odin
@@ -328,10 +328,24 @@ arena_allocator_proc :: proc(allocator_data: rawptr, mode: mem.Allocator_Mode,
 		case size == 0:
 			err = .Mode_Not_Implemented
 			return
-		case (uintptr(old_data) & uintptr(alignment-1) == 0) && size < old_size:
-			// shrink data in-place
-			data = old_data[:size]
-			return
+		case uintptr(old_data) & uintptr(alignment-1) == 0:
+			if size < old_size {
+				// shrink data in-place
+				data = old_data[:size]
+				return
+			}
+
+			if block := arena.curr_block; block != nil {
+				start := uint(uintptr(old_memory)) - uint(uintptr(block.base))
+				old_end := start + old_size
+				new_end := start + size
+				if start < old_end && old_end == block.used && new_end <= block.reserved {
+					// grow data in-place, adjusting next allocation
+					_ = alloc_from_memory_block(block, new_end - old_end, 1, default_commit_size=arena.default_commit_size) or_return
+					data = block.base[start:new_end]
+					return
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		new_memory := arena_alloc(arena, size, alignment, location) or_return