diff --git a/lib/fixture_kit/coders/active_record_coder.rb b/lib/fixture_kit/coders/active_record_coder.rb
index ec76257..f1ee5d0 100644
--- a/lib/fixture_kit/coders/active_record_coder.rb
+++ b/lib/fixture_kit/coders/active_record_coder.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ def mount(data)
           end
 
           verify_foreign_keys!(connection)
+
+          # Replayed INSERTs use explicit PKs, which Postgres sequences do not
+          # observe. Re-sync the sequence so subsequent Model.create calls don't
+          # collide with an id we just inserted. No-op on adapters whose PK
+          # generators advance from explicit-id INSERTs (MySQL, SQLite).
+          reset_primary_key_sequences(connection, models.map(&:table_name))
         end
       end
     end
@@ -108,6 +114,16 @@ def verify_foreign_keys!(connection)
       end
     end
 
+    def reset_primary_key_sequences(connection, tables)
+      # Rails main (>= 8.2) batches the reset in one round-trip per connection.
+      # Older versions fall back to one query per table.
+      if connection.respond_to?(:reset_column_sequences!)
+        connection.reset_column_sequences!(tables.map { |t| [t] })
+      elsif connection.respond_to?(:reset_pk_sequence!)
+        tables.each { |t| connection.reset_pk_sequence!(t) }
+      end
+    end
+
     def models_by_pool(data)
       seen = Set.new
 
diff --git a/spec/integration/pk_sequence_repro_spec.rb b/spec/integration/pk_sequence_repro_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f57aa36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/integration/pk_sequence_repro_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "spec_helper"
+
+# Reproduces issue #51: when a cached fixture is mounted onto a database whose
+# PK generator has not seen the inserted ids (e.g. a parallel test worker with
+# its own DB copy), a subsequent Model.create can collide with one of the
+# explicit ids the cache replayed. Postgres exhibits this; MySQL/SQLite advance
+# their counters from explicit-id inserts and stay safe.
+RSpec.describe "Primary key sequence after fixture mount" do
+  fixture do
+    User.create!(name: "Alice PK Repro", email: "alice-pk-repro@example.com")
+    User.create!(name: "Bob PK Repro", email: "bob-pk-repro@example.com")
+  end
+
+  after do
+    User.connection.disable_referential_integrity do
+      User.connection.execute("DELETE FROM #{User.quoted_table_name}")
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "lets a new record be created without colliding with replayed explicit ids" do
+    # Simulate a parallel-worker scenario: empty table, PK generator at its
+    # initial value. The fixture's auto-mount already populated the table for
+    # us, so wipe and reset before re-mounting.
+    wipe_and_reset_pk!(User)
+
+    declaration = self.class.metadata[FixtureKit::RSpec::DECLARATION_METADATA_KEY]
+    declaration.mount
+
+    expect {
+      User.create!(name: "Charlie PK Repro", email: "charlie-pk-repro@example.com")
+    }.not_to raise_error
+  end
+
+  def wipe_and_reset_pk!(model)
+    connection = model.connection
+    connection.disable_referential_integrity do
+      connection.execute("DELETE FROM #{model.quoted_table_name}")
+    end
+
+    case connection.adapter_name.to_s.downcase
+    when "postgresql"
+      sequence = connection.pk_and_sequence_for(model.table_name)&.last
+      connection.execute("ALTER SEQUENCE #{sequence} RESTART WITH 1") if sequence
+    when "mysql", "mysql2", "trilogy"
+      # MySQL advances AUTO_INCREMENT on explicit-id INSERTs, so the counter
+      # already keeps up with the cached ids. ALTER TABLE ... AUTO_INCREMENT
+      # implicitly commits, which would break the surrounding transactional
+      # fixture, so we leave it alone. The test should still pass on MySQL.
+    when "sqlite"
+      if connection.data_source_exists?("sqlite_sequence")
+        connection.execute("DELETE FROM sqlite_sequence WHERE name = #{connection.quote(model.table_name)}")
+      end
+    else
+      raise "Unsupported adapter for PK reset: #{connection.adapter_name.inspect}"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/coders/active_record_coder_spec.rb b/spec/unit/coders/active_record_coder_spec.rb
index ba969a8..8ffd821 100644
--- a/spec/unit/coders/active_record_coder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/coders/active_record_coder_spec.rb
@@ -156,6 +156,45 @@ def upsert_all_options(model)
       coder.mount(records)
     end
 
+    it "uses the batched reset_column_sequences! when the adapter exposes it" do
+      records = {
+        User => "INSERT INTO users (id, name) VALUES (1, 'Alice')",
+        Project => "INSERT INTO projects (id, name, owner_id) VALUES (1, 'Website', 1)"
+      }
+
+      fake_connection = stub_fake_connection
+      allow(fake_connection).to receive(:respond_to?).with(:reset_column_sequences!).and_return(true)
+      allow(fake_connection).to receive(:reset_column_sequences!)
+      stub_shared_pool([User, Project], fake_connection)
+
+      coder.mount(records)
+
+      expect(fake_connection).to have_received(:reset_column_sequences!)
+        .with([[User.table_name], [Project.table_name]]).once
+    end
+
+    it "falls back to per-table reset_pk_sequence! when reset_column_sequences! is unavailable" do
+      records = { User => "INSERT INTO users (id, name) VALUES (1, 'Alice')" }
+
+      fake_connection = stub_fake_connection
+      allow(fake_connection).to receive(:respond_to?).with(:reset_pk_sequence!).and_return(true)
+      allow(fake_connection).to receive(:reset_pk_sequence!)
+      stub_pool(User, fake_connection)
+
+      coder.mount(records)
+
+      expect(fake_connection).to have_received(:reset_pk_sequence!).with(User.table_name).once
+    end
+
+    it "skips PK sequence reset on adapters that expose neither method" do
+      records = { User => "INSERT INTO users (id, name) VALUES (1, 'Alice')" }
+
+      fake_connection = stub_fake_connection
+      stub_pool(User, fake_connection)
+
+      expect { coder.mount(records) }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+
     context "when ActiveRecord.verify_foreign_keys_for_fixtures is true" do
       around do |example|
         previous = ActiveRecord.verify_foreign_keys_for_fixtures
@@ -212,13 +251,19 @@ def stub_fake_connection
       allow(fake_connection).to receive(:execute_batch)
       allow(fake_connection).to receive(:quote_table_name) { |name| %("#{name}") }
       allow(fake_connection).to receive(:check_all_foreign_keys_valid!)
+      allow(fake_connection).to receive(:respond_to?).with(:reset_column_sequences!).and_return(false)
+      allow(fake_connection).to receive(:respond_to?).with(:reset_pk_sequence!).and_return(false)
       fake_connection
     end
 
     def stub_pool(model, connection)
-      pool = double("pool-for-#{model.name}")
+      stub_shared_pool([model], connection)
+    end
+
+    def stub_shared_pool(models, connection)
+      pool = double("pool-for-#{models.map(&:name).join('-')}")
       allow(pool).to receive(:with_connection).and_yield(connection)
-      allow(model).to receive(:connection_pool).and_return(pool)
+      models.each { |m| allow(m).to receive(:connection_pool).and_return(pool) }
     end
   end