diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-manual-resume.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-manual-resume.js
index 33540b47b3d5e3..96360429e58856 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-manual-resume.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-manual-resume.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 const stream = require('stream');
+const assert = require('assert');
 
 // A consumer stream with a very low highWaterMark, which starts in a state
 // where it buffers the chunk it receives rather than indicating that they
@@ -26,6 +27,11 @@ const readable = new stream.Readable({
 readable.pipe(writable);
 
 readable.once('pause', common.mustCall(() => {
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    readable._readableState.awaitDrain,
+    1,
+    'awaitDrain doesn\'t increase'
+  );
   // First pause, resume manually. The next write() to writable will still
   // return false, because chunks are still being buffered, so it will increase
   // the awaitDrain counter again.
@@ -34,6 +40,11 @@ readable.once('pause', common.mustCall(() => {
   }));
 
   readable.once('pause', common.mustCall(() => {
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      readable._readableState.awaitDrain,
+      1,
+      '.resume() does not reset counter'
+    );
     // Second pause, handle all chunks from now on. Once all callbacks that
     // are currently queued up are handled, the awaitDrain drain counter should
     // fall back to 0 and all chunks that are pending on the readable side
@@ -50,5 +61,10 @@ readable.push(Buffer.alloc(100));  // Should get through to the writable.
 readable.push(null);
 
 writable.on('finish', common.mustCall(() => {
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    readable._readableState.awaitDrain,
+    0,
+    'awaitDrain not 0 after all chunks are written'
+  );
   // Everything okay, all chunks were written.
 }));
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-push-while-write.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-push-while-write.js
index 1dfdfdb80c8d71..67a8f304c31614 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-push-while-write.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain-push-while-write.js
@@ -1,16 +1,34 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 const stream = require('stream');
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+const awaitDrainStates = [
+  1, // after first chunk before callback
+  1, // after second chunk before callback
+  0 // resolving chunk pushed after first chunk, awaitDrain is decreased
+];
 
 // A writable stream which pushes data onto the stream which pipes into it,
 // but only the first time it's written to. Since it's not paused at this time,
 // a second write will occur. If the pipe increases awaitDrain twice, we'll
 // never get subsequent chunks because 'drain' is only emitted once.
 const writable = new stream.Writable({
-  write: common.mustCall((chunk, encoding, cb) => {
+  write: common.mustCall(function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
     if (chunk.length === 32 * 1024) { // first chunk
-      readable.push(new Buffer(33 * 1024)); // above hwm
+      const beforePush = readable._readableState.awaitDrain;
+      readable.push(new Buffer(34 * 1024)); // above hwm
+      // We should check if awaitDrain counter is increased.
+      const afterPush = readable._readableState.awaitDrain;
+      assert.strictEqual(afterPush - beforePush, 1,
+                         'Counter is not increased for awaitDrain');
     }
+
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      awaitDrainStates.shift(),
+      readable._readableState.awaitDrain,
+      'State variable awaitDrain is not correct.'
+    );
     cb();
   }, 3)
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain.js b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain.js
index fba99ed4563c14..fc822bb60b7aa8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stream-pipe-await-drain.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 const stream = require('stream');
+const assert = require('assert');
 
 // This is very similar to test-stream-pipe-cleanup-pause.js.
 
 const reader = new stream.Readable();
 const writer1 = new stream.Writable();
 const writer2 = new stream.Writable();
+const writer3 = new stream.Writable();
 
 // 560000 is chosen here because it is larger than the (default) highWaterMark
 // and will cause `.write()` to return false
@@ -19,7 +21,10 @@ writer1._write = common.mustCall(function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
   this.emit('chunk-received');
   cb();
 }, 1);
+
 writer1.once('chunk-received', function() {
+  assert.strictEqual(reader._readableState.awaitDrain, 0,
+                     'initial value is not 0');
   setImmediate(function() {
     // This one should *not* get through to writer1 because writer2 is not
     // "done" processing.
@@ -29,12 +34,26 @@ writer1.once('chunk-received', function() {
 
 // A "slow" consumer:
 writer2._write = common.mustCall(function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    reader._readableState.awaitDrain, 1,
+    'awaitDrain isn\'t 1 after first push'
+  );
   // Not calling cb here to "simulate" slow stream.
+  // This should be called exactly once, since the first .write() call
+  // will return false.
+}, 1);
 
+writer3._write = common.mustCall(function(chunk, encoding, cb) {
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    reader._readableState.awaitDrain, 2,
+    'awaitDrain isn\'t 2 after second push'
+  );
+  // Not calling cb here to "simulate" slow stream.
   // This should be called exactly once, since the first .write() call
   // will return false.
 }, 1);
 
 reader.pipe(writer1);
 reader.pipe(writer2);
+reader.pipe(writer3);
 reader.push(buffer);