diff --git a/tests/rptest/tests/partition_movement_test.py b/tests/rptest/tests/partition_movement_test.py
index 260a8c4d93e8..acbb8f7c73cf 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/tests/partition_movement_test.py
+++ b/tests/rptest/tests/partition_movement_test.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from rptest.clients.types import TopicSpec
 from rptest.tests.redpanda_test import RedpandaTest
 from rptest.services.admin import Admin
+from rptest.services.honey_badger import HoneyBadger
 from kafka import KafkaProducer
 from kafka import KafkaConsumer
 
@@ -147,6 +148,66 @@ def derived_done():
 
         wait_until(derived_done, timeout_sec=30, backoff_sec=1)
 
+    @cluster(num_nodes=3)
+    def test_moving_not_fully_initialized_partition(self):
+        """
+        Move partition before first leader is elected
+        """
+        topics = []
+        hb = HoneyBadger()
+        # if failure injector is not enabled simply skip this test
+        if not hb.is_enabled(self.redpanda.nodes[0]):
+            return
+
+        for n in self.redpanda.nodes:
+            hb.set_exception(n, 'raftgen_service::failure_probes', 'vote')
+        topic = "topic-1"
+        partition = 0
+        spec = TopicSpec(name=topic, partition_count=1, replication_factor=3)
+        self.redpanda.create_topic(spec)
+        admin = Admin(self.redpanda)
+
+        # choose a random topic-partition
+        self.logger.info(f"selected topic-partition: {topic}-{partition}")
+
+        # get the partition's replica set, including core assignments. the kafka
+        # api doesn't expose core information, so we use the redpanda admin api.
+        assignments = self._get_assignments(admin, topic, partition)
+        self.logger.info(f"assignments for {topic}-{partition}: {assignments}")
+
+        brokers = admin.get_brokers()
+        # replace all node cores in assignment
+        for assignment in assignments:
+            for broker in brokers:
+                if broker['node_id'] == assignment['node_id']:
+                    assignment['core'] = random.randint(
+                        0, broker["num_cores"] - 1)
+        self.logger.info(
+            f"new assignments for {topic}-{partition}: {assignments}")
+
+        admin.set_partition_replicas(topic, partition, assignments)
+
+        def status_done():
+            info = admin.get_partitions(topic, partition)
+            self.logger.info(
+                f"current assignments for {topic}-{partition}: {info}")
+            converged = self._equal_assignments(info["replicas"], assignments)
+            return converged and info["status"] == "done"
+
+        # unset failures
+        for n in self.redpanda.nodes:
+            hb.unset_failures(n, 'raftgen_service::failure_probes', 'vote')
+        # wait until redpanda reports complete
+        wait_until(status_done, timeout_sec=30, backoff_sec=1)
+
+        def derived_done():
+            info = self._get_current_partitions(admin, topic, partition)
+            self.logger.info(
+                f"derived assignments for {topic}-{partition}: {info}")
+            return self._equal_assignments(info, assignments)
+
+        wait_until(derived_done, timeout_sec=30, backoff_sec=1)
+
     @cluster(num_nodes=3)
     def test_empty(self):
         """