diff --git a/ydb/core/client/client_ut.cpp b/ydb/core/client/client_ut.cpp
index efbccf9f1343..aeea507657cf 100644
--- a/ydb/core/client/client_ut.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/client/client_ut.cpp
@@ -2139,7 +2139,8 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(TClientTest) {
         TPortManager tp;
         ui16 port = tp.GetPort(2134);
 
-        const auto settings = TServerSettings(port);
+        const auto settings = TServerSettings(port)
+                .SetUseRealThreads(false);
         TServer server(settings);
         TClient client(settings);
         SetupLogging(server);
@@ -2153,32 +2154,129 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(TClientTest) {
         const TActorId edge = runtime.AllocateEdgeActor();
 
         {
+            ui64 confirmationsCount = 0;
+            auto observeConfirmations = [&](TAutoPtr<IEventHandle>& ev) {
+                switch (ev->GetTypeRewrite()) {
+                    case TEvBlobStorage::TEvPut::EventType: {
+                        const auto* msg = ev->Get<TEvBlobStorage::TEvPut>();
+                        // step 1 is snapshot
+                        // step 2 is schema alter
+                        // step 3 is expected write below
+                        if (msg->Id.TabletID() == tabletId &&
+                            msg->Id.Channel() == 0 &&
+                            msg->Id.Cookie() == 1 &&
+                            msg->Id.Step() > 2)
+                        {
+                            ++confirmationsCount;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                return TTestActorRuntime::EEventAction::PROCESS;
+            };
+            runtime.SetObserverFunc(observeConfirmations);
+
             const TActorId leaderTablet = runtime.Register(CreateTablet(edge, tabletInfo.Get(), setupInfo.Get(), 0, nullptr, nullptr));
             const TActorId leaderId = runtime.GrabEdgeEvent<TEvTablet::TEvRestored>(edge)->Get()->UserTabletActor;
-            Y_UNUSED(leaderId);
+
+            // we use it to kill leader only when it has sent the write to the follower and it is confirmed
+            const TActorId followerTablet = runtime.Register(CreateTabletFollower(edge, tabletInfo.Get(), setupInfo.Get(), 1, nullptr, nullptr));
+
+            auto doLeaderWrite = [&](ui64 key, ui64 value) {
+                const char *writeQuery = R"__((
+                        (let row_ '('('key (Uint64 '%lu))))
+                        (let update_ '('('v_ui64 (Uint64 '%lu))))
+                        (let result_ (UpdateRow 't_by_ui64 row_ update_))
+                        (return (AsList result_))
+                    ))__";
+
+                THolder<TEvTablet::TEvLocalMKQL> reqWrite = MakeHolder<TEvTablet::TEvLocalMKQL>();
+                reqWrite->Record.MutableProgram()->MutableProgram()->SetText(Sprintf(writeQuery, key, value));
+                runtime.Send(new IEventHandle(leaderId, edge, reqWrite.Release()));
+
+                auto reply = runtime.GrabEdgeEvent<TEvTablet::TEvLocalMKQLResponse>(edge);
+                UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(reply->Get()->Record.GetStatus(), 0);
+            };
+
+            doLeaderWrite(42, 51);
+
+            auto waitFor = [&](const auto& condition, const TString& description) {
+                if (!condition()) {
+                    Cerr << "... waiting for " << description << Endl;
+                    TDispatchOptions options;
+                    options.CustomFinalCondition = [&]() {
+                        return condition();
+                    };
+                    runtime.DispatchEvents(options);
+                    UNIT_ASSERT_C(condition(), "... failed to wait for " << description);
+                }
+            };
+
+            waitFor([&](){ return confirmationsCount > 0; }, "Write confirmed");
 
             runtime.Send(new IEventHandle(leaderTablet, edge, new TEvents::TEvPoisonPill()));
             auto reply = runtime.GrabEdgeEvent<TEvTablet::TEvTabletDead>(edge);
             UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(reply->Get()->TabletID, tabletId);
+
+            runtime.Send(new IEventHandle(followerTablet, edge, new TEvents::TEvPoisonPill()));
+            reply = runtime.GrabEdgeEvent<TEvTablet::TEvTabletDead>(edge);
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(reply->Get()->TabletID, tabletId);
         }
 
-        const TActorId followerTablet = runtime.Register(CreateTabletFollower(edge, tabletInfo.Get(), setupInfo.Get(), 1, nullptr, nullptr));
-        Y_UNUSED(followerTablet);
+        // now we start follower without its leader
 
-        const TActorId followerId = runtime.GrabEdgeEvent<TEvTablet::TEvRestored>(edge)->Get()->UserTabletActor;
-        Y_UNUSED(followerId);
+        const TActorId followerEdge = runtime.AllocateEdgeActor();
+        const TActorId followerTablet = runtime.Register(CreateTabletFollower(followerEdge, tabletInfo.Get(), setupInfo.Get(), 1, nullptr, nullptr));
+        Y_UNUSED(followerTablet);
+        const TActorId followerId = runtime.GrabEdgeEvent<TEvTablet::TEvRestored>(followerEdge)->Get()->UserTabletActor;
 
         {
             NTabletPipe::TClientConfig pipeClientConfig;
             pipeClientConfig.AllowFollower = true;
             pipeClientConfig.ForceFollower = true;
             pipeClientConfig.RetryPolicy = {.RetryLimitCount = 2};
-            runtime.Register(NTabletPipe::CreateClient(edge, tabletId, pipeClientConfig));
+            runtime.Register(NTabletPipe::CreateClient(followerEdge, tabletId, pipeClientConfig));
 
-            auto reply = runtime.GrabEdgeEvent<TEvTabletPipe::TEvClientConnected>(edge);
+            auto reply = runtime.GrabEdgeEvent<TEvTabletPipe::TEvClientConnected>(followerEdge);
 
             UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(reply->Get()->Status, NKikimrProto::OK);
         }
+
+        auto doFollowerRead = [&](ui64 key) -> TMaybe<ui64> {
+            const char *readQuery = R"__((
+                    (let row_ '('('key (Uint64 '%lu))))
+                    (let select_ '('v_ui64))
+                    (let pgmReturn (AsList
+                        (SetResult 'res (SelectRow 't_by_ui64 row_ select_))
+                    ))
+                    (return pgmReturn)
+                ))__";
+
+            THolder<TEvTablet::TEvLocalMKQL> reqRead = MakeHolder<TEvTablet::TEvLocalMKQL>();
+            reqRead->Record.MutableProgram()->MutableProgram()->SetText(Sprintf(readQuery, key));
+            runtime.Send(new IEventHandle(followerId, followerEdge, reqRead.Release()));
+
+            auto reply = runtime.GrabEdgeEvent<TEvTablet::TEvLocalMKQLResponse>(followerEdge);
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(reply->Get()->Record.GetStatus(), 0);
+            const auto res = reply->Get()->Record
+                    .GetExecutionEngineEvaluatedResponse()
+                    .GetValue()
+                    .GetStruct(0)
+                    .GetOptional();
+            if (!res.HasOptional()) {
+                return Nothing();
+            }
+
+            return res
+                    .GetOptional()
+                    .GetStruct(0)
+                    .GetOptional()
+                    .GetUint64();
+        };
+
+        // Perform basic sanity checks
+        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(doFollowerRead(41), Nothing());
+        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(doFollowerRead(42), 51u);
     }
 
     Y_UNIT_TEST(FollowerOfflineBoot) {