diff --git a/src/rx-storage-helper.ts b/src/rx-storage-helper.ts
index 79d91a52a5b..a4c9bf883e0 100644
--- a/src/rx-storage-helper.ts
+++ b/src/rx-storage-helper.ts
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ export function randomDelayStorage<Internals, InstanceCreationOptions>(
         storage: RxStorage<Internals, InstanceCreationOptions>;
         delayTimeBefore: () => number;
         delayTimeAfter: () => number;
+        longQueryTime?: number;
     }
 ): RxStorage<Internals, InstanceCreationOptions> {
     /**
@@ -948,8 +949,13 @@ export function randomDelayStorage<Internals, InstanceCreationOptions>(
                     return ret;
                 },
                 async query(a) {
-                    await promiseWait(input.delayTimeBefore());
+                    if (!input.longQueryTime) {
+                        await promiseWait(input.delayTimeBefore());
+                    }
                     const ret = await storageInstance.query(a);
+                    if (input.longQueryTime) {
+                        await promiseWait(input.delayTimeBefore() + input.longQueryTime);
+                    }
                     return ret;
                 },
                 async count(a) {
diff --git a/test/unit/config.ts b/test/unit/config.ts
index 360a1135f44..6a5b42e26c5 100644
--- a/test/unit/config.ts
+++ b/test/unit/config.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ export function getStorage(storageKey: string): RxTestStorage {
         return CUSTOM_STORAGE;
     }
 
+    const delayFn = () => randomNumber(10, 50);
+    // const delayFn = () => 150;
+
     switch (storageKey) {
         case 'memory':
             return {
@@ -82,9 +85,6 @@ export function getStorage(storageKey: string): RxTestStorage {
          */
         case 'memory-random-delay':
 
-            const delayFn = () => randomNumber(10, 50);
-            // const delayFn = () => 150;
-
             return {
                 name: storageKey,
                 getStorage: () => wrappedValidateAjvStorage({
@@ -112,6 +112,37 @@ export function getStorage(storageKey: string): RxTestStorage {
                 hasReplication: true
             };
             break;
+        case 'memory-long-query-delay':
+
+            return {
+                name: storageKey,
+                getStorage: () => wrappedValidateAjvStorage({
+                    storage: randomDelayStorage({
+                        storage: getRxStorageMemory({
+                        }),
+                        delayTimeBefore: delayFn,
+                        delayTimeAfter: delayFn,
+                        longQueryTime: 2000,
+                    })
+                }),
+                getPerformanceStorage() {
+                    return {
+                        description: 'memory-long-query-delay',
+                        storage: randomDelayStorage({
+                            storage: getRxStorageMemory({
+                            }),
+                            delayTimeBefore: delayFn,
+                            delayTimeAfter: delayFn,
+                        longQueryTime: 2000,
+                        })
+                    };
+                },
+                hasPersistence: true,
+                hasMultiInstance: true,
+                hasAttachments: false,
+                hasReplication: true
+            };
+            break;
 
         case 'localstorage':
             return {
diff --git a/test/unit/reactive-query.test.ts b/test/unit/reactive-query.test.ts
index 20e821474ff..aa1f8f07885 100644
--- a/test/unit/reactive-query.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/reactive-query.test.ts
@@ -156,21 +156,65 @@ describeParallel('reactive-query.test.js', () => {
                 return;
             }
 
-            const c = await humansCollection.create(1);
-            let result = [];
-            c.insert(schemaObjects.humanData()); // do not await here!
-            c.find().$.subscribe(r => {
+            if (config.storage.name === 'sqlite-trial') {
+                // sqlite cannot insert too many rows
+                return;
+            }
+            const c = await humansCollection.create(0);
+            let docSize = 0;
+            const genId = () => {
+                if (typeof crypto === 'object' && 'randomUUID' in crypto) {
+                    return crypto.randomUUID();
+                }
+                return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, (cc) => {
+                    const r = Math.random() * 16 | 0;
+                    return (cc === 'x' ? r : (r & 0x3 | 0x8)).toString(16);
+                });
+            };
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < 1; i++) {
+                const len = 3000;
+                docSize += len;
+                const docs = Array.from({ length: len }, () => {
+                    const id = genId();
+                    return schemaObjects.humanData(id);
+                });
+                await c.bulkInsert(docs);
+            }
+
+            let result: RxDocument<{
+                firstName: string;
+                lastName: string;
+                passportId: string;
+                age?: number | undefined;
+            }, {}>[] = [];
+
+            let done = false;
+            let insertLen = 0;
+
+            c.find({ sort: [{ age: 'asc', passportId: 'asc', lastName: 'desc', firstName: 'asc' }] }).$.subscribe(r => {
+                done = true;
                 result = r;
             });
 
-            await c.insert(schemaObjects.humanData());
-            await waitUntil(() => result.length === 3);
 
-            // should still have correct results after some time
+            (async () => {
+                while (!done) {
+                    await wait(2);
+                    const id = genId();
+                    c.insert(schemaObjects.humanData(id));
+                    insertLen++;
+                }
+            })();
+
+
+            await waitUntil(() => done);
+            await waitUntil(() => result.length === insertLen + docSize);
             await wait(50);
-            assert.strictEqual(result.length, 3);
+            assert.strictEqual(result.length, insertLen + docSize);
 
             c.database.close();
+
         });
     });
     describe('negative', () => {