diff --git a/tests/integration/replication.tcl b/tests/integration/replication.tcl
index 22b0bfeaf..e5079d9dd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/replication.tcl
+++ b/tests/integration/replication.tcl
@@ -637,3 +637,55 @@ start_server {tags {"repl"}} {
         }
     }
 }
+
+test {replicaof right after disconnection} {
+    # this is a rare race condition that was reproduced sporadically by the psync2 unit.
+    # see details in #7205
+    start_server {tags {"repl"}} {
+        set replica1 [srv 0 client]
+        set replica1_host [srv 0 host]
+        set replica1_port [srv 0 port]
+        set replica1_log [srv 0 stdout]
+        start_server {} {
+            set replica2 [srv 0 client]
+            set replica2_host [srv 0 host]
+            set replica2_port [srv 0 port]
+            set replica2_log [srv 0 stdout]
+            start_server {} {
+                set master [srv 0 client]
+                set master_host [srv 0 host]
+                set master_port [srv 0 port]
+                $replica1 replicaof $master_host $master_port
+                $replica2 replicaof $master_host $master_port
+
+                wait_for_condition 50 100 {
+                    [string match {*master_link_status:up*} [$replica1 info replication]] &&
+                    [string match {*master_link_status:up*} [$replica2 info replication]]
+                } else {
+                    fail "Can't turn the instance into a replica"
+                }
+
+                set rd [redis_deferring_client -1]
+                $rd debug sleep 1
+                after 100
+
+                # when replica2 will wake up from the sleep it will find both disconnection
+                # from it's master and also a replicaof command at the same event loop
+                $master client kill type replica
+                $replica2 replicaof $replica1_host $replica1_port
+                $rd read
+
+                wait_for_condition 50 100 {
+                    [string match {*master_link_status:up*} [$replica2 info replication]]
+                } else {
+                    fail "role change failed."
+                }
+
+                # make sure psync succeeded, and there were no unexpected full syncs.
+                assert_equal [status $master sync_full] 2
+                assert_equal [status $replica1 sync_full] 0
+                assert_equal [status $replica2 sync_full] 0
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}