diff --git a/test/lib/inittest.sh b/test/lib/inittest.sh
index 6b4bcb348..98a916ca6 100644
--- a/test/lib/inittest.sh
+++ b/test/lib/inittest.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ LVM_TEST_BACKING_DEVICE=${LVM_TEST_BACKING_DEVICE-}
 LVM_TEST_DEVDIR=${LVM_TEST_DEVDIR-}
 LVM_TEST_NODEBUG=${LVM_TEST_NODEBUG-}
 LVM_TEST_LVM1=${LVM_TEST_LVM1-}
+LVM_TEST_FAILURE=${LVM_TEST_FAILURE-}
 # TODO: LVM_TEST_SHARED
 SHARED=${SHARED-}
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ test -n "$SKIP_WITH_LVMLOCKD" && test -n "$LVM_TEST_LVMLOCKD" && initskip
 
 unset CDPATH
 
-export LVM_TEST_BACKING_DEVICE LVM_TEST_DEVDIR LVM_TEST_NODEBUG
+export LVM_TEST_BACKING_DEVICE LVM_TEST_DEVDIR LVM_TEST_NODEBUG LVM_TEST_FAILURE
 export LVM_TEST_LVMLOCKD LVM_TEST_LVMLOCKD_TEST
 export LVM_TEST_LVMPOLLD LVM_TEST_LOCK_TYPE_DLM LVM_TEST_LOCK_TYPE_SANLOCK LVM_TEST_LOCK_TYPE_IDM
 export LVM_TEST_DEVICES_FILE
diff --git a/test/shell/lvmlockd_failure.sh b/test/shell/lvmlockd_failure.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0fccfb83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell/lvmlockd_failure.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2020~2021 Seagate, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+#
+# This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+# modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+# of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
+
+. lib/inittest
+
+[ -z "$LVM_TEST_FAILURE" ] && skip;
+
+aux prepare_vg 3
+
+# Create new logic volume
+lvcreate -a ey --zero n -l 1 -n $lv1 $vg
+
+# Emulate lvmlockd abnormally exiting
+killall -9 lvmlockd
+
+systemctl start lvm2-lvmlockd
+
+vgchange --lock-start $vg
+
+lvchange -a n $vg/$lv1
+lvchange -a sy $vg/$lv1
+
+lvcreate -a ey --zero n -l 1 -n $lv2 $vg
+lvchange -a n $vg/$lv2
+
+vgremove -ff $vg