diff --git a/server/norace_test.go b/server/norace_test.go
index 7d785a77..4d6b8d52 100644
--- a/server/norace_test.go
+++ b/server/norace_test.go
@@ -1756,6 +1756,70 @@ func TestNoRaceJetStreamClusterSourcesMuxd(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+func TestNoRaceJetStreamClusterExtendedStreamPurgeStall(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("fails always")
+
+	cerr := func(t *testing.T, err error) {
+		t.Helper()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexepected err: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	s := RunBasicJetStreamServer()
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, s)
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	si, err := js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:     "KV",
+		Subjects: []string{"kv.>"},
+		Storage:  nats.FileStorage,
+	})
+	cerr(t, err)
+
+	// 100kb messages spread over 1000 subjects
+	body := make([]byte, 100*1024)
+	for i := 0; i < 100000; i++ {
+		err := nc.Publish(fmt.Sprintf("kv.%d", i%1000), body)
+		cerr(t, err)
+	}
+	si, err = js.StreamInfo("KV")
+	cerr(t, err)
+	if si == nil || si.Config.Name != "KV" {
+		t.Fatalf("StreamInfo is not correct %+v", si)
+	}
+
+	checkFor(t, 5*time.Second, 200*time.Millisecond, func() error {
+		si, err = js.StreamInfo("KV")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if si.State.Msgs == 100000 {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("waiting for more")
+	})
+
+	jp, _ := json.Marshal(&JSApiStreamPurgeRequest{Subject: "kv.20"})
+	start := time.Now()
+	res, err := nc.Request(fmt.Sprintf(JSApiStreamPurgeT, "KV"), jp, time.Minute)
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+	cerr(t, err)
+	pres := JSApiStreamPurgeResponse{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(res.Data, &pres)
+	cerr(t, err)
+	if !pres.Success {
+		t.Fatalf("purge failed: %#v", pres)
+	}
+	if elapsed > time.Second {
+		t.Fatalf("Purge took %s", elapsed)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNoRaceJetStreamClusterMirrorExpirationAndMissingSequences(t *testing.T) {
 	c := createJetStreamClusterExplicit(t, "MMS", 9)
 	defer c.shutdown()