diff --git a/consensus/mempool_test.go b/consensus/mempool_test.go
index 843a85aa6..fdb4349ad 100644
--- a/consensus/mempool_test.go
+++ b/consensus/mempool_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,37 @@ func TestNoProgressUntilTxsAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureNewStep(newBlockCh) // commit txs
 	ensureNewStep(newBlockCh) // commit updated app hash
 	ensureNoNewStep(newBlockCh)
+
+}
+
+func TestProgressInHigherRound(t *testing.T) {
+	config := ResetConfig("consensus_mempool_txs_available_test")
+	config.Consensus.NoEmptyBlocks = true
+	state, privVals := randGenesisState(1, false, 10)
+	cs := newConsensusStateWithConfig(config, state, privVals[0], NewCounterApplication())
+	cs.mempool.EnableTxsAvailable()
+	height, round := cs.Height, cs.Round
+	newBlockCh := subscribeToEvent(cs.evsw, "tester", types.EventStringNewBlock(), 1)
+	newRoundCh := subscribeToEvent(cs.evsw, "tester", types.EventStringNewRound(), 1)
+	timeoutCh := subscribeToEvent(cs.evsw, "tester", types.EventStringTimeoutPropose(), 1)
+	cs.setProposal = func(proposal *types.Proposal) error {
+		if cs.Height == 2 && cs.Round == 0 {
+			// dont set the proposal in round 0 so we timeout and
+			// go to next round
+			cs.Logger.Info("Ignoring set proposal at height 2, round 0")
+			return nil
+		}
+		return cs.defaultSetProposal(proposal)
+	}
+	startTestRound(cs, height, round)
+
+	ensureNewStep(newRoundCh) // first round at first height
+	ensureNewStep(newBlockCh) // first block gets committed
+	ensureNewStep(newRoundCh) // first round at next height
+	deliverTxsRange(cs, 0, 2) // we deliver txs, but dont set a proposal so we get the next round
+	<-timeoutCh
+	ensureNewStep(newRoundCh) // wait for the next round
+	ensureNewStep(newBlockCh) // now we can commit the block
 }
 
 func deliverTxsRange(cs *ConsensusState, start, end int) {