diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd3/compact_test.go b/pkg/storage/etcd3/compact_test.go
index 9972fa5c115..d6fa099d1f5 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd3/compact_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd3/compact_test.go
@@ -46,3 +46,37 @@ func TestCompact(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting ErrCompacted, but get=%v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestCompactConflict tests that two compactors (Let's use C1, C2) are trying to compact etcd cluster with the same
+// logical time.
+// - C1 compacts first. It will succeed.
+// - C2 compacts after. It will fail. But it will get latest logical time, which should be larger by one.
+func TestCompactConflict(t *testing.T) {
+	cluster := integration.NewClusterV3(t, &integration.ClusterConfig{Size: 1})
+	defer cluster.Terminate(t)
+	client := cluster.RandClient()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	putResp, err := client.Put(ctx, "/somekey", "data")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Put failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Compact first. It would do the compaction and return compact time which is incremented by 1.
+	curTime, _, err := compact(ctx, client, 0, putResp.Header.Revision)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("compact failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if curTime != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expect current logical time = 1, get = %v", curTime)
+	}
+
+	// Compact again with the same parameters. It won't do compaction but return the latest compact time.
+	curTime2, _, err := compact(ctx, client, 0, putResp.Header.Revision)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("compact failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if curTime != curTime2 {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected curTime (%v) != curTime2 (%v)", curTime, curTime2)
+	}
+}