diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl
index 7e1d08497..841ed885f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_mqtt_SUITE.erl
@@ -735,6 +735,89 @@ t_mqtt_conn_bridge_egress_reconnect(_) ->
     assert_mqtt_msg_received(RemoteTopic, Payload2),
     ok.
 
+t_mqtt_conn_bridge_egress_async_reconnect(_) ->
+    User1 = <<"user1">>,
+    BridgeIDEgress = create_bridge(
+        ?SERVER_CONF(User1)#{
+            <<"type">> => ?TYPE_MQTT,
+            <<"name">> => ?BRIDGE_NAME_EGRESS,
+            <<"egress">> => ?EGRESS_CONF,
+            <<"resource_opts">> => #{
+                <<"worker_pool_size">> => 2,
+                <<"query_mode">> => <<"async">>,
+                %% using a long time so we can test recovery
+                <<"request_timeout">> => <<"15s">>,
+                %% to make it check the healthy quickly
+                <<"health_check_interval">> => <<"0.5s">>,
+                %% to make it reconnect quickly
+                <<"auto_restart_interval">> => <<"1s">>
+            }
+        }
+    ),
+
+    on_exit(fun() ->
+        %% delete the bridge
+        {ok, 204, <<>>} = request(delete, uri(["bridges", BridgeIDEgress]), []),
+        {ok, 200, <<"[]">>} = request(get, uri(["bridges"]), []),
+        ok
+    end),
+
+    Self = self(),
+    LocalTopic = <<?EGRESS_LOCAL_TOPIC, "/1">>,
+    RemoteTopic = <<?EGRESS_REMOTE_TOPIC, "/", LocalTopic/binary>>,
+    emqx:subscribe(RemoteTopic),
+
+    Publisher = start_publisher(LocalTopic, 200, Self),
+    ct:sleep(1000),
+
+    %% stop the listener 1883 to make the bridge disconnected
+    ok = emqx_listeners:stop_listener('tcp:default'),
+    ct:sleep(1500),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{<<"status">> := Status} when Status == <<"connecting">>; Status == <<"disconnected">>,
+        request_bridge(BridgeIDEgress)
+    ),
+
+    %% start the listener 1883 to make the bridge reconnected
+    ok = emqx_listeners:start_listener('tcp:default'),
+    timer:sleep(1500),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{<<"status">> := <<"connected">>},
+        request_bridge(BridgeIDEgress)
+    ),
+
+    N = stop_publisher(Publisher),
+
+    %% all those messages should eventually be delivered
+    [
+        assert_mqtt_msg_received(RemoteTopic, Payload)
+     || I <- lists:seq(1, N),
+        Payload <- [integer_to_binary(I)]
+    ],
+
+    ok.
+
+start_publisher(Topic, Interval, CtrlPid) ->
+    spawn_link(fun() -> publisher(Topic, 1, Interval, CtrlPid) end).
+
+stop_publisher(Pid) ->
+    _ = Pid ! {self(), stop},
+    receive
+        {Pid, N} -> N
+    after 1_000 -> ct:fail("publisher ~p did not stop", [Pid])
+    end.
+
+publisher(Topic, N, Delay, CtrlPid) ->
+    _ = emqx:publish(emqx_message:make(Topic, integer_to_binary(N))),
+    receive
+        {CtrlPid, stop} ->
+            CtrlPid ! {self(), N}
+    after Delay ->
+        publisher(Topic, N + 1, Delay, CtrlPid)
+    end.
+
+%%
+
 assert_mqtt_msg_received(Topic) ->
     assert_mqtt_msg_received(Topic, '_', 200).