diff --git a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/01035_lc_empty_part_bug.reference b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/01035_lc_empty_part_bug.reference
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d250d0033f
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+++ b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/01035_lc_empty_part_bug.reference
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+wait for delete to finish	0
+still alive
+100
diff --git a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/01035_lc_empty_part_bug.sql b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/01035_lc_empty_part_bug.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7fe97093f6e
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+++ b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/01035_lc_empty_part_bug.sql
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+-- that test is failing on versions <= 19.11.12
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS lc_empty_part_bug;
+create table lc_empty_part_bug (id  UInt64, s String) Engine=MergeTree ORDER BY id;
+insert into lc_empty_part_bug select number as id, toString(rand()) from numbers(100);
+alter table lc_empty_part_bug delete where id < 100;
+SELECT 'wait for delete to finish', sleep(1);
+alter table lc_empty_part_bug modify column s LowCardinality(String);
+SELECT 'still alive';
+insert into lc_empty_part_bug select number+100 as id, toString(rand()) from numbers(100);
+SELECT count() FROM lc_empty_part_bug WHERE not ignore(*);
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS lc_empty_part_bug;