diff --git a/docker/test/fasttest/run.sh b/docker/test/fasttest/run.sh
index 0152f9c5cfd..1f8d612a125 100755
--- a/docker/test/fasttest/run.sh
+++ b/docker/test/fasttest/run.sh
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ TESTS_TO_SKIP=(
     # to make some progress.
     00646_url_engine
     00974_query_profiler
+
+    # Look at DistributedFilesToInsert, so cannot run in parallel.
+    01460_DistributedFilesToInsert
 )
 
 clickhouse-test -j 4 --no-long --testname --shard --zookeeper --skip "${TESTS_TO_SKIP[@]}" 2>&1 | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' | tee /test_output/test_log.txt
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01460_DistributedFilesToInsert.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01460_DistributedFilesToInsert.reference
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7a123a39978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01460_DistributedFilesToInsert.reference
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+INSERT
+0
+0
+STOP/START DISTRIBUTED SENDS
+1
+0
+FLUSH DISTRIBUTED
+1
+0
+DROP TABLE
+1
+0
diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/01460_DistributedFilesToInsert.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01460_DistributedFilesToInsert.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ce10cf133f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/queries/0_stateless/01460_DistributedFilesToInsert.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+-- otherwise SYSTEM STOP DISTRIBUTED SENDS does not makes any effect (for localhost)
+-- (i.e. no .bin files and hence no sending is required)
+set prefer_localhost_replica=0;
+
+set distributed_directory_monitor_sleep_time_ms=50;
+
+drop table if exists data_01460;
+drop table if exists dist_01460;
+
+create table data_01460 as system.one engine=Null();
+create table dist_01460 as data_01460 engine=Distributed(test_shard_localhost, currentDatabase(), data_01460);
+
+select 'INSERT';
+select value from system.metrics where metric = 'DistributedFilesToInsert';
+insert into dist_01460 select * from system.one;
+select sleep(1) format Null; -- distributed_directory_monitor_sleep_time_ms
+select value from system.metrics where metric = 'DistributedFilesToInsert';
+
+select 'STOP/START DISTRIBUTED SENDS';
+system stop distributed sends dist_01460;
+insert into dist_01460 select * from system.one;
+select sleep(1) format Null; -- distributed_directory_monitor_sleep_time_ms
+select value from system.metrics where metric = 'DistributedFilesToInsert';
+system start distributed sends dist_01460;
+select sleep(1) format Null; -- distributed_directory_monitor_sleep_time_ms
+select value from system.metrics where metric = 'DistributedFilesToInsert';
+
+select 'FLUSH DISTRIBUTED';
+system stop distributed sends dist_01460;
+insert into dist_01460 select * from system.one;
+select sleep(1) format Null; -- distributed_directory_monitor_sleep_time_ms
+select value from system.metrics where metric = 'DistributedFilesToInsert';
+system flush distributed dist_01460;
+select value from system.metrics where metric = 'DistributedFilesToInsert';
+
+select 'DROP TABLE';
+system stop distributed sends dist_01460;
+insert into dist_01460 select * from system.one;
+select sleep(1) format Null; -- distributed_directory_monitor_sleep_time_ms
+select value from system.metrics where metric = 'DistributedFilesToInsert';
+drop table dist_01460;
+select value from system.metrics where metric = 'DistributedFilesToInsert';