diff --git a/write_buffer/src/core.rs b/write_buffer/src/core.rs
index 06714a0504..c34b42a609 100644
--- a/write_buffer/src/core.rs
+++ b/write_buffer/src/core.rs
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ pub mod test_utils {
     where
         R: WriteBufferReading,
     {
+        // Ensure content of the streams
         let mut streams = reader.streams();
         assert_eq!(streams.len(), expected.len());
         streams.sort_by_key(|(sequencer_id, _stream)| *sequencer_id);
@@ -464,19 +465,34 @@ pub mod test_utils {
             assert_eq!(actual_sequencer_id, *expected_sequencer_id);
 
             // we need to limit the stream to `expected.len()` elements, otherwise it might be pending forever
-            let mut results: Vec<_> = actual_stream
+            let results: Vec<_> = actual_stream
                 .stream
                 .take(expected_entries.len())
                 .try_collect()
                 .await
                 .unwrap();
-            results.sort_by_key(|entry| {
-                let sequence = entry.sequence().unwrap();
-                (sequence.id, sequence.number)
-            });
             let actual_entries: Vec<_> = results.iter().map(|entry| entry.entry()).collect();
             assert_eq!(&&actual_entries[..], expected_entries);
         }
+
+        // Ensure that streams a pending
+        let mut streams = reader.streams();
+        assert_eq!(streams.len(), expected.len());
+        streams.sort_by_key(|(sequencer_id, _stream)| *sequencer_id);
+
+        let waker = futures::task::noop_waker();
+        let mut cx = futures::task::Context::from_waker(&waker);
+
+        for (
+            (actual_sequencer_id, mut actual_stream),
+            (expected_sequencer_id, _expected_entries),
+        ) in streams.into_iter().zip(expected.iter())
+        {
+            assert_eq!(actual_sequencer_id, *expected_sequencer_id);
+
+            // empty stream is pending
+            assert!(actual_stream.stream.poll_next_unpin(&mut cx).is_pending());
+        }
     }
 
     /// Return largest "milliseconds only" timestamp less than or equal to the given timestamp.