diff --git a/packages/helia/test/storage.spec.ts b/packages/helia/test/storage.spec.ts
index 4247080a..4b3223dd 100644
--- a/packages/helia/test/storage.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/helia/test/storage.spec.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
-
+import type { Helia } from '@helia/interface'
+import type { Pins } from '@helia/interface/pins'
 import { expect } from 'aegir/chai'
 import { MemoryBlockstore } from 'blockstore-core'
 import { MemoryDatastore } from 'datastore-core'
 import delay from 'delay'
+import type { Blockstore, Pair } from 'interface-blockstore'
+import type { Bitswap } from 'ipfs-bitswap'
 import all from 'it-all'
 import drain from 'it-drain'
+import type { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
 import * as raw from 'multiformats/codecs/raw'
-import Sinon from 'sinon'
-import { type StubbedInstance, stubInterface } from 'sinon-ts'
+import * as Sinon from 'sinon'
+import { stubInterface, type StubbedInstance } from 'sinon-ts'
+import { createHelia } from '../src/index.js'
 import { PinsImpl } from '../src/pins.js'
 import { BlockStorage } from '../src/storage.js'
 import { createBlock } from './fixtures/create-block.js'
-import type { Pins } from '@helia/interface/pins'
-import type { Blockstore } from 'interface-blockstore'
-import type { Bitswap } from 'ipfs-bitswap'
-import type { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
 
 describe('storage', () => {
   let storage: BlockStorage
@@ -175,4 +176,52 @@ describe('storage', () => {
       expect(await blockstore.has(blocks[i].cid)).to.be.true()
     }
   })
+
+  describe('blocking stores', () => {
+    let helia: Helia
+
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      helia = await createHelia({
+        blockstore
+      })
+    })
+
+    afterEach(async () => {
+      if (helia != null) {
+        await helia.stop()
+      }
+    })
+
+    it.only('gets many blocks from bitswap when they are not in the blockstore and does not block.', async () => {
+      bitswap.isStarted.returns(true)
+
+      const count = 5
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        const { cid, block } = blocks[i]
+        bitswap.want.withArgs(cid).resolves(block)
+
+        expect(await blockstore.has(cid)).to.be.false()
+      }
+
+      const cidsGenerator = async function* (): AsyncGenerator<CID> {
+        for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+          yield blocks[i].cid
+          await delay(10)
+        }
+      }
+
+      const getFirstEntry = async (asyncIterableInstance: AsyncIterable<Pair>) => {
+        for await (const entry of asyncIterableInstance) {
+          await helia.gc({ signal: AbortSignal.timeout(100) })
+          return entry;
+        }
+      }
+
+      setTimeout(() => Promise.reject(), 10000)
+      const retrieved = await storage.getMany(cidsGenerator())
+      const firstEntryFromRetrieved = await getFirstEntry(retrieved)
+      expect(firstEntryFromRetrieved?.block).to.not.be.undefined()
+    })
+  })
 })