diff --git a/replication/backup_test.go b/replication/backup_test.go
index abefd3f8..a8ee4465 100644
--- a/replication/backup_test.go
+++ b/replication/backup_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package replication
 import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
+	"path"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -32,18 +34,67 @@ func (t *testSyncerSuite) TestStartBackupEndInGivenTime() {
 
 	done := make(chan bool)
 
+	// Start the backup in a goroutine
 	go func() {
 		err := t.b.StartBackup(binlogDir, mysql.Position{Name: "", Pos: uint32(0)}, timeout)
 		require.NoError(t.T(), err)
 		done <- true
 	}()
+
+	// Wait for the backup to complete or timeout
 	failTimeout := 5 * timeout
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), failTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 	select {
 	case <-done:
+		// Backup completed; now verify the backup files
+		files, err := os.ReadDir(binlogDir)
+		require.NoError(t.T(), err)
+		require.NotEmpty(t.T(), files, "No binlog files were backed up")
+
+		for _, file := range files {
+			fileInfo, err := os.Stat(path.Join(binlogDir, file.Name()))
+			require.NoError(t.T(), err)
+			require.NotZero(t.T(), fileInfo.Size(), "Binlog file %s is empty", file.Name())
+		}
+
 		return
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		t.T().Fatal("time out error")
 	}
 }
+
+type CountingEventHandler struct {
+	count int
+	mutex sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func (h *CountingEventHandler) HandleEvent(e *BinlogEvent) error {
+	h.mutex.Lock()
+	h.count++
+	h.mutex.Unlock()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *testSyncerSuite) TestBackupEventHandlerInvocation() {
+	t.setupTest(mysql.MySQLFlavor)
+
+	// Define binlogDir and timeout
+	binlogDir := "./var"
+	os.RemoveAll(binlogDir)
+	timeout := 2 * time.Second
+
+	// Set up the CountingEventHandler
+	handler := &CountingEventHandler{}
+	t.b.SetEventHandler(handler)
+
+	// Start the backup
+	err := t.b.StartBackup(binlogDir, mysql.Position{Name: "", Pos: uint32(0)}, timeout)
+	require.NoError(t.T(), err)
+
+	// Verify that events were handled
+	handler.mutex.Lock()
+	eventCount := handler.count
+	handler.mutex.Unlock()
+	require.Greater(t.T(), eventCount, 0, "No events were handled by the EventHandler")
+}
diff --git a/replication/binlogsyncer.go b/replication/binlogsyncer.go
index 1796b63c..f1e70813 100644
--- a/replication/binlogsyncer.go
+++ b/replication/binlogsyncer.go
@@ -925,10 +925,10 @@ func (b *BinlogSyncer) handleEventAndACK(s *BinlogStreamer, e *BinlogEvent, rawD
 
 // getCurrentGtidSet returns a clone of the current GTID set.
 func (b *BinlogSyncer) getCurrentGtidSet() GTIDSet {
-    if b.currGset != nil {
-        return b.currGset.Clone()
-    }
-    return nil
+	if b.currGset != nil {
+		return b.currGset.Clone()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // LastConnectionID returns last connectionID.
diff --git a/replication/replication_test.go b/replication/replication_test.go
index 3a64df74..7413543e 100644
--- a/replication/replication_test.go
+++ b/replication/replication_test.go
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ func (t *testSyncerSuite) testSync(s *BinlogStreamer) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	handler := &CountingEventHandler{}
+	t.b.SetEventHandler(handler)
+
 	// use mixed format
 	t.testExecute("SET SESSION binlog_format = 'MIXED'")
 
@@ -258,6 +261,11 @@ func (t *testSyncerSuite) testSync(s *BinlogStreamer) {
 		"2014-09-08 17:51:04.000456","2014-09-08 17:51:04.000456","2014-09-08 17:51:04.000456")`)
 
 	t.wg.Wait()
+
+	handler.mutex.Lock()
+	eventCount := handler.count
+	handler.mutex.Unlock()
+	require.Greater(t.T(), eventCount, 0, "No events were handled by the EventHandler")
 }
 
 func (t *testSyncerSuite) setupTest(flavor string) {
@@ -463,3 +471,50 @@ func (t *testSyncerSuite) TestMysqlBinlogCodec() {
 		require.NoError(t.T(), err)
 	}
 }
+
+func (t *testSyncerSuite) TestGTIDSetHandling() {
+	t.setupTest(mysql.MySQLFlavor)
+
+	// Ensure GTID mode is enabled
+	r, err := t.c.Execute("SELECT @@gtid_mode")
+	require.NoError(t.T(), err)
+	modeOn, _ := r.GetString(0, 0)
+	if modeOn != "ON" {
+		t.T().Skip("GTID mode is not ON")
+	}
+
+	// Start syncing with an empty GTID set
+	set, _ := mysql.ParseMysqlGTIDSet("")
+	s, err := t.b.StartSyncGTID(set)
+	require.NoError(t.T(), err)
+
+	// Perform some transactions
+	t.testExecute("CREATE TABLE test_gtid (id INT PRIMARY KEY)")
+	t.testExecute("INSERT INTO test_gtid VALUES (1)")
+	t.testExecute("COMMIT")
+
+	// Read events and verify GTID sets
+	t.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer t.wg.Done()
+		for {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+			e, err := s.GetEvent(ctx)
+			cancel()
+			if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t.T(), err)
+
+			// Check GTID set in XIDEvent or QueryEvent
+			switch e.Event.(type) {
+			case *XIDEvent, *QueryEvent:
+				if !t.b.cfg.DiscardGTIDSet {
+					gtidSet := t.b.getCurrentGtidSet()
+					require.NotNil(t.T(), gtidSet, "GTID set should not be nil")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	t.wg.Wait()
+}