diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 9f40734aa257c1..e6139b04a6adbb 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -2126,6 +2126,57 @@ pub mod tests {
         assert_load_account(&accounts, current_slot, pubkey, zero_lamport);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_accounts_purge_chained() {
+        solana_logger::setup();
+
+        let some_lamport = 223;
+        let zero_lamport = 0;
+        let dummy_lamport = 999;
+        let no_data = 0;
+        let owner = Account::default().owner;
+
+        let account = Account::new(some_lamport, no_data, &owner);
+        let account2 = Account::new(some_lamport + 100_001, no_data, &owner);
+        let account3 = Account::new(some_lamport + 100_002, no_data, &owner);
+        let zero_lamport_account = Account::new(zero_lamport, no_data, &owner);
+
+        let pubkey = Pubkey::new_rand();
+        let purged_pubkey1 = Pubkey::new_rand();
+        let purged_pubkey2 = Pubkey::new_rand();
+
+        let dummy_account = Account::new(dummy_lamport, no_data, &owner);
+        let dummy_pubkey = Pubkey::default();
+
+        let accounts = AccountsDB::new_single();
+
+        let mut current_slot = 1;
+        accounts.store(current_slot, &[(&pubkey, &account)]);
+        accounts.store(current_slot, &[(&purged_pubkey1, &account2)]);
+        accounts.add_root(current_slot);
+
+        current_slot += 1;
+        accounts.store(current_slot, &[(&purged_pubkey1, &zero_lamport_account)]);
+        accounts.store(current_slot, &[(&purged_pubkey2, &account3)]);
+        accounts.add_root(current_slot);
+
+        current_slot += 1;
+        accounts.store(current_slot, &[(&purged_pubkey2, &zero_lamport_account)]);
+        accounts.add_root(current_slot);
+
+        current_slot += 1;
+        accounts.store(current_slot, &[(&dummy_pubkey, &dummy_account)]);
+        accounts.add_root(current_slot);
+
+        purge_zero_lamport_accounts(&accounts, current_slot);
+        let accounts = reconstruct_accounts_db_via_serialization(&accounts, current_slot);
+
+        assert_load_account(&accounts, current_slot, pubkey, some_lamport);
+        assert_load_account(&accounts, current_slot, purged_pubkey1, 0);
+        assert_load_account(&accounts, current_slot, purged_pubkey2, 0);
+        assert_load_account(&accounts, current_slot, dummy_pubkey, dummy_lamport);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     #[ignore]
     fn test_store_account_stress() {