diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt b/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c2c4fff6..f439f101a 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -948,6 +948,9 @@ add_test_executable(mxs2450_change_user_crash.cpp mxs2450_change_user_crash mxs2
 # PAM authentication
 add_test_executable(pam_authentication.cpp pam_authentication pam_authentication LABELS REPL_BACKEND)
 
+# MXS-2520: Allow master reconnection on reads
+add_test_executable(mxs2520_master_read_reconnect.cpp mxs2520_master_read_reconnect mxs2520_master_read_reconnect LABELS REPL_BACKEND readwritesplit)
+
 ############################################
 # BEGIN: binlogrouter and avrorouter tests #
 ############################################
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs2520_master_read_reconnect b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs2520_master_read_reconnect
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd66ced60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/cnf/maxscale.cnf.template.mxs2520_master_read_reconnect
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+[maxscale]
+threads=###threads###
+log_info=1
+
+[MySQL-Monitor]
+type=monitor
+module=mysqlmon
+servers=server1
+user=maxskysql
+password=skysql
+monitor_interval=1000
+backend_read_timeout=1
+backend_connect_timeout=1
+
+[RW-Split-Router]
+type=service
+router=readwritesplit
+servers=server1
+user=maxskysql
+password=skysql
+delayed_retry_timeout=45
+transaction_replay=true
+
+[RW-Split-Listener]
+type=listener
+service=RW-Split-Router
+protocol=MySQLClient
+port=4006
+
+###server###
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mxs2520_master_read_reconnect.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/mxs2520_master_read_reconnect.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a0955884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mxs2520_master_read_reconnect.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * MXS-2520: Allow master reconnection on reads
+ * https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-2520
+ */
+
+#include "testconnections.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    TestConnections test(argc, argv);
+
+    test.maxscales->connect();
+    std::thread thr([&]() {
+                        sleep(5);
+                        test.tprintf("block node 0");
+                        test.repl->block_node(0);
+                        test.tprintf("wait for monitor");
+                        test.maxscales->wait_for_monitor(2);
+                        test.tprintf("unblock node 0");
+                        test.repl->unblock_node(0);
+                    });
+
+    test.set_timeout(60);
+    test.tprintf("SELECT SLEEP(10)");
+    test.try_query(test.maxscales->conn_rwsplit[0], "SELECT SLEEP(10)");
+    test.stop_timeout();
+
+    test.tprintf("disconnect");
+    test.maxscales->disconnect();
+    test.tprintf("join");
+    thr.join();
+
+    return test.global_result;
+}