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+from fixtures.log_helper import log
+from fixtures.neon_fixtures import NeonEnv, wait_replica_caughtup
+
+
+def test_replication_start(neon_simple_env: NeonEnv):
+    env = neon_simple_env
+
+    with env.endpoints.create_start(branch_name="main", endpoint_id="primary") as primary:
+        with primary.connect() as p_con:
+            with p_con.cursor() as p_cur:
+                p_cur.execute("begin")
+                p_cur.execute("create table t(pk integer primary key, payload integer)")
+                p_cur.execute("insert into t values (generate_series(1,100000), 0)")
+                p_cur.execute("select txid_current()")
+                xid = p_cur.fetchall()[0][0]
+                log.info(f"Master transaction {xid}")
+                with env.endpoints.new_replica_start(
+                    origin=primary, endpoint_id="secondary"
+                ) as secondary:
+                    wait_replica_caughtup(primary, secondary)
+                    with secondary.connect() as s_con:
+                        with s_con.cursor() as s_cur:
+                            s_cur.execute("select * from pg_class")
+                            p_cur.execute("commit")
+                            wait_replica_caughtup(primary, secondary)
+                            s_cur.execute("select * from t where pk = 1")