diff --git a/arangod/Replication/DatabaseTailingSyncer.cpp b/arangod/Replication/DatabaseTailingSyncer.cpp
index a5f8c61416..427e9b7af5 100644
--- a/arangod/Replication/DatabaseTailingSyncer.cpp
+++ b/arangod/Replication/DatabaseTailingSyncer.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ Result DatabaseTailingSyncer::syncCollectionFinalize(
   _ignoreRenameCreateDrop = true;
 
   TRI_voc_tick_t fromTick = _initialTick;
+  TRI_voc_tick_t lastScannedTick = fromTick;
   LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::REPLICATION)
       << "starting syncCollectionFinalize:" << collectionName << ", fromTick "
       << fromTick;
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ Result DatabaseTailingSyncer::syncCollectionFinalize(
         tailingBaseUrl("tail") +
         "chunkSize=" + StringUtils::itoa(_state.applier._chunkSize) +
         "&from=" + StringUtils::itoa(fromTick) +
+        "&lastScanned=" + StringUtils::itoa(lastScannedTick) +
         "&serverId=" + _state.localServerIdString +
         "&collection=" + StringUtils::urlEncode(collectionName);
     
@@ -155,6 +157,12 @@ Result DatabaseTailingSyncer::syncCollectionFinalize(
       checkMore = StringUtils::boolean(header);
     }
 
+    header = response->getHeaderField(
+        StaticStrings::ReplicationHeaderLastScanned, found);
+    if (found) {
+      lastScannedTick = StringUtils::uint64(header);
+    }
+
     header = response->getHeaderField(
         StaticStrings::ReplicationHeaderLastIncluded, found);
     if (!found) {
@@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ Result DatabaseTailingSyncer::syncCollectionFinalize(
     if (found) {
       fromIncluded = StringUtils::boolean(header);
     }
-    if (!fromIncluded && fromTick > 0) {  // && _requireFromPresent
+    if (!fromIncluded && fromTick > 0) {  
       return Result(
           TRI_ERROR_REPLICATION_START_TICK_NOT_PRESENT,
           std::string("required follow tick value '") +
@@ -196,6 +204,8 @@ Result DatabaseTailingSyncer::syncCollectionFinalize(
     // update the tick from which we will fetch in the next round
     if (lastIncludedTick > fromTick) {
       fromTick = lastIncludedTick;
+    } else if (lastIncludedTick == 0 && lastScannedTick > 0 && lastScannedTick > fromTick) {
+      fromTick = lastScannedTick - 1;
     } else if (checkMore) {
       // we got the same tick again, this indicates we're at the end
       checkMore = false;
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ Result DatabaseTailingSyncer::syncCollectionFinalize(
       return Result();
     }
     LOG_TOPIC(DEBUG, Logger::REPLICATION)
-        << "Fetching more data fromTick " << fromTick;
+        << "Fetching more data, fromTick: " << fromTick << ", lastScannedTick: " << lastScannedTick;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/js/server/resilience/resilience-synchronous-repl-cluster.js b/tests/js/server/resilience/resilience-synchronous-repl-cluster.js
index 64e8d5a669..767b27fcb6 100644
--- a/tests/js/server/resilience/resilience-synchronous-repl-cluster.js
+++ b/tests/js/server/resilience/resilience-synchronous-repl-cluster.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ function SynchronousReplicationSuite () {
     assertTrue(pos >= 0);
     assertTrue(suspendExternal(global.instanceInfo.arangods[pos].pid));
     console.info("Have failed follower", follower);
+    return pos;
   }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -804,6 +805,39 @@ function SynchronousReplicationSuite () {
       assertTrue(waitForSynchronousReplication("_system"));
     },
 
+    testLargeTransactionsSplitting : function () {
+      let docs = [];
+      // We try to create a massive write transaction.
+      // This one now is above 6MB
+      for (let i = 0; i < 10000; ++i) {
+        docs.push({"undderhund": "macht so wau wau wau!"});
+      }
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
+        // We trigger 5 of these large transactions
+        c.insert(docs);
+      }
+      let referenceCounter = c.count();
+      assertTrue(waitForSynchronousReplication("_system"));
+
+      // Now we trigger failedFollower
+      const failedPos = failFollower();
+      // We now continuously add more large transaction to trigger tailing
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
+        // We trigger 5 more of these large transactions
+        c.insert(docs);
+      }
+ 
+      // This should trigger a new follower to be added.
+      // This follower needs to sync up with at least one splitted transaction
+      // The collection will not get back into sync if this splitted transaction
+      // fails. Also assertions will be triggered.
+      // Wait for it:
+      assertTrue(waitForSynchronousReplication("_system"));
+
+      // Heal follower
+      assertTrue(continueExternal(global.instanceInfo.arangods[failedPos].pid));
+    },
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// @brief just to allow a trailing comma at the end of the last test
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////