diff --git a/tests/integration/v3_watch_restore_test.go b/tests/integration/v3_watch_restore_test.go
index bdebeacfc..9178d95f6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/v3_watch_restore_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/v3_watch_restore_test.go
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ package integration
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3/testutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/config"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/integration"
 )
@@ -54,7 +58,9 @@ func MustFetchNotEmptyMetric(tb testing.TB, member *integration.Member, metric s
 func TestV3WatchRestoreSnapshotUnsync(t *testing.T) {
 	integration.BeforeTest(t)
 
-	clus := integration.NewCluster(t, &integration.ClusterConfig{
+	logMonitor := newTestingLogfMonitor(t)
+
+	clus := integration.NewCluster(logMonitor, &integration.ClusterConfig{
 		Size:                   3,
 		SnapshotCount:          10,
 		SnapshotCatchUpEntries: 5,
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ func TestV3WatchRestoreSnapshotUnsync(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	clus.Members[0].InjectPartition(t, clus.Members[1:]...)
-	initialLead := clus.WaitMembersForLeader(t, clus.Members[1:])
+	initialLead := clus.WaitMembersForLeader(t, clus.Members[1:]) + 1
 	t.Logf("elected lead: %v", clus.Members[initialLead].Server.MemberId())
 	t.Logf("sleeping for 2 seconds")
 	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
@@ -89,6 +95,23 @@ func TestV3WatchRestoreSnapshotUnsync(t *testing.T) {
 
 	kvc := integration.ToGRPC(clus.Client(1)).KV
 
+	// NOTE: When starting a new cluster with 3 members, each member will
+	// apply 3 ConfChange directly at the beginning before a leader is
+	// elected. Leader will apply 3 MemberAttrSet and 1 ClusterVersionSet
+	// changes. So member 0 has index 8 in raft log before network
+	// partition. We need to trigger EtcdServer.snapshot() at least twice.
+	//
+	// SnapshotCount: 10, SnapshotCatchUpEntries: 5
+	//
+	// T1: L(snapshot-index: 11, compacted-index:  6), F_m0(index:8)
+	// T2: L(snapshot-index: 22, compacted-index: 17), F_m0(index:8, out of date)
+	//
+	// Since there is no way to confirm server has compacted the log, we
+	// use log monitor to watch and expect "compacted Raft logs" content.
+	logSubID := "compacted"
+	logSub := newLineCountExpecter("compacted Raft logs", 4) // two members
+	logMonitor.addSubscriber(logSubID, logSub)
+
 	// to trigger snapshot from the leader to the stopped follower
 	for i := 0; i < 15; i++ {
 		_, err := kvc.Put(context.TODO(), &pb.PutRequest{Key: []byte("foo"), Value: []byte("bar")})
@@ -97,8 +120,16 @@ func TestV3WatchRestoreSnapshotUnsync(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// trigger snapshot send from leader to this slow follower
-	// which then calls watchable store Restore
+	// ensure two members has compacted the log twice.
+	if err := logSub.wait(5 * time.Second); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Failed to ensure that members compacted Raft log in 5 seconds")
+	}
+	logMonitor.delSubscriber(logSubID)
+	t.Logf("two members have compacted raft logs")
+
+	// After RecoverPartition, leader L will send snapshot to slow F_m0
+	// follower, because F_m0(index:8) is 'out of date' compared to
+	// L(compacted-index:17).
 	clus.Members[0].RecoverPartition(t, clus.Members[1:]...)
 	// We don't expect leadership change here, just recompute the leader'Server index
 	// within clus.Members list.
@@ -154,3 +185,89 @@ func TestV3WatchRestoreSnapshotUnsync(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+type lineCountExpecter struct {
+	doneOnce sync.Once
+	doneCh   chan struct{}
+
+	content string
+	count   int64
+	seen    int64
+}
+
+func newLineCountExpecter(expectedContent string, expectedCount int64) *lineCountExpecter {
+	return &lineCountExpecter{
+		doneCh:  make(chan struct{}),
+		content: expectedContent,
+		count:   expectedCount,
+	}
+}
+
+func (le *lineCountExpecter) Notify(log string) {
+	if !strings.Contains(log, le.content) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if atomic.AddInt64(&le.seen, 1) >= le.count {
+		le.doneOnce.Do(func() {
+			close(le.doneCh)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func (le *lineCountExpecter) wait(timeout time.Duration) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	select {
+	case <-le.doneCh:
+		return nil
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return ctx.Err()
+	}
+}
+
+type testingLogfSubscriber interface {
+	Notify(log string)
+}
+
+// testingLogfMonitor is to monitor t.Logf output.
+type testingLogfMonitor struct {
+	testutil.TB
+
+	mu          sync.RWMutex
+	subscribers map[string]testingLogfSubscriber
+}
+
+func newTestingLogfMonitor(tb testutil.TB) *testingLogfMonitor {
+	return &testingLogfMonitor{
+		TB:          tb,
+		subscribers: make(map[string]testingLogfSubscriber),
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *testingLogfMonitor) addSubscriber(id string, sub testingLogfSubscriber) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.subscribers[id] = sub
+}
+
+func (m *testingLogfMonitor) delSubscriber(id string) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	delete(m.subscribers, id)
+}
+
+func (m *testingLogfMonitor) Logf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	if len(m.subscribers) > 0 {
+		log := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+
+		for _, sub := range m.subscribers {
+			sub.Notify(log)
+		}
+	}
+	m.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	m.TB.Logf(format, args...)
+}