diff --git a/tests/linearizability/linearizability_test.go b/tests/linearizability/linearizability_test.go
index 7844461d6..e5e7b3786 100644
--- a/tests/linearizability/linearizability_test.go
+++ b/tests/linearizability/linearizability_test.go
@@ -170,14 +170,15 @@ func TestLinearizability(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			defer clus.Close()
-			operations, events := testLinearizability(ctx, t, lg, clus, FailpointConfig{
+			operations, watchResponses := testLinearizability(ctx, t, lg, clus, FailpointConfig{
 				failpoint:           scenario.failpoint,
 				count:               1,
 				retries:             3,
 				waitBetweenTriggers: waitBetweenFailpointTriggers,
 			}, *scenario.traffic)
 			forcestopCluster(clus)
-			longestHistory, remainingEvents := pickLongestHistory(events)
+			validateWatchResponses(t, watchResponses)
+			longestHistory, remainingEvents := watchEventHistory(watchResponses)
 			validateEventsMatch(t, longestHistory, remainingEvents)
 			operations = patchOperationBasedOnWatchEvents(operations, longestHistory)
 			checkOperationsAndPersistResults(t, lg, operations, clus)
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ func TestLinearizability(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func testLinearizability(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, lg *zap.Logger, clus *e2e.EtcdProcessCluster, failpoint FailpointConfig, traffic trafficConfig) (operations []porcupine.Operation, events [][]watchEvent) {
+func testLinearizability(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, lg *zap.Logger, clus *e2e.EtcdProcessCluster, failpoint FailpointConfig, traffic trafficConfig) (operations []porcupine.Operation, responses [][]watchResponse) {
 	// Run multiple test components (traffic, failpoints, etc) in parallel and use canceling context to propagate stop signal.
 	g := errgroup.Group{}
 	trafficCtx, trafficCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
@@ -203,11 +204,11 @@ func testLinearizability(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, lg *zap.Logger, clus
 		return nil
 	})
 	g.Go(func() error {
-		events = collectClusterWatchEvents(watchCtx, t, lg, clus)
+		responses = collectClusterWatchEvents(watchCtx, t, lg, clus)
 		return nil
 	})
 	g.Wait()
-	return operations, events
+	return operations, responses
 }
 
 func patchOperationBasedOnWatchEvents(operations []porcupine.Operation, watchEvents []watchEvent) []porcupine.Operation {
@@ -381,7 +382,12 @@ type trafficConfig struct {
 	traffic     Traffic
 }
 
-func pickLongestHistory(ops [][]watchEvent) (longest []watchEvent, rest [][]watchEvent) {
+func watchEventHistory(responses [][]watchResponse) (longest []watchEvent, rest [][]watchEvent) {
+	ops := make([][]watchEvent, len(responses))
+	for i, resps := range responses {
+		ops[i] = toWatchEvents(resps)
+	}
+
 	sort.Slice(ops, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return len(ops[i]) > len(ops[j])
 	})
diff --git a/tests/linearizability/watch.go b/tests/linearizability/watch.go
index ff1e3f101..2aaf59b18 100644
--- a/tests/linearizability/watch.go
+++ b/tests/linearizability/watch.go
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/linearizability/model"
 )
 
-func collectClusterWatchEvents(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, lg *zap.Logger, clus *e2e.EtcdProcessCluster) [][]watchEvent {
+func collectClusterWatchEvents(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, lg *zap.Logger, clus *e2e.EtcdProcessCluster) [][]watchResponse {
 	mux := sync.Mutex{}
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	memberEvents := make([][]watchEvent, len(clus.Procs))
+	memberResponses := make([][]watchResponse, len(clus.Procs))
 	for i, member := range clus.Procs {
 		c, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{
 			Endpoints:            member.EndpointsV3(),
@@ -47,46 +47,26 @@ func collectClusterWatchEvents(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, lg *zap.Logger
 		go func(i int, c *clientv3.Client) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			defer c.Close()
-			events := collectMemberWatchEvents(ctx, lg, c)
+			responses := watchMember(ctx, lg, c)
 			mux.Lock()
-			memberEvents[i] = events
+			memberResponses[i] = responses
 			mux.Unlock()
 		}(i, c)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
-	return memberEvents
+	return memberResponses
 }
-
-func collectMemberWatchEvents(ctx context.Context, lg *zap.Logger, c *clientv3.Client) []watchEvent {
-	events := []watchEvent{}
-	var lastRevision int64 = 1
+func watchMember(ctx context.Context, lg *zap.Logger, c *clientv3.Client) (resps []watchResponse) {
+	var lastRevision int64 = 0
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return events
+			return resps
 		default:
 		}
-		for resp := range c.Watch(ctx, "", clientv3.WithPrefix(), clientv3.WithRev(lastRevision)) {
+		for resp := range c.Watch(ctx, "", clientv3.WithPrefix(), clientv3.WithRev(lastRevision+1)) {
+			resps = append(resps, watchResponse{resp, time.Now()})
 			lastRevision = resp.Header.Revision
-			time := time.Now()
-			for _, event := range resp.Events {
-				var op model.OperationType
-				switch event.Type {
-				case mvccpb.PUT:
-					op = model.Put
-				case mvccpb.DELETE:
-					op = model.Delete
-				}
-				events = append(events, watchEvent{
-					Time:     time,
-					Revision: event.Kv.ModRevision,
-					Op: model.EtcdOperation{
-						Type:  op,
-						Key:   string(event.Kv.Key),
-						Value: model.ToValueOrHash(string(event.Kv.Value)),
-					},
-				})
-			}
 			if resp.Err() != nil {
 				lg.Info("Watch error", zap.Error(resp.Err()))
 			}
@@ -94,6 +74,63 @@ func collectMemberWatchEvents(ctx context.Context, lg *zap.Logger, c *clientv3.C
 	}
 }
 
+func validateWatchResponses(t *testing.T, responses [][]watchResponse) {
+	for _, memberResponses := range responses {
+		validateMemberWatchResponses(t, memberResponses)
+	}
+}
+
+func validateMemberWatchResponses(t *testing.T, responses []watchResponse) {
+	var lastRevision int64 = 1
+	for _, resp := range responses {
+		if resp.Header.Revision < lastRevision {
+			t.Errorf("Revision should never decrease")
+		}
+		if resp.Header.Revision == lastRevision && len(resp.Events) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("Got two non-empty responses about same revision")
+		}
+		for _, event := range resp.Events {
+			if event.Kv.ModRevision != lastRevision+1 {
+				t.Errorf("Expect revision to grow by 1, last: %d, mod: %d", lastRevision, event.Kv.ModRevision)
+			}
+			lastRevision = event.Kv.ModRevision
+		}
+		if resp.Header.Revision != lastRevision {
+			t.Errorf("Expect response revision equal last event mod revision")
+		}
+		lastRevision = resp.Header.Revision
+	}
+}
+
+func toWatchEvents(responses []watchResponse) (events []watchEvent) {
+	for _, resp := range responses {
+		for _, event := range resp.Events {
+			var op model.OperationType
+			switch event.Type {
+			case mvccpb.PUT:
+				op = model.Put
+			case mvccpb.DELETE:
+				op = model.Delete
+			}
+			events = append(events, watchEvent{
+				Time:     resp.time,
+				Revision: event.Kv.ModRevision,
+				Op: model.EtcdOperation{
+					Type:  op,
+					Key:   string(event.Kv.Key),
+					Value: model.ToValueOrHash(string(event.Kv.Value)),
+				},
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return events
+}
+
+type watchResponse struct {
+	clientv3.WatchResponse
+	time time.Time
+}
+
 type watchEvent struct {
 	Op       model.EtcdOperation
 	Revision int64