From 0c1a07e89011348e6084feda547c528ea95dee0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthew Zipkin <pinheadmz@pm.me>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 17:30:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] test: ensure HTTP server timeout is not caused by a delayed
 response

---
 test/functional/interface_http.py | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/test/functional/interface_http.py b/test/functional/interface_http.py
index fbdf2fbe88f..cfe8973af2f 100755
--- a/test/functional/interface_http.py
+++ b/test/functional/interface_http.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class HTTPBasicsTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.check_pipelining()
         self.check_chunked_transfer()
         self.check_idle_timeout()
+        self.check_server_busy_idle_timeout()
 
 
     def check_default_connection(self):
@@ -262,5 +263,25 @@ class HTTPBasicsTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert not conn.sock_closed()
 
 
+    def check_server_busy_idle_timeout(self):
+        self.log.info("Check that -rpcservertimeout won't close on a delayed response")
+        tip_height = self.nodes[2].getblockcount()
+        conn = BitcoinHTTPConnection(self.nodes[2])
+        conn.post_raw('/', f'{{"method": "waitforblockheight", "params": [{tip_height + 1}]}}')
+
+        # Wait until after the timeout, then generate a block with a second HTTP connection
+        time.sleep(RPCSERVERTIMEOUT + 1)
+        generated_block = self.generate(self.nodes[2], 1, sync_fun=self.no_op)[0]
+
+        # The first connection gets the response it is patiently waiting for
+        response1 = conn.recv_raw().decode()
+        assert generated_block in response1
+        # The connection is still open
+        assert not conn.sock_closed()
+
+        # Now it will actually close due to idle timeout
+        conn.expect_timeout(RPCSERVERTIMEOUT)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     HTTPBasicsTest(__file__).main()