diff --git a/libsql-server/tests/embedded_replica/mod.rs b/libsql-server/tests/embedded_replica/mod.rs
index 0288c9a117..46fd659980 100644
--- a/libsql-server/tests/embedded_replica/mod.rs
+++ b/libsql-server/tests/embedded_replica/mod.rs
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ fn replicated_return() {
 
         let rep = db.sync().await.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(rep.frame_no(), Some(4));
-        assert_eq!(rep.frames_synced(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(rep.frames_synced(), 5);
 
         let mut row = conn.query("select count(*) from user", ()).await.unwrap();
         let count = row.next().await.unwrap().unwrap().get::<u64>(0).unwrap();
@@ -1518,3 +1518,122 @@ fn replicate_auth() {
 
     sim.run().unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn replicated_synced_frames_zero_when_no_data_synced() {
+    let tmp_embedded = tempdir().unwrap();
+    let tmp_embedded_path = tmp_embedded.path().to_owned();
+
+    let mut sim = Builder::new()
+        .simulation_duration(Duration::from_secs(1000))
+        .build();
+    let tmp = tempdir().unwrap();
+
+    let notify = Arc::new(Notify::new());
+    let notify_clone = notify.clone();
+
+    init_tracing();
+    sim.host("primary", move || {
+        let notify = notify_clone.clone();
+        let path = tmp.path().to_path_buf();
+        async move {
+            let make_server = || async {
+                TestServer {
+                    path: path.clone().into(),
+                    user_api_config: UserApiConfig {
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
+                    admin_api_config: Some(AdminApiConfig {
+                        acceptor: TurmoilAcceptor::bind(([0, 0, 0, 0], 9090)).await.unwrap(),
+                        connector: TurmoilConnector,
+                        disable_metrics: true,
+                        auth_key: None,
+                    }),
+                    rpc_server_config: Some(RpcServerConfig {
+                        acceptor: TurmoilAcceptor::bind(([0, 0, 0, 0], 4567)).await.unwrap(),
+                        tls_config: None,
+                    }),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                }
+            };
+
+            let server = make_server().await;
+            let shutdown = server.shutdown.clone();
+
+            let fut = async move { server.start_sim(8080).await };
+
+            tokio::pin!(fut);
+
+            loop {
+                tokio::select! {
+                    res =  &mut fut => {
+                        res.unwrap();
+                        break
+                    }
+                    _ = notify.notified() => {
+                        shutdown.notify_waiters();
+                    },
+                }
+            }
+
+            drop(fut);
+
+            tokio::fs::File::create(path.join("dbs").join("default").join(".sentinel"))
+                .await
+                .unwrap();
+
+            notify.notify_waiters();
+            let server = make_server().await;
+            server.start_sim(8080).await.unwrap();
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    });
+
+    sim.client("client", async move {
+        let path = tmp_embedded_path.join("embedded");
+        let db = Database::open_with_remote_sync_connector(
+            path.to_str().unwrap(),
+            "http://primary:8080",
+            "",
+            TurmoilConnector,
+            false,
+            None,
+        )
+        .await?;
+
+        let rep = db.sync().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rep.frame_no(), None);
+        assert_eq!(rep.frames_synced(), 0);
+
+        let conn = db.connect()?;
+
+        conn.execute("CREATE TABLE user (id INTEGER)", ())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let rep = db.sync().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rep.frame_no(), Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(rep.frames_synced(), 2);
+
+        conn.execute("INSERT into user(id) values (randomblob(4096));", ())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let rep = db.sync().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rep.frame_no(), Some(4));
+        assert_eq!(rep.frames_synced(), 3);
+
+        let rep = db.sync().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rep.frame_no(), Some(4));
+        assert_eq!(rep.frames_synced(), 0);
+
+        let rep = db.sync().await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rep.frame_no(), Some(4));
+        assert_eq!(rep.frames_synced(), 0);
+
+        Ok(())
+    });
+
+    sim.run().unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/libsql/src/replication/mod.rs b/libsql/src/replication/mod.rs
index b7f5b36ccf..851f8f238f 100644
--- a/libsql/src/replication/mod.rs
+++ b/libsql/src/replication/mod.rs
@@ -256,13 +256,26 @@ impl EmbeddedReplicator {
             }
         }
 
-        let last_frames_synced = self.last_frames_synced.fetch_add(
-            replicator.frames_synced(),
-            std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed,
-        );
+        let current_frames_synced = replicator.frames_synced();
+
+        let mut last_frames_synced = self
+            .last_frames_synced
+            .load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+
+        while current_frames_synced > last_frames_synced {
+            match self.last_frames_synced.compare_exchange(
+                last_frames_synced,
+                current_frames_synced,
+                std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed,
+                std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed,
+            ) {
+                Ok(_) => break,
+                Err(current_value) => last_frames_synced = current_value,
+            }
+        }
 
         let frames_synced =
-            ((replicator.frames_synced() as i64 - last_frames_synced as i64).abs()) as usize;
+            ((current_frames_synced as i64 - last_frames_synced as i64).abs()) as usize;
 
         let replicated = Replicated {
             frame_no: replicator.client_mut().committed_frame_no(),