diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_mergetoaddress.py b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_mergetoaddress.py
index ff3534e9b..d8531319c 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_mergetoaddress.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_mergetoaddress.py
@@ -324,13 +324,25 @@ class WalletMergeToAddressTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.sync_all()
 
         # Verify maximum number of notes which node 0 can shield can be set by the limit parameter
-        result = self.nodes[0].z_mergetoaddress([myzaddr], myzaddr, 0, 50, 2)
-        assert_equal(result["mergingUTXOs"], Decimal('0'))
+        # Also check that we can set off a second merge before the first one is complete
+        result1 = self.nodes[0].z_mergetoaddress([myzaddr], myzaddr, 0, 50, 2)
+        result2 = self.nodes[0].z_mergetoaddress([myzaddr], myzaddr, 0, 50, 2)
+
+        # First merge should select from all notes
+        assert_equal(result1["mergingUTXOs"], Decimal('0'))
         # Remaining UTXOs are only counted if we are trying to merge any UTXOs
-        assert_equal(result["remainingUTXOs"], Decimal('0'))
-        assert_equal(result["mergingNotes"], Decimal('2'))
-        assert_equal(result["remainingNotes"], Decimal('3'))
-        wait_and_assert_operationid_status(self.nodes[0], result['opid'])
+        assert_equal(result1["remainingUTXOs"], Decimal('0'))
+        assert_equal(result1["mergingNotes"], Decimal('2'))
+        assert_equal(result1["remainingNotes"], Decimal('3'))
+
+        # Second merge should ignore locked notes
+        assert_equal(result2["mergingUTXOs"], Decimal('0'))
+        assert_equal(result2["remainingUTXOs"], Decimal('0'))
+        assert_equal(result2["mergingNotes"], Decimal('2'))
+        assert_equal(result2["remainingNotes"], Decimal('1'))
+
+        wait_and_assert_operationid_status(self.nodes[0], result1['opid'])
+        wait_and_assert_operationid_status(self.nodes[0], result2['opid'])
         self.sync_all()
         self.nodes[1].generate(1)
         self.sync_all()
@@ -340,7 +352,7 @@ class WalletMergeToAddressTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         assert_equal(result["mergingUTXOs"], Decimal('10'))
         assert_equal(result["remainingUTXOs"], Decimal('7'))
         assert_equal(result["mergingNotes"], Decimal('2'))
-        assert_equal(result["remainingNotes"], Decimal('2'))
+        assert_equal(result["remainingNotes"], Decimal('1'))
         wait_and_assert_operationid_status(self.nodes[0], result['opid'])
         # Don't sync node 2 which rejects the tx due to its mempooltxinputlimit
         sync_blocks(self.nodes[:2])