diff --git a/cts/cts-fencing.in b/cts/cts-fencing.in
index 2d9999ca01a..239319cb169 100644
--- a/cts/cts-fencing.in
+++ b/cts/cts-fencing.in
@@ -1126,6 +1126,35 @@ class Tests(object):
             test.add_stonith_neg_log_pattern("does not advertise support for 'reboot', performing 'off'")
             test.add_stonith_log_pattern("with device 'true1' returned: 0 (OK)")
 
+        # make sure enforced fencing delay is applied only for the first device in the first level
+        for test_type in test_types:
+            if test_type["use_cpg"] == 0:
+                continue
+
+            test = self.new_test("%s_topology_delay" % test_type["prefix"],
+                                 "Verify enforced fencing delay is applied only for the first device in the first level.",
+                                 test_type["use_cpg"])
+            test.add_cmd("stonith_admin",
+                         "--output-as=xml -R true1 -a fence_dummy -o \"mode=pass\" -o \"pcmk_host_list=node1 node2 node3\"")
+            test.add_cmd("stonith_admin",
+                         "--output-as=xml -R false1  -a fence_dummy -o \"mode=fail\" -o \"pcmk_host_list=node1 node2 node3\"")
+            test.add_cmd("stonith_admin",
+                         "--output-as=xml -R true2  -a fence_dummy -o \"mode=pass\" -o \"pcmk_host_list=node1 node2 node3\"")
+            test.add_cmd("stonith_admin",
+                         "--output-as=xml -R true3  -a fence_dummy -o \"mode=pass\" -o \"pcmk_host_list=node1 node2 node3\"")
+
+            test.add_cmd("stonith_admin", "--output-as=xml -r node3 -i 1 -v true1")
+            test.add_cmd("stonith_admin", "--output-as=xml -r node3 -i 1 -v false1")
+            test.add_cmd("stonith_admin", "--output-as=xml -r node3 -i 2 -v true2")
+            test.add_cmd("stonith_admin", "--output-as=xml -r node3 -i 2 -v true3")
+
+            test.add_cmd("stonith_admin", "--output-as=xml -F node3 --delay 1")
+
+            test.add_stonith_log_pattern("Delaying 'off' action targeting node3 on true1 for enforced 1s")
+            test.add_stonith_neg_log_pattern("Delaying 'off' action targeting node3 on false1")
+            test.add_stonith_neg_log_pattern("Delaying 'off' action targeting node3 on true2")
+            test.add_stonith_neg_log_pattern("Delaying 'off' action targeting node3 on true3")
+
     def build_nodeid_tests(self):
         """ Register tests that use a corosync node id """