diff --git a/src/IO.Ably.Tests.Shared/Rest/RestSpecs.cs b/src/IO.Ably.Tests.Shared/Rest/RestSpecs.cs
index f492b097c..08a112fec 100644
--- a/src/IO.Ably.Tests.Shared/Rest/RestSpecs.cs
+++ b/src/IO.Ably.Tests.Shared/Rest/RestSpecs.cs
@@ -604,6 +604,35 @@ public async Task ShouldUseCustomFallbackHostIfProvided()
                 attemptedList[1].Should().Be("www.example.com");
             }
 
+            [Fact]
+            [Trait("spec", "RSC15a")]
+            [Trait("spec", "TO3k6")]
+            public async Task ShouldUseCustomFallbackHostIfProvidedAndDefaultHostIsDifferent()
+            {
+                _response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.BadGateway;
+                var attemptedList = new List<string>();
+                var fallbackHosts = new[]
+                {
+                    "www.example1.com",
+                    "www.example2.com",
+                    "www.example3.com",
+                    "www.example4.com",
+                    "www.example5.com"
+                };
+                var client = CreateClient(options =>
+                {
+                    options.RestHost = "www.primaryhost.com";
+                    options.FallbackHosts = fallbackHosts;
+                    options.HttpMaxRetryCount = 5;
+                });
+                await Assert.ThrowsAsync<AblyException>(() => MakeAnyRequest(client));
+                attemptedList.AddRange(_handler.Requests.Select(x => x.RequestUri.Host).ToList());
+
+                attemptedList.Count.Should().Be(6);
+                attemptedList[0].Should().Be("www.primaryhost.com");
+                attemptedList.Skip(1).IsSubsetOf(fallbackHosts).Should().BeTrue();
+            }
+
             [Fact]
             [Trait("spec", "RSC15a")]
             [Trait("spec", "TO3k6")]