diff --git a/syncapi/sync/notifier_test.go b/syncapi/sync/notifier_test.go
index 69468dec9..0578734d0 100644
--- a/syncapi/sync/notifier_test.go
+++ b/syncapi/sync/notifier_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var (
 	syncPositionVeryOld types.SyncPosition
 	syncPositionBefore  types.SyncPosition
 	syncPositionAfter   types.SyncPosition
+	syncPositionNewEDU  types.SyncPosition
 	syncPositionAfter2  types.SyncPosition
 )
 
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ func init() {
 	syncPositionAfter = baseSyncPos
 	syncPositionAfter.PDUPosition = 12
 
+	syncPositionNewEDU = syncPositionAfter
+	syncPositionNewEDU.TypingPosition = 1
+
 	syncPositionAfter2 = baseSyncPos
 	syncPositionAfter2.PDUPosition = 13
 
@@ -175,6 +179,34 @@ func TestNewInviteEventForUser(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
+// Test an EDU-only update wakes up the request.
+func TestEDUWakeup(t *testing.T) {
+	n := NewNotifier(syncPositionAfter)
+	n.setUsersJoinedToRooms(map[string][]string{
+		roomID: {alice, bob},
+	})
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		pos, err := waitForEvents(n, newTestSyncRequest(bob, syncPositionAfter))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("TestNewInviteEventForUser error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if pos != syncPositionNewEDU {
+			t.Errorf("TestNewInviteEventForUser want %d, got %d", syncPositionNewEDU, pos)
+		}
+		wg.Done()
+	}()
+
+	stream := n.fetchUserStream(bob, true)
+	waitForBlocking(stream, 1)
+
+	n.OnNewEvent(&aliceInviteBobEvent, "", nil, syncPositionNewEDU)
+
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
 // Test that all blocked requests get woken up on a new event.
 func TestMultipleRequestWakeup(t *testing.T) {
 	n := NewNotifier(syncPositionBefore)