diff --git a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/delete/TestDeleteByQuery.java b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/delete/TestDeleteByQuery.java
index 4e826b584..8ff2ad54b 100644
--- a/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/delete/TestDeleteByQuery.java
+++ b/ebean-test/src/test/java/org/tests/delete/TestDeleteByQuery.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.ebean.test.LoggedSql;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.tests.model.basic.*;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -233,6 +234,17 @@ public class TestDeleteByQuery extends BaseTestCase {
 
     DB.save(contact);
 
+    // check if we can delete more than 2100 in a batch on SqlServer
+    List<Contact> moreContacts = new ArrayList<>();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2200; i++) {
+      Contact c = new Contact();
+      c.setFirstName("DelByQueryFirstName");
+      c.setLastName("deleteMe");
+      c.setCustomer(all.get(0));
+      moreContacts.add(c);
+    }
+    DB.saveAll(moreContacts);
+
     DB.find(Contact.class).where().eq("firstName", "DelByQueryFirstName").delete();
 
     Contact contactFind = DB.find(Contact.class, contact.getId());