diff --git a/repertory/repertory_test/src/ring_buffer_open_file_test.cpp b/repertory/repertory_test/src/ring_buffer_open_file_test.cpp
index 132234d..cc952c3 100644
--- a/repertory/repertory_test/src/ring_buffer_open_file_test.cpp
+++ b/repertory/repertory_test/src/ring_buffer_open_file_test.cpp
@@ -734,4 +734,72 @@ TEST_F(ring_buffer_open_file_test,
     EXPECT_FALSE(file.get_read_state(13U));
   }
 }
+
+TEST_F(ring_buffer_open_file_test,
+       prefetches_forward_without_additional_reads) {
+  constexpr std::size_t ring_size{8U};
+
+  filesystem_item fsi;
+  fsi.directory = false;
+  fsi.api_path = "/test.txt";
+  fsi.size = test_chunk_size * 32U;
+  fsi.source_path =
+      test::generate_test_file_name("ring_buffer_open_file");
+
+  std::mutex download_mtx;
+  std::condition_variable download_notify;
+  boost::dynamic_bitset<> requested_chunks(ring_size);
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(provider, is_read_only()).WillRepeatedly(Return(false));
+
+  EXPECT_CALL(provider, read_file_bytes)
+      .WillRepeatedly(
+          [&](std::string_view /* api_path */, std::size_t size,
+              std::uint64_t offset, data_buffer &data,
+              stop_type & /* stop_requested */) -> api_error {
+            data.assign(size, 0x5AU);
+
+            const auto chunk =
+                static_cast<std::size_t>(offset / test_chunk_size);
+
+            EXPECT_LT(chunk, ring_size);
+            EXPECT_EQ(offset % test_chunk_size, 0U);
+            EXPECT_EQ(size, test_chunk_size);
+
+            {
+              std::lock_guard<std::mutex> download_lock(download_mtx);
+              if (chunk < ring_size) {
+                requested_chunks.set(chunk);
+              }
+            }
+
+            download_notify.notify_all();
+            return api_error::success;
+          });
+
+    ring_buffer_open_file file(ring_buffer_dir, test_chunk_size, 30U,
+                             fsi, provider, ring_size);
+
+    data_buffer data;
+    ASSERT_EQ(api_error::success,
+              file.read(test_chunk_size, 0U, data));
+    ASSERT_EQ(data, data_buffer(test_chunk_size, 0x5AU));
+
+    // Issue no further reads: chunks 1–7 must be prefetched.
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> download_lock(download_mtx);
+    const auto prefetched =
+      download_notify.wait_for(
+          download_lock, std::chrono::seconds{5},
+          [&]() -> bool { return requested_chunks.all(); });
+
+    const auto observed_chunks = requested_chunks;
+    download_lock.unlock();
+
+    // Join the workers before their captured state is destroyed.
+    file.close();
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(prefetched)
+      << "Forward prefetch did not request the entire window. "
+      << "Requested chunks (7..0): " << observed_chunks;
+  }
 } // namespace repertory