diff --git a/testing/adios2/engine/bp/TestBPWriteReadMultiblock.cpp b/testing/adios2/engine/bp/TestBPWriteReadMultiblock.cpp
index f04e472d62..bf92f732ac 100644
--- a/testing/adios2/engine/bp/TestBPWriteReadMultiblock.cpp
+++ b/testing/adios2/engine/bp/TestBPWriteReadMultiblock.cpp
@@ -2085,6 +2085,149 @@ TEST_F(BPWriteReadMultiblockTest, ADIOS2BPWriteReadMultiblock2D4x2)
     }
 }
 
+//******************************************************************************
+// Test flushing data within the step and that read works properly for all
+// blocks across all flushes
+//******************************************************************************
+
+TEST_F(BPWriteReadMultiblockTest, MultiblockPerformDataWrite)
+{
+    if (engineName != "BP5")
+    {
+        std::cout << "Engine " << engineName
+                  << " is not tested for this feature." << std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+    // Each process would write a 1x8 array and all processes would
+    // form a mpiSize * Nx 1D array
+    const std::string fname("MultiblockPerformDataWrite.bp");
+
+    int mpiRank = 0, mpiSize = 1;
+    // Number of elements per blocks (blocksize)
+    const size_t Nx = 8;
+    // Number of blocks per process (= number of flushes)
+    const size_t Nblocks = 3;
+    // Number of steps
+    const size_t NSteps = 3;
+
+#if ADIOS2_USE_MPI
+    MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &mpiRank);
+    MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &mpiSize);
+#endif
+
+    // Write test data using BP
+
+#if ADIOS2_USE_MPI
+    adios2::ADIOS adios(MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+#else
+    adios2::ADIOS adios;
+#endif
+    /* Write output */
+    {
+        adios2::IO io = adios.DeclareIO("TestIO");
+        const adios2::Dims shape{static_cast<size_t>(mpiSize),
+                                 static_cast<size_t>(Nx * Nblocks)};
+        const adios2::Dims start{static_cast<size_t>(mpiRank), 0};
+        const adios2::Dims count{1, Nx};
+
+        auto var_i32 = io.DefineVariable<int32_t>("i32", shape, start, count);
+
+        if (!engineName.empty())
+        {
+            io.SetEngine(engineName);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Create the BP Engine
+            io.SetEngine("BPFile");
+        }
+
+        adios2::Engine bpWriter = io.Open(fname, adios2::Mode::Write);
+
+        for (size_t step = 0; step < NSteps; ++step)
+        {
+            bpWriter.BeginStep();
+
+            for (size_t b = 0; b < Nblocks; ++b)
+            {
+                // Generate test data for each process / block uniquely
+                int t = static_cast<int>(step * Nblocks + b);
+                SmallTestData currentTestData =
+                    generateNewSmallTestData(m_TestData, t, mpiRank, mpiSize);
+
+                const adios2::Box<adios2::Dims> sel({(size_t)mpiRank, b * Nx},
+                                                    {1, Nx});
+                var_i32.SetSelection(sel);
+                bpWriter.Put(var_i32, currentTestData.I32.data());
+
+                bpWriter.PerformDataWrite();
+            }
+            bpWriter.EndStep();
+        }
+
+        // Close the file
+        bpWriter.Close();
+    }
+
+    /* Read back each step, each block and check the unique values.
+       Different blocks in each step are coming from different flushes.
+    */
+    {
+        adios2::IO io = adios.DeclareIO("ReadIO");
+
+        if (!engineName.empty())
+        {
+            io.SetEngine(engineName);
+        }
+
+        adios2::Engine bpReader =
+            io.Open(fname, adios2::Mode::ReadRandomAccess);
+
+        auto var_i32 = io.InquireVariable<int32_t>("i32");
+        EXPECT_TRUE(var_i32);
+        EXPECT_EQ(var_i32.ShapeID(), adios2::ShapeID::GlobalArray);
+        EXPECT_EQ(var_i32.Steps(), NSteps);
+        EXPECT_EQ(var_i32.Shape()[0], mpiSize);
+        EXPECT_EQ(var_i32.Shape()[1], Nx * Nblocks);
+
+        SmallTestData testData;
+        std::array<int32_t, Nx> I32;
+
+        const auto i32AllInfo = bpReader.AllStepsBlocksInfo(var_i32);
+        EXPECT_EQ(i32AllInfo.size(), NSteps);
+
+        for (size_t step = 0; step < NSteps; step++)
+        {
+            var_i32.SetStepSelection({step, 1});
+            for (size_t b = 0; b < Nblocks; ++b)
+            {
+                std::cout << "Read step " << step << " block=" << b
+                          << std::endl;
+                // Generate test data for each process / block uniquely
+                int t = static_cast<int>(step * Nblocks + b);
+                SmallTestData currentTestData =
+                    generateNewSmallTestData(m_TestData, t, mpiRank, mpiSize);
+
+                const adios2::Box<adios2::Dims> sel({(size_t)mpiRank, b * Nx},
+                                                    {1, Nx});
+                var_i32.SetSelection(sel);
+                bpReader.Get(var_i32, I32.data(), adios2::Mode::Sync);
+
+                /* check content of a single block */
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < Nx; ++i)
+                {
+                    std::stringstream ss;
+                    ss << "step=" << step << " block=" << b << " i=" << i
+                       << " rank=" << mpiRank;
+                    std::string msg = ss.str();
+                    EXPECT_EQ(I32[i], currentTestData.I32[i]) << msg;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        bpReader.Close();
+    }
+}
+
 //******************************************************************************
 // main
 //******************************************************************************