diff --git a/samples/sample_tap_sqlite/__init__.py b/samples/sample_tap_sqlite/__init__.py
index 908c4f57a..49b4365f0 100644
--- a/samples/sample_tap_sqlite/__init__.py
+++ b/samples/sample_tap_sqlite/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ class SQLiteStream(SQLStream):
 
     connector_class = SQLiteConnector
 
+    # Use a smaller state message frequency to check intermediate state.
+    STATE_MSG_FREQUENCY = 10
+
 
 class SQLiteTap(SQLTap):
     """The Tap class for SQLite."""
diff --git a/singer_sdk/streams/sql.py b/singer_sdk/streams/sql.py
index d5fb52219..18d2d8862 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/streams/sql.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/streams/sql.py
@@ -210,5 +210,17 @@ def get_records(self, context: dict | None) -> t.Iterable[dict[str, t.Any]]:
                     continue
                 yield transformed_record
 
+    @property
+    def is_sorted(self) -> bool:
+        """Expect stream to be sorted.
+
+        When `True`, incremental streams will attempt to resume if unexpectedly
+        interrupted.
+
+        Returns:
+            `True` if stream is sorted. Defaults to `False`.
+        """
+        return self.replication_key is not None
+
 
 __all__ = ["SQLStream", "SQLConnector"]
diff --git a/tests/samples/conftest.py b/tests/samples/conftest.py
index 29560a330..c1467d791 100644
--- a/tests/samples/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/samples/conftest.py
@@ -34,12 +34,7 @@ def _sqlite_sample_db(sqlite_connector):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def sqlite_sample_tap(
-    _sqlite_sample_db,
-    sqlite_sample_db_config,
-    sqlite_sample_db_state,
-) -> SQLiteTap:
-    _ = _sqlite_sample_db
+def sqlite_sample_db_catalog(sqlite_sample_db_config) -> Catalog:
     catalog_obj = Catalog.from_dict(
         _get_tap_catalog(SQLiteTap, config=sqlite_sample_db_config, select_all=True),
     )
@@ -55,9 +50,20 @@ def sqlite_sample_tap(
     t2.key_properties = ["c1"]
     t2.replication_key = "c1"
     t2.replication_method = "INCREMENTAL"
+    return catalog_obj
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sqlite_sample_tap(
+    _sqlite_sample_db,
+    sqlite_sample_db_config,
+    sqlite_sample_db_state,
+    sqlite_sample_db_catalog,
+) -> SQLiteTap:
+    _ = _sqlite_sample_db
     return SQLiteTap(
         config=sqlite_sample_db_config,
-        catalog=catalog_obj.to_dict(),
+        catalog=sqlite_sample_db_catalog.to_dict(),
         state=sqlite_sample_db_state,
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/samples/test_tap_sqlite.py b/tests/samples/test_tap_sqlite.py
index e2b1940da..e1cbbe152 100644
--- a/tests/samples/test_tap_sqlite.py
+++ b/tests/samples/test_tap_sqlite.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 import json
 import typing as t
 
+import pytest
 from click.testing import CliRunner
+from freezegun import freeze_time
 
 from samples.sample_tap_sqlite import SQLiteTap
 from samples.sample_target_csv.csv_target import SampleTargetCSV
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@
 from singer_sdk._singerlib import MetadataMapping, StreamMetadata
 from singer_sdk.testing import (
     get_standard_tap_tests,
+    tap_sync_test,
     tap_to_target_sync_test,
 )
 
@@ -116,3 +119,24 @@ def test_sync_sqlite_to_csv(sqlite_sample_tap: SQLTap, tmp_path: Path):
         sqlite_sample_tap,
         SampleTargetCSV(config={"target_folder": f"{tmp_path}/"}),
     )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+@freeze_time("2022-01-01T00:00:00Z")
+def sqlite_sample_tap_state_messages(sqlite_sample_tap: SQLTap) -> list[dict]:
+    stdout, _ = tap_sync_test(sqlite_sample_tap)
+    state_messages = []
+    for line in stdout.readlines():
+        message = json.loads(line)
+        if message["type"] == "STATE":
+            state_messages.append(message)
+
+    return state_messages
+
+
+def test_sqlite_state(sqlite_sample_tap_state_messages):
+    assert all(
+        "progress_markers" not in bookmark
+        for message in sqlite_sample_tap_state_messages
+        for bookmark in message["value"]["bookmarks"].values()
+    )
diff --git a/tests/samples/test_target_sqlite.py b/tests/samples/test_target_sqlite.py
index 995cb03aa..727b760ba 100644
--- a/tests/samples/test_target_sqlite.py
+++ b/tests/samples/test_target_sqlite.py
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 from samples.sample_target_sqlite import SQLiteSink, SQLiteTarget
 from singer_sdk import typing as th
 from singer_sdk.testing import (
-    _get_tap_catalog,
     tap_sync_test,
     tap_to_target_sync_test,
     target_sync_test,
 )
 
 if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from singer_sdk._singerlib import Catalog
     from singer_sdk.tap_base import SQLTap
     from singer_sdk.target_base import SQLTarget
 
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def sqlite_sample_target_batch(sqlite_target_test_config):
 def test_sync_sqlite_to_sqlite(
     sqlite_sample_tap: SQLTap,
     sqlite_sample_target: SQLTarget,
+    sqlite_sample_db_catalog: Catalog,
 ):
     """End-to-end-to-end test for SQLite tap and target.
 
@@ -84,8 +85,10 @@ def test_sync_sqlite_to_sqlite(
     )
     orig_stdout.seek(0)
     tapped_config = dict(sqlite_sample_target.config)
-    catalog = _get_tap_catalog(SQLiteTap, config=tapped_config, select_all=True)
-    tapped_target = SQLiteTap(config=tapped_config, catalog=catalog)
+    tapped_target = SQLiteTap(
+        config=tapped_config,
+        catalog=sqlite_sample_db_catalog.to_dict(),
+    )
     new_stdout, _ = tap_sync_test(tapped_target)
 
     orig_stdout.seek(0)