diff --git a/tests/xdc/integration_failover_test.go b/tests/xdc/integration_failover_test.go
index bc4d6c4b3a2..c6ad48e9129 100644
--- a/tests/xdc/integration_failover_test.go
+++ b/tests/xdc/integration_failover_test.go
@@ -1569,6 +1569,119 @@ func (s *integrationClustersTestSuite) TestUserTimerFailover() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *integrationClustersTestSuite) TestForceWorkflowTaskClose() {
+	namespace := "test-force-workflow-task-close-" + common.GenerateRandomString(5)
+	client1 := s.cluster1.GetFrontendClient() // active
+	regReq := &workflowservice.RegisterNamespaceRequest{
+		Namespace:                        namespace,
+		IsGlobalNamespace:                true,
+		Clusters:                         clusterReplicationConfig,
+		ActiveClusterName:                clusterName[0],
+		WorkflowExecutionRetentionPeriod: timestamp.DurationPtr(1 * time.Hour * 24),
+	}
+	_, err := client1.RegisterNamespace(tests.NewContext(), regReq)
+	s.NoError(err)
+	// Wait for namespace cache to pick the change
+	time.Sleep(cacheRefreshInterval)
+
+	descReq := &workflowservice.DescribeNamespaceRequest{
+		Namespace: namespace,
+	}
+	resp, err := client1.DescribeNamespace(tests.NewContext(), descReq)
+	s.NoError(err)
+	s.NotNil(resp)
+
+	client2 := s.cluster2.GetFrontendClient() // standby
+
+	// Start a workflow
+	id := "test-force-workflow-task-close-test"
+	wt := "test-force-workflow-task-close-test-type"
+	tl := "test-force-workflow-task-close-test-taskqueue"
+	identity := "worker1"
+	workflowType := &commonpb.WorkflowType{Name: wt}
+	taskQueue := &taskqueuepb.TaskQueue{Name: tl}
+	startReq := &workflowservice.StartWorkflowExecutionRequest{
+		RequestId:           uuid.New(),
+		Namespace:           namespace,
+		WorkflowId:          id,
+		WorkflowType:        workflowType,
+		TaskQueue:           taskQueue,
+		Input:               nil,
+		WorkflowRunTimeout:  timestamp.DurationPtr(300 * time.Second),
+		WorkflowTaskTimeout: timestamp.DurationPtr(60 * time.Second),
+		Identity:            identity,
+	}
+	var we *workflowservice.StartWorkflowExecutionResponse
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		we, err = client1.StartWorkflowExecution(tests.NewContext(), startReq)
+		if err == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	}
+	s.NoError(err)
+	s.NotNil(we.GetRunId())
+
+	s.logger.Info("StartWorkflowExecution", tag.WorkflowRunID(we.GetRunId()))
+
+	workflowFinished := false
+	wtHandler := func(execution *commonpb.WorkflowExecution, wt *commonpb.WorkflowType,
+		previousStartedEventID, startedEventID int64, history *historypb.History) ([]*commandpb.Command, error) {
+
+		workflowFinished = true
+		return []*commandpb.Command{{
+			CommandType: enumspb.COMMAND_TYPE_COMPLETE_WORKFLOW_EXECUTION,
+			Attributes: &commandpb.Command_CompleteWorkflowExecutionCommandAttributes{CompleteWorkflowExecutionCommandAttributes: &commandpb.CompleteWorkflowExecutionCommandAttributes{
+				Result: payloads.EncodeString("Done"),
+			}},
+		}}, nil
+	}
+
+	poller1 := &tests.TaskPoller{
+		Engine:              client1,
+		Namespace:           namespace,
+		TaskQueue:           taskQueue,
+		Identity:            identity,
+		WorkflowTaskHandler: wtHandler,
+		Logger:              s.logger,
+		T:                   s.T(),
+	}
+
+	poller2 := &tests.TaskPoller{
+		Engine:              client2,
+		Namespace:           namespace,
+		TaskQueue:           taskQueue,
+		Identity:            identity,
+		WorkflowTaskHandler: wtHandler,
+		Logger:              s.logger,
+		T:                   s.T(),
+	}
+
+	// this will fail the workflow task
+	_, err = poller1.PollAndProcessWorkflowTask(false, true)
+	s.NoError(err)
+
+	s.failover(namespace, clusterName[1], int64(2), client1)
+
+	// Send a signal in cluster
+	signalName := "my signal"
+	signalInput := payloads.EncodeString("my signal input")
+	_, err = client2.SignalWorkflowExecution(tests.NewContext(), &workflowservice.SignalWorkflowExecutionRequest{
+		Namespace: namespace,
+		WorkflowExecution: &commonpb.WorkflowExecution{
+			WorkflowId: id,
+			RunId:      we.GetRunId(),
+		},
+		SignalName: signalName,
+		Input:      signalInput,
+	})
+	s.NoError(err)
+
+	_, err = poller2.PollAndProcessWorkflowTaskWithAttempt(false, false, false, false, 1)
+	s.NoError(err)
+	s.True(workflowFinished)
+}
+
 func (s *integrationClustersTestSuite) TestTransientWorkflowTaskFailover() {
 	namespace := "test-transient-workflow-task-workflow-failover-" + common.GenerateRandomString(5)
 	client1 := s.cluster1.GetFrontendClient() // active