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+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.permissioning;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.WaitUtils;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.Node;
+
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class NodeSmartContractPermissioningOutOfSyncAcceptanceTest
+    extends NodeSmartContractPermissioningAcceptanceTestBase {
+  private Node bootnode;
+  private Node permissionedNodeA;
+  private Node permissionedNodeB;
+
+  @Before
+  public void setUp() throws InterruptedException {
+    bootnode = bootnode("bootnode");
+    permissionedNodeA = permissionedNode("permissioned-node-A");
+    permissionedNodeB = permissionedNode("permissioned-node-B");
+
+    permissionedCluster.start(bootnode, permissionedNodeA);
+
+    // update onchain smart contract to whitelist nodes
+    permissionedNodeA.execute(allowNode(bootnode));
+    permissionedNodeA.verify(nodeIsAllowed(bootnode));
+    permissionedNodeA.execute(allowNode(permissionedNodeA));
+    permissionedNodeA.verify(nodeIsAllowed(permissionedNodeA));
+    permissionedNodeA.verify(admin.addPeer(bootnode));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void addNodeToClusterAndVerifyNonBootNodePeerConnectionWorksAfterSync() {
+    final long blockchainHeight = 50L;
+    WaitUtils.waitFor(
+        120,
+        () ->
+            assertThat(currentHeight(permissionedNodeA))
+                .isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(BigInteger.valueOf(blockchainHeight)));
+
+    // Add Node B
+    permissionedCluster.addNode(permissionedNodeB);
+    permissionedNodeA.execute(allowNode(permissionedNodeB));
+    permissionedNodeA.verify(admin.addPeer(permissionedNodeB));
+
+    // check that connection is forbidden (while node b is syncing)
+    permissionedNodeB.verify(connectionIsForbidden(permissionedNodeA, permissionedNodeB));
+
+    // connection should be allowed after node B syncs
+    WaitUtils.waitFor(
+        () ->
+            assertThat(currentHeight(permissionedNodeB))
+                .isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(BigInteger.valueOf(blockchainHeight)));
+
+    permissionedNodeB.verify(connectionIsAllowed(permissionedNodeA, permissionedNodeB));
+  }
+
+  private BigInteger currentHeight(final Node node) {
+    return node.execute(ethTransactions.blockNumber());
+  }
+}