diff --git a/qa/tasks/cephfs/filesystem.py b/qa/tasks/cephfs/filesystem.py
index 2b7fd2ee569..3846ef23f97 100644
--- a/qa/tasks/cephfs/filesystem.py
+++ b/qa/tasks/cephfs/filesystem.py
@@ -649,6 +649,8 @@ class FilesystemBase(MDSClusterBase):
     def set_session_timeout(self, timeout):
         self.set_var("session_timeout", "%d" % timeout)
 
+    def set_session_autoclose(self, autoclose_time):
+        self.set_var("session_autoclose", "%d" % autoclose_time)
     def set_allow_standby_replay(self, yes):
         self.set_var("allow_standby_replay", yes)
 
diff --git a/qa/tasks/cephfs/test_exports.py b/qa/tasks/cephfs/test_exports.py
index 49a67a8be18..346f139874b 100644
--- a/qa/tasks/cephfs/test_exports.py
+++ b/qa/tasks/cephfs/test_exports.py
@@ -789,4 +789,26 @@ class TestKillExports(CephFSTestCase):
                 self.wait_until_evicted(client_id, importer_rank)
 
             # for multiple tests
-            self.mount_a.remount()
\ No newline at end of file
+            self.mount_a.remount()
+
+    def test_client_eviction(self):
+        # modify the timeout so that we don't have to wait too long
+        timeout = 30
+        self.fs.set_session_timeout(timeout)
+        self.fs.set_session_autoclose(timeout + 5)
+
+        kill_export_at = [9, 10]
+
+        exporter_rank = 0
+        importer_rank = 1
+
+        for kill in kill_export_at:
+            log.info(f"kill_export_at: {kill}")
+            self._run_kill_export(kill, exporter_rank, importer_rank)
+
+            client_id = self.mount_a.get_global_id()
+            self.wait_until_evicted(client_id, importer_rank, timeout + 10)
+            time.sleep(1)
+
+            # failed if buggy
+            self.mount_a.ls()