diff --git a/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/11-status_spec.lua b/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/11-status_spec.lua
index 86cd8941819..7db58b87777 100644
--- a/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/11-status_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/02-integration/09-hybrid_mode/11-status_spec.lua
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
     end)
 
     describe("dp status ready endpoint for no config", function()
-      -- XXX FIXME
-      local skip_rpc_sync = rpc_sync == "on" and pending or it
-
       lazy_setup(function()
         assert(start_kong_cp())
         assert(start_kong_dp())
@@ -107,8 +104,8 @@ for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
       end)
 
       -- now dp receive config from cp, so dp should be ready
-
-      skip_rpc_sync("should return 200 on data plane after configuring", function()
+      local it_rpc_sync_off= rpc_sync == "off" and it or pending
+      it_rpc_sync_off("should return 200 on data plane after configuring", function()
         helpers.wait_until(function()
           local http_client = helpers.http_client('127.0.0.1', dp_status_port)
 
@@ -160,10 +157,59 @@ for _, strategy in helpers.each_strategy() do
             return true
           end
         end, 10)
-
       end)
     end)
 
+    local describe_rpc_sync_on = rpc == "on" and rpc_sync == "on" and describe or pending
+    describe_rpc_sync_on("dp status ready when rpc_sync == on", function()
+      lazy_setup(function()
+        assert(start_kong_cp())
+        assert(start_kong_dp())
+      end)
+
+      lazy_teardown(function()
+          assert(helpers.stop_kong("serve_cp"))
+          assert(helpers.stop_kong("serve_dp"))
+      end)
+
+      it("should return 200 on data plane after configuring when rpc_sync == on", function()
+        -- insert one entity to make dp ready for incremental sync
+
+          local http_client = helpers.http_client('127.0.0.1', dp_status_port)
+
+          local res = http_client:send({
+            method = "GET",
+            path = "/status/ready",
+          })
+          http_client:close()
+          assert.equal(503, res.status)
+
+          local admin_client = helpers.admin_client(10000)
+          local res = assert(admin_client:post("/services", {
+            body = { name = "service-001", url = "https://127.0.0.1:15556/request", },
+            headers = {["Content-Type"] = "application/json"}
+          }))
+          assert.res_status(201, res)
+
+          admin_client:close()
+
+          helpers.wait_until(function()
+            local http_client = helpers.http_client('127.0.0.1', dp_status_port)
+
+            local res = http_client:send({
+              method = "GET",
+              path = "/status/ready",
+            })
+
+            local status = res and res.status
+            http_client:close()
+
+            if status == 200 then
+              return true
+            end
+          end, 10)
+      end)
+    end)
   end)
 end -- for _, strategy
 end -- for rpc_sync