diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns1/named.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns1/named.conf.j2
index 3dff62358c..17b09dd400 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns1/named.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns1/named.conf.j2
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ zone "." {
 zone "stale.test" {
 	type primary;
 	file "stale.test.db";
+	allow-update { any; };
 };
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns1/named4.conf.in b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns1/named4.conf.in
index 92c485542c..28eb0fd67b 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns1/named4.conf.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns1/named4.conf.in
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ zone "." {
 zone "stale.test" {
 	type primary;
 	file "stale.test.db";
+	allow-update { any; };
 };
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named.conf.j2
index aff0b00327..227daa0703 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named.conf.j2
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ options {
 	recursion yes;
 	dnssec-validation no;
 	qname-minimization off;
+	prefetch 0;
 
 	stale-answer-enable yes;
 	stale-cache-enable yes;
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named1.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named1.conf.j2
index 165dacfe1b..c67313e0bf 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named1.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named1.conf.j2
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ options {
 	dump-file "named_dump3.db";
 	stale-cache-enable yes;
 	dnssec-validation no;
+	prefetch 0;
 };
 
 zone "." {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named2.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named2.conf.j2
index 6537de9fa5..f6ad7954f3 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named2.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named2.conf.j2
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ options {
 	max-stale-ttl 3600;
 	resolver-query-timeout 30000; # 30 seconds
 	qname-minimization disabled;
+	prefetch 0;
 };
 
 zone "." {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named3.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named3.conf.j2
index 65bddea352..0661a7cc5e 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named3.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named3.conf.j2
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ options {
 	stale-refresh-time 0;
 	max-stale-ttl 3600;
 	resolver-query-timeout 10000; # 10 seconds
+	prefetch 0;
 };
 
 zone "." {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named4.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named4.conf.j2
index dbca82b3a4..85da1d1bf9 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named4.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named4.conf.j2
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ options {
 	resolver-query-timeout 10000; # 10 seconds
 	max-stale-ttl 3600;
 	recursive-clients 10;
+	prefetch 0;
 };
 
 zone "." {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named5.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named5.conf.j2
index 753a84ba3f..845ee820b6 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named5.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named5.conf.j2
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ options {
 	stale-refresh-time 4;
 	resolver-query-timeout 10000; # 10 seconds
 	max-stale-ttl 3600;
+	prefetch 0;
 };
 
 zone "." {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named6.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named6.conf.j2
index d23ec8515a..59a3266af3 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named6.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named6.conf.j2
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ options {
 	fetches-per-zone 1 fail;
 	fetches-per-server 1 fail;
 	max-stale-ttl 3600;
+	prefetch 0;
 };
 
 zone "." {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named7.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named7.conf.j2
index 8558640109..79b197bbd1 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named7.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named7.conf.j2
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ options {
 	fetches-per-zone 1 fail;
 	fetches-per-server 1 fail;
 	max-stale-ttl 3600;
+	prefetch 0;
 };
 
 zone "." {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named9.conf.j2 b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named9.conf.j2
index cac3de04bf..dd46102be7 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named9.conf.j2
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/ns3/named9.conf.j2
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ options {
 	stale-cache-enable yes;
 	stale-answer-ttl 3;
 	stale-answer-client-timeout 0;
+	prefetch 0;
 };
 
 zone "." {
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/tests.sh
index 71d7468c8b..90841afe6a 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/tests.sh
@@ -2359,6 +2359,89 @@ grep "cname-b3\.stale\.test\..*3.*IN.*A.*192\.0\.2\.2" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status + ret))
 
+# Change CNAME to A.
+n=$((n + 1))
+echo_i "change cname2.stale.test. CNAME to A (stale-answer-client-timeout 0) ($n)"
+ret=0
+(
+  echo zone stale.test.
+  echo server 10.53.0.1 "${PORT}"
+  echo update del cname2.stale.test. CNAME a2.stale.test.
+  echo update add cname2.stale.test. 1 A 192.0.0.2
+  echo send
+) | $NSUPDATE || ret=1
+test "$ret" -eq 0 || echo_i "failed"
+status=$((status + ret))
+
+n=$((n + 1))
+ret=0
+echo_i "check stale cname2.stale.test A comes from cache (stale-answer-client-timeout 0) ($n)"
+nextpart ns3/named.run >/dev/null
+$DIG -p ${PORT} @10.53.0.3 cname2.stale.test A >dig.out.test$n || ret=1
+wait_for_log 5 "cname2.stale.test A stale answer used, an attempt to refresh the RRset" ns3/named.run || ret=1
+grep "status: NOERROR" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "EDE: 3 (Stale Answer): (stale data prioritized over lookup)" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "ANSWER: 2," dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "cname2\.stale\.test\..*3.*IN.*CNAME.*a2\.stale\.test\." dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+# We can't reliably test the TTL of the a2.stale.test A record.
+grep "a2\.stale\.test\..*IN.*A.*192\.0\.2\.2" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
+status=$((status + ret))
+
+n=$((n + 1))
+ret=0
+echo_i "check stale cname2.stale.test A is refreshed (stale-answer-client-timeout 0) ($n)"
+nextpart ns3/named.run >/dev/null
+$DIG -p ${PORT} @10.53.0.3 cname2.stale.test A >dig.out.test$n || ret=1
+grep "status: NOERROR" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "ANSWER: 1," dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "cname2\.stale\.test\..*IN.*A.*192\.0\.0\.2" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
+status=$((status + ret))
+
+# Change A to CNAME.
+n=$((n + 1))
+echo_i "change cname2.stale.test. A to CNAME (stale-answer-client-timeout 0) ($n)"
+ret=0
+(
+  echo zone stale.test.
+  echo server 10.53.0.1 "${PORT}"
+  echo update del cname2.stale.test. A 192.0.0.2
+  echo update add cname2.stale.test. 1 CNAME a2.stale.test.
+  echo send
+) | $NSUPDATE || ret=1
+test "$ret" -eq 0 || echo_i "failed"
+status=$((status + ret))
+
+# Allow A record to become stale.
+sleep 1
+
+n=$((n + 1))
+ret=0
+echo_i "check stale cname2.stale.test A comes from cache (stale-answer-client-timeout 0) ($n)"
+nextpart ns3/named.run >/dev/null
+$DIG -p ${PORT} @10.53.0.3 cname2.stale.test A >dig.out.test$n || ret=1
+wait_for_log 5 "cname2.stale.test A stale answer used, an attempt to refresh the RRset" ns3/named.run || ret=1
+grep "status: NOERROR" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "EDE: 3 (Stale Answer): (stale data prioritized over lookup)" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "ANSWER: 1," dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "cname2\.stale\.test\..*3.*IN.*A.*192\.0\.0\.2" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
+status=$((status + ret))
+
+n=$((n + 1))
+ret=0
+echo_i "check stale cname2.stale.test A is refreshed (stale-answer-client-timeout 0) ($n)"
+nextpart ns3/named.run >/dev/null
+$DIG -p ${PORT} @10.53.0.3 cname2.stale.test A >dig.out.test$n || ret=1
+grep "status: NOERROR" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "ANSWER: 2," dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+# We can't reliably test the TTL of the these records.
+grep "cname2\.stale\.test\..*IN.*CNAME.*a2\.stale\.test\." dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+grep "a2\.stale\.test\..*IN.*A.*192\.0\.2\.2" dig.out.test$n >/dev/null || ret=1
+if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
+status=$((status + ret))
+
 ####################################################################
 # Test for stale-answer-client-timeout 0 and stale-refresh-time 4. #
 ####################################################################
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/tests_sh_serve_stale.py b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/tests_sh_serve_stale.py
index 1f96485cd2..b7bb320a5e 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/tests_sh_serve_stale.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/serve_stale/tests_sh_serve_stale.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pytestmark = pytest.mark.extra_artifacts(
         "ns*/named_dump*",
         "ns*/named.stats*",
         "ns*/root.bk",
+        "ns1/stale.test.db.jnl",
     ]
 )