diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/OpenRepoTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/OpenRepoTest.java
index e4c2196..72c145c 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/OpenRepoTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/notedb/OpenRepoTest.java
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static com.google.gerrit.testing.GerritJUnit.assertThrows;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableListMultimap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.ListMultimap;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.AttentionSetUpdate;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Change;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.SubmissionId;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.update.ChainedReceiveCommands;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -84,6 +86,45 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void allowExceedingLimitWhenChangeIsSubmitted() throws Exception {
+    try (OpenRepo openRepo = openRepo()) {
+      Change c = newChange();
+      ChangeUpdate update = newUpdate(c, changeOwner);
+      update.merge(
+          new SubmissionId(c),
+          ImmutableList.of(
+              submitRecord(
+                  "NOT_READY",
+                  null,
+                  submitLabel("Verified", "OK", changeOwner.getAccountId()),
+                  submitLabel("Alternative-Code-Review", "NEED", null))));
+
+      ListMultimap<String, ChangeUpdate> changeUpdates =
+          new ImmutableListMultimap.Builder<String, ChangeUpdate>().put("one", update).build();
+
+      openRepo.addUpdates(changeUpdates, NO_UPDATES_AT_ALL, MAX_PATCH_SETS);
+
+      assertThat(fakeChainedReceiveCommands.commands.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void allowExceedingLimitWhenChangeIsAbandoned() throws Exception {
+    try (OpenRepo openRepo = openRepo()) {
+      Change c = newChange();
+      ChangeUpdate update = newUpdate(c, changeOwner);
+      update.setStatus(Change.Status.ABANDONED);
+
+      ListMultimap<String, ChangeUpdate> changeUpdates =
+          new ImmutableListMultimap.Builder<String, ChangeUpdate>().put("one", update).build();
+
+      openRepo.addUpdates(changeUpdates, NO_UPDATES_AT_ALL, MAX_PATCH_SETS);
+
+      assertThat(fakeChainedReceiveCommands.commands.size()).isEqualTo(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void attentionSetUpdateShouldNotContributeToOperationsCount() throws Exception {
     try (OpenRepo openRepo = openRepo()) {
       Change c1 = newChange();