diff --git a/src/mongo/util/future_util_test.cpp b/src/mongo/util/future_util_test.cpp
index e9878d21e8..d35a45ef72 100644
--- a/src/mongo/util/future_util_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/util/future_util_test.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
         return _network;
     }

-private:
+protected:
     std::shared_ptr<executor::ThreadPoolTaskExecutor> _executor;
     executor::NetworkInterfaceMock* _network;
 };
@@ -85,6 +85,26 @@ private:

 using AsyncTryUntilTest = FutureUtilTest;

+// This test case doesn't actually use AsyncTry but AsyncTryUntilTest is a test fixture that I knew
+// had a ThreadPoolTaskExecutor.
+TEST_F(AsyncTryUntilTest, CheckIfGetWaitsForDestructorToRun) {
+    auto currentUseCount = _executor.use_count();
+    auto i = 0;
+    {
+        ExecutorFuture(_executor)
+            .then([&i, executor = _executor] {
+                (void)executor;
+                ++i;
+            })
+            // Uncommenting the following line causes the test to pass.
+            // .then([] {})
+            .get();
+    }
+
+    ASSERT_EQ(i, 1);
+    ASSERT_EQ(_executor.use_count(), currentUseCount);
+}
+
 TEST_F(AsyncTryUntilTest, LoopExecutesOnceWithAlwaysTrueCondition) {
     auto i = 0;
     auto resultFut = AsyncTry([&] { ++i; })