diff --git a/jstests/noPassthrough/repro.js b/jstests/noPassthrough/repro.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..568b77a989a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jstests/noPassthrough/repro.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import {configureFailPoint} from "jstests/libs/fail_point_util.js";
+import {funWithArgs} from "jstests/libs/parallel_shell_helpers.js";
+import {ShardingTest} from "jstests/libs/shardingtest.js";
+import {restartServerReplication, stopServerReplication} from "jstests/libs/write_concern_util.js";
+
+const st = new ShardingTest({
+    shards: 1,
+    rs: {nodes: 1},
+    configShard: true,
+});
+
+function dropSessionsCollectionManually(st) {
+    let collDoc =
+        st.s.getDB("config").getCollection("collections").findOne({_id: "config.system.sessions"});
+    if (collDoc == undefined) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let uuid = collDoc.uuid;
+    assert.commandWorked(st.s.getDB("config").getCollection("collections").deleteOne({
+        _id: "config.system.sessions"
+    }));
+    assert.commandWorked(st.s.getDB("config").getCollection("chunks").deleteMany({uuid: uuid}));
+    st.configRS.getPrimary().getDB("config").getCollection("system.sessions").drop();
+}
+
+let failpoint = configureFailPoint(st.rs0.getPrimary(), "pauseBeforeCreatingCollection");
+
+dropSessionsCollectionManually(st);
+
+jsTest.log("Start running logical sessions refresh but pause it");
+const awaitResult = startParallelShell(
+    funWithArgs(function(ns) {
+        assert.commandWorked(db.adminCommand({refreshLogicalSessionCacheNow: 1}));
+    }, "test.foo"), st.configRS.getPrimary().port);
+
+jsTest.log("Wait to hit failpoint");
+failpoint.wait();
+
+jsTest.log("Add another node to the shard replica set");
+let newNode = st.rs0.add({"configsvr": '', rsConfig: {priority: 0, votes: 0}});
+st.rs0.reInitiate();
+st.rs0.awaitSecondaryNodes();
+
+jsTest.log("Stop replication so that the primary can't reach the new secondary");
+stopServerReplication(newNode);
+
+jsTest.log("Release the shard collection and see if it works");
+failpoint.off();
+awaitResult();
+
+jsTest.log("Done");
+restartServerReplication(newNode);
+
+st.stop();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/create_collection_coordinator.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/create_collection_coordinator.cpp
index 0112bd5c6a3..9bdb362a1f1 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/create_collection_coordinator.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/create_collection_coordinator.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
 #define MONGO_LOGV2_DEFAULT_COMPONENT ::mongo::logv2::LogComponent::kSharding
 MONGO_FAIL_POINT_DEFINE(failAtCommitCreateCollectionCoordinator);
 MONGO_FAIL_POINT_DEFINE(hangBeforeCommitOnShardingCatalog);
+MONGO_FAIL_POINT_DEFINE(pauseBeforeCreatingCollectionLocally);
 
 namespace mongo {
 
@@ -1221,6 +1222,7 @@ boost::optional<UUID> createCollectionAndIndexes(
     const ShardId& dataShard) {
     LOGV2_DEBUG(
         5277903, 2, "Create collection createCollectionAndIndexes", logAttrs(translatedNss));
+    pauseBeforeCreatingCollectionLocally.pauseWhileSet();
 
     // TODO (SERVER-77915): Remove once 8.0 becomes last LTS.
     boost::optional<OperationShardingState::ScopedAllowImplicitCollectionCreate_UNSAFE>
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/sessions_collection_config_server.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/sessions_collection_config_server.cpp
index cf5975ae893..10a8cc0b58b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/sessions_collection_config_server.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/sessions_collection_config_server.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@
 
 namespace mongo {
 
+namespace {
+MONGO_FAIL_POINT_DEFINE(pauseBeforeCreatingCollection);
+}
+
 void SessionsCollectionConfigServer::_shardCollectionIfNeeded(OperationContext* opCtx) {
+    pauseBeforeCreatingCollection.pauseWhileSet();
     // First, check if the collection is already sharded.
     try {
         checkSessionsCollectionExists(opCtx);