diff --git a/tests/foreman/cli/test_contentview.py b/tests/foreman/cli/test_contentview.py
index f9b6829f348..fe1470c07e6 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/cli/test_contentview.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/cli/test_contentview.py
@@ -353,6 +353,84 @@ def test_positive_delete_version_by_id(self, module_org, module_product, module_
         new_cv = module_target_sat.cli.ContentView.info({'id': new_cv['id']})
         assert len(new_cv['versions']) == 0
 
+    @pytest.mark.tier2
+    def test_negative_publish_during_repo_sync(
+        self,
+        module_target_sat,
+        module_org,
+        module_product,
+    ):
+        """Attempt to publish a new version of the content-view,
+        while an associated repository is being synced.
+
+        :id: 94b53947-9b1d-414d-8319-f9a24e9170a6
+
+        :BZ: 1957144
+
+        :setup: A newly created repository and content-view.
+
+        :steps:
+            1. Add a larger repository to the content-view.
+            2. Perform asynchronous repository sync.
+            3. Attempt to publish a version of the content-view, while repo sync ongoing.
+
+        :expectedresults:
+            1. User cannot publish during repository sync.
+            2. CLIReturnCodeError raised, publish task failed for expected reason,
+                repo sync task_id found in humanized error, content-view versions unchanged.
+        """
+        custom_repo = module_target_sat.cli_factory.make_repository(
+            {
+                'content-type': 'yum',
+                'product-id': module_product.id,
+                'url': settings.repos.rhel8_os.appstream,
+            }
+        )
+        content_view = module_target_sat.cli_factory.make_content_view(
+            {'organization-id': module_org.id}
+        )
+        # Associate repo to created CV
+        module_target_sat.cli.ContentView.add_repository(
+            {
+                'id': content_view['id'],
+                'organization-id': module_org.id,
+                'repository-id': custom_repo['id'],
+            }
+        )
+        # read updated CV info
+        content_view = module_target_sat.cli.ContentView.info({'id': content_view['id']})
+        existing_versions = content_view['versions']
+        # perform async repository sync
+        repo_task = module_target_sat.cli.Repository.synchronize(
+            {
+                'id': custom_repo['id'],
+                'async': True,
+            }
+        )
+        repo_task_id = repo_task.split()[-1].rstrip('.')
+        result = None
+        # attempt to publish a new version of the content view
+        with pytest.raises(CLIReturnCodeError) as err:
+            result = module_target_sat.cli.ContentView.publish({'id': content_view['id']})
+        assert 'Could not publish' in err.value.stderr
+        assert repo_task_id in err.value.stderr
+        assert result is None
+        # content-view-versions are unchanged
+        content_view = module_target_sat.cli.ContentView.info({'id': content_view['id']})
+        assert content_view['versions'] == existing_versions
+        # search for failed publish task
+        task_search = f'action ~ Publish content_view and action ~ {content_view["name"]}'
+        cv_tasks = module_target_sat.cli.Task.list_tasks({'search': task_search})
+        assert len(cv_tasks) > 0
+        publish_task = cv_tasks[0]
+        assert content_view['name'] in publish_task['action']
+        assert module_org.name in publish_task['action']
+        # failed for expected reason
+        assert publish_task['result'] == 'error'
+        humanized = publish_task['task-errors']
+        assert 'Pending tasks detected' in humanized
+        assert repo_task_id in humanized
+
     @pytest.mark.tier2
     def test_negative_delete_version_by_id(self, module_org, module_target_sat):
         """Create content view and publish it. Try to delete content