diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/fk_config_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/fk_config_test.go
index deda1a1b296..97d868cb371 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/fk_config_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/fk_config_test.go
@@ -21,16 +21,23 @@ var (
 create table parent(id int, name varchar(128), primary key(id)) engine=innodb;
 create table child(id int, parent_id int, name varchar(128), primary key(id), foreign key(parent_id) references parent(id) on delete cascade) engine=innodb;
 create view vparent as select * from parent;
+create table t1(id int, name varchar(128), primary key(id)) engine=innodb;
+create table t2(id int, t1id int, name varchar(128), primary key(id), foreign key(t1id) references t1(id) on delete cascade) engine=innodb;
 `
 	initialFKData = `
 insert into parent values(1, 'parent1'), (2, 'parent2');
-insert into child values(1, 1, 'child11'), (2, 1, 'child21'), (3, 2, 'child32');`
+insert into child values(1, 1, 'child11'), (2, 1, 'child21'), (3, 2, 'child32');
+insert into t1 values(1, 't11'), (2, 't12');
+insert into t2 values(1, 1, 't21'), (2, 1, 't22'), (3, 2, 't23');
+`
 
 	initialFKSourceVSchema = `
 {
   "tables": {
 	"parent": {},
-	"child": {}
+	"child": {},
+	"t1": {},
+	"t2": {}
   }
 }
 `
@@ -59,6 +66,22 @@ insert into child values(1, 1, 'child11'), (2, 1, 'child21'), (3, 2, 'child32');
           "name": "reverse_bits"
         }
       ]
+    },
+	"t1": {
+      "column_vindexes": [
+        {
+          "column": "id",
+          "name": "reverse_bits"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+	"t2": {
+      "column_vindexes": [
+        {
+          "column": "t1id",
+          "name": "reverse_bits"
+        }
+      ]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/fk_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/fk_test.go
index a313de09488..b7a88aee655 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/fk_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vreplication/fk_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import (
 	binlogdatapb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/binlogdata"
 )
 
+const testWorkflowFlavor = workflowFlavorVtctl
+
 // TestFKWorkflow runs a MoveTables workflow with atomic copy for a db with foreign key constraints.
 // It inserts initial data, then simulates load. We insert both child rows with foreign keys and those without,
 // i.e. with foreign_key_checks=0.
@@ -77,10 +79,13 @@ func TestFKWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 		}()
 		go ls.simulateLoad()
 	}
+
 	targetKeyspace := "fktarget"
 	targetTabletId := 200
 	vc.AddKeyspace(t, []*Cell{cell}, targetKeyspace, shardName, initialFKTargetVSchema, "", 0, 0, targetTabletId, sourceKsOpts)
 
+	testFKCancel(t, vc)
+
 	workflowName := "fk"
 	ksWorkflow := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", targetKeyspace, workflowName)
 
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ func TestFKWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		sourceKeyspace: sourceKeyspace,
 		atomicCopy:     true,
-	}, workflowFlavorRandom)
+	}, testWorkflowFlavor)
 	mt.Create()
 
 	waitForWorkflowState(t, vc, ksWorkflow, binlogdatapb.VReplicationWorkflowState_Running.String())
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ func TestFKWorkflow(t *testing.T) {
 		cancel()
 		<-ch
 	}
+	mt.Complete()
 }
 
 func insertInitialFKData(t *testing.T) {
@@ -136,6 +142,9 @@ func insertInitialFKData(t *testing.T) {
 		log.Infof("Done inserting initial FK data")
 		waitForRowCount(t, vtgateConn, db, "parent", 2)
 		waitForRowCount(t, vtgateConn, db, "child", 3)
+		waitForRowCount(t, vtgateConn, db, "t1", 2)
+		waitForRowCount(t, vtgateConn, db, "t2", 3)
+
 	})
 }
 
@@ -269,3 +278,25 @@ func (ls *fkLoadSimulator) exec(query string) *sqltypes.Result {
 	require.NotNil(t, qr)
 	return qr
 }
+
+// testFKCancel confirms that a MoveTables with tables with foreign key constraints, such that the parent table is
+// lexico-graphically before the child table, can be cancelled. In such cases the child tables (which come later in
+// the sorted order) need to be dropped first.
+func testFKCancel(t *testing.T, vc *VitessCluster) {
+	var targetKeyspace = "fktarget"
+	var sourceKeyspace = "fksource"
+	var workflowName = "wf2"
+	var ksWorkflow = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", targetKeyspace, workflowName)
+	mt := newMoveTables(vc, &moveTablesWorkflow{
+		workflowInfo: &workflowInfo{
+			vc:             vc,
+			workflowName:   workflowName,
+			targetKeyspace: targetKeyspace,
+		},
+		sourceKeyspace: sourceKeyspace,
+		atomicCopy:     true,
+	}, testWorkflowFlavor)
+	mt.Create()
+	waitForWorkflowState(t, vc, ksWorkflow, binlogdatapb.VReplicationWorkflowState_Running.String())
+	mt.Cancel()
+}