diff --git a/rest/utilities_testing_blip_client.go b/rest/utilities_testing_blip_client.go
index cbe748de0f..aa890add49 100644
--- a/rest/utilities_testing_blip_client.go
+++ b/rest/utilities_testing_blip_client.go
@@ -339,25 +339,36 @@ func (cd *clientDoc) _hasConflict(t testing.TB, incomingHLV *db.HybridLogicalVec
 	return false
 }
 
-func (btcc *BlipTesterCollectionClient) _resolveConflict(incomingHLV *db.HybridLogicalVector, incomingBody []byte, localDoc *clientDocRev) (body []byte, hlv db.HybridLogicalVector) {
+func (btcc *BlipTesterCollectionClient) _resolveConflict(incomingHLV *db.HybridLogicalVector, incomingBody []byte, incomingIsDelete bool, localDoc *clientDocRev) (body []byte, hlv db.HybridLogicalVector, isTombstone bool) {
 	switch btcc.parent.ConflictResolver {
 	case ConflictResolverLastWriteWins:
-		return btcc._resolveConflictLWW(incomingHLV, incomingBody, localDoc)
+		return btcc._resolveConflictLWW(incomingHLV, incomingBody, incomingIsDelete, localDoc)
 	}
 	btcc.TB().Fatalf("Unknown conflict resolver %q - cannot resolve detected conflict", btcc.parent.ConflictResolver)
-	return nil, db.HybridLogicalVector{}
+	return nil, db.HybridLogicalVector{}, isTombstone
 }
 
-func (btcc *BlipTesterCollectionClient) _resolveConflictLWW(incomingHLV *db.HybridLogicalVector, incomingBody []byte, latestLocalRev *clientDocRev) (body []byte, hlv db.HybridLogicalVector) {
+func (btcc *BlipTesterCollectionClient) _resolveConflictLWW(incomingHLV *db.HybridLogicalVector, incomingBody []byte, incomingIsDelete bool, latestLocalRev *clientDocRev) (body []byte, hlv db.HybridLogicalVector, isTombstone bool) {
 	latestLocalHLV := latestLocalRev.HLV
 	updatedHLV := latestLocalRev.HLV.Copy()
+	localDeleted := latestLocalRev.isDelete
+	if localDeleted && !incomingIsDelete {
+		// resolve in favour of local document
+		incomingHLV.UpdateWithIncomingHLV(updatedHLV)
+		return latestLocalRev.body, *updatedHLV, true
+	}
+	if incomingIsDelete && !localDeleted {
+		// resolve in favour of remote document
+		updatedHLV.UpdateWithIncomingHLV(incomingHLV)
+		return incomingBody, *updatedHLV, true
+	}
 	// resolve conflict in favor of remote document
 	if incomingHLV.Version > latestLocalHLV.Version {
 		updatedHLV.UpdateWithIncomingHLV(incomingHLV)
-		return incomingBody, *updatedHLV
+		return incomingBody, *updatedHLV, incomingIsDelete
 	}
 	incomingHLV.UpdateWithIncomingHLV(updatedHLV)
-	return latestLocalRev.body, *updatedHLV
+	return latestLocalRev.body, *updatedHLV, latestLocalRev.isDelete
 }
 
 type BlipTesterCollectionClient struct {
@@ -2180,6 +2191,7 @@ func (btcc *BlipTesterCollectionClient) addRev(ctx context.Context, docID string
 	btcc.seqLock.Lock()
 	defer btcc.seqLock.Unlock()
 	newClientSeq := btcc._nextSequence()
+	isTombstone := false
 
 	newBody := opts.body
 	newVersion := opts.incomingVersion
@@ -2187,7 +2199,10 @@ func (btcc *BlipTesterCollectionClient) addRev(ctx context.Context, docID string
 	updatedHLV := doc._getLatestHLVCopy(btcc.TB())
 	require.NotNil(btcc.TB(), updatedHLV, "updatedHLV should not be nil for docID %q", docID)
 	if doc._hasConflict(btcc.TB(), opts.incomingHLV) {
-		newBody, updatedHLV = btcc._resolveConflict(opts.incomingHLV, opts.body, doc._latestRev(btcc.TB()))
+		newBody, updatedHLV, isTombstone = btcc._resolveConflict(opts.incomingHLV, opts.body, opts.isDelete, doc._latestRev(btcc.TB()))
+		if isTombstone {
+			opts.isDelete = true
+		}
 		base.DebugfCtx(ctx, base.KeySGTest, "Resolved conflict for docID %q, incomingHLV:%#v, existingHLV:%#v, updatedHLV:%#v", docID, opts.incomingHLV, doc._latestRev(btcc.TB()).HLV, updatedHLV)
 	} else {
 		base.DebugfCtx(ctx, base.KeySGTest, "No conflict")
diff --git a/topologytest/multi_actor_no_conflict_test.go b/topologytest/multi_actor_no_conflict_test.go
index ae6ce87870..81480f61b1 100644
--- a/topologytest/multi_actor_no_conflict_test.go
+++ b/topologytest/multi_actor_no_conflict_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package topologytest
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/couchbase/sync_gateway/base"
@@ -106,9 +107,21 @@ func TestMultiActorResurrect(t *testing.T) {
 
 							resBody := fmt.Appendf(nil, `{"activePeer": "%s", "createPeer": "%s", "deletePeer": "%s", "resurrectPeer": "%s", "topology": "%s", "action": "resurrect"}`, resurrectPeerName, createPeerName, deletePeer, resurrectPeer, topology.specDescription)
 							resurrectVersion := resurrectPeer.WriteDocument(collectionName, docID, resBody)
-							// in the case of a Couchbase Server resurrection, the hlv is lost since all system xattrs are lost on a resurrection
+							// in the case of a Couchbase Server resurrection, the hlv is lost since all system xattrs are
+							// lost on a resurrection so the resurrecting version may conflict with a version on cbl
+							// peer then cbl will resolve in favor if its own tombstone.
 							if resurrectPeer.Type() == PeerTypeCouchbaseServer {
-								waitForCVAndBody(t, collectionName, docID, resurrectVersion, topology)
+								if strings.Contains(topologySpec.description, "CBL") {
+									if conflictNotExpectedOnCBL(deletePeer, resurrectPeer, deletePeerName, resurrectPeerName) {
+										// if no cbl conflict is expected we can wait on CV and body
+										waitForCVAndBody(t, collectionName, docID, resurrectVersion, topology)
+									} else {
+										// if cbl conflict is expected we need to wait for tombstone convergence
+										waitForConvergingTombstones(t, collectionName, docID, topology)
+									}
+								} else {
+									waitForCVAndBody(t, collectionName, docID, resurrectVersion, topology)
+								}
 							} else {
 								waitForVersionAndBody(t, collectionName, docID, resurrectVersion, topology)
 							}
diff --git a/topologytest/peer_test.go b/topologytest/peer_test.go
index 3cfbbe564f..d7f7f90f02 100644
--- a/topologytest/peer_test.go
+++ b/topologytest/peer_test.go
@@ -127,6 +127,34 @@ func (p Peers) SortedPeers() iter.Seq2[string, Peer] {
 	}
 }
 
+// peerIsServerSide returns true if the peer is a Couchbase Server or Sync Gateway peer.
+func peerIsServerSide(p Peer) bool {
+	return p.Type() == PeerTypeCouchbaseServer || p.Type() == PeerTypeSyncGateway
+}
+
+// conflictNotExpectedOnCBL will return true if no conflict is expected for delete and resurrect operations for
+// topologies with cbl peer in them and false for expected conflict
+func conflictNotExpectedOnCBL(deletePeer Peer, resurrectPeer Peer, delPeerName string, resPeerName string) bool {
+	if delPeerName == "cbl1" {
+		// cbl delete will mean cbs resurrect has a conflict
+		return false
+	}
+	if peerIsServerSide(deletePeer) && peerIsServerSide(resurrectPeer) {
+		if strings.Contains(delPeerName, "1") && strings.Contains(resPeerName, "2") {
+			// conflict expected due to different backing bucket (sourceID)
+			return false
+		}
+		if strings.Contains(delPeerName, "2") && strings.Contains(resPeerName, "1") {
+			// conflict expected due to different backing bucket (sourceID)
+			return false
+		}
+		// if both actors are server side and same backing bucket, no conflict expected
+		return true
+	}
+	// conflict expected
+	return false
+}
+
 // NonImportSortedPeers returns a sorted iterator peers that will not cause import operations. For example:
 //   - cbs1 <-> sg1 <-> cbl1 would return sg1 and cbl1, but not cbs1
 //   - cbs1 <-> cbs2 would return cbs1 and cbs2