diff --git a/indy_node/test/node_crash/__init__.py b/indy_node/test/node_crash/__init__.py
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diff --git a/indy_node/test/node_crash/test_node_crash_nym.py b/indy_node/test/node_crash/test_node_crash_nym.py
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+import sys
+
+from indy.ledger import build_nym_request
+
+from indy_client.test.cli.helper import createHalfKeyIdentifierAndAbbrevVerkey
+from indy_node.test.helper import start_stopped_node
+from plenum.common.constants import DOMAIN_LEDGER_ID
+from plenum.test.delayers import cDelay
+from plenum.test.helper import sdk_sign_and_submit_req, sdk_get_reply
+from plenum.test.node_catchup.helper import ensure_all_nodes_have_same_data
+from plenum.test.pool_transactions.helper import disconnect_node_and_ensure_disconnected
+
+
+def create_nym_request(looper, sdk_wallet_steward):
+    idr, verkey = createHalfKeyIdentifierAndAbbrevVerkey()
+    _, identifier = sdk_wallet_steward
+    return looper.loop.run_until_complete(build_nym_request(identifier, idr, verkey, None, None))
+
+
+def test_node_crashed_while_writing_nym(looper, nodeSet, tconf, tdir, allPluginsPath,
+                                        sdk_pool_handle, sdk_wallet_steward):
+    '''
+    The Node has some uncommitted domain state while writing NYMs
+    and crashed.
+    Make sure that it can continue ordering when go up again.
+    '''
+    good_node = nodeSet[0]
+    crashed_node = nodeSet[-1]
+    crashed_node.nodeIbStasher.delay(cDelay(sys.maxsize))
+
+    # 1. send a request so that it's applied  but not ordered on Node4
+    # while ordered on others
+    request1 = create_nym_request(looper, sdk_wallet_steward)
+    sdk_get_reply(looper, sdk_sign_and_submit_req(sdk_pool_handle, sdk_wallet_steward, request1))
+    crashed_uncommitted_before = crashed_node.getState(DOMAIN_LEDGER_ID).headHash
+    crashed_committed_before = crashed_node.getState(DOMAIN_LEDGER_ID).committedHeadHash
+    assert crashed_uncommitted_before == good_node.getState(DOMAIN_LEDGER_ID).headHash
+    assert crashed_committed_before != good_node.getState(DOMAIN_LEDGER_ID).committedHeadHash
+
+    # 2. simulate crashing of Node4 with uncommitted state
+    crashed_node.cleanupOnStopping = False
+    disconnect_node_and_ensure_disconnected(looper, nodeSet, crashed_node.name)
+    looper.removeProdable(crashed_node)
+    crashed_node = start_stopped_node(crashed_node, looper, tconf, tdir, allPluginsPath)
+    nodeSet[-1] = crashed_node
+
+    # 3. make sure that crashed node can continue ordering
+    request2 = create_nym_request(looper, sdk_wallet_steward)
+    sdk_get_reply(looper, sdk_sign_and_submit_req(sdk_pool_handle, sdk_wallet_steward, request2))
+    ensure_all_nodes_have_same_data(looper, nodeSet)