diff --git a/spring-kafka-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/test/utils/KafkaTestUtils.java b/spring-kafka-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/test/utils/KafkaTestUtils.java
index 577247bb..961a845a 100644
--- a/spring-kafka-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/test/utils/KafkaTestUtils.java
+++ b/spring-kafka-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/kafka/test/utils/KafkaTestUtils.java
@@ -150,12 +150,13 @@ public final class KafkaTestUtils {
 	 * @since 2.0
 	 */
 	public static <K, V> ConsumerRecord<K, V> getSingleRecord(Consumer<K, V> consumer, String topic, long timeout) {
-		ConsumerRecords<K, V> received = getRecords(consumer, timeout);
-		Iterator<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> iterator = received.records(topic).iterator();
-		assertThat(iterator.hasNext()).as("No records found for topic").isTrue();
-		iterator.next();
-		assertThat(iterator.hasNext()).as("More than one record for topic found").isFalse();
-		if (received.count() > 1) {
+		long expire = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeout;
+		ConsumerRecords<K, V> received;
+		Iterator<ConsumerRecord<K, V>> iterator;
+		long remaining = timeout;
+		do {
+			received = getRecords(consumer, remaining);
+			iterator = received.records(topic).iterator();
 			Map<TopicPartition, Long> reset = new HashMap<>();
 			received.forEach(rec -> {
 				if (!rec.topic().equals(topic)) {
@@ -163,7 +164,18 @@ public final class KafkaTestUtils {
 				}
 			});
 			reset.forEach((tp, off) -> consumer.seek(tp, off));
+			try {
+				Thread.sleep(50);
+			}
+			catch (InterruptedException e) {
+				Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+			}
+			remaining = expire - System.currentTimeMillis();
 		}
+		while (!iterator.hasNext() && remaining > 0);
+		assertThat(iterator.hasNext()).as("No records found for topic").isTrue();
+		iterator.next();
+		assertThat(iterator.hasNext()).as("More than one record for topic found").isFalse();
 		return received.records(topic).iterator().next();
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-kafka-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/test/utils/KafkaTestUtilsTests.java b/spring-kafka-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/test/utils/KafkaTestUtilsTests.java
index f35dd0f3..4281ff20 100644
--- a/spring-kafka-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/test/utils/KafkaTestUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-kafka-test/src/test/java/org/springframework/kafka/test/utils/KafkaTestUtilsTests.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.springframework.kafka.test.utils;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.KafkaProducer;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.ProducerRecord;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.opentest4j.AssertionFailedError;
 
 import org.springframework.kafka.test.EmbeddedKafkaBroker;
 import org.springframework.kafka.test.context.EmbeddedKafka;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ import org.springframework.kafka.test.context.EmbeddedKafka;
  * @since 2.2.7
  *
  */
-@EmbeddedKafka(topics = { "singleTopic1", "singleTopic2", "singleTopic3" })
+@EmbeddedKafka(topics = { "singleTopic1", "singleTopic2", "singleTopic3", "singleTopic4", "singleTopic5" })
 public class KafkaTestUtilsTests {
 
 	@Test
@@ -54,6 +56,26 @@ public class KafkaTestUtilsTests {
 		consumer.close();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void testGetSingleWithMoreThatOneTopicRecordNotThereYet(EmbeddedKafkaBroker broker) {
+		Map<String, Object> producerProps = KafkaTestUtils.producerProps(broker);
+		KafkaProducer<Integer, String> producer = new KafkaProducer<>(producerProps);
+		producer.send(new ProducerRecord<>("singleTopic4", 1, "foo"));
+		Map<String, Object> consumerProps = KafkaTestUtils.consumerProps("ktuTests", "false", broker);
+		consumerProps.put(ConsumerConfig.AUTO_OFFSET_RESET_CONFIG, "earliest");
+		KafkaConsumer<Integer, String> consumer = new KafkaConsumer<>(consumerProps);
+		broker.consumeFromEmbeddedTopics(consumer, "singleTopic4", "singleTopic5");
+		long t1 = System.currentTimeMillis();
+		assertThatExceptionOfType(AssertionFailedError.class).isThrownBy(() ->
+			KafkaTestUtils.getSingleRecord(consumer, "singleTopic5", 2000L));
+		assertThat(System.currentTimeMillis() - t1).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(2000L);
+		producer.send(new ProducerRecord<>("singleTopic5", 1, "foo"));
+		producer.close();
+		KafkaTestUtils.getSingleRecord(consumer, "singleTopic4");
+		KafkaTestUtils.getSingleRecord(consumer, "singleTopic5");
+		consumer.close();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testGetOneRecord(EmbeddedKafkaBroker broker) throws Exception {
 		Map<String, Object> producerProps = KafkaTestUtils.producerProps(broker);