diff --git a/ydb/core/mind/hive/hive_ut.cpp b/ydb/core/mind/hive/hive_ut.cpp
index ae6823df3bcf..ea8b27b32d39 100644
--- a/ydb/core/mind/hive/hive_ut.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/mind/hive/hive_ut.cpp
@@ -3363,7 +3363,7 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(THiveTest) {
         }
     }
 
-    Y_UNIT_TEST(TestFollowerPromotion) {
+    void TestFollowerPromotion(bool killDuringPromotion) {
         constexpr int NODES = 3;
         TTestBasicRuntime runtime(NODES, false);
         Setup(runtime, true);
@@ -3394,30 +3394,42 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(THiveTest) {
             MakeSureTabletIsUp(runtime, tabletId, i, &pipeConfig, &tabletRolesBefore[i]);
         }
         int leaders = std::accumulate(tabletRolesBefore.begin(), tabletRolesBefore.end(), 0, [](int a, bool b) -> int { return b ? a + 1 : a; });
-        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(leaders, 1);
         int leaderNode = std::find(tabletRolesBefore.begin(), tabletRolesBefore.end(), true) - tabletRolesBefore.begin();
-        // killing leader
-        SendKillLocal(runtime, leaderNode);
+        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(leaders, 1);
         {
-            TDispatchOptions options;
-            options.FinalEvents.emplace_back(TEvLocal::EvTabletStatus);
-            runtime.DispatchEvents(options);
-        }
-        std::array<bool, NODES> tabletRolesIntermediate = {};
-        for (int i = 0; i < NODES; ++i) {
-            if (i != leaderNode) {
-                MakeSureTabletIsUp(runtime, tabletId, i, &pipeConfig, &tabletRolesIntermediate[i]);
-            } else {
-                tabletRolesIntermediate[i] = false;
+            TBlockEvents<TEvTablet::TEvPromoteToLeader> blockPromote(runtime);
+            // killing leader
+            SendKillLocal(runtime, leaderNode);
+
+            while (blockPromote.empty()) {
+                runtime.DispatchEvents({}, TDuration::MilliSeconds(100));
+            }
+
+            if (killDuringPromotion) {
+                for (int i = 0; i < NODES; ++i) {
+                    if (i == leaderNode) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    TActorId sender = runtime.AllocateEdgeActor(i);
+                    runtime.SendToPipe(tabletId, sender, new TEvents::TEvPoisonPill, i, pipeConfig);
+                }
             }
+
+            runtime.DispatchEvents({}, TDuration::MilliSeconds(100));
+
+            blockPromote.Stop().Unblock();
+        }
+        {
+            TDispatchOptions options;
+            options.FinalEvents.emplace_back(TEvLocal::EvTabletStatus, killDuringPromotion ? 3 : 1);
+            runtime.DispatchEvents(options, TDuration::MilliSeconds(100));
         }
-        leaders = std::accumulate(tabletRolesIntermediate.begin(), tabletRolesIntermediate.end(), 0, [](int a, bool b) -> int { return b ? a + 1 : a; });
-        int followers = std::accumulate(tabletRolesIntermediate.begin(), tabletRolesIntermediate.end(), 0, [](int a, bool b) -> int { return b ? a : a + 1; });
-        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(leaders, 1);
-        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(followers, 2);
         std::unordered_set<std::pair<TTabletId, TFollowerId>> activeTablets;
         TActorId senderA = runtime.AllocateEdgeActor();
         for (int i = 0; i < NODES; ++i) {
+            if (i == leaderNode) {
+                continue;
+            }
             TActorId whiteboard = NNodeWhiteboard::MakeNodeWhiteboardServiceId(runtime.GetNodeId(i));
             runtime.Send(new IEventHandle(whiteboard, senderA, new NNodeWhiteboard::TEvWhiteboard::TEvTabletStateRequest()));
             TAutoPtr<IEventHandle> handle;
@@ -3432,6 +3444,16 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(THiveTest) {
             }
         }
         UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(activeTablets.size(), 3);
+        leaders = std::count_if(activeTablets.begin(), activeTablets.end(), [](auto&& p) { return p.second == 0; });
+        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(leaders, 1);
+    }
+
+    Y_UNIT_TEST(TestFollowerPromotion) {
+        TestFollowerPromotion(false);
+    }
+
+    Y_UNIT_TEST(TestFollowerPromotionFollowerDies) {
+        TestFollowerPromotion(true);
     }
 
     Y_UNIT_TEST(TestManyFollowersOnOneNode) {
diff --git a/ydb/core/mind/local.cpp b/ydb/core/mind/local.cpp
index 3bffef054101..a8242818bf8c 100644
--- a/ydb/core/mind/local.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/mind/local.cpp
@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@ class TLocalNodeRegistrar : public TActorBootstrapped<TLocalNodeRegistrar> {
         ui32 Generation;
         TTabletTypes::EType TabletType;
         NKikimrLocal::EBootMode BootMode;
-        ui32 FollowerId;
 
         TTablet()
             : Tablet()
             , Generation(0)
             , TabletType()
             , BootMode(NKikimrLocal::EBootMode::BOOT_MODE_LEADER)
-            , FollowerId(0)
         {}
     };
 
     struct TTabletEntry : TTablet {
         TInstant From;
+        bool IsPromoting = false;
+        ui32 PromotingFromFollower = 0;
 
         TTabletEntry()
             : From(TInstant::MicroSeconds(0))
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ class TLocalNodeRegistrar : public TActorBootstrapped<TLocalNodeRegistrar> {
     ::NMonitoring::TDynamicCounters::TCounterPtr CounterCancelDemotedByBS;
     ::NMonitoring::TDynamicCounters::TCounterPtr CounterCancelUnknownReason;
 
+    static TTabletId LeaderId(TTabletId tabletId) {
+        return {tabletId.first, 0};
+    }
+
     void Die(const TActorContext &ctx) override {
         if (HivePipeClient) {
             if (Connected) {
@@ -385,6 +389,24 @@ class TLocalNodeRegistrar : public TActorBootstrapped<TLocalNodeRegistrar> {
         ScheduleSendTabletMetrics(ctx);
     }
 
+    void StartPromotion(TTabletId tabletId, TOnlineTabletEntry& followerEntry, ui32 suggestedGen, TInstant now) {
+        TTabletId leaderId = LeaderId(tabletId);
+        TTabletEntry& leaderEntry = InbootTablets[leaderId];
+        followerEntry.IsPromoting = true;
+        leaderEntry = followerEntry;
+        leaderEntry.From = now;
+        leaderEntry.BootMode = NKikimrLocal::EBootMode::BOOT_MODE_LEADER;
+        leaderEntry.Generation = suggestedGen;
+        leaderEntry.PromotingFromFollower = tabletId.second;
+    }
+
+    void FinishPromotion(TTabletId tabletId, TTabletEntry& entry) {
+        TTabletId promotedTablet{tabletId.first, entry.PromotingFromFollower};
+        OnlineTablets.erase(promotedTablet);
+        entry.IsPromoting = false;
+        entry.PromotingFromFollower = 0;
+    }
+
     void Handle(TEvLocal::TEvBootTablet::TPtr &ev, const TActorContext &ctx) {
         NKikimrLocal::TEvBootTablet &record = ev->Get()->Record;
         TIntrusivePtr<TTabletStorageInfo> info(TabletStorageInfoFromProto(record.GetInfo()));
@@ -427,18 +449,9 @@ class TLocalNodeRegistrar : public TActorBootstrapped<TLocalNodeRegistrar> {
             if (it != OnlineTablets.end()) {
                 if (it->second.BootMode == NKikimrLocal::EBootMode::BOOT_MODE_FOLLOWER
                         && record.GetBootMode() == NKikimrLocal::EBootMode::BOOT_MODE_LEADER) {
-                    // promote to leader
-                    it->second.BootMode = NKikimrLocal::EBootMode::BOOT_MODE_LEADER;
-                    it->second.Generation = suggestedGen;
-                    tabletId.second = 0; // FollowerId = 0
-                    TTabletEntry &entry = InbootTablets[tabletId];
-                    entry = it->second;
-                    entry.From = ctx.Now();
-                    entry.BootMode = NKikimrLocal::EBootMode::BOOT_MODE_LEADER;
-                    entry.Generation = suggestedGen;
-                    ctx.Send(entry.Tablet, new TEvTablet::TEvPromoteToLeader(suggestedGen, info));
+                    StartPromotion(tabletId, it->second, suggestedGen, ctx.Now());
+                    ctx.Send(it->second.Tablet, new TEvTablet::TEvPromoteToLeader(suggestedGen, info));
                     MarkDeadTablet(it->first, 0, TEvLocal::TEvTabletStatus::StatusSupersededByLeader, TEvTablet::TEvTabletDead::ReasonError, ctx);
-                    OnlineTablets.erase(it);
                     LOG_DEBUG_S(ctx, NKikimrServices::LOCAL,
                         "TLocalNodeRegistrar::Handle TEvLocal::TEvBootTablet follower tablet " << tabletId << " promoted to leader");
                     return;
@@ -718,6 +731,9 @@ class TLocalNodeRegistrar : public TActorBootstrapped<TLocalNodeRegistrar> {
                     << " marked as running at generation "
                     << generation);
         NTabletPipe::SendData(ctx, HivePipeClient, new TEvLocal::TEvTabletStatus(TEvLocal::TEvTabletStatus::StatusOk, tabletId, generation));
+        if (inbootIt->second.IsPromoting) {
+            FinishPromotion(tabletId, inbootIt->second);
+        }
         OnlineTablets.emplace(tabletId, inbootIt->second);
         InbootTablets.erase(inbootIt);
     }
@@ -818,6 +834,14 @@ class TLocalNodeRegistrar : public TActorBootstrapped<TLocalNodeRegistrar> {
         });
         if (onlineIt != OnlineTablets.end()) { // from online list
             MarkDeadTablet(onlineIt->first, generation, TEvLocal::TEvTabletStatus::StatusFailed, msg->Reason, ctx);
+            if (onlineIt->second.IsPromoting) {
+                TTabletId leader = LeaderId(onlineIt->first);
+                auto inbootIt = InbootTablets.find(leader);
+                if (inbootIt != InbootTablets.end()) {
+                    MarkDeadTablet(leader, inbootIt->second.Generation, TEvLocal::TEvTabletStatus::StatusFailed, msg->Reason, ctx);
+                }
+                InbootTablets.erase(inbootIt);
+            }
             OnlineTablets.erase(onlineIt);
             UpdateEstimate();
             return;