diff --git a/src/stream/src/executor/top_n/group_top_n.rs b/src/stream/src/executor/top_n/group_top_n.rs
index 1d051e87248f..1b64a268b860 100644
--- a/src/stream/src/executor/top_n/group_top_n.rs
+++ b/src/stream/src/executor/top_n/group_top_n.rs
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::*;
     use crate::executor::test_utils::top_n_executor::create_in_memory_state_table;
-    use crate::executor::test_utils::MockSource;
+    use crate::executor::test_utils::{MockSource, StreamExecutorTestExt};
 
     fn create_schema() -> Schema {
         Schema {
@@ -637,4 +637,104 @@ mod tests {
             ),
         );
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_compact_changes() {
+        let schema = create_schema();
+        let source = MockSource::with_messages(vec![
+            Message::Barrier(Barrier::new_test_barrier(test_epoch(1))),
+            Message::Chunk(StreamChunk::from_pretty(
+                "  I I I
+                +  0 0 9
+                +  0 0 8
+                +  0 0 7
+                +  0 0 6
+                +  0 1 15
+                +  0 1 14",
+            )),
+            Message::Barrier(Barrier::new_test_barrier(test_epoch(2))),
+            Message::Chunk(StreamChunk::from_pretty(
+                "  I I I
+                -  0 0 6
+                -  0 0 8
+                +  0 0 4
+                +  0 0 3
+                +  0 1 12
+                +  0 2 26
+                -  0 1 12
+                +  0 1 11",
+            )),
+            Message::Barrier(Barrier::new_test_barrier(test_epoch(3))),
+            Message::Chunk(StreamChunk::from_pretty(
+                "  I I I
+                +  0 0 11", // this should result in no chunk output
+            )),
+            Message::Barrier(Barrier::new_test_barrier(test_epoch(4))),
+        ])
+        .into_executor(schema.clone(), vec![2]);
+
+        let state_table = create_in_memory_state_table(
+            &schema.data_types(),
+            &[
+                OrderType::ascending(),
+                OrderType::ascending(),
+                OrderType::ascending(),
+            ],
+            &[0, 1, 2], // table pk = group key (0, 1) + order key (2) + additional pk (empty)
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        let top_n = GroupTopNExecutor::<SerializedKey, MemoryStateStore, false>::new(
+            source,
+            ActorContext::for_test(0),
+            schema,
+            vec![
+                ColumnOrder::new(0, OrderType::ascending()),
+                ColumnOrder::new(1, OrderType::ascending()),
+                ColumnOrder::new(2, OrderType::ascending()),
+            ],
+            (0, 2), // (offset, limit)
+            vec![ColumnOrder::new(2, OrderType::ascending())],
+            vec![0, 1],
+            state_table,
+            Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let mut top_n = top_n.boxed().execute();
+
+        // initial barrier
+        top_n.expect_barrier().await;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            top_n.expect_chunk().await.sort_rows(),
+            StreamChunk::from_pretty(
+                "  I I I
+                +  0 0 7
+                +  0 0 6
+                +  0 1 15
+                +  0 1 14",
+            )
+            .sort_rows(),
+        );
+        top_n.expect_barrier().await;
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            top_n.expect_chunk().await.sort_rows(),
+            StreamChunk::from_pretty(
+                "  I I I
+                -  0 0 6
+                -  0 0 7
+                +  0 0 4
+                +  0 0 3
+                -  0 1 15
+                +  0 1 11
+                +  0 2 26",
+            )
+            .sort_rows(),
+        );
+        top_n.expect_barrier().await;
+
+        // no output chunk for the last input chunk
+        top_n.expect_barrier().await;
+    }
 }