diff --git a/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster.go b/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster.go
index bac67d8b415..2d992a349dd 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster.go
@@ -597,8 +597,8 @@ func (c *RaftCluster) IsReadyToRemoveVotingMember(id uint64) bool {
 }
 
 func (c *RaftCluster) IsReadyToPromoteMember(id uint64) bool {
-	nmembers := 1
-	nstarted := 0
+	nmembers := 1 // We count the learner to be promoted for the future quorum
+	nstarted := 1 // and we also count it as started.
 
 	for _, member := range c.VotingMembers() {
 		if member.IsStarted() {
diff --git a/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster_test.go b/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster_test.go
index 9fd15ef3a31..761da0fbf73 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster_test.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/membership/cluster_test.go
@@ -857,3 +857,90 @@ func TestIsReadyToRemoveVotingMember(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIsReadyToPromoteMember(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		members   []*Member
+		promoteID uint64
+		want      bool
+	}{
+		{
+			// 1/1 members ready, should succeed (quorum = 1, new quorum = 2)
+			[]*Member{
+				newTestMember(1, nil, "1", nil),
+				newTestMemberAsLearner(2, nil, "2", nil),
+			},
+			2,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			// 0/1 members ready, should fail (quorum = 1)
+			[]*Member{
+				newTestMember(1, nil, "", nil),
+				newTestMemberAsLearner(2, nil, "2", nil),
+			},
+			2,
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			// 2/2 members ready, should succeed (quorum = 2)
+			[]*Member{
+				newTestMember(1, nil, "1", nil),
+				newTestMember(2, nil, "2", nil),
+				newTestMemberAsLearner(3, nil, "3", nil),
+			},
+			3,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			// 1/2 members ready, should succeed (quorum = 2)
+			[]*Member{
+				newTestMember(1, nil, "1", nil),
+				newTestMember(2, nil, "", nil),
+				newTestMemberAsLearner(3, nil, "3", nil),
+			},
+			3,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			// 1/3 members ready, should fail (quorum = 2)
+			[]*Member{
+				newTestMember(1, nil, "1", nil),
+				newTestMember(2, nil, "", nil),
+				newTestMember(3, nil, "", nil),
+				newTestMemberAsLearner(4, nil, "4", nil),
+			},
+			4,
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			// 2/3 members ready, should succeed (quorum = 2, new quorum = 3)
+			[]*Member{
+				newTestMember(1, nil, "1", nil),
+				newTestMember(2, nil, "2", nil),
+				newTestMember(3, nil, "", nil),
+				newTestMemberAsLearner(4, nil, "4", nil),
+			},
+			4,
+			true,
+		},
+		{
+			// 2/4 members ready, should succeed (quorum = 3)
+			[]*Member{
+				newTestMember(1, nil, "1", nil),
+				newTestMember(2, nil, "2", nil),
+				newTestMember(3, nil, "", nil),
+				newTestMember(4, nil, "", nil),
+				newTestMemberAsLearner(5, nil, "5", nil),
+			},
+			5,
+			true,
+		},
+	}
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		c := newTestCluster(tt.members)
+		if got := c.IsReadyToPromoteMember(tt.promoteID); got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("%d: isReadyToPromoteMember returned %t, want %t", i, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}