diff --git a/src/exchangedb/exchange_do_purse_deposit.sql b/src/exchangedb/exchange_do_purse_deposit.sql
index 7ea426b77..d710e9002 100644
--- a/src/exchangedb/exchange_do_purse_deposit.sql
+++ b/src/exchangedb/exchange_do_purse_deposit.sql
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ IF NOT FOUND
 THEN
   -- Idempotency check: check if coin_sig is the same,
   -- if so, success, otherwise conflict!
+
   PERFORM
   FROM exchange.purse_deposits
   WHERE coin_pub = in_coin_pub
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ THEN
     out_late=FALSE;
     out_conflict=TRUE;
     RETURN;
+  ELSE
+    -- Deposit exists, do not count for balance. Allow.
+    out_late=FALSE;
+    out_balance_ok=TRUE;
+    out_conflict=FALSE;
+    RETURN;
   END IF;
 END IF;
 
diff --git a/src/testing/test_exchange_p2p.c b/src/testing/test_exchange_p2p.c
index 6eea4a0bf..329ed2693 100644
--- a/src/testing/test_exchange_p2p.c
+++ b/src/testing/test_exchange_p2p.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
   This file is part of TALER
-  Copyright (C) 2014--2022 Taler Systems SA
+  Copyright (C) 2014--2023 Taler Systems SA
 
   TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -250,6 +250,14 @@ run (void *cls,
       "withdraw-coin-1",
       "EUR:1.01",
       NULL),
+    TALER_TESTING_cmd_purse_deposit_coins (
+      "purse-deposit-coins-idempotent-but-gone",
+      MHD_HTTP_GONE,
+      0 /* min age */,
+      "purse-create-with-reserve",
+      "withdraw-coin-1",
+      "EUR:1.01",
+      NULL),
     TALER_TESTING_cmd_purse_poll_finish (
       "pull-deposit-purse-poll-finish",
       GNUNET_TIME_relative_multiply (