diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/xds/xds_ring_hash_end2end_test.cc b/test/cpp/end2end/xds/xds_ring_hash_end2end_test.cc
index c113e0fe6f7..53de6f5e771 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/xds/xds_ring_hash_end2end_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/xds/xds_ring_hash_end2end_test.cc
@@ -648,8 +648,11 @@ TEST_P(RingHashTest, ContinuesConnectingWithoutPicks) {
                 seen_port_, port);
         if (!seen_port_ && port == port_) {
           gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "*** SEEN P0 CONNECTION ATTEMPT");
+          queued_p0_attempt_ = absl::make_unique<QueuedAttempt>(
+              closure, ep, interested_parties, channel_args, addr, deadline);
           seen_port_ = true;
           cond_.Signal();
+          return;
         }
       }
       AttemptConnection(closure, ep, interested_parties, channel_args, addr,
@@ -663,12 +666,25 @@ TEST_P(RingHashTest, ContinuesConnectingWithoutPicks) {
       }
     }
 
+    // Invoked by the test when the RPC has been cancelled and it's ready
+    // to allow the connection attempt to proceed.
+    void CompleteP0ConnectionAttempt() {
+      grpc_core::ExecCtx exec_ctx;
+      std::unique_ptr<QueuedAttempt> attempt;
+      {
+        grpc_core::MutexLock lock(&mu_);
+        attempt = std::move(queued_p0_attempt_);
+      }
+      attempt->Resume();
+    }
+
    private:
     const int port_;
 
     grpc_core::Mutex mu_;
     grpc_core::CondVar cond_;
     bool seen_port_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(mu_) = false;
+    std::unique_ptr<QueuedAttempt> queued_p0_attempt_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(mu_);
   };
   ConnectionInjector connection_injector(non_existant_endpoint.port);
   connection_injector.Start();
@@ -679,13 +695,14 @@ TEST_P(RingHashTest, ContinuesConnectingWithoutPicks) {
        CreateMetadataValueThatHashesToBackendPort(non_existant_endpoint.port)}};
   rpc.StartRpc(stub_.get(), RpcOptions().set_timeout_ms(0).set_metadata(
                                 std::move(metadata)));
-  // Wait for the RPC to trigger the P0 connection attempt, then cancel it.
+  // Wait for the RPC to trigger the P0 connection attempt, then cancel it,
+  // and then allow the connection attempt to complete.
   connection_injector.WaitForP0ConnectionAttempt();
   rpc.CancelRpc();
+  EXPECT_EQ(StatusCode::CANCELLED, rpc.GetStatus().error_code());
+  connection_injector.CompleteP0ConnectionAttempt();
   // Wait for channel to become connected without any pending RPC.
   EXPECT_TRUE(channel_->WaitForConnected(grpc_timeout_seconds_to_deadline(5)));
-  // RPC should have been cancelled.
-  EXPECT_EQ(StatusCode::CANCELLED, rpc.GetStatus().error_code());
   // Make sure the backend did not get any requests.
   EXPECT_EQ(0UL, backends_[0]->backend_service()->request_count());
 }