diff --git a/dialogue-core/src/test/java/com/palantir/dialogue/core/CautiousIncreaseAggressiveDecreaseConcurrencyLimiterTest.java b/dialogue-core/src/test/java/com/palantir/dialogue/core/CautiousIncreaseAggressiveDecreaseConcurrencyLimiterTest.java
index 969453e7ad..93369d9b8d 100644
--- a/dialogue-core/src/test/java/com/palantir/dialogue/core/CautiousIncreaseAggressiveDecreaseConcurrencyLimiterTest.java
+++ b/dialogue-core/src/test/java/com/palantir/dialogue/core/CautiousIncreaseAggressiveDecreaseConcurrencyLimiterTest.java
@@ -209,6 +209,18 @@ public void onSuccess_dropsIfResponseIndicatesQosOrError_endpoint() {
         assertThat(limiter.getLimit()).as("For status %d", code).isCloseTo(max * 0.9, Percentage.withPercentage(5));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void onSuccess_releasesSuccessfullyIfResponseIndicatesQosOrError_sticky() {
+        CautiousIncreaseAggressiveDecreaseConcurrencyLimiter limiter = limiter(Behavior.STICKY);
+        int code = 429;
+        Response response = mock(Response.class);
+        when(response.code()).thenReturn(code);
+
+        double max = limiter.getLimit();
+        limiter.acquire(LimitEnforcement.DEFAULT_ENABLED).get().onSuccess(response);
+        assertThat(limiter.getLimit()).isEqualTo(max);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void onSuccess_ignoresIfResponseIndicatesUnknownServerError_endpoint() {
         CautiousIncreaseAggressiveDecreaseConcurrencyLimiter limiter = limiter(Behavior.ENDPOINT_LEVEL);
@@ -221,6 +233,18 @@ public void onSuccess_ignoresIfResponseIndicatesUnknownServerError_endpoint() {
         assertThat(limiter.getLimit()).isEqualTo(max);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void onSuccess_ignoresIfResponseIndicatesUnknownServerError_sticky() {
+        CautiousIncreaseAggressiveDecreaseConcurrencyLimiter limiter = limiter(Behavior.STICKY);
+        int code = 599;
+        Response response = mock(Response.class);
+        when(response.code()).thenReturn(code);
+
+        double max = limiter.getLimit();
+        limiter.acquire(LimitEnforcement.DEFAULT_ENABLED).get().onSuccess(response);
+        assertThat(limiter.getLimit()).isEqualTo(max);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void onSuccess_dropsIfResponseIndicatesUnknownServerError_host() {
         CautiousIncreaseAggressiveDecreaseConcurrencyLimiter limiter = limiter(Behavior.HOST_LEVEL);
@@ -253,6 +277,16 @@ public void onFailure_ignoresIfIoException_endpoint() {
         assertThat(limiter.getLimit()).isEqualTo(max);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void onFailure_ignoresIfIoException_sticky() {
+        CautiousIncreaseAggressiveDecreaseConcurrencyLimiter limiter = limiter(Behavior.STICKY);
+        IOException exception = new IOException();
+
+        double max = limiter.getLimit();
+        limiter.acquire(LimitEnforcement.DEFAULT_ENABLED).get().onFailure(exception);
+        assertThat(limiter.getLimit()).isEqualTo(max);
+    }
+
     @ParameterizedTest
     @EnumSource(Behavior.class)
     public void onFailure_ignoresForNonIoExceptions(Behavior behavior) {