diff --git a/server/gateway.go b/server/gateway.go
index cfa63f551fc..6257e3f61df 100644
--- a/server/gateway.go
+++ b/server/gateway.go
@@ -2412,7 +2412,7 @@ func (s *Server) gatewayUpdateSubInterest(accName string, sub *subscription, cha
 		if change < 0 {
 			return
 		}
-		entry = &sitally{n: 1, q: sub.queue != nil}
+		entry = &sitally{n: change, q: sub.queue != nil}
 		st[string(key)] = entry
 		first = true
 	} else {
diff --git a/server/leafnode_test.go b/server/leafnode_test.go
index e1c2b25a05d..3ba36d9d58e 100644
--- a/server/leafnode_test.go
+++ b/server/leafnode_test.go
@@ -4964,6 +4964,7 @@ func TestLeafNodeQueueGroupWeightCorrectOnConnectionCloseInSuperCluster(t *testi
 			%s
 		}
 		leafnodes {
+			reconnect: "10ms"
 			remotes [
 				{
 					url: "nats://user:pwd@127.0.0.1:%d"
@@ -5178,6 +5179,99 @@ func TestLeafNodeQueueGroupWeightCorrectOnConnectionCloseInSuperCluster(t *testi
 
 	ncB1.Close()
 	checkInterest(t, []int{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 0)
+
+	// Now we will create 2 qsubs to sa2 that is still running.
+	ncA2 = natsConnect(t, sa2.ClientURL(), nats.UserInfo("user", "pwd"))
+	defer ncA2.Close()
+	qsub1 := natsQueueSubSync(t, ncA2, "foo", "bar")
+	qsub2 := natsQueueSubSync(t, ncA2, "foo", "bar")
+	natsFlush(t, ncA2)
+	// sa1 is down, so 0, sa2 has 2 queue subs, so1 is down, so 0, so2 is up, so
+	// 1 for remote interest, same for sb1. Server sb2 is down, so 0, then 1 for
+	// remote interest for sc and sd. The expected tally for the gateway to "C"
+	// should be 2.
+	checkInterest(t, []int{0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1}, 2)
+
+	// Close the leaf connection between sb1 and sa2
+	sa2.mu.Lock()
+	for _, l := range sa2.leafs {
+		l.mu.Lock()
+		l.nc.Close()
+		l.mu.Unlock()
+	}
+	sa2.mu.Unlock()
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	checkLeafNodeConnected(t, sa2)
+	// Should be the same counts
+	checkInterest(t, []int{0, 2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1}, 2)
+
+	// Unsubscribe one of the queue sub.
+	qsub2.Unsubscribe()
+	natsFlush(t, ncA2)
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	// One less for the local interest on sa2 and 1 less for the expected GW count.
+	checkInterest(t, []int{0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1}, 1)
+
+	// Verify that interest works by publishing from server "C".
+	ncC := natsConnect(t, sc.ClientURL(), nats.UserInfo("user", "pwd"))
+	defer ncC.Close()
+	natsPub(t, ncC, "foo", []byte("hello"))
+
+	// Message should be received by qsub1.
+	natsNexMsg(t, qsub1, time.Second)
+
+	// Now stop sa2 and instead start sb2.
+	ncA2.Close()
+	sa2.Shutdown()
+	sa2.WaitForShutdown()
+
+	// Wait for counts to go down to 0
+	checkInterest(t, []int{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}, 0)
+
+	// Restart sb2 to form route to sb1.
+	sb2, _ = RunServerWithConfig(sb2Conf)
+	defer sb2.Shutdown()
+
+	checkClusterFormed(t, sb1, sb2)
+	waitForOutboundGateways(t, sb2, 1, time.Second)
+
+	// Create 2 queue subs on sb2.
+	ncB2 = natsConnect(t, sb2.ClientURL(), nats.UserInfo("user", "pwd"))
+	defer ncB2.Close()
+
+	qsub1 = natsQueueSubSync(t, ncB2, "foo", "bar")
+	qsub2 = natsQueueSubSync(t, ncB2, "foo", "bar")
+	natsFlush(t, ncB2)
+	// sa1 and sa2 are down, so 0, so1 is down, so 0, so2 is up, so 1 for remote interest,
+	// same for sb1. Server sb2 has 2 local queue subs, so 2. Servers sc and sd have 1 for
+	// remote interest. The expected tally for the gateway to "C" should be 2.
+	checkInterest(t, []int{0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1}, 2)
+
+	// Now close the route(s) between sb1 and sb2.
+	sb2.mu.Lock()
+	sb2.forEachRoute(func(r *client) {
+		r.mu.Lock()
+		r.nc.Close()
+		r.mu.Unlock()
+	})
+	sb2.mu.Unlock()
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	checkClusterFormed(t, sb1, sb2)
+	// Should be the same counts
+	checkInterest(t, []int{0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1}, 2)
+
+	// Unsubscribe one of the queue sub.
+	qsub2.Unsubscribe()
+	natsFlush(t, ncB2)
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+	// One less for the local interest on sb2 and 1 less for the expected GW count.
+	checkInterest(t, []int{0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1}, 1)
+
+	// Verify that interest works by publishing from server "C".
+	natsPub(t, ncC, "foo", []byte("hello"))
+
+	// Message should be received by qsub1.
+	natsNexMsg(t, qsub1, time.Second)
 }
 
 func TestLeafNodeQueueInterestAndWeightCorrectAfterServerRestartOrConnectionClose(t *testing.T) {