diff --git a/rosbag2_test_common/include/rosbag2_test_common/publisher_manager.hpp b/rosbag2_test_common/include/rosbag2_test_common/publisher_manager.hpp
index 84bf73ca7..4e4747989 100644
--- a/rosbag2_test_common/include/rosbag2_test_common/publisher_manager.hpp
+++ b/rosbag2_test_common/include/rosbag2_test_common/publisher_manager.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,40 @@ class PublisherManager
     publisher_nodes_.clear();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Spin up a Node and publish message to topic_name message_count times at publish_rate.
+   * The Node's scope is tied to the scope of this method.
+   * The message may publish less than message_count times if rclcpp encountered an error.
+   *
+   * \tparam T the type of message to send.
+   * \param topic_name is the name of the topic to publish to.
+   * \param message is the message to publish.
+   * \param publish_rate is the rate to publish the message
+   * \param message_count is the number of times to publish the message.
+   */
+  template<class T>
+  void run_scoped_publisher(
+    const std::string & topic_name,
+    const std::shared_ptr<T> message,
+    const std::chrono::milliseconds publish_rate,
+    const int message_count)
+  {
+    std::stringstream node_name;
+    node_name << "publisher" << counter_++;
+
+    auto publisher_node = std::make_shared<rclcpp::Node>(
+      node_name.str(),
+      rclcpp::NodeOptions().start_parameter_event_publisher(false));
+
+    auto publisher = publisher_node->create_publisher<T>(topic_name, 10);
+    rclcpp::WallRate rate{publish_rate};
+
+    for (int i = 0; rclcpp::ok() && i < message_count; ++i) {
+      publisher->publish(*message);
+      rate.sleep();
+    }
+  }
+
   template<class T>
   void add_publisher(
     const std::string & topic_name, std::shared_ptr<T> message, size_t expected_messages = 0)
diff --git a/rosbag2_tests/test/rosbag2_tests/test_rosbag2_record_end_to_end.cpp b/rosbag2_tests/test/rosbag2_tests/test_rosbag2_record_end_to_end.cpp
index 019677fd9..583661005 100644
--- a/rosbag2_tests/test/rosbag2_tests/test_rosbag2_record_end_to_end.cpp
+++ b/rosbag2_tests/test/rosbag2_tests/test_rosbag2_record_end_to_end.cpp
@@ -14,14 +14,46 @@
 
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <unordered_set>
 
+#include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
+#include "rcpputils/filesystem_helper.hpp"
+#include "rcutils/filesystem.h"
 #include "rosbag2_storage/metadata_io.hpp"
-
 #include "rosbag2_test_common/process_execution_helpers.hpp"
 
 #include "record_fixture.hpp"
 
+namespace
+{
+/**
+ * Construct an instance of test_msgs::msg::Strings populated with the base_message repeated until it fits the requested size.
+ *
+ * \param base_message is the String to repeat.
+ * \param max_message_size_bytes is the size of the message in bytes.
+ * \return an instance of test_msgs::msg::Strings that is the requested size.
+ */
+std::shared_ptr<test_msgs::msg::Strings> create_string_message(
+  const std::string & base_message,
+  const int max_message_size_bytes)
+{
+  const auto base_message_size = base_message.size() * sizeof(std::string::value_type);
+  const auto iterations = max_message_size_bytes / static_cast<int>(base_message_size);
+
+  std::stringstream message_str;
+  for (int i = 0; i < iterations; ++i) {
+    message_str << base_message;
+  }
+
+  auto message = get_messages_strings()[0];
+  message->string_value = message_str.str();
+
+  return message;
+}
+}  // namespace
+
 TEST_F(RecordFixture, record_end_to_end_test) {
   auto message = get_messages_strings()[0];
   message->string_value = "test";
@@ -70,6 +102,250 @@ TEST_F(RecordFixture, record_end_to_end_test) {
   EXPECT_THAT(wrong_topic_messages, IsEmpty());
 }
 
+// TODO(zmichaels11): Fix and enable this test on Windows.
+// This tests depends on the ability to read the metadata file.
+// Stopping the process on Windows does a hard kill and the metadata file is not written.
+#ifndef _WIN32
+TEST_F(RecordFixture, record_end_to_end_with_splitting_metadata_contains_all_topics) {
+  constexpr const int bagfile_split_size = 4 * 1024 * 1024;  // 4MB.
+  std::stringstream command;
+  command << "ros2 bag record" <<
+    " --output " << root_bag_path_ <<
+    " --max-bag-size " << bagfile_split_size <<
+    " -a";
+  auto process_handle = start_execution(command.str());
+  wait_for_db();
+
+  constexpr const char first_topic_name[] = "/test_topic0";
+  constexpr const char second_topic_name[] = "/test_topic1";
+  constexpr const int expected_splits = 4;
+  {
+    constexpr const char message_str[] = "Test";
+    constexpr const int message_size = 1024 * 1024;  // 1MB
+    const auto message = create_string_message(message_str, message_size);
+    constexpr const int message_count = bagfile_split_size * expected_splits / message_size;
+    constexpr const int message_batch_size = message_count / 2;
+
+    pub_man_.run_scoped_publisher(
+      first_topic_name,
+      message,
+      50ms,
+      message_batch_size);
+
+    pub_man_.run_scoped_publisher(
+      second_topic_name,
+      message,
+      50ms,
+      message_batch_size);
+  }
+
+  stop_execution(process_handle);
+
+  rosbag2_storage::MetadataIo metadataIo;
+  const auto metadata = metadataIo.read_metadata(root_bag_path_);
+  // Verify at least 2 topics are in the metadata.
+  // There may be more if the test system is noisy.
+  EXPECT_GT(metadata.topics_with_message_count.size(), 1u);
+
+  // Transform the topic_names_with_message_count into an unordered set of topic_names.
+  std::unordered_set<std::string> topic_names;
+  for (const auto & topic : metadata.topics_with_message_count) {
+    topic_names.insert(topic.topic_metadata.name);
+  }
+
+  // Verify that first_topic_name and second_topic_name are both in the metadata.
+  EXPECT_NE(topic_names.end(), topic_names.find(first_topic_name));
+  EXPECT_NE(topic_names.end(), topic_names.find(second_topic_name));
+}
+#endif
+
+TEST_F(RecordFixture, record_end_to_end_with_splitting_bagsize_split_is_at_least_specified_size) {
+  constexpr const char topic_name[] = "/test_topic";
+  constexpr const int bagfile_split_size = 4 * 1024 * 1024;  // 4MB.
+  std::stringstream command;
+  command << "ros2 bag record " <<
+    " --output " << root_bag_path_ <<
+    " --max-bag-size " << bagfile_split_size <<
+    " " << topic_name;
+  auto process_handle = start_execution(command.str());
+  wait_for_db();
+
+  constexpr const int expected_splits = 4;
+  {
+    constexpr const char message_str[] = "Test";
+    constexpr const int message_size = 512 * 1024;  // 512KB
+    const auto message = create_string_message(message_str, message_size);
+    constexpr const int message_count = bagfile_split_size * expected_splits / message_size;
+
+    pub_man_.run_scoped_publisher(
+      topic_name,
+      message,
+      50ms,
+      message_count);
+  }
+
+  stop_execution(process_handle);
+
+  rosbag2_storage::MetadataIo metadata_io;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  {
+    rosbag2_storage::BagMetadata metadata;
+    metadata.version = 2;
+    metadata.storage_identifier = "sqlite3";
+
+    // Loop until expected_splits in case it split or the bagfile doesn't exist.
+    for (int i = 0; i < expected_splits; ++i) {
+      std::stringstream bagfile_name;
+      bagfile_name << "bag_" << i << ".db3";
+
+      const auto bagfile_path =
+        (rcpputils::fs::path(root_bag_path_) / bagfile_name.str());
+
+      if (bagfile_path.exists()) {
+        metadata.relative_file_paths.push_back(bagfile_path.string());
+      } else {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    metadata_io.write_metadata(root_bag_path_, metadata);
+  }
+#endif
+
+  const auto metadata = metadata_io.read_metadata(root_bag_path_);
+  const auto actual_splits = static_cast<int>(metadata.relative_file_paths.size());
+
+  // TODO(zmichaels11): Support reliable sync-to-disk for more accurate splits.
+  // The only guarantee with splits right now is that they will not occur until
+  // a bagfile is at least the specified max_bagfile_size.
+  EXPECT_GT(actual_splits, 0);
+
+  // Don't include the last bagfile since it won't be full
+  for (int i = 0; i < actual_splits - 1; ++i) {
+    const auto bagfile_path = metadata.relative_file_paths[i];
+    EXPECT_TRUE(rcpputils::fs::exists(bagfile_path));
+
+    const auto actual_split_size = static_cast<int>(rcutils_get_file_size(bagfile_path.c_str()));
+    // Actual size is guaranteed to be >= bagfile_split size
+    EXPECT_LT(bagfile_split_size, actual_split_size);
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(RecordFixture, record_end_to_end_with_splitting_max_size_not_reached) {
+  constexpr const char topic_name[] = "/test_topic";
+  constexpr const int bagfile_split_size = 4 * 1024 * 1024;  // 4MB.
+  std::stringstream command;
+  command << "ros2 bag record " <<
+    " --output " << root_bag_path_ <<
+    " --max-bag-size " << bagfile_split_size <<
+    " " << topic_name;
+  auto process_handle = start_execution(command.str());
+  wait_for_db();
+
+  {
+    constexpr const int message_size = 512 * 1024;  // 512KB
+    constexpr const char message_str[] = "Test";
+    const auto message = create_string_message(message_str, message_size);
+    // only fill the bagfile halfway
+    constexpr const int message_count = bagfile_split_size / message_size / 2;
+
+    pub_man_.run_scoped_publisher(
+      topic_name,
+      message,
+      50ms,
+      message_count);
+  }
+
+  stop_execution(process_handle);
+
+  rosbag2_storage::MetadataIo metadata_io;
+
+// TODO(zmichaels11): Remove when stop_execution properly SIGINT on Windows.
+// This is required since stop_execution hard kills the proces on Windows,
+// which prevents the metadata from being written.
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  {
+    rosbag2_storage::BagMetadata metadata;
+    metadata.version = 2;
+    metadata.storage_identifier = "sqlite3";
+
+    const auto bag_path = rcpputils::fs::path(root_bag_path_) / "bag_0.db3";
+
+    metadata.relative_file_paths = {bag_path.string()};
+    metadata_io.write_metadata(root_bag_path_, metadata);
+  }
+#endif
+
+  const auto metadata = metadata_io.read_metadata(root_bag_path_);
+
+  // Check that there's only 1 bagfile and that it exists.
+  EXPECT_EQ(1u, metadata.relative_file_paths.size());
+  EXPECT_TRUE(rcpputils::fs::exists(metadata.relative_file_paths[0]));
+
+  // Check that the next bagfile does not exist.
+  EXPECT_FALSE((rcpputils::fs::path(root_bag_path_) / "bag_1.db3").exists());
+}
+
+TEST_F(RecordFixture, record_end_to_end_with_splitting_splits_bagfile) {
+  constexpr const char topic_name[] = "/test_topic";
+  constexpr const int bagfile_split_size = 4 * 1024 * 1024;  // 4MB.
+
+  std::stringstream command;
+  command << "ros2 bag record" <<
+    " --output " << root_bag_path_ <<
+    " --max-bag-size " << bagfile_split_size <<
+    " " << topic_name;
+  auto process_handle = start_execution(command.str());
+  wait_for_db();
+
+  constexpr const int expected_splits = 4;
+  {
+    constexpr const char message_str[] = "Test";
+    constexpr const int message_size = 1024 * 1024;  // 1MB
+    // string message from test_msgs
+    const auto message = create_string_message(message_str, message_size);
+    constexpr const int message_count = bagfile_split_size * expected_splits / message_size;
+
+    pub_man_.run_scoped_publisher(
+      topic_name,
+      message,
+      50ms,
+      message_count);
+  }
+
+  stop_execution(process_handle);
+
+  rosbag2_storage::MetadataIo metadata_io;
+
+// TODO(zmichaels11): Remove when stop_execution properly SIGINT on Windows.
+// This is required since stop_execution hard kills the proces on Windows,
+// which prevents the metadata from being written.
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  {
+    rosbag2_storage::BagMetadata metadata;
+    metadata.version = 2;
+    metadata.storage_identifier = "sqlite3";
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < expected_splits; ++i) {
+      std::stringstream bag_name;
+      bag_name << "bag_" << i << ".db3";
+
+      const auto bag_path = rcpputils::fs::path(root_bag_path_) / bag_name.str();
+
+      metadata.relative_file_paths.push_back(bag_path.string());
+    }
+    metadata_io.write_metadata(root_bag_path_, metadata);
+  }
+#endif
+
+  const auto metadata = metadata_io.read_metadata(root_bag_path_);
+
+  for (const auto & path : metadata.relative_file_paths) {
+    EXPECT_TRUE(rcpputils::fs::exists(path));
+  }
+}
+
 TEST_F(RecordFixture, record_fails_gracefully_if_bag_already_exists) {
   auto database_path = _SRC_RESOURCES_DIR_PATH;  // variable defined in CMakeLists.txt