diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
index 1095a90f8755501b09290a9e8e3907d3f90e3bef..749e560918d4d5e1fa129e7e27e08125cb17b8a7 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerImpl.java
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ public class ManagedLedgerImpl implements ManagedLedger, CreateCallback {
                 cursor.initializeCursorPosition(initialPosition == InitialPosition.Latest ? getLastPositionAndCounter()
                         : getFirstPositionAndCounter());
 
-                synchronized (this) {
+                synchronized (ManagedLedgerImpl.this) {
                     cursors.add(cursor);
                     uninitializedCursors.remove(cursorName).complete(cursor);
                 }
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ public class ManagedLedgerImpl implements ManagedLedger, CreateCallback {
             public void operationFailed(ManagedLedgerException exception) {
                 log.warn("[{}] Failed to open cursor: {}", name, cursor);
 
-                synchronized (this) {
+                synchronized (ManagedLedgerImpl.this) {
                     uninitializedCursors.remove(cursorName).completeExceptionally(exception);
                 }
                 callback.openCursorFailed(exception, ctx);
diff --git a/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerTest.java b/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerTest.java
index d54f11275e0991581fe3c651f220932285bdb318..9f6d96a10e8112e0d9ffa0d0e4a417a3bd9d8fd8 100644
--- a/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerTest.java
+++ b/managed-ledger/src/test/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/mledger/impl/ManagedLedgerTest.java
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ package org.apache.bookkeeper.mledger.impl;
 
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doNothing;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ import org.apache.bookkeeper.mledger.impl.MetaStore.Stat;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.mledger.proto.MLDataFormats.ManagedLedgerInfo;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.mledger.proto.MLDataFormats.ManagedLedgerInfo.LedgerInfo;
 import org.apache.bookkeeper.test.MockedBookKeeperTestCase;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.exception.ExceptionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.tuple.Pair;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.allocator.PulsarByteBufAllocator;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.api.proto.PulsarApi.CommandSubscribe.InitialPosition;
@@ -2182,6 +2188,86 @@ public class ManagedLedgerTest extends MockedBookKeeperTestCase {
         ledger.close();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testConcurrentOpenCursorShouldNotHaveConcurrentAccessOfUninitializedCursors() throws Exception {
+        ManagedLedgerImpl ledger = (ManagedLedgerImpl) factory.open("ConcurrentAccessOfUninitializedCursors");
+
+        final CompletableFuture<ManagedCursor> cursorFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        final CompletableFuture<Void> removingFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        final CompletableFuture<Void> concurrentAccessFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        final Throwable concurrentAccessTimeout = new TimeoutException();
+
+        cachedExecutor.execute(() -> {
+            removingFuture.join();
+            CompletableFuture<Void> lockingFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
+            cachedExecutor.execute(() -> {
+                try {
+                    lockingFuture.join();
+
+                    // Gives `synchronized (ledger)` a chance to complete if it got lock immediately.
+                    Thread.sleep(2);
+
+                    // Normally, following code will process after success or failure contention of
+                    // `synchronized (ledger)`. Theoretically, it is possible that following code
+                    // complete before contention of `synchronized (ledger)` block, but it is rare
+                    // in practice, and it is not harmful as it produces only false positive cases.
+                    concurrentAccessFuture.completeExceptionally(concurrentAccessTimeout);
+                } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                }
+            });
+            lockingFuture.complete(null);
+            synchronized (ledger) {
+                concurrentAccessFuture.complete(null);
+            }
+        });
+
+        Map<String, CompletableFuture<ManagedCursor>> uninitializedCursors = ledger.uninitializedCursors;
+        Map<String, CompletableFuture<ManagedCursor>> spyUninitializedCursors = spy(uninitializedCursors);
+        doAnswer(mock -> {
+            removingFuture.complete(null);
+            try {
+                // Access of uninitializedCursors should guarded by synchronized(ledger),
+                // so there are must be no concurrent accesses in this scope. If we get this
+                // future successfully, then there is a concurrent access.
+                concurrentAccessFuture.get();
+                Throwable throwable = new IllegalStateException("Detecting concurrent access of uninitializedCursors");
+                cursorFuture.completeExceptionally(throwable);
+            } catch (Exception ex) {
+                assertSame(ExceptionUtils.getRootCause(ex), concurrentAccessTimeout);
+            }
+            return mock.callRealMethod();
+        }).when(spyUninitializedCursors).remove(anyString());
+        setFieldValue(ManagedLedgerImpl.class, ledger, "uninitializedCursors", spyUninitializedCursors);
+
+        cachedExecutor.execute(() -> {
+            try {
+                ledger.asyncOpenCursor("c1", new OpenCursorCallback() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void openCursorFailed(ManagedLedgerException exception, Object ctx) {
+                        cursorFuture.completeExceptionally(exception);
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void openCursorComplete(ManagedCursor cursor, Object ctx) {
+                        cursorFuture.complete(cursor);
+                    }
+                }, null);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                cursorFuture.completeExceptionally(e);
+            }
+        });
+
+        try {
+            ManagedCursor cursor = cursorFuture.get();
+            assertNotNull(cursor);
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            fail(ExceptionUtils.getRootCauseMessage(ex));
+        } finally {
+            ledger.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     public ByteBuf getMessageWithMetadata(byte[] data) throws IOException {
         MessageMetadata messageData = MessageMetadata.newBuilder().setPublishTime(System.currentTimeMillis())
                 .setProducerName("prod-name").setSequenceId(0).build();