diff --git a/src/tests/test_stress7.cc b/src/tests/test_stress7.cc
index 5db318521ee48..e1e477c234a84 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_stress7.cc
+++ b/src/tests/test_stress7.cc
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ stress_table(DB_ENV *env, DB **dbp, struct cli_args *cli_args) {
     //
 
     if (verbose) printf("starting creation of pthreads\n");
-    const int num_threads = 4 + cli_args->num_update_threads + cli_args->num_ptquery_threads;
+    const int num_threads = 5 + cli_args->num_update_threads + cli_args->num_ptquery_threads;
     struct arg myargs[num_threads];
     for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; i++) {
         arg_init(&myargs[i], dbp, env, cli_args);
@@ -129,19 +129,21 @@ stress_table(DB_ENV *env, DB **dbp, struct cli_args *cli_args) {
     myargs[1].operation_extra = &soe[1];
     myargs[1].operation = scan_op;
 
-    // make the guy that runs HOT in the background
+    // make the guys that run hot optimize, keyrange, and frag stats in the background
     myargs[2].operation = hot_op;
     myargs[3].operation = keyrange_op;
+    myargs[4].operation = frag_op;
+    myargs[4].sleep_ms = 100;
 
     struct update_op_args uoe = get_update_op_args(cli_args, NULL);
     // make the guy that updates the db
-    for (int i = 4; i < 4 + cli_args->num_update_threads; ++i) {
+    for (int i = 5; i < 5 + cli_args->num_update_threads; ++i) {
         myargs[i].operation_extra = &uoe;
         myargs[i].operation = update_op;
     }
 
     // make the guy that does point queries
-    for (int i = 4 + cli_args->num_update_threads; i < num_threads; i++) {
+    for (int i = 5 + cli_args->num_update_threads; i < num_threads; i++) {
         myargs[i].operation = ptquery_op;
     }
     run_workers(myargs, num_threads, cli_args->num_seconds, false, cli_args);
diff --git a/src/tests/threaded_stress_test_helpers.h b/src/tests/threaded_stress_test_helpers.h
index 0fda39a50aae4..0269867744ea5 100644
--- a/src/tests/threaded_stress_test_helpers.h
+++ b/src/tests/threaded_stress_test_helpers.h
@@ -1077,6 +1077,16 @@ static int UU() keyrange_op(DB_TXN *txn, ARG arg, void* UU(operation_extra), voi
     return r;
 }
 
+static int UU() frag_op(DB_TXN *UU(txn), ARG arg, void* UU(operation_extra), void *UU(stats_extra)) {
+    int db_index = myrandom_r(arg->random_data)%arg->cli->num_DBs;
+    DB *db = arg->dbp[db_index];
+
+    TOKU_DB_FRAGMENTATION_S frag;
+    int r = db->get_fragmentation(db, &frag);
+    invariant_zero(r);
+    return r;
+}
+
 static void UU() get_key_after_bytes_callback(const DBT *UU(end_key), uint64_t UU(skipped), void *UU(extra)) {
     // nothing
 }