diff --git a/src/firebolt/client/client.py b/src/firebolt/client/client.py
index f53c7f9144..569c4998a3 100644
--- a/src/firebolt/client/client.py
+++ b/src/firebolt/client/client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Any, Optional
 
+from anyio._core._eventloop import get_asynclib
 from async_property import async_cached_property  # type: ignore
 from httpx import URL
 from httpx import AsyncClient as HttpxAsyncClient
@@ -20,6 +21,15 @@
     mixin_for,
 )
 
+# Explicitly import all available backend not get into
+# anyio race condition during backend import
+for backend in ("asyncio", "trio"):
+    try:
+        get_asynclib(backend)
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        # Not all backends might be installed
+        pass
+
 FireboltClientMixinBase = mixin_for(HttpxClient)  # type: Any
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/dbapi/sync/test_queries.py b/tests/integration/dbapi/sync/test_queries.py
index 4900a94ef1..06558bca5e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/dbapi/sync/test_queries.py
+++ b/tests/integration/dbapi/sync/test_queries.py
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from decimal import Decimal
+from threading import Thread
 from typing import Any, List
 
 from pytest import mark, raises
 
 from firebolt.async_db._types import ColType, Column
-from firebolt.db import Connection, Cursor, DataError, OperationalError
+from firebolt.client.auth import UsernamePassword
+from firebolt.db import (
+    Connection,
+    Cursor,
+    DataError,
+    OperationalError,
+    connect,
+)
 
 
 def assert_deep_eq(got: Any, expected: Any, msg: str) -> bool:
@@ -336,3 +344,47 @@ def test_set_invalid_parameter(connection: Connection):
             c.execute("set some_invalid_parameter = 1")
 
         assert len(c._set_parameters) == 0
+
+
+# Run test multiple times since the issue is flaky
+@mark.parametrize("_", range(5))
+def test_anyio_backend_import_issue(
+    engine_url: str,
+    database_name: str,
+    username: str,
+    password: str,
+    account_name: str,
+    api_endpoint: str,
+    _: int,
+) -> None:
+    threads_cnt = 3
+    requests_cnt = 8
+    # collect threads exceptions in an array because they're ignored otherwise
+    exceptions = []
+
+    def run_query(idx: int):
+        nonlocal username, password, database_name, engine_url, account_name, api_endpoint
+        try:
+            with connect(
+                auth=UsernamePassword(username, password),
+                database=database_name,
+                account_name=account_name,
+                engine_url=engine_url,
+                api_endpoint=api_endpoint,
+            ) as c:
+                cursor = c.cursor()
+                cursor.execute(f"select {idx}")
+        except BaseException as e:
+            exceptions.append(e)
+
+    def run_queries_parallel() -> None:
+        nonlocal requests_cnt
+        threads = [Thread(target=run_query, args=(i,)) for i in range(requests_cnt)]
+        [t.start() for t in threads]
+        [t.join() for t in threads]
+
+    threads = [Thread(target=run_queries_parallel) for _ in range(threads_cnt)]
+
+    [t.start() for t in threads]
+    [t.join() for t in threads]
+    assert len(exceptions) == 0, exceptions