diff --git a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/newview.go b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/newview.go
index 319a08cba08..98103392bec 100644
--- a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/newview.go
+++ b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/newview.go
@@ -146,11 +146,17 @@ func (s *SBFT) handleNewView(nv *NewView, src uint64) {
 	s.view = nv.View
 	s.discardBacklog(s.primaryID())
 
-	// maybe deliver using xset
+	// maybe deliver previous batch
 	if s.sys.LastBatch().DecodeHeader().Seq < prevBatch.DecodeHeader().Seq {
 		if prevBatch.DecodeHeader().Seq == s.cur.subject.Seq.Seq {
 			// we just received a signature set for a request which we preprepared, but never delivered.
-			prevBatch.Payloads = s.cur.preprep.Batch.Payloads
+			// check first if the locally preprepared request matches the signature set
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(prevBatch.DecodeHeader().DataHash, s.cur.preprep.Batch.DecodeHeader().DataHash) {
+				log.Warningf("replica %d: [seq %d] request checkpointed in a previous view does not match locally preprepared one, delivering batch without payload", s.id, s.cur.subject.Seq.Seq)
+			} else {
+				log.Debugf("replica %d: [seq %d] request checkpointed in a previous view with matching preprepare, completing and delivering the batch with payload", s.id, s.cur.subject.Seq.Seq)
+				prevBatch.Payloads = s.cur.preprep.Batch.Payloads
+			}
 		}
 		s.deliverBatch(prevBatch)
 	}
diff --git a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft_test.go b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft_test.go
index d6f1567cbe2..ea410dd9a0d 100644
--- a/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft_test.go
+++ b/orderer/sbft/simplebft/simplebft_test.go
@@ -266,6 +266,58 @@ func TestByzPrimary(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNewPrimaryHandlingViewChange(t *testing.T) {
+	skipInShortMode(t)
+	N := uint64(7)
+	sys := newTestSystem(N)
+	var repls []*SBFT
+	var adapters []*testSystemAdapter
+	for i := uint64(0); i < N; i++ {
+		a := sys.NewAdapter(i)
+		s, err := New(i, &Config{N: N, F: 2, BatchDurationNsec: 2000000000, BatchSizeBytes: 1, RequestTimeoutNsec: 20000000000}, a)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		repls = append(repls, s)
+		adapters = append(adapters, a)
+	}
+
+	r1 := []byte{1, 2, 3}
+	r2 := []byte{5, 6, 7}
+
+	// change preprepare to 2-6
+	sys.filterFn = func(e testElem) (testElem, bool) {
+		if msg, ok := e.ev.(*testMsgEvent); ok {
+			if pp := msg.msg.GetPreprepare(); pp != nil && msg.src == 0 && msg.dst >= 2 {
+				pp := *pp
+				batch := *pp.Batch
+				batch.Payloads = [][]byte{r2}
+				pp.Batch = &batch
+				h := merkleHashData(batch.Payloads)
+				bh := &BatchHeader{}
+				proto.Unmarshal(pp.Batch.Header, bh)
+				bh.DataHash = h
+				bhraw, _ := proto.Marshal(bh)
+				pp.Batch.Header = bhraw
+				msg.msg = &Msg{&Msg_Preprepare{&pp}}
+			}
+		}
+		return e, true
+	}
+
+	connectAll(sys)
+	repls[0].Request(r1)
+	sys.Run()
+	for _, a := range adapters {
+		if len(a.batches) < 1 {
+			t.Fatal("expected execution of at least one batch")
+		}
+		if a.batches[0].Payloads != nil && !reflect.DeepEqual(adapters[2].batches[0].Payloads, a.batches[0].Payloads) {
+			t.Error("consensus violated on first batch at replica", a.id)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestByzPrimaryBullyingSingleReplica(t *testing.T) {
 	skipInShortMode(t)
 	N := uint64(10)