diff --git a/framework/include/base/FEProblemBase.h b/framework/include/base/FEProblemBase.h
index 01edbbce3222..7cd1baf60f46 100644
--- a/framework/include/base/FEProblemBase.h
+++ b/framework/include/base/FEProblemBase.h
@@ -825,10 +825,15 @@ class FEProblemBase : public SubProblem, public Restartable
   bool execMultiApps(ExecFlagType type, bool auto_advance = true);
 
   /**
-   * Advance the MultiApps t_step associated with the ExecFlagType
+   * Advance the MultiApps t_step (incrementStepOrReject) associated with the ExecFlagType
    */
   void incrementMultiAppTStep(ExecFlagType type);
 
+  /**
+   * Finish the MultiApp time step (endStep, postStep) associated with the ExecFlagType
+   */
+  void finishMultiAppStep(ExecFlagType type);
+
   /**
    * Backup the MultiApps associated with the ExecFlagType
    */
diff --git a/framework/src/base/FEProblemBase.C b/framework/src/base/FEProblemBase.C
index 78acc67f311b..3363e6b28dae 100644
--- a/framework/src/base/FEProblemBase.C
+++ b/framework/src/base/FEProblemBase.C
@@ -3289,6 +3289,20 @@ FEProblemBase::incrementMultiAppTStep(ExecFlagType type)
   }
 }
 
+void
+FEProblemBase::finishMultiAppStep(ExecFlagType type)
+{
+  const auto & multi_apps = _multi_apps[type].getActiveObjects();
+
+  if (multi_apps.size())
+  {
+    for (const auto & multi_app : multi_apps)
+      multi_app->finishStep();
+
+    MooseUtils::parallelBarrierNotify(_communicator);
+  }
+}
+
 void
 FEProblemBase::backupMultiApps(ExecFlagType type)
 {
diff --git a/framework/src/executioners/Transient.C b/framework/src/executioners/Transient.C
index 2b51ba2dbbfb..a97d62a00fea 100644
--- a/framework/src/executioners/Transient.C
+++ b/framework/src/executioners/Transient.C
@@ -369,6 +369,11 @@ Transient::incrementStepOrReject()
 
       _problem.advanceState();
 
+      if (_picard_max_its > 1)
+      {
+        _problem.finishMultiAppStep(EXEC_TIMESTEP_BEGIN);
+        _problem.finishMultiAppStep(EXEC_TIMESTEP_END);
+      }
       _problem.incrementMultiAppTStep(EXEC_TIMESTEP_BEGIN);
       _problem.incrementMultiAppTStep(EXEC_TIMESTEP_END);
     }
diff --git a/framework/src/multiapps/TransientMultiApp.C b/framework/src/multiapps/TransientMultiApp.C
index 0c10045c9553..7f618c7e4010 100644
--- a/framework/src/multiapps/TransientMultiApp.C
+++ b/framework/src/multiapps/TransientMultiApp.C
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ TransientMultiApp::solveStep(Real dt, Real target_time, bool auto_advance)
 
         if (auto_advance)
         {
+          ex->endStep();
+          ex->postStep();
+
           if (!ex->lastSolveConverged())
           {
             mooseWarning(name(), _first_local_app + i, " failed to converge!\n");
@@ -424,10 +427,7 @@ TransientMultiApp::incrementTStep()
   {
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < _my_num_apps; i++)
     {
-      /*FEProblemBase * problem =*/appProblemBase(_first_local_app + i);
       Transient * ex = _transient_executioners[i];
-      ex->endStep();
-      ex->postStep();
       ex->incrementStepOrReject();
     }
   }
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ TransientMultiApp::finishStep()
   {
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < _my_num_apps; i++)
     {
-      /*FEProblemBase * problem =*/appProblemBase(_first_local_app + i);
       Transient * ex = _transient_executioners[i];
       ex->endStep();
       ex->postStep();
diff --git a/test/tests/multiapps/multiapp_iterative_adaptive/adaptiveDT.i b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/adaptiveDT.i
similarity index 97%
rename from test/tests/multiapps/multiapp_iterative_adaptive/adaptiveDT.i
rename to test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/adaptiveDT.i
index 4ce1d9477452..0a75843c232c 100644
--- a/test/tests/multiapps/multiapp_iterative_adaptive/adaptiveDT.i
+++ b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/adaptiveDT.i
@@ -56,6 +56,5 @@
 []
 
 [Outputs]
-  file_base = out
   exodus = true
 []
diff --git a/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/gold/begin.e b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/gold/begin.e
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..e8fb7953486d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/gold/begin.e
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+end.e
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/gold/end.e b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/gold/end.e
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..667a7aaec9e1
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/gold/end.e differ
diff --git a/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/gold/master_out_dummy0.e b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/gold/master_out_dummy0.e
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6cc82ddd63f3
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/gold/master_out_dummy0.e differ
diff --git a/test/tests/multiapps/multiapp_iterative_adaptive/master.i b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/master.i
similarity index 85%
rename from test/tests/multiapps/multiapp_iterative_adaptive/master.i
rename to test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/master.i
index 89dff513aa5f..1a317cd87984 100644
--- a/test/tests/multiapps/multiapp_iterative_adaptive/master.i
+++ b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/master.i
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   [./dummy]
     type = TransientMultiApp
     input_files = adaptiveDT.i
-    execute_on = timestep_begin
+    execute_on = timestep_end
   [../]
 []
 
@@ -57,12 +57,8 @@
   end_time = 0.006
   dt = 0.006
   nl_abs_tol = 1.0e-8
-  # picard_max_its = 10
-  # picard_rel_tol = 1e-8
-  # picard_abs_tol = 1e-8
 []
 
 [Outputs]
-  file_base = out
   exodus = true
 []
diff --git a/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/tests b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/tests
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ee739b31f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/multiapps/loose_couple_time_adapt/tests
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Tests]
+  [./begin]
+    type = 'Exodiff'
+    input = 'master.i'
+    exodiff = 'begin.e'
+    cli_args = 'MultiApps/dummy/execute_on=timestep_begin Outputs/file_base=begin'
+  [../]
+  [./end]
+    type = 'Exodiff'
+    input = 'master.i'
+    exodiff = 'end.e master_out_dummy0.e'
+    cli_args = 'Outputs/file_base=end'
+  [../]
+[]
diff --git a/test/tests/multiapps/multiapp_iterative_adaptive/constDT.i b/test/tests/multiapps/multiapp_iterative_adaptive/constDT.i
deleted file mode 100644
index b610d13a091b..000000000000
--- a/test/tests/multiapps/multiapp_iterative_adaptive/constDT.i
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-[Mesh]
-  type = GeneratedMesh
-  dim = 2
-  xmin = 0
-  xmax = 1
-  ymin = 0
-  ymax = 1
-[]
-
-[Variables]
-  active = 'u'
-
-  [./u]
-    order = FIRST
-    family = LAGRANGE
-  [../]
-[]
-
-[Kernels]
-  active = 'diff'
-
-  [./diff]
-    type = Diffusion
-    variable = u
-  [../]
-[]
-
-[BCs]
-  active = 'left right'
-
-  [./left]
-    type = DirichletBC
-    variable = u
-    boundary = 1
-    value = 0
-  [../]
-
-  [./right]
-    type = DirichletBC
-    variable = u
-    boundary = 2
-    value = 1
-  [../]
-[]
-
-[Executioner]
-  type = Transient
-  start_time = 0
-  end_time = 0.006
-  dt = 0.001
-  nl_abs_tol = 1.0e-8
-[]
-
-[Outputs]
-  file_base = out
-  exodus = true
-[]