diff --git a/moor/lib/src/utils/synchronized.dart b/moor/lib/src/utils/synchronized.dart
index b4e52d52..aebe8b6b 100644
--- a/moor/lib/src/utils/synchronized.dart
+++ b/moor/lib/src/utils/synchronized.dart
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ class Lock {
   /// then calls [block] before further [synchronized] calls are allowed.
   Future<T> synchronized<T>(FutureOr<T> Function() block) {
     final previous = _last;
-    // We can use synchronous futures for _last since we always complete through
-    // callBlockAndComplete(), which is asynchronous.
-    final blockCompleted = Completer<void>.sync();
+    // This controller may not be sync: It must complete just after
+    // callBlockAndComplete completes.
+    final blockCompleted = Completer<void>();
     _last = blockCompleted.future;
 
+    // Note: We can't use async/await here because this future must complete
+    // just before the blockCompleted completer.
     Future<T> callBlockAndComplete() async {
       try {
         return await block();
diff --git a/moor/test/integration_tests/regress_1232_test.dart b/moor/test/integration_tests/regress_1232_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6702e0f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moor/test/integration_tests/regress_1232_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+@TestOn('vm')
+import 'package:moor/ffi.dart';
+import 'package:moor/moor.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+import '../data/tables/todos.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  test('regression test for #1232', () async {
+    // replace with generated table
+    final db = TodoDb(VmDatabase.memory());
+    final someTables = {db.todosTable};
+
+    await db.customStatement('create table tbl (x int)');
+    await db.customInsert('insert into tbl values(1)');
+
+    Stream<int> watchValue() => db
+        .customSelect('select * from tbl', readsFrom: someTables)
+        .map((row) => row.read<int>('x'))
+        .watchSingle();
+
+    expect(await watchValue().first, 1);
+    await Future.delayed(Duration.zero);
+
+    watchValue().listen(null);
+
+    await db.customUpdate('update tbl set x = 2',
+        updates: someTables, updateKind: UpdateKind.update);
+
+    expect(await watchValue().first, 2);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/moor/test/utils/synchronized_test.dart b/moor/test/utils/synchronized_test.dart
index 74c90663..531fdd01 100644
--- a/moor/test/utils/synchronized_test.dart
+++ b/moor/test/utils/synchronized_test.dart
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ void main() {
   test('synchronized runs code in sequence', () async {
     final lock = Lock();
     var i = 0;
-    final futures = List.generate(100, (index) => lock.synchronized(() => i++));
+    final completionOrder = <int>[];
+    final futures = List.generate(
+        100,
+        (index) => lock.synchronized(() => i++)
+          ..whenComplete(() => completionOrder.add(index)));
     final results = await Future.wait(futures);
 
     expect(results, List.generate(100, (index) => index));
+    expect(completionOrder, List.generate(100, (index) => index));
   });
 }