diff --git a/src/borg/archive.py b/src/borg/archive.py
index 8ae002e327..91030dcb1d 100644
--- a/src/borg/archive.py
+++ b/src/borg/archive.py
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ def _preload(chunks):
             for item in items:
                 if 'chunks' in item:
                     item.chunks = [ChunkListEntry(*e) for e in item.chunks]
+                if 'chunks_healthy' in item:
+                    item.chunks_healthy = [ChunkListEntry(*e) for e in item.chunks_healthy]
 
             if filter:
                 items = [item for item in items if filter(item)]
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
index 896bd28e77..33d72819eb 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
@@ -3959,14 +3959,20 @@ def test_missing_file_chunk(self):
         self.cmd('check', self.repository_location, exit_code=0)
         output = self.cmd('list', '--format={health}#{path}{LF}', self.repository_location + '::archive1', exit_code=0)
         self.assert_in('broken#', output)
-        # check that the file in the old archives has now a different chunk list without the killed chunk
+        # check that the file in the old archives has now a different chunk list without the killed chunk.
+        # also check that the correct original chunks list is preserved in item.chunks_healthy.
         for archive_name in ('archive1', 'archive2'):
             archive, repository = self.open_archive(archive_name)
             with repository:
                 for item in archive.iter_items():
                     if item.path.endswith('testsuite/archiver.py'):
-                        self.assert_not_equal(valid_chunks, item.chunks)
+                        self.assert_equal(len(valid_chunks), len(item.chunks))
                         self.assert_not_in(killed_chunk, item.chunks)
+                        self.assert_not_equal(valid_chunks, item.chunks)
+                        self.assert_in('chunks_healthy', item)
+                        self.assert_equal(len(valid_chunks), len(item.chunks_healthy))
+                        self.assert_in(killed_chunk, item.chunks_healthy)
+                        self.assert_equal(valid_chunks, item.chunks_healthy)
                         break
                 else:
                     self.fail('should not happen')
@@ -3977,19 +3983,25 @@ def test_missing_file_chunk(self):
         output = self.cmd('check', '-v', '--repair', self.repository_location, exit_code=0)
         self.assert_in('Healed previously missing file chunk', output)
         self.assert_in('testsuite/archiver.py: Completely healed previously damaged file!', output)
-        # check that the file in the old archives has the correct chunks again
+        # check that the file in the old archives has the correct chunks again.
+        # also check that chunks_healthy list is removed as it is not needed any more.
         for archive_name in ('archive1', 'archive2'):
             archive, repository = self.open_archive(archive_name)
             with repository:
                 for item in archive.iter_items():
                     if item.path.endswith('testsuite/archiver.py'):
                         self.assert_equal(valid_chunks, item.chunks)
+                        self.assert_not_in('chunks_healthy', item)
                         break
                 else:
                     self.fail('should not happen')
         # list is also all-healthy again
         output = self.cmd('list', '--format={health}#{path}{LF}', self.repository_location + '::archive1', exit_code=0)
         self.assert_not_in('broken#', output)
+        # check should be fine now (and not show it has healed anything).
+        output = self.cmd('check', '-v', '--repair', self.repository_location, exit_code=0)
+        self.assert_not_in('Healed previously missing file chunk', output)
+        self.assert_not_in('testsuite/archiver.py: Completely healed previously damaged file!', output)
 
     def test_missing_archive_item_chunk(self):
         archive, repository = self.open_archive('archive1')