diff --git a/airbyte-workers/src/main/java/io/airbyte/workers/internal/EmptyAirbyteSource.java b/airbyte-workers/src/main/java/io/airbyte/workers/internal/EmptyAirbyteSource.java
index 747f9eb4cac6..9bbeb99be12a 100644
--- a/airbyte-workers/src/main/java/io/airbyte/workers/internal/EmptyAirbyteSource.java
+++ b/airbyte-workers/src/main/java/io/airbyte/workers/internal/EmptyAirbyteSource.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public void start(final WorkerSourceConfig workerSourceConfig, final Path jobRoo
 
           if (stateWrapper.isPresent() &&
               stateWrapper.get().getStateType() == StateType.LEGACY &&
-              !isResetAllStreamsInCatalog(workerSourceConfig)) {
+              !resettingAllCatalogStreams(workerSourceConfig)) {
             log.error("The state a legacy one but we are trying to do a partial update, this is not supported.");
             throw new IllegalStateException("Try to perform a partial reset on a legacy state");
           }
@@ -174,15 +174,14 @@ private Optional<AirbyteMessage> emitLegacyState() {
     }
   }
 
-  private boolean isResetAllStreamsInCatalog(final WorkerSourceConfig sourceConfig) {
+  private boolean resettingAllCatalogStreams(final WorkerSourceConfig sourceConfig) {
     final Set<StreamDescriptor> catalogStreamDescriptors = sourceConfig.getCatalog().getStreams().stream().map(
         configuredAirbyteStream -> new StreamDescriptor()
             .withName(configuredAirbyteStream.getStream().getName())
             .withNamespace(configuredAirbyteStream.getStream().getNamespace()))
         .collect(Collectors.toSet());
-    final Set<StreamDescriptor> configStreamDescriptors = new HashSet<>(streamsToReset);
-
-    return catalogStreamDescriptors.equals(configStreamDescriptors);
+    final Set<StreamDescriptor> streamsToResetDescriptors = new HashSet<>(streamsToReset);
+    return streamsToResetDescriptors.containsAll(catalogStreamDescriptors);
   }
 
   private AirbyteMessage getNullStreamStateMessage(final StreamDescriptor streamsToReset) {
diff --git a/airbyte-workers/src/test/java/io/airbyte/workers/internal/EmptyAirbyteSourceTest.java b/airbyte-workers/src/test/java/io/airbyte/workers/internal/EmptyAirbyteSourceTest.java
index 5c5d90442e61..be2b61c9afd7 100644
--- a/airbyte-workers/src/test/java/io/airbyte/workers/internal/EmptyAirbyteSourceTest.java
+++ b/airbyte-workers/src/test/java/io/airbyte/workers/internal/EmptyAirbyteSourceTest.java
@@ -302,8 +302,10 @@ public void testPerStreamWithMissingState() throws Exception {
     Assertions.assertThat(emptyAirbyteSource.isFinished()).isTrue();
   }
 
+  // In the LEGACY state, if the list of streams passed in to be reset does not include every stream
+  // in the Catalog, then something has gone wrong and we should throw an error
   @Test
-  public void testLegacyWithNewConfigMissingStream() {
+  public void testLegacyWithMissingCatalogStream() {
 
     final List<StreamDescriptor> streamToReset = getConfigStreamDescriptorFromName(Lists.newArrayList("a", "b", "c"));
 
@@ -327,13 +329,53 @@ public void testLegacyWithNewConfigMissingStream() {
 
   }
 
+  // If there are extra streams to reset that do not exist in the Catalog, the reset should work
+  // properly with all streams being reset
+  @Test
+  public void testLegacyWithResettingExtraStreamNotInCatalog() throws Exception {
+    final List<StreamDescriptor> streamToResetWithExtra = getConfigStreamDescriptorFromName(Lists.newArrayList("a", "b", "c", "d"));
+
+    final ResetSourceConfiguration resetSourceConfiguration = new ResetSourceConfiguration()
+        .withStreamsToReset(streamToResetWithExtra);
+    final ConfiguredAirbyteCatalog airbyteCatalog = new ConfiguredAirbyteCatalog()
+        .withStreams(Lists.newArrayList(
+            new ConfiguredAirbyteStream().withStream(new AirbyteStream().withName("a")),
+            new ConfiguredAirbyteStream().withStream(new AirbyteStream().withName("b")),
+            new ConfiguredAirbyteStream().withStream(new AirbyteStream().withName("c"))));
+
+    final WorkerSourceConfig workerSourceConfig = new WorkerSourceConfig()
+        .withSourceConnectionConfiguration(Jsons.jsonNode(resetSourceConfiguration))
+        .withState(new State()
+            .withState(Jsons.emptyObject()))
+        .withCatalog(airbyteCatalog);
+
+    emptyAirbyteSource.start(workerSourceConfig, null);
+
+    final Optional<AirbyteMessage> maybeMessage = emptyAirbyteSource.attemptRead();
+    Assertions.assertThat(maybeMessage)
+        .isNotEmpty();
+
+    final AirbyteMessage message = maybeMessage.get();
+    Assertions.assertThat(message.getType()).isEqualTo(Type.STATE);
+
+    final AirbyteStateMessage stateMessage = message.getState();
+    Assertions.assertThat(stateMessage.getType()).isEqualTo(AirbyteStateType.LEGACY);
+    Assertions.assertThat(stateMessage.getData()).isEqualTo(Jsons.emptyObject());
+
+    Assertions.assertThat(emptyAirbyteSource.attemptRead())
+        .isEmpty();
+
+    Assertions.assertThat(emptyAirbyteSource.isFinished()).isTrue();
+
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testLegacyWithNewConfig() throws Exception {
     final List<StreamDescriptor> streamToReset = getConfigStreamDescriptorFromName(Lists.newArrayList("a", "b", "c"));
 
     final ResetSourceConfiguration resetSourceConfiguration = new ResetSourceConfiguration()
         .withStreamsToReset(streamToReset);
-    final ConfiguredAirbyteCatalog airbyteCatalogWithExtraStream = new ConfiguredAirbyteCatalog()
+    final ConfiguredAirbyteCatalog airbyteCatalog = new ConfiguredAirbyteCatalog()
         .withStreams(Lists.newArrayList(
             new ConfiguredAirbyteStream().withStream(new AirbyteStream().withName("a")),
             new ConfiguredAirbyteStream().withStream(new AirbyteStream().withName("b")),
@@ -343,7 +385,7 @@ public void testLegacyWithNewConfig() throws Exception {
         .withSourceConnectionConfiguration(Jsons.jsonNode(resetSourceConfiguration))
         .withState(new State()
             .withState(Jsons.emptyObject()))
-        .withCatalog(airbyteCatalogWithExtraStream);
+        .withCatalog(airbyteCatalog);
 
     emptyAirbyteSource.start(workerSourceConfig, null);