diff --git a/lib/client/index.spec.ts b/lib/client/index.spec.ts
index e98814d058..4d30e9be60 100644
--- a/lib/client/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/client/index.spec.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,18 @@ describe('Client', () => {
 
             assert.equal(client.isOpen, false);
         });
+
+        itWithClient(TestRedisServers.PASSWORD, 'should execute AUTH before SELECT', async client => {
+            assert.equal(
+                (await client.clientInfo()).db,
+                2
+            );
+        }, {
+            minimumRedisVersion: [6, 2],
+            clientOptions: {
+                database: 2
+            }
+        });
     });
 
     describe('legacyMode', () => {
diff --git a/lib/client/index.ts b/lib/client/index.ts
index 7c094e154f..8850574e71 100644
--- a/lib/client/index.ts
+++ b/lib/client/index.ts
@@ -177,24 +177,44 @@ export default class RedisClient<M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisScripts>
 
     #initiateSocket(): RedisSocket {
         const socketInitiator = async (): Promise<void> => {
-            const v4Commands = this.#options?.legacyMode ? this.#v4 : this,
-                promises = [];
+            const promises = [];
 
             if (this.#selectedDB !== 0) {
-                promises.push(v4Commands.select(RedisClient.commandOptions({ asap: true }), this.#selectedDB));
+                promises.push(
+                    this.#queue.addCommand(
+                        ['SELECT', this.#selectedDB.toString()],
+                        { asap: true }
+                    )
+                );
             }
 
             if (this.#options?.readonly) {
-                promises.push(v4Commands.readonly(RedisClient.commandOptions({ asap: true })));
+                promises.push(
+                    this.#queue.addCommand(
+                        COMMANDS.READONLY.transformArguments(),
+                        { asap: true }
+                    )
+                );
             }
 
             if (this.#options?.username || this.#options?.password) {
-                promises.push(v4Commands.auth(RedisClient.commandOptions({ asap: true }), this.#options));
+                promises.push(
+                    this.#queue.addCommand(
+                        COMMANDS.AUTH.transformArguments({
+                            username: this.#options.username,
+                            password: this.#options.password ?? ''
+                        }),
+                        { asap: true }
+                    )
+                );
             }
 
             const resubscribePromise = this.#queue.resubscribe();
             if (resubscribePromise) {
                 promises.push(resubscribePromise);
+            }
+
+            if (promises.length) {
                 this.#tick();
             }
 
@@ -410,7 +430,7 @@ export default class RedisClient<M extends RedisModules, S extends RedisScripts>
     quit = this.QUIT;
 
     #tick(): void {
-        if (!this.#socket.isSocketExists) {
+        if (!this.#socket.isSocketExists || this.#socket.writableNeedDrain) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/client/socket.ts b/lib/client/socket.ts
index ca48ad4d54..88ae03003a 100644
--- a/lib/client/socket.ts
+++ b/lib/client/socket.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ export default class RedisSocket extends EventEmitter {
         return !!this.#socket;
     }
 
+    // `writable.writableNeedDrain` was added in v15.2.0 and therefore can't be used
+    // https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_writable_writableneeddrain
+    #writableNeedDrain = false;
+
+    get writableNeedDrain(): boolean {
+        return this.#writableNeedDrain;
+    }
+
     constructor(initiator?: RedisSocketInitiator, options?: RedisSocketOptions) {
         super();
 
@@ -163,7 +171,10 @@ export default class RedisSocket extends EventEmitter {
                                 this.#onSocketError(new Error('Socket closed unexpectedly'));
                             }
                         })
-                        .on('drain', () => this.emit('drain'))
+                        .on('drain', () => {
+                            this.#writableNeedDrain = false;
+                            this.emit('drain');
+                        })
                         .on('data', (data: Buffer) => this.emit('data', data));
 
                     resolve(socket);
@@ -198,7 +209,9 @@ export default class RedisSocket extends EventEmitter {
             throw new ClientClosedError();
         }
 
-        return this.#socket.write(toWrite);
+        const wasFullyWritten = this.#socket.write(toWrite);
+        this.#writableNeedDrain = !wasFullyWritten;
+        return wasFullyWritten;
     }
 
     async disconnect(ignoreIsOpen = false): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/lib/test-utils.ts b/lib/test-utils.ts
index 978940ff93..3b823ac6ee 100644
--- a/lib/test-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/test-utils.ts
@@ -284,16 +284,23 @@ export function describeHandleMinimumRedisVersion(minimumVersion: PartialRedisVe
     });
 }
 
+interface RedisClientTestOptions extends RedisTestOptions {
+    clientOptions?: RedisClientOptions<{}, {}>;
+}
+
 export function itWithClient(
     type: TestRedisServers,
     title: string,
     fn: (client: RedisClientType) => Promise<void>,
-    options?: RedisTestOptions
+    options?: RedisClientTestOptions
 ): void {
     it(title, async function () {
         if (handleMinimumRedisVersion(this, options?.minimumRedisVersion)) return;
 
-        const client = RedisClient.create(TEST_REDIS_SERVERS[type]);
+        const client = RedisClient.create({
+            ...TEST_REDIS_SERVERS[type],
+            ...options?.clientOptions
+        });
 
         await client.connect();