diff --git a/src/chunktransformer.ts b/src/chunktransformer.ts
index 986ceaf6f..8c70a83c1 100644
--- a/src/chunktransformer.ts
+++ b/src/chunktransformer.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export enum RowStateEnum {
 export class ChunkTransformer extends Transform {
   options: TransformOptions;
   _destroyed: boolean;
+  _userCanceled: boolean;
   lastRowKey?: Value;
   state?: number;
   row?: Row;
@@ -91,10 +92,15 @@ export class ChunkTransformer extends Transform {
     super(options);
     this.options = options;
     this._destroyed = false;
+    this._userCanceled = false;
     this.lastRowKey = undefined;
     this.reset();
   }
 
+  get canceled() {
+    return this._userCanceled;
+  }
+
   /**
    * called at end of the stream.
    * @public
@@ -129,10 +135,10 @@ export class ChunkTransformer extends Transform {
    * @public
    *
    * @param {object} data readrows response containing array of chunks.
-   * @param {object} [enc] encoding options.
+   * @param {object} [_encoding] encoding options.
    * @param {callback} next callback will be called once data is processed, with error if any error in processing
    */
-  _transform(data: Data, enc: string, next: Function): void {
+  _transform(data: Data, _encoding: string, next: Function): void {
     for (const chunk of data.chunks!) {
       switch (this.state) {
         case RowStateEnum.NEW_ROW:
@@ -147,17 +153,6 @@ export class ChunkTransformer extends Transform {
         default:
           break;
       }
-      if (this._destroyed) {
-        return;
-      }
-    }
-    if (data.lastScannedRowKey && data.lastScannedRowKey.length > 0) {
-      this.lastRowKey = Mutation.convertFromBytes(
-        data.lastScannedRowKey as Bytes,
-        {
-          userOptions: this.options,
-        }
-      );
     }
     next();
   }
@@ -226,7 +221,14 @@ export class ChunkTransformer extends Transform {
       chunk.familyName ||
       chunk.qualifier ||
       (chunk.value && chunk.value.length !== 0) ||
-      chunk.timestampMicros! > 0;
+      // if it's a number
+      (typeof chunk.timestampMicros === 'number' &&
+        chunk.timestampMicros! > 0) ||
+      // if it's an instance of Long
+      (typeof chunk.timestampMicros === 'object' &&
+        'compare' in chunk.timestampMicros &&
+        typeof chunk.timestampMicros.compare === 'function' &&
+        chunk.timestampMicros.compare(0) === 1);
     if (chunk.resetRow && containsData) {
       this.destroy(
         new TransformError({
@@ -452,4 +454,8 @@ export class ChunkTransformer extends Transform {
     }
     this.moveToNextState(chunk);
   }
+
+  cancel(): void {
+    this._userCanceled = true;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/table.ts b/src/table.ts
index bb94470af..c17bebf0d 100644
--- a/src/table.ts
+++ b/src/table.ts
@@ -745,10 +745,16 @@ Please use the format 'prezzy' or '${instance.name}/tables/prezzy'.`);
       filter = Filter.parse(options.filter);
     }
 
+    let chunkTransformer: ChunkTransformer;
+    let rowStream: Duplex;
+
     const userStream = new PassThrough({objectMode: true});
     const end = userStream.end.bind(userStream);
     userStream.end = () => {
       rowStream?.unpipe(userStream);
+      if (chunkTransformer) {
+        chunkTransformer.cancel();
+      }
       if (activeRequestStream) {
         activeRequestStream.abort();
       }
@@ -758,9 +764,6 @@ Please use the format 'prezzy' or '${instance.name}/tables/prezzy'.`);
       return end();
     };
 
-    let chunkTransformer: ChunkTransformer;
-    let rowStream: Duplex;
-
     const makeNewRequest = () => {
       // Avoid cancelling an expired timer if user
       // cancelled the stream in the middle of a retry
@@ -882,7 +885,7 @@ Please use the format 'prezzy' or '${instance.name}/tables/prezzy'.`);
       const toRowStream = new Transform({
         transform: (rowData, _, next) => {
           if (
-            chunkTransformer._destroyed ||
+            chunkTransformer.canceled ||
             // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
             (userStream as any)._writableState.ended
           ) {
diff --git a/test/chunktransformer.ts b/test/chunktransformer.ts
index 4696d3765..a978b0a64 100644
--- a/test/chunktransformer.ts
+++ b/test/chunktransformer.ts
@@ -997,20 +997,6 @@ describe('Bigtable/ChunkTransformer', () => {
       const err = callback.getCall(0).args[0];
       assert(!err, 'did not expect error');
     });
-    it('should return when stream is destroyed', () => {
-      chunkTransformer._destroyed = true;
-      const chunks = [{key: 'key'}];
-      chunkTransformer._transform({chunks}, {}, callback);
-      assert(!callback.called, 'unexpected call to  next');
-    });
-    it('should change the `lastRowKey` value for `data.lastScannedRowKey`', () => {
-      chunkTransformer._transform(
-        {chunks: [], lastScannedRowKey: 'foo'},
-        {},
-        callback
-      );
-      assert.deepStrictEqual(chunkTransformer.lastRowKey, 'foo');
-    });
   });
   describe('reset', () => {
     it('should reset initial state', () => {
diff --git a/test/streams.ts b/test/streams.ts
index cc18050c6..31522b5f0 100644
--- a/test/streams.ts
+++ b/test/streams.ts
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ describe('Bigtable/Streams', () => {
     pipeline(readStream, transform, passThrough, () => {});
   });
 
-  // TODO(@alexander-fenster): enable after https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigtable/issues/607 is fixed
-  it.skip('should create read stream and read asynchronously using Transform stream', done => {
+  it('should create read stream and read asynchronously using Transform stream', done => {
     // 1000 rows must be enough to reproduce issues with losing the data and to create backpressure
     const keyFrom = 0;
     const keyTo = 1000;
@@ -218,12 +217,7 @@ describe('Bigtable/Streams', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  // TODO(@alexander-fenster): enable after the resumption logic is fixed.
-  // Currently, lastRowKey is updated in _transform (chunktransfomer.ts:155)
-  // https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-bigtable/blob/436e77807e87e13f80ac2bc2c43813b09090000f/src/chunktransformer.ts#L155
-  // before the record is committed, which makes it omit this record when
-  // the call is resumed. I believe lastRowKey should only be set in commit().
-  it.skip('should silently resume after server or network error', done => {
+  it('should silently resume after server or network error', done => {
     // 1000 rows must be enough to reproduce issues with losing the data and to create backpressure
     const keyFrom = 0;
     const keyTo = 1000;