KSQL Stream Table Left join not finding match

We have a stream and a table that both contain the same ITEM_ID ('66205') If we look in the stream we can find the item in a few seconds (setting the offset to beginning) querying the table takes a couple of **_minutes_** to find the match. The table is created over an existing topic using a CREATE TABLE statement (NOT a CTAS) both stream and table are partitioned and keyed the same way and the the rowtimes in the table are earlier that those in the stream.

When we do a left outer join between the stream and the table we get a response fairly quickly but the match is not detected.
I think there may be some timeout that if a match is not spotted with in X seconds it just emits the stream results.

Is this an accurate supposition and if so are there techniques to resolve this problem within KSQL

Start by reproducing the stream-table left outer join using an existing topic-backed CREATE TABLE, matching ITEM_ID, partitioning, keys, and rowtime ordering as described. Observe the lookup and join timing from the beginning of the stream, then determine whether the delayed table match is emitted; done means the behavior is explained and a documented resolution or confirmed defect is identified.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.