diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/allocation_op.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/allocation_op.go
index 9ef3587a35c5..06f97131664b 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/allocation_op.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/allocation_op.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ type AllocationTransferLeaseOp struct {
 	sideEffects        func()
 }
 
+var _ AllocationOp = &AllocationTransferLeaseOp{}
+
 // lhBeingRemoved returns true when the leaseholder is will be removed if this
 // operation succeeds, otherwise false. This is always true for lease
 // transfers.
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ type AllocationChangeReplicasOp struct {
 	sideEffects       func()
 }
 
+var _ AllocationOp = &AllocationChangeReplicasOp{}
+
 // lhBeingRemoved returns true when the voter removals for this change replicas
 // operation includes the leaseholder store.
 func (o AllocationChangeReplicasOp) lhBeingRemoved() bool {
@@ -107,6 +111,8 @@ func (o AllocationChangeReplicasOp) trackPlanningMetrics() {
 // atomic change replicas operation and remove any remaining learners.
 type AllocationFinalizeAtomicReplicationOp struct{}
 
+var _ AllocationOp = &AllocationFinalizeAtomicReplicationOp{}
+
 // TODO(kvoli): This always returns false, however it is possible that the LH
 // may have been removed here.
 func (o AllocationFinalizeAtomicReplicationOp) lhBeingRemoved() bool                               { return false }
@@ -116,6 +122,8 @@ func (o AllocationFinalizeAtomicReplicationOp) trackPlanningMetrics()
 // AllocationNoop represents no operation.
 type AllocationNoop struct{}
 
+var _ AllocationOp = &AllocationNoop{}
+
 func (o AllocationNoop) lhBeingRemoved() bool                               { return false }
 func (o AllocationNoop) applyImpact(storepool storepool.AllocatorStorePool) {}
 func (o AllocationNoop) trackPlanningMetrics()                              {}
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue.go
index 74c165f1268b..9f676f5e21e6 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue.go
@@ -938,7 +938,14 @@ func (rq *replicateQueue) processOneChange(
 	// will change quickly enough in order to not get the same error and
 	// outcome.
 	if err != nil {
-		// Annotate the planning error if it is associated with a decomission
+		// If there was a change during the planning process, possibly due to
+		// allocator errors finding a target, we should report this as a failure
+		// for the associated allocator action metric if we are not in dry run.
+		if !dryRun {
+			rq.metrics.trackErrorByAllocatorAction(ctx, change.Action)
+		}
+
+		// Annotate the planning error if it is associated with a decommission
 		// allocator action so that the replica will be put into purgatory
 		// rather than waiting for the next scanner cycle. This is also done
 		// for application failures below.