diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_raft_quiesce.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_raft_quiesce.go
index 40157633ed45..6bf46b64bf28 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_raft_quiesce.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_raft_quiesce.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/timeutil"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/raftpb"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3/tracker"
 )
 
 func (r *Replica) quiesceLocked(ctx context.Context, lagging laggingReplicaSet) {
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ func shouldReplicaQuiesce(
 					rep.ReplicaID, progress)
 			}
 			return nil, nil, false
-		} else if progress.Match != status.Applied {
+		} else if progress.Match != status.Applied || progress.State != tracker.StateReplicate {
 			// Skip any node in the descriptor which is not live. Instead, add
 			// the node to the set of replicas lagging the quiescence index.
 			if l, ok := livenessMap[rep.NodeID]; ok && !l.IsLive {
@@ -395,8 +396,8 @@ func shouldReplicaQuiesce(
 				continue
 			}
 			if log.V(4) {
-				log.Infof(ctx, "not quiescing: replica %d match (%d) != applied (%d)",
-					rep.ReplicaID, progress.Match, status.Applied)
+				log.Infof(ctx, "not quiescing: replica %d match (%d) != applied (%d) or state %s not admissible",
+					rep.ReplicaID, progress.Match, status.Applied, progress.State)
 			}
 			return nil, nil, false
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_test.go
index 8dfaf5c43682..93d26d4e97bc 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_test.go
@@ -10202,9 +10202,9 @@ func TestShouldReplicaQuiesce(t *testing.T) {
 						LeadTransferee: 0,
 					},
 					Progress: map[uint64]tracker.Progress{
-						1: {Match: logIndex},
-						2: {Match: logIndex},
-						3: {Match: logIndex},
+						1: {Match: logIndex, State: tracker.StateReplicate},
+						2: {Match: logIndex, State: tracker.StateReplicate},
+						3: {Match: logIndex, State: tracker.StateReplicate},
 					},
 				},
 				lastIndex:      logIndex,
@@ -10298,6 +10298,12 @@ func TestShouldReplicaQuiesce(t *testing.T) {
 		q.raftReady = true
 		return q
 	})
+	test(false, func(q *testQuiescer) *testQuiescer {
+		pr := q.status.Progress[2]
+		pr.State = tracker.StateProbe
+		q.status.Progress[2] = pr
+		return q
+	})
 	// Create a mismatch between the raft progress replica IDs and the
 	// replica IDs in the range descriptor.
 	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {