diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateRecurrenceCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateRecurrenceCommand.java
index 857e7c35f..a8cfbaa2f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateRecurrenceCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateRecurrenceCommand.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import google.registry.model.domain.Domain;
 import google.registry.model.domain.DomainHistory;
 import google.registry.model.reporting.HistoryEntry;
 import google.registry.model.reporting.HistoryEntry.HistoryEntryId;
+import google.registry.model.transfer.TransferStatus;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ public class UpdateRecurrenceCommand extends ConfirmingCommand {
           "Domain %s has already had a deletion time set",
           domainName);
       checkArgument(
-          domain.getTransferData().isEmpty(),
+          domain.getTransferData().isEmpty()
+              || domain.getTransferData().getTransferStatus() != TransferStatus.PENDING,
           "Domain %s has a pending transfer: %s",
           domainName,
           domain.getTransferData());
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateRecurrenceCommandTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateRecurrenceCommandTest.java
index 9e9dc853d..846e71d1a 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateRecurrenceCommandTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateRecurrenceCommandTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import google.registry.model.billing.BillingRecurrence;
 import google.registry.model.domain.Domain;
 import google.registry.model.domain.DomainHistory;
 import google.registry.model.reporting.HistoryEntry;
+import google.registry.model.transfer.DomainTransferData;
+import google.registry.model.transfer.TransferStatus;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.joda.money.CurrencyUnit;
@@ -121,6 +123,25 @@ public class UpdateRecurrenceCommandTest extends CommandTestCase<UpdateRecurrenc
         Money.of(CurrencyUnit.USD, 9001));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void testSuccess_completedTransfer() throws Exception {
+    Domain domain = persistDomain();
+    domain =
+        persistResource(
+            domain
+                .asBuilder()
+                .setTransferData(
+                    new DomainTransferData.Builder()
+                        .setTransferStatus(TransferStatus.CLIENT_APPROVED)
+                        .setPendingTransferExpirationTime(fakeClock.nowUtc().minusDays(8))
+                        .build())
+                .build());
+    BillingRecurrence billingRecurrence = loadByKey(domain.getAutorenewBillingEvent());
+    runCommandForced("domain.tld", "--renewal_price_behavior", "NONPREMIUM");
+    assertNewBillingEventAndHistory(
+        billingRecurrence.getId(), RenewalPriceBehavior.NONPREMIUM, null);
+  }
+
   @Test
   void testFailure_nonexistentDomain() {
     assertThrows(