diff --git a/test/boost/mutation_writer_test.cc b/test/boost/mutation_writer_test.cc
index a55e9abcde..5dbc66ef8f 100644
--- a/test/boost/mutation_writer_test.cc
+++ b/test/boost/mutation_writer_test.cc
@@ -495,3 +495,54 @@ SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_partition_based_splitting_mutation_writer_bucket_l
         });
     }).get();
 }
+
+SEASTAR_THREAD_TEST_CASE(test_partition_based_splitting_mutation_writer_exception_safety) {
+    tests::reader_concurrency_semaphore_wrapper semaphore;
+    auto random_spec = tests::make_random_schema_specification(
+            get_name(),
+            std::uniform_int_distribution<size_t>(1, 2),
+            std::uniform_int_distribution<size_t>(0, 2),
+            std::uniform_int_distribution<size_t>(1, 2),
+            std::uniform_int_distribution<size_t>(0, 1));
+
+    auto random_schema = tests::random_schema{tests::random::get_int<uint32_t>(), *random_spec};
+
+    const auto max_buckets = 10u;
+
+    auto input_mutations = tests::generate_random_mutations(random_schema).get();
+    std::shuffle(input_mutations.begin(), input_mutations.end(), tests::random::gen());
+    while (input_mutations.size() < max_buckets * 4) {
+        input_mutations.push_back(input_mutations.at(tests::random::get_int<uint32_t>(input_mutations.size() - 1)));
+    }
+
+    auto& injector = memory::local_failure_injector();
+    uint64_t i = 0;
+    do {
+        auto reader = flat_mutation_reader_from_mutations(semaphore.make_permit(), input_mutations);
+        testlog.trace("i={}", i);
+        try {
+            injector.fail_after(i++);
+
+            mutation_writer::segregate_by_partition(std::move(reader), max_buckets, [&injector] (flat_mutation_reader rd) {
+                try {
+                    injector.on_alloc_point();
+                } catch (...) {
+                    (void)rd.close();
+                    throw;
+                }
+                // We are not interested in the various ways the below can fail.
+                memory::scoped_critical_alloc_section _;
+                return async([rd = std::move(rd)] () mutable {
+                    auto close_reader = deferred_close(rd);
+                    try {
+                        while (auto mfopt = rd().get());
+                    } catch (...) {
+                    }
+                });
+            }).get();
+
+            injector.cancel();
+        } catch (const std::bad_alloc&) {
+        }
+    } while (injector.failed());
+}