diff --git a/service/tablet_allocator.cc b/service/tablet_allocator.cc
index 7d094e1006..7ec54227fb 100644
--- a/service/tablet_allocator.cc
+++ b/service/tablet_allocator.cc
@@ -552,6 +552,19 @@ static std::unordered_map<sstring, std::vector<sstring>> subtract_replication(co
     return res;
 }
 
+bool rf_count_per_dc_equals(const locator::replication_strategy_config_options& current, const locator::replication_strategy_config_options& next) {
+    if (current.size() != next.size()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    for (const auto& [dc, current_rf_value] : current) {
+        auto it = next.find(dc);
+        if (it == next.end() || get_replication_factor(it->second) != get_replication_factor(current_rf_value)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 /// The algorithm aims to equalize tablet count on each shard.
 /// This goal is based on the assumption that every shard has similar processing power and space capacity,
 /// and that each tablet has equal consumption of those resources. So by equalizing tablet count per shard we
diff --git a/service/tablet_allocator.hh b/service/tablet_allocator.hh
index 120878dc29..c5b9be9b35 100644
--- a/service/tablet_allocator.hh
+++ b/service/tablet_allocator.hh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "locator/abstract_replication_strategy.hh"
 #include "replica/database_fwd.hh"
 #include "locator/tablets.hh"
+#include "locator/abstract_replication_strategy.hh"
 #include "tablet_allocator_fwd.hh"
 #include "locator/token_metadata_fwd.hh"
 #include <seastar/core/metrics.hh>
@@ -356,6 +357,8 @@ future<bool> requires_rack_list_colocation(
         db::system_keyspace* sys_ks,
         utils::UUID request_id);
 
+bool rf_count_per_dc_equals(const locator::replication_strategy_config_options& current, const locator::replication_strategy_config_options& next);
+
 }
 
 template <>
diff --git a/service/topology_coordinator.cc b/service/topology_coordinator.cc
index 9c64d61c90..6de9a8a783 100644
--- a/service/topology_coordinator.cc
+++ b/service/topology_coordinator.cc
@@ -977,6 +977,7 @@ class topology_coordinator : public endpoint_lifecycle_subscriber
     enum class keyspace_rf_change_kind {
         default_rf_change,
         conversion_to_rack_list,
+        multi_rf_change
     };
 
     future<keyspace_rf_change_kind> choose_keyspace_rf_change_kind(utils::UUID req_id,
@@ -998,6 +999,25 @@ class topology_coordinator : public endpoint_lifecycle_subscriber
             }
             co_return rack_list_conversion ? co_await requires_rack_list_colocation(_db, get_token_metadata_ptr(), &_sys_ks, req_id) : false;
         };
+        auto all_changes_are_0_N = [&] {
+            auto all_dcs = old_replication_strategy_config | std::views::keys;
+            auto new_dcs = new_replication_strategy_config | std::views::keys;
+            std::set<sstring> dcs(all_dcs.begin(), all_dcs.end());
+            dcs.insert(new_dcs.begin(), new_dcs.end());
+            for (const auto& dc : dcs) {
+                auto old_it = old_replication_strategy_config.find(dc);
+                auto new_it = new_replication_strategy_config.find(dc);
+                size_t old_rf = (old_it != old_replication_strategy_config.end()) ? locator::get_replication_factor(old_it->second) : 0;
+                size_t new_rf = (new_it != new_replication_strategy_config.end()) ? locator::get_replication_factor(new_it->second) : 0;
+                if (old_rf == new_rf) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                if (old_rf != 0 && new_rf != 0) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        };
 
         if (tables_with_mvs.empty()) {
             co_return keyspace_rf_change_kind::default_rf_change;
@@ -1005,6 +1025,9 @@ class topology_coordinator : public endpoint_lifecycle_subscriber
         if (co_await check_needs_colocation()) {
             co_return keyspace_rf_change_kind::conversion_to_rack_list;
         }
+        if (_feature_service.keyspace_multi_rf_change && locator::uses_rack_list_exclusively(old_replication_strategy_config) && locator::uses_rack_list_exclusively(new_replication_strategy_config) && !rf_count_per_dc_equals(old_replication_strategy_config, new_replication_strategy_config) && all_changes_are_0_N()) {
+            co_return keyspace_rf_change_kind::multi_rf_change;
+        }
         co_return keyspace_rf_change_kind::default_rf_change;
     }
 
@@ -1158,6 +1181,20 @@ class topology_coordinator : public endpoint_lifecycle_subscriber
                             updates.push_back(canonical_mutation(tbuilder.build()));
                             break;
                       }
+                      case keyspace_rf_change_kind::multi_rf_change: {
+                            rtlogger.info("keyspace_rf_change for keyspace {} will use multi-rf change procedure", ks_name);
+                            ks_md->set_next_strategy_options(ks_md->strategy_options());
+                            ks_md->set_strategy_options(ks.metadata()->strategy_options()); // start from the old strategy
+                            auto schema_muts = prepare_keyspace_update_announcement(_db, ks_md, guard.write_timestamp());
+                            for (auto& m: schema_muts) {
+                                updates.emplace_back(m);
+                            }
+
+                            topology_mutation_builder tbuilder = tbuilder_with_request_drop();
+                            tbuilder.start_rf_change_migrations(req_id);
+                            updates.push_back(canonical_mutation(tbuilder.build()));
+                            break;
+                      }
                     }
                 } catch (const std::exception& e) {
                     error = e.what();