diff --git a/db/batchlog_manager.cc b/db/batchlog_manager.cc
index 39c30a3514..33f18c6e44 100644
--- a/db/batchlog_manager.cc
+++ b/db/batchlog_manager.cc
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ future<> db::batchlog_manager::replay_all_failed_batches(post_replay_cleanup cle
                 // send to partially or wholly fail in actually sending stuff. Since we don't
                 // have hints (yet), send with CL=ALL, and hope we can re-do this soon.
                 // See below, we use retry on write failure.
-                return _qp.proxy().send_batchlog_replay_to_all_replicas(std::move(mutations), db::no_timeout);
+                auto timeout = db::timeout_clock::now() + write_timeout;
+                return _qp.proxy().send_batchlog_replay_to_all_replicas(std::move(mutations), timeout);
             });
         }).then_wrapped([this, id](future<> batch_result) {
             try {
diff --git a/db/batchlog_manager.hh b/db/batchlog_manager.hh
index 6f54e32032..e66708e4a0 100644
--- a/db/batchlog_manager.hh
+++ b/db/batchlog_manager.hh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public:
 private:
     static constexpr uint32_t replay_interval = 60 * 1000; // milliseconds
     static constexpr uint32_t page_size = 128; // same as HHOM, for now, w/out using any heuristics. TODO: set based on avg batch size.
+    static constexpr std::chrono::seconds write_timeout = std::chrono::seconds(300);
 
     using clock_type = lowres_clock;