diff --git a/locator/abstract_replication_strategy.hh b/locator/abstract_replication_strategy.hh
index 8db7a8b9c7..ada66e53a6 100644
--- a/locator/abstract_replication_strategy.hh
+++ b/locator/abstract_replication_strategy.hh
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ public:
     virtual dht::shard_replica_set shards_ready_for_reads(const schema& s, const token& token) const {
         return {shard_for_reads(s, token)};
     }
+
+    virtual bool is_leaving(locator::host_id host, const dht::token& token) const = 0;
 };
 
 using effective_replication_map_ptr = seastar::shared_ptr<const effective_replication_map>;
@@ -440,6 +442,10 @@ public:
     void unregister() noexcept {
         _factory = nullptr;
     }
+
+    virtual bool is_leaving(locator::host_id host, const token&) const override {
+        return get_token_metadata().is_leaving(host);
+    }
 };
 
 // Apply the replication strategy over the current configuration and the given token_metadata.
diff --git a/locator/tablets.cc b/locator/tablets.cc
index bb71494cec..aa86a4816d 100644
--- a/locator/tablets.cc
+++ b/locator/tablets.cc
@@ -1445,6 +1445,22 @@ public:
     virtual dht::shard_replica_set shards_ready_for_reads(const schema& s, const token& token) const override {
         return _sharder.shards_ready_for_reads(token);
     }
+
+    virtual bool is_leaving(locator::host_id host, const dht::token& token) const override {
+        // Check if the token belongs to the tablet which is currently being migrated away from host
+        auto& tmap = get_tablet_map();
+        auto tid = tmap.get_tablet_id(token);
+        auto transition = tmap.get_tablet_transition_info(tid);
+        if (transition) {
+            auto& info = tmap.get_tablet_info(tid);
+            auto leaving_opt = locator::get_leaving_replica(info, *transition);
+            if (leaving_opt && leaving_opt->host == host) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
 };
 
 void tablet_aware_replication_strategy::validate_tablet_options(const abstract_replication_strategy& ars,