diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index dcb69279c3..5d99227db9 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -918,6 +918,29 @@ class topology_coordinator {
         co_return std::pair{gen_uuid, std::move(gen_mutations)};
     }
 
+    // Precondition: there is no node request and no ongoing topology transition
+    // (checked under the guard we're holding).
+    future<> handle_global_request(group0_guard guard) {
+        switch (_topo_sm._topology.global_request.value()) {
+        case global_topology_request::new_cdc_generation: {
+            slogger.info("raft topology: new CDC generation requested");
+
+            auto tmptr = get_token_metadata_ptr();
+            auto [gen_uuid, gen_mutations] = co_await prepare_new_cdc_generation_data(tmptr, guard, std::nullopt);
+
+            std::vector<canonical_mutation> updates{gen_mutations.begin(), gen_mutations.end()};
+            topology_mutation_builder builder(guard.write_timestamp());
+            builder.set_transition_state(topology::transition_state::commit_cdc_generation)
+                   .set_new_cdc_generation_data_uuid(gen_uuid);
+            updates.push_back(builder.build());
+            auto reason = ::format(
+                "insert CDC generation data (UUID: {})", gen_uuid);
+            co_await update_topology_state(std::move(guard), {std::move(updates)}, reason);
+        }
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
     // Returns `true` iff there was work to do.
     future<bool> handle_topology_transition(group0_guard guard) {
         auto tstate = _topo_sm._topology.tstate;
@@ -927,6 +950,12 @@ class topology_coordinator {
                 co_await handle_node_transition(std::move(*node));
                 co_return true;
             }
+
+            guard = std::get<group0_guard>(std::move(node_or_guard));
+            if (_topo_sm._topology.global_request) {
+                co_await handle_global_request(std::move(guard));
+                co_return true;
+            }
             co_return false;
         }