diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_log_truncator.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_log_truncator.go
index 2f7b8818291c..0d89d1ce5c52 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_log_truncator.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_log_truncator.go
@@ -251,13 +251,17 @@ type replicaForTruncator interface {
 	getRangeID() roachpb.RangeID
 	// Returns the current truncated state.
 	getTruncatedState() kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState
-	// Updates the replica state after the truncation is enacted.
-	setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(
-		_ context.Context, _ *kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState, expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation kvpb.RaftIndex,
-	) (expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate bool)
-	// Updates the stats related to the raft log size after the truncation is
+	// Updates the replica truncated state before the truncation is enacted.
+	setTruncatedState(
+		_ kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
+		expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation kvpb.RaftIndex,
+		isDeltaTrusted bool,
+	)
+	// Updates the stats related to the raft log size before the truncation is
 	// enacted.
-	setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(deltaBytes int64, isDeltaTrusted bool)
+	setTruncationDelta(deltaBytes int64)
+	// Updates the replica state after the truncation is enacted.
+	applySideEffects(_ context.Context, _ *kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState)
 	// Returns the pending truncations queue. The caller is allowed to mutate
 	// the return value by additionally acquiring pendingLogTruncations.mu.
 	getPendingTruncs() *pendingLogTruncations
@@ -574,6 +578,19 @@ func (t *raftLogTruncator) tryEnactTruncations(
 		pendingTruncs.reset()
 		return
 	}
+	// Update the Replica's in-memory TruncatedState before applying the write
+	// batch to storage. Readers of the raft log storage who synchronize with it
+	// via r.mu, and read TruncatedState, will then expect to find entries at
+	// indices > TruncatedState.Index in the log. If we write the batch first, and
+	// only then update TruncatedState, there is a time window during which the
+	// log storage appears to have a gap.
+	pendingTruncs.iterateLocked(func(index int, trunc pendingTruncation) {
+		if index > enactIndex {
+			return
+		}
+		r.setTruncatedState(trunc.RaftTruncatedState, trunc.expectedFirstIndex, trunc.isDeltaTrusted)
+		r.setTruncationDelta(trunc.logDeltaBytes)
+	})
 	// sync=false since we don't need a guarantee that the truncation is
 	// durable. Loss of a truncation means we have more of the suffix of the
 	// raft log, which does not affect correctness.
@@ -588,13 +605,7 @@ func (t *raftLogTruncator) tryEnactTruncations(
 		if index > enactIndex {
 			return
 		}
-		isDeltaTrusted := true
-		expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate := r.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(
-			ctx, &trunc.RaftTruncatedState, trunc.expectedFirstIndex)
-		if !expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate || !trunc.isDeltaTrusted {
-			isDeltaTrusted = false
-		}
-		r.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(trunc.logDeltaBytes, isDeltaTrusted)
+		r.applySideEffects(ctx, &trunc.RaftTruncatedState)
 	})
 	// Now remove the enacted truncations. It is the same iteration as the
 	// previous one, but we do it while holding pendingTruncs.mu. Note that
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_log_truncator_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_log_truncator_test.go
index 7466d5c209f7..08c2df974ff2 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_log_truncator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_log_truncator_test.go
@@ -145,9 +145,24 @@ func (r *replicaTruncatorTest) getPendingTruncs() *pendingLogTruncations {
 	return &r.pendingTruncs
 }
 
-func (r *replicaTruncatorTest) setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(deltaBytes int64, isDeltaTrusted bool) {
-	fmt.Fprintf(r.buf, "r%d.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:%d, trusted:%t)\n",
-		r.rangeID, deltaBytes, isDeltaTrusted)
+func (r *replicaTruncatorTest) setTruncatedState(
+	truncState kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
+	expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation kvpb.RaftIndex,
+	isDeltaTrusted bool,
+) {
+	expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate := r.truncState.Index+1 == expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation
+	r.truncState = truncState
+	fmt.Fprintf(r.buf, "r%d.setTruncatedState(exp:%d, trusted:%t) => accurate:%t\n",
+		r.rangeID, expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation, isDeltaTrusted, expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate)
+}
+func (r *replicaTruncatorTest) setTruncationDelta(deltaBytes int64) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(r.buf, "r%d.setTruncationDelta(delta:%d)\n", r.rangeID, deltaBytes)
+}
+
+func (r *replicaTruncatorTest) applySideEffects(
+	_ context.Context, ts *kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
+) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(r.buf, "r%d.applySideEffects(index:%d)\n", r.rangeID, ts.Index)
 }
 
 func (r *replicaTruncatorTest) sideloadedBytesIfTruncatedFromTo(
@@ -162,19 +177,6 @@ func (r *replicaTruncatorTest) getStateLoader() stateloader.StateLoader {
 	return r.stateLoader
 }
 
-func (r *replicaTruncatorTest) setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(
-	_ context.Context,
-	truncState *kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
-	expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation kvpb.RaftIndex,
-) (expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate bool) {
-	expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate = r.truncState.Index+1 == expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation
-	r.truncState = *truncState
-	fmt.Fprintf(r.buf,
-		"r%d.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:%d) => trusted:%t\n",
-		r.rangeID, expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation, expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate)
-	return expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate
-}
-
 func (r *replicaTruncatorTest) writeRaftStateToEngine(
 	t *testing.T, eng storage.Engine, truncIndex kvpb.RaftIndex, lastLogEntry kvpb.RaftIndex,
 ) {
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_truncator_replica.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_truncator_replica.go
index 6d7a5687ca89..8f6c895183d8 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_truncator_replica.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/raft_truncator_replica.go
@@ -35,17 +35,21 @@ func (r *raftTruncatorReplica) getTruncatedState() kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState
 	return *r.mu.state.TruncatedState
 }
 
-func (r *raftTruncatorReplica) setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	trunc *kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
+func (r *raftTruncatorReplica) setTruncatedState(
+	rt kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
 	expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation kvpb.RaftIndex,
-) (expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate bool) {
-	_, expectedFirstIndexAccurate := (*Replica)(r).handleTruncatedStateResult(
-		ctx, trunc, expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation)
-	return expectedFirstIndexAccurate
+	isDeltaTrusted bool,
+) {
+	(*Replica)(r).setTruncatedStateMuLocked(&rt, expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation, isDeltaTrusted)
 }
 
-func (r *raftTruncatorReplica) setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(deltaBytes int64, isDeltaTrusted bool) {
+func (r *raftTruncatorReplica) applySideEffects(
+	ctx context.Context, trunc *kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
+) {
+	(*Replica)(r).handleTruncatedStateResult(ctx, trunc)
+}
+
+func (r *raftTruncatorReplica) setTruncationDelta(deltaBytes int64) {
 	r.mu.Lock()
 	defer r.mu.Unlock()
 	r.mu.raftLogSize += deltaBytes
@@ -58,9 +62,6 @@ func (r *raftTruncatorReplica) setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(deltaBytes int64, is
 	if r.mu.raftLogLastCheckSize < 0 {
 		r.mu.raftLogLastCheckSize = 0
 	}
-	if !isDeltaTrusted {
-		r.mu.raftLogSizeTrusted = false
-	}
 }
 
 func (r *raftTruncatorReplica) getPendingTruncs() *pendingLogTruncations {
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_app_batch.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_app_batch.go
index d513f75c4739..291c6f5623c1 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_app_batch.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_app_batch.go
@@ -437,6 +437,16 @@ func (b *replicaAppBatch) runPostAddTriggersReplicaOnly(
 				res.RaftLogDelta)
 		}
 		if apply {
+			// Update the Replica's in-memory TruncatedState before applying the write
+			// batch to storage. Readers of the raft log storage who synchronize with
+			// it via r.mu, and read TruncatedState, will then expect to find entries
+			// at indices > TruncatedState.Index in the log. If we write the batch
+			// first, and only then update TruncatedState, there is a time window
+			// during which the log storage appears to have a gap.
+			isDeltaTrusted := res.RaftExpectedFirstIndex != 0
+			b.r.setTruncatedStateMuLocked(res.State.TruncatedState,
+				res.RaftExpectedFirstIndex, isDeltaTrusted)
+
 			// This truncation command will apply synchronously in this batch.
 			// Determine if there are any sideloaded entries that will be removed as a
 			// side effect.
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_result.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_result.go
index 981ebc0535a1..6b739b15134e 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_result.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_result.go
@@ -486,17 +486,24 @@ func (r *Replica) handleLeaseResult(
 		assertNoLeaseJump)
 }
 
-func (r *Replica) handleTruncatedStateResult(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	t *kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
+func (r *Replica) setTruncatedStateMuLocked(
+	ts *kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
 	expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation kvpb.RaftIndex,
-) (raftLogDelta int64, expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate bool) {
+	isDeltaTrusted bool,
+) {
 	r.mu.Lock()
-	expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate =
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate :=
 		r.mu.state.TruncatedState.Index+1 == expectedFirstIndexPreTruncation
-	r.mu.state.TruncatedState = t
-	r.mu.Unlock()
+	r.mu.state.TruncatedState = ts
+	if !expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate || !isDeltaTrusted {
+		r.mu.raftLogSizeTrusted = false
+	}
+}
 
+func (r *Replica) handleTruncatedStateResult(
+	ctx context.Context, t *kvserverpb.RaftTruncatedState,
+) (raftLogDelta int64) {
 	// Clear any entries in the Raft log entry cache for this range up
 	// to and including the most recently truncated index.
 	r.store.raftEntryCache.Clear(r.RangeID, t.Index+1)
@@ -523,7 +530,7 @@ func (r *Replica) handleTruncatedStateResult(
 	// crashes if the filesystem is quick enough to sync it for us. Add a test
 	// that syncs the files removal here, and "crashes" right after, to help
 	// reproduce and fix #113135.
-	return -size, expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate
+	return -size
 }
 
 func (r *Replica) handleGCThresholdResult(ctx context.Context, thresh *hlc.Timestamp) {
@@ -607,6 +614,6 @@ func (r *Replica) handleChangeReplicasResult(
 }
 
 // TODO(sumeer): remove method when all truncation is loosely coupled.
-func (r *Replica) handleRaftLogDeltaResult(ctx context.Context, delta int64, isDeltaTrusted bool) {
-	(*raftTruncatorReplica)(r).setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta, isDeltaTrusted)
+func (r *Replica) handleRaftLogDeltaResult(ctx context.Context, delta int64) {
+	(*raftTruncatorReplica)(r).setTruncationDelta(delta)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_state_machine.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_state_machine.go
index 05a627dde604..9f3e589df341 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_state_machine.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_application_state_machine.go
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ func (sm *replicaStateMachine) handleNonTrivialReplicatedEvalResult(
 		log.Fatalf(ctx, "zero-value ReplicatedEvalResult passed to handleNonTrivialReplicatedEvalResult")
 	}
 
-	isRaftLogTruncationDeltaTrusted := true
 	if rResult.State != nil {
 		if newLease := rResult.State.Lease; newLease != nil {
 			sm.r.handleLeaseResult(ctx, newLease, rResult.PriorReadSummary)
@@ -298,11 +297,7 @@ func (sm *replicaStateMachine) handleNonTrivialReplicatedEvalResult(
 		// This strongly coupled truncation code will be removed in the release
 		// following LooselyCoupledRaftLogTruncation.
 		if newTruncState := rResult.State.TruncatedState; newTruncState != nil {
-			raftLogDelta, expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate := sm.r.handleTruncatedStateResult(
-				ctx, newTruncState, rResult.RaftExpectedFirstIndex)
-			if !expectedFirstIndexWasAccurate && rResult.RaftExpectedFirstIndex != 0 {
-				isRaftLogTruncationDeltaTrusted = false
-			}
+			raftLogDelta := sm.r.handleTruncatedStateResult(ctx, newTruncState)
 			rResult.RaftLogDelta += raftLogDelta
 			rResult.State.TruncatedState = nil
 			rResult.RaftExpectedFirstIndex = 0
@@ -327,7 +322,7 @@ func (sm *replicaStateMachine) handleNonTrivialReplicatedEvalResult(
 		// This code path will be taken exactly when the preceding block has
 		// newTruncState != nil. It is needlessly confusing that these two are not
 		// in the same place.
-		sm.r.handleRaftLogDeltaResult(ctx, rResult.RaftLogDelta, isRaftLogTruncationDeltaTrusted)
+		sm.r.handleRaftLogDeltaResult(ctx, rResult.RaftLogDelta)
 		rResult.RaftLogDelta = 0
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/testdata/raft_log_truncator b/pkg/kv/kvserver/testdata/raft_log_truncator
index 81376d211f21..b88d74927583 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/testdata/raft_log_truncator
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/testdata/raft_log_truncator
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ acquireReplica(1)
 r1.getTruncatedState
 r1.getPendingTruncs
 r1.getStateLoader
-r1.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:16) => trusted:false
-r1.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:-30, trusted:false)
+r1.setTruncatedState(exp:16, trusted:true) => accurate:false
+r1.setTruncationDelta(delta:-30)
+r1.applySideEffects(index:22)
 releaseReplica(1)
 acquireReplica(2)
 r2.getTruncatedState
@@ -167,8 +168,9 @@ acquireReplica(2)
 r2.getTruncatedState
 r2.getPendingTruncs
 r2.getStateLoader
-r2.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:21) => trusted:true
-r2.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:-30, trusted:true)
+r2.setTruncatedState(exp:21, trusted:true) => accurate:true
+r2.setTruncationDelta(delta:-30)
+r2.applySideEffects(index:22)
 releaseReplica(2)
 truncator ranges:
 
@@ -205,8 +207,9 @@ acquireReplica(2)
 r2.getTruncatedState
 r2.getPendingTruncs
 r2.getStateLoader
-r2.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:21) => trusted:false
-r2.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:-30, trusted:false)
+r2.setTruncatedState(exp:21, trusted:true) => accurate:false
+r2.setTruncationDelta(delta:-30)
+r2.applySideEffects(index:24)
 releaseReplica(2)
 truncator ranges:
 
@@ -269,8 +272,9 @@ acquireReplica(2)
 r2.getTruncatedState
 r2.getPendingTruncs
 r2.getStateLoader
-r2.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:25) => trusted:true
-r2.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:-30, trusted:true)
+r2.setTruncatedState(exp:25, trusted:true) => accurate:true
+r2.setTruncationDelta(delta:-30)
+r2.applySideEffects(index:26)
 releaseReplica(2)
 truncator ranges: 2
 
@@ -316,10 +320,12 @@ acquireReplica(2)
 r2.getTruncatedState
 r2.getPendingTruncs
 r2.getStateLoader
-r2.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:27) => trusted:true
-r2.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:-60, trusted:false)
-r2.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:30) => trusted:true
-r2.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:-30, trusted:true)
+r2.setTruncatedState(exp:27, trusted:false) => accurate:true
+r2.setTruncationDelta(delta:-60)
+r2.setTruncatedState(exp:30, trusted:true) => accurate:true
+r2.setTruncationDelta(delta:-30)
+r2.applySideEffects(index:29)
+r2.applySideEffects(index:31)
 releaseReplica(2)
 truncator ranges:
 
@@ -382,10 +388,12 @@ acquireReplica(2)
 r2.getTruncatedState
 r2.getPendingTruncs
 r2.getStateLoader
-r2.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:32) => trusted:true
-r2.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:-30, trusted:true)
-r2.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:33) => trusted:true
-r2.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:-60, trusted:false)
+r2.setTruncatedState(exp:32, trusted:true) => accurate:true
+r2.setTruncationDelta(delta:-30)
+r2.setTruncatedState(exp:33, trusted:false) => accurate:true
+r2.setTruncationDelta(delta:-60)
+r2.applySideEffects(index:32)
+r2.applySideEffects(index:34)
 releaseReplica(2)
 truncator ranges:
 
@@ -472,8 +480,9 @@ acquireReplica(3)
 r3.getTruncatedState
 r3.getPendingTruncs
 r3.getStateLoader
-r3.setTruncatedStateAndSideEffects(..., expectedFirstIndex:21) => trusted:true
-r3.setTruncationDeltaAndTrusted(delta:-30, trusted:true)
+r3.setTruncatedState(exp:21, trusted:true) => accurate:true
+r3.setTruncationDelta(delta:-30)
+r3.applySideEffects(index:22)
 releaseReplica(3)
 truncator ranges: 3