diff --git a/examples/common/scripts/vttablet-up.sh b/examples/common/scripts/vttablet-up.sh
index 56d212af218..3947ee8190f 100755
--- a/examples/common/scripts/vttablet-up.sh
+++ b/examples/common/scripts/vttablet-up.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ vttablet \
  --heartbeat_enable \
  --heartbeat_interval=250ms \
  --heartbeat_on_demand_duration=5s \
+ --enable-tx-throttler \
+ --tx-throttler-config "target_replication_lag_sec: 5 max_replication_lag_sec: 25 initial_rate: 10000 max_increase: 1 emergency_decrease: 0.5 min_duration_between_increases_sec: 2 max_duration_between_increases_sec: 5 min_duration_between_decreases_sec: 1 spread_backlog_across_sec: 20 age_bad_rate_after_sec: 60 bad_rate_increase: 0.1 max_rate_approach_threshold: 0.1" \
+ --tx-throttler-healthcheck-cells zone1 \
+ --tx-throttler-default-priority 0 \
  > $VTDATAROOT/$tablet_dir/vttablet.out 2>&1 &
 
 # Block waiting for the tablet to be listening
diff --git a/go/vt/throttler/throttler.go b/go/vt/throttler/throttler.go
index 83a1c52225e..2a11d406b11 100644
--- a/go/vt/throttler/throttler.go
+++ b/go/vt/throttler/throttler.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/discovery"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/topodata"
 
 	throttlerdatapb "vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/throttlerdata"
 )
@@ -224,6 +225,28 @@ func (t *Throttler) Throttle(threadID int) time.Duration {
 	return t.threadThrottlers[threadID].throttle(t.nowFunc())
 }
 
+// LastMaxLagNotIgnoredForTabletType returns the max of all the last replication lag values seen across all tablets of
+// the provided type, excluding ignored tablets.
+func (t *Throttler) LastMaxLagNotIgnoredForTabletType(tabletType topodata.TabletType) uint32 {
+	cache := t.maxReplicationLagModule.lagCacheByType(tabletType)
+
+	var maxLag uint32
+	cacheEntries := cache.entries
+
+	for key, _ := range cacheEntries {
+		if cache.isIgnored(key) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		lag := cache.latest(key).Stats.ReplicationLagSeconds
+		if lag > maxLag {
+			maxLag = lag
+		}
+	}
+
+	return maxLag
+}
+
 // ThreadFinished marks threadID as finished and redistributes the thread's
 // rate allotment across the other threads.
 // After ThreadFinished() is called, Throttle() must not be called anymore.
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go
index 78392a4b078..1c8d62d523b 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type ThrottlerInterface interface {
 	GetConfiguration() *throttlerdatapb.Configuration
 	UpdateConfiguration(configuration *throttlerdatapb.Configuration, copyZeroValues bool) error
 	ResetConfiguration()
+	LastMaxLagNotIgnoredForTabletType(tabletType topodatapb.TabletType) uint32
 }
 
 // TxThrottlerName is the name the wrapped go/vt/throttler object will be registered with
@@ -356,7 +357,18 @@ func (ts *txThrottlerStateImpl) throttle() bool {
 	// Serialize calls to ts.throttle.Throttle()
 	ts.throttleMu.Lock()
 	defer ts.throttleMu.Unlock()
-	return ts.throttler.Throttle(0 /* threadId */) > 0
+
+	var maxLag uint32
+
+	for tabletType, _ := range ts.tabletTypes {
+		maxLagPerTabletType := ts.throttler.LastMaxLagNotIgnoredForTabletType(tabletType)
+		if maxLagPerTabletType > maxLag {
+			maxLag = maxLagPerTabletType
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ts.throttler.Throttle(0 /* threadId */) > 0 &&
+		int64(maxLag) > ts.config.TxThrottlerConfig.TargetReplicationLagSec
 }
 
 func (ts *txThrottlerStateImpl) deallocateResources() {