diff --git a/go/vt/throttler/throttler.go b/go/vt/throttler/throttler.go
index 206891e311e..abc6d760729 100644
--- a/go/vt/throttler/throttler.go
+++ b/go/vt/throttler/throttler.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/proto/topodata"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/discovery"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
@@ -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 9f2f369ffd9..6841fa0a1b4 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/txthrottler/tx_throttler.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ type ThrottlerInterface interface {
 	GetConfiguration() *throttlerdatapb.Configuration
 	UpdateConfiguration(configuration *throttlerdatapb.Configuration, copyZeroValues bool) error
 	ResetConfiguration()
+	LastMaxLagNotIgnoredForTabletType(tabletType topodatapb.TabletType) uint32
 }
 
 // TopologyWatcherInterface defines the public interface that is implemented by
@@ -359,7 +360,19 @@ 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.config.tabletTypes {
+		maxLagPerTabletType := ts.throttler.LastMaxLagNotIgnoredForTabletType(tabletType)
+		if maxLagPerTabletType > maxLag {
+			maxLag = maxLagPerTabletType
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ts.throttler.Throttle(0 /* threadId */) > 0 &&
+		int64(maxLag) > ts.config.throttlerConfig.TargetReplicationLagSec
+
 }
 
 func (ts *txThrottlerStateImpl) deallocateResources() {