diff --git a/test/volume_server/framework/volume_fixture.go b/test/volume_server/framework/volume_fixture.go
index f6229f3f8..7ff710ccb 100644
--- a/test/volume_server/framework/volume_fixture.go
+++ b/test/volume_server/framework/volume_fixture.go
@@ -14,18 +14,26 @@ import (
 
 func AllocateVolume(t testing.TB, client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient, volumeID uint32, collection string) {
 	t.Helper()
+	AllocateVolumeWithReplication(t, client, volumeID, collection, "000")
+}
+
+func AllocateVolumeWithReplication(t testing.TB, client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient, volumeID uint32, collection, replication string) {
+	t.Helper()
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
+	if replication == "" {
+		replication = "000"
+	}
 
 	_, err := client.AllocateVolume(ctx, &volume_server_pb.AllocateVolumeRequest{
 		VolumeId:    volumeID,
 		Collection:  collection,
-		Replication: "000",
+		Replication: replication,
 		Version:     uint32(needle.GetCurrentVersion()),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("allocate volume %d: %v", volumeID, err)
+		t.Fatalf("allocate volume %d (replication=%s): %v", volumeID, replication, err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/volume_server/http/write_error_variants_test.go b/test/volume_server/http/write_error_variants_test.go
index ce2dd01d8..536180829 100644
--- a/test/volume_server/http/write_error_variants_test.go
+++ b/test/volume_server/http/write_error_variants_test.go
@@ -102,3 +102,35 @@ func TestWriteRejectsPayloadOverFileSizeLimit(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("oversized write response should mention limit, got %q", string(oversizedBody))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestReplicatedWriteFailsWhenReplicaRequirementsNotMet(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping integration test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	clusterHarness := framework.StartSingleVolumeCluster(t, matrix.P1())
+	conn, grpcClient := framework.DialVolumeServer(t, clusterHarness.VolumeGRPCAddress())
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	const volumeID = uint32(109)
+	framework.AllocateVolumeWithReplication(t, grpcClient, volumeID, "", "001")
+
+	client := framework.NewHTTPClient()
+	fid := framework.NewFileID(volumeID, 772003, 0x3A4B5C6D)
+	payload := []byte("replicated-write-failure-path")
+
+	writeResp := framework.UploadBytes(t, client, clusterHarness.VolumeAdminURL(), fid, payload)
+	writeBody := framework.ReadAllAndClose(t, writeResp)
+	if writeResp.StatusCode != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Fatalf("replicated write with unmet replication requirements expected 500, got %d body=%s", writeResp.StatusCode, string(writeBody))
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(string(writeBody)), "replica") {
+		t.Fatalf("replicated write failure response should mention replica write failure, got %q", string(writeBody))
+	}
+
+	readResp := framework.ReadBytes(t, client, clusterHarness.VolumeAdminURL(), fid)
+	_ = framework.ReadAllAndClose(t, readResp)
+	if readResp.StatusCode != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("local read after failed replicate write expected 404 (not committed locally), got %d", readResp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}