diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/AsyncRegionServerAdmin.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/AsyncRegionServerAdmin.java
index bbbcdf2055cb..7a591ac9542b 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/AsyncRegionServerAdmin.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/AsyncRegionServerAdmin.java
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ private interface RpcCall<RESP> {
   }
 
   private <RESP> CompletableFuture<RESP> call(RpcCall<RESP> rpcCall, CellScanner cellScanner) {
+    return call(rpcCall, cellScanner, true);
+  }
+
+  private <RESP> CompletableFuture<RESP> call(RpcCall<RESP> rpcCall, CellScanner cellScanner,
+      boolean translateException) {
     CompletableFuture<RESP> future = new CompletableFuture<>();
     HBaseRpcController controller = conn.rpcControllerFactory.newController(cellScanner);
     try {
@@ -104,8 +109,10 @@ private <RESP> CompletableFuture<RESP> call(RpcCall<RESP> rpcCall, CellScanner c
         @Override
         public void run(RESP resp) {
           if (controller.failed()) {
-            future
-              .completeExceptionally(ConnectionUtils.translateException(controller.getFailed()));
+            Throwable error =
+              translateException ? ConnectionUtils.translateException(controller.getFailed())
+                : controller.getFailed();
+            future.completeExceptionally(error);
           } else {
             future.complete(resp);
           }
@@ -161,8 +168,10 @@ public CompletableFuture<CompactRegionResponse> compactRegion(CompactRegionReque
 
   public CompletableFuture<ReplicateWALEntryResponse> replicateWALEntry(
       ReplicateWALEntryRequest request, CellScanner cellScanner) {
+    // The retry logic in upper layer needs to know whether the exception is constructed at remote
+    // side or local side, so we do not translate the exception here.
     return call((stub, controller, done) -> stub.replicateWALEntry(controller, request, done),
-      cellScanner);
+      cellScanner, false);
   }
 
   public CompletableFuture<ReplicateWALEntryResponse> replay(ReplicateWALEntryRequest request,