diff --git a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingestion_frontier_processor.go b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingestion_frontier_processor.go
index 7edd1d33a3e9..0c75a87d964f 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingestion_frontier_processor.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingestion_frontier_processor.go
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ type streamIngestionFrontier struct {
 	partitionProgress   map[string]jobspb.StreamIngestionProgress_PartitionProgress
 
 	lastNodeLagCheck time.Time
+
+	// replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck records the replicated time the
+	// last time the lagging node checker detected a lagging node.
+	replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck hlc.Timestamp
 }
 
 var _ execinfra.Processor = &streamIngestionFrontier{}
@@ -553,9 +557,29 @@ func (sf *streamIngestionFrontier) maybeCheckForLaggingNodes() error {
 	}()
 	executionDetails := constructSpanFrontierExecutionDetailsWithFrontier(sf.spec.PartitionSpecs, sf.frontier)
 	log.VEvent(ctx, 2, "checking for lagging nodes")
-	return checkLaggingNodes(
+	err := checkLaggingNodes(
 		ctx,
 		executionDetails,
 		maxLag,
 	)
+	return sf.handleLaggingNodeError(ctx, err)
+}
+
+func (sf *streamIngestionFrontier) handleLaggingNodeError(ctx context.Context, err error) error {
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		sf.replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck = hlc.Timestamp{}
+		log.VEvent(ctx, 2, "no lagging nodes after check")
+		return nil
+	case !errors.Is(err, ErrNodeLagging):
+		return err
+	case sf.replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck.Less(sf.persistedReplicatedTime):
+		sf.replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck = sf.persistedReplicatedTime
+		log.Infof(ctx, "detected a lagging node: %s. Don't forward error because replicated time at last check %s is less than current replicated time %s", err, sf.replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck, sf.persistedReplicatedTime)
+		return nil
+	case sf.replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck.Equal(sf.persistedReplicatedTime):
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "hwm has not advanced from %s", sf.persistedReplicatedTime)
+	default:
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to handle replanning error with replicated time %s and last node lag check replicated time %s", sf.persistedReplicatedTime, sf.replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingestion_frontier_processor_test.go b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingestion_frontier_processor_test.go
index 754300aaa703..209efe2d0b24 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingestion_frontier_processor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/stream_ingestion_frontier_processor_test.go
@@ -152,3 +152,78 @@ func TestHeartbeatLoop(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLaggingNodeErrorHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
+	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	type testCase struct {
+		name                        string
+		replicatedTime              int64
+		previousReplicatedTimeOnLag int64
+		inputLagErr                 error
+
+		expectedNewReplicatedTimeOnLag int64
+		expectedErrMsg                 string
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range []testCase{
+		{
+			name:                           "no more lag",
+			previousReplicatedTimeOnLag:    1,
+			expectedNewReplicatedTimeOnLag: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                           "new lag",
+			previousReplicatedTimeOnLag:    0,
+			replicatedTime:                 1,
+			expectedNewReplicatedTimeOnLag: 1,
+			inputLagErr:                    ErrNodeLagging,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                           "repeated lag, no hwm advance",
+			previousReplicatedTimeOnLag:    1,
+			replicatedTime:                 1,
+			expectedNewReplicatedTimeOnLag: 1,
+			inputLagErr:                    ErrNodeLagging,
+			expectedErrMsg:                 ErrNodeLagging.Error(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:                           "repeated lag, with hwm advance",
+			previousReplicatedTimeOnLag:    1,
+			replicatedTime:                 2,
+			expectedNewReplicatedTimeOnLag: 2,
+			inputLagErr:                    ErrNodeLagging,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "non lag error",
+			inputLagErr:    errors.New("unexpected"),
+			expectedErrMsg: "unexpected",
+		},
+		{
+			name:                           "unhandlable lag error",
+			previousReplicatedTimeOnLag:    2,
+			replicatedTime:                 1,
+			expectedNewReplicatedTimeOnLag: 2,
+			inputLagErr:                    ErrNodeLagging,
+			expectedErrMsg:                 "unable to handle replanning",
+		},
+	} {
+		tc := tc
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			sf := streamIngestionFrontier{
+				persistedReplicatedTime:                  hlc.Timestamp{WallTime: tc.replicatedTime},
+				replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck: hlc.Timestamp{WallTime: tc.previousReplicatedTimeOnLag},
+			}
+			err := sf.handleLaggingNodeError(ctx, tc.inputLagErr)
+			if tc.expectedErrMsg == "" {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			} else {
+				require.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.expectedErrMsg)
+			}
+			require.Equal(t, hlc.Timestamp{WallTime: tc.expectedNewReplicatedTimeOnLag}, sf.replicatedTimeAtLastPositiveLagNodeCheck)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/cluster_to_cluster.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/cluster_to_cluster.go
index 8ca95753f28c..f7be595cd71d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/cluster_to_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/cluster_to_cluster.go
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ func destClusterSettings(t test.Test, db *sqlutils.SQLRunner, additionalDuration
 	db.ExecMultiple(t, `SET CLUSTER SETTING cross_cluster_replication.enabled = true;`,
 		`SET CLUSTER SETTING kv.rangefeed.enabled = true;`,
 		`SET CLUSTER SETTING stream_replication.replan_flow_threshold = 0.1;`,
-		`SET CLUSTER SETTING physical_replication.consumer.node_lag_replanning_threshold = '10m';`)
+		`SET CLUSTER SETTING physical_replication.consumer.node_lag_replanning_threshold = '5m';`)
 
 	if additionalDuration != 0 {
 		replanFrequency := additionalDuration / 2