diff --git a/changelog/15879.txt b/changelog/15879.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d435b025651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/15879.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+core: Limit SSCT WAL checks on perf standbys to raft backends only
+```
diff --git a/vault/request_handling.go b/vault/request_handling.go
index 7494403ed566..dbbe5b21cf8a 100644
--- a/vault/request_handling.go
+++ b/vault/request_handling.go
@@ -1945,6 +1945,12 @@ func (c *Core) checkSSCTokenInternal(ctx context.Context, token string, isPerfSt
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
+
+	// Disregard SSCT on perf-standbys for non-raft storage
+	if c.perfStandby && c.getRaftBackend() == nil {
+		return plainToken.Random, nil
+	}
+
 	ep := int(plainToken.IndexEpoch)
 	if ep < c.tokenStore.GetSSCTokensGenerationCounter() {
 		return plainToken.Random, nil