diff --git a/src/v/storage/parser_utils.cc b/src/v/storage/parser_utils.cc
index c51b1333b99a..0723f9f9cdf2 100644
--- a/src/v/storage/parser_utils.cc
+++ b/src/v/storage/parser_utils.cc
@@ -34,19 +34,27 @@ model::record_batch_reader decompress_batch_consumer::end_of_stream() {
 }
 
 ss::future<model::record_batch> decompress_batch(model::record_batch&& b) {
+    return ss::futurize_invoke(decompress_batch_sync, std::move(b));
+}
+
+ss::future<model::record_batch> decompress_batch(const model::record_batch& b) {
+    return ss::futurize_invoke(maybe_decompress_batch_sync, b);
+}
+
+model::record_batch decompress_batch_sync(model::record_batch&& b) {
     if (!b.compressed()) {
-        return ss::make_ready_future<model::record_batch>(std::move(b));
+        return std::move(b);
     }
-    return decompress_batch(b);
+
+    return maybe_decompress_batch_sync(b);
 }
 
-ss::future<model::record_batch> decompress_batch(const model::record_batch& b) {
+model::record_batch maybe_decompress_batch_sync(const model::record_batch& b) {
     if (unlikely(!b.compressed())) {
-        return ss::make_exception_future<model::record_batch>(
-          std::runtime_error(fmt_with_ctx(
-            fmt::format,
-            "Asked to decompressed a non-compressed batch:{}",
-            b.header())));
+        throw std::runtime_error(fmt_with_ctx(
+          fmt::format,
+          "Asked to decompressed a non-compressed batch:{}",
+          b.header()));
     }
     iobuf body_buf = compression::compressor::uncompress(
       b.data(), b.header().attrs.compression());
@@ -56,7 +64,7 @@ ss::future<model::record_batch> decompress_batch(const model::record_batch& b) {
     reset_size_checksum_metadata(h, body_buf);
     auto batch = model::record_batch(
       h, std::move(body_buf), model::record_batch::tag_ctor_ng{});
-    return ss::make_ready_future<model::record_batch>(std::move(batch));
+    return batch;
 }
 
 compress_batch_consumer::compress_batch_consumer(
diff --git a/src/v/storage/parser_utils.h b/src/v/storage/parser_utils.h
index 46059bd6a81c..0cfff7761403 100644
--- a/src/v/storage/parser_utils.h
+++ b/src/v/storage/parser_utils.h
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ class compress_batch_consumer {
 ss::future<model::record_batch> decompress_batch(model::record_batch&&);
 /// \brief batch decompression
 ss::future<model::record_batch> decompress_batch(const model::record_batch&);
+/// \brief synchronous batch decompression
+model::record_batch decompress_batch_sync(model::record_batch&&);
+/// \brief synchronous batch decompression
+/// \throw std::runtime_error If provided batch is not compressed
+model::record_batch maybe_decompress_batch_sync(const model::record_batch&);
 
 /// \brief batch compression
 ss::future<model::record_batch>