diff --git a/karapace/backup/api.py b/karapace/backup/api.py
index 10ae7d6c1..927af69cb 100644
--- a/karapace/backup/api.py
+++ b/karapace/backup/api.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+MAX_KAFKA_SEND_RETRIES = 10
+
 B = TypeVar("B", str, bytes)
 F = TypeVar("F")
 
@@ -386,17 +388,30 @@ def _handle_producer_send(
         instruction.key,
         instruction.value,
     )
-    try:
-        producer.send(
-            instruction.topic_name,
-            key=instruction.key,
-            value=instruction.value,
-            partition=instruction.partition_index,
-            headers=[(key.decode() if key is not None else None, value) for key, value in instruction.headers],
-            timestamp=instruction.timestamp,
-        ).add_done_callback(producer_callback)
-    except (KafkaError, AssertionError) as exc:
-        raise BackupDataRestorationError("Error while calling send on restoring messages") from exc
+    try_sending = True
+    tries = 0
+    while try_sending:
+        tries += 1
+        try:
+            send_future = producer.send(
+                instruction.topic_name,
+                key=instruction.key,
+                value=instruction.value,
+                partition=instruction.partition_index,
+                headers=[(key.decode() if key is not None else None, value) for key, value in instruction.headers],
+                timestamp=instruction.timestamp,
+            )
+        except (KafkaError, AssertionError) as exc:
+            raise BackupDataRestorationError("Error while calling send on restoring messages") from exc
+        except BufferError as exc:
+            producer.poll(timeout=0.1)
+            try_sending = tries < MAX_KAFKA_SEND_RETRIES
+            if not try_sending:
+                raise BackupDataRestorationError("Kafka producer buffer is full") from exc
+        else:
+            # Record is in the send buffer
+            send_future.add_done_callback(producer_callback)
+            break
 
 
 def restore_backup(
diff --git a/tests/integration/backup/test_v3_backup.py b/tests/integration/backup/test_v3_backup.py
index b0a6d9a0d..535e6492c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/backup/test_v3_backup.py
+++ b/tests/integration/backup/test_v3_backup.py
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
             )
 
 
-def test_backup_restoration_fails_when_producer_send_fails(
+def test_backup_restoration_fails_when_producer_send_fails_on_unknown_topic_or_partition(
     admin_client: KafkaAdminClient,
     kafka_servers: KafkaServers,
 ) -> None:
@@ -641,6 +641,64 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
             )
 
 
+def test_backup_restoration_fails_when_producer_send_fails_on_buffer_error(
+    admin_client: KafkaAdminClient,
+    kafka_servers: KafkaServers,
+) -> None:
+    topic_name = "296ddf62"
+    backup_directory = Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve() / "test_data" / "backup_v3_single_partition" / topic_name
+    metadata_path = backup_directory / f"{topic_name}.metadata"
+
+    # Make sure topic doesn't exist beforehand.
+    try:
+        admin_client.delete_topic(topic_name)
+    except UnknownTopicOrPartitionError:
+        logger.info("No previously existing topic.")
+    else:
+        logger.info("Deleted topic from previous run.")
+
+    config = set_config_defaults(
+        {
+            "bootstrap_uri": kafka_servers.bootstrap_servers,
+        }
+    )
+
+    class FailToSendProducer(KafkaProducer):
+        def send(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            raise BufferError()
+
+        def poll(self, timeout: float) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+            return
+
+    class FailToSendProducerContext:
+        def __init__(self):
+            self._producer = FailToSendProducer(
+                bootstrap_servers=config["bootstrap_uri"],
+                security_protocol=config["security_protocol"],
+                ssl_cafile=config["ssl_cafile"],
+                ssl_certfile=config["ssl_certfile"],
+                ssl_keyfile=config["ssl_keyfile"],
+                sasl_mechanism=config["sasl_mechanism"],
+                sasl_plain_username=config["sasl_plain_username"],
+                sasl_plain_password=config["sasl_plain_password"],
+            )
+
+        def __enter__(self):
+            return self._producer
+
+        def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback):
+            self._producer.flush()
+
+    with patch("karapace.backup.api._producer") as p:
+        p.return_value = FailToSendProducerContext()
+        with pytest.raises(BackupDataRestorationError, match="Kafka producer buffer is full"):
+            api.restore_backup(
+                config=config,
+                backup_location=metadata_path,
+                topic_name=TopicName(topic_name),
+            )
+
+
 def no_color_env() -> dict[str, str]:
     env = os.environ.copy()
     try:
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