diff --git a/replications/internal/queue_management.go b/replications/internal/queue_management.go
index dc68173828..55e20a27be 100644
--- a/replications/internal/queue_management.go
+++ b/replications/internal/queue_management.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/kit/platform"
 	"github.com/influxdata/influxdb/v2/pkg/durablequeue"
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
+const (
+	scannerAdvanceInterval = 10 * time.Second
+)
+
 type remoteWriter interface {
 	Write([]byte) error
 }
@@ -157,6 +162,20 @@ func (rq *replicationQueue) SendWrite() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	advanceScanner := func() error {
+		if _, err = scan.Advance(); err != nil {
+			if err != io.EOF {
+				rq.logger.Error("Error in replication queue scanner", zap.Error(err))
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+		rq.metrics.Dequeue(rq.id, rq.queue.TotalBytes())
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(scannerAdvanceInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
 	for scan.Next() {
 		if err := scan.Err(); err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
@@ -174,18 +193,20 @@ func (rq *replicationQueue) SendWrite() bool {
 			return false
 		}
 
-		// TODO: As a potential future optimization, Advance() could be called only if a certain amount of time has passed
-		// since an Advance(), a certain amount of data has been transferred, a certain number of writes, etc. to avoid an
-		// fsync after every remote write.
-		if _, err = scan.Advance(); err != nil {
-			if err != io.EOF {
-				rq.logger.Error("Error in replication queue scanner", zap.Error(err))
+		// Advance the scanner periodically to prevent extended runs of local writes without updating the underlying queue
+		// position.
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			if err := advanceScanner(); err != nil {
+				return false
 			}
-			return false
+		default:
 		}
-		rq.metrics.Dequeue(rq.id, rq.queue.TotalBytes())
 	}
 
+	if err := advanceScanner(); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
 	return true
 }