diff --git a/raft/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/raft/KafkaRaftClient.java b/raft/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/raft/KafkaRaftClient.java
index e7d3ab89fc590..590220a85b1ac 100644
--- a/raft/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/raft/KafkaRaftClient.java
+++ b/raft/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/raft/KafkaRaftClient.java
@@ -3298,6 +3298,10 @@ private long pollFollower(long currentTimeMs) {
     }
 
     private boolean shouldSendUpdateVoteRequest(FollowerState state) {
+        if (!canBecomeVoter) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         var version = partitionState.lastKraftVersion();
         /* When the cluster supports reconfiguration, send an updated voter configuration if the
          * one in the log doesn't match the local configuration.
diff --git a/raft/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/raft/KafkaRaftClientReconfigTest.java b/raft/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/raft/KafkaRaftClientReconfigTest.java
index ba2016cae5bb0..d367a3e07aa24 100644
--- a/raft/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/raft/KafkaRaftClientReconfigTest.java
+++ b/raft/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/raft/KafkaRaftClientReconfigTest.java
@@ -2228,6 +2228,7 @@ void testFollowerSendsUpdateVoter() throws Exception {
             .withBootstrapSnapshot(Optional.of(voters))
             .withElectedLeader(epoch, voter1.id())
             .withLocalListeners(localListeners)
+            .withCanBecomeVoter(true)
             .build();
 
         // waiting for FETCH requests until the UpdateRaftVoter request is sent
@@ -2255,6 +2256,42 @@ void testFollowerSendsUpdateVoter() throws Exception {
         context.assertFetchRequestData(fetchRequest, epoch, 0L, 0, context.client.highWatermark());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testFollowerDoesNotSendUpdateVoterWhenItCannotBecomeVoter() throws Exception {
+        ReplicaKey local = replicaKey(randomReplicaId(), true);
+        ReplicaKey voter1 = replicaKey(local.id() + 1, true);
+        ReplicaKey voter2 = replicaKey(local.id() + 2, true);
+
+        VoterSet voters = VoterSetTest.voterSet(Stream.of(local, voter1, voter2));
+        int epoch = 4;
+
+        HashMap<ListenerName, InetSocketAddress> listenersMap = new HashMap<>(2);
+        listenersMap.put(
+            VoterSetTest.DEFAULT_LISTENER_NAME,
+            InetSocketAddress.createUnresolved("localhost", 9990 + local.id())
+        );
+        listenersMap.put(
+            ListenerName.normalised("ANOTHER_LISTENER"),
+            InetSocketAddress.createUnresolved("localhost", 8990 + local.id())
+        );
+        Endpoints localListeners = Endpoints.fromInetSocketAddresses(listenersMap);
+
+        RaftClientTestContext context = new RaftClientTestContext.Builder(local.id(), local.directoryId().get())
+            .withKip853Rpc(true)
+            .withBootstrapSnapshot(Optional.of(voters))
+            .withElectedLeader(epoch, voter1.id())
+            .withLocalListeners(localListeners)
+            .withCanBecomeVoter(false)
+            .build();
+
+        // waiting for FETCH requests until the UpdateRaftVoter request would be sent
+        context.advanceTimeAndCompleteFetch(epoch, voter1.id(), true);
+
+        context.pollUntilRequest();
+        RaftRequest.Outbound fetchRequest = context.assertSentFetchRequest();
+        context.assertFetchRequestData(fetchRequest, epoch, 0L, 0, context.client.highWatermark());
+    }
+
     @ParameterizedTest
     @EnumSource(value = Errors.class, names = {"NONE", "UNSUPPORTED_VERSION"})
     void testFollowerSendsUpdateVoterWithKraftVersion0(Errors updateVoterError) throws Exception {
@@ -2281,6 +2318,7 @@ void testFollowerSendsUpdateVoterWithKraftVersion0(Errors updateVoterError) thro
             .withStaticVoters(voters)
             .withElectedLeader(epoch, voter1.id())
             .withLocalListeners(localListeners)
+            .withCanBecomeVoter(true)
             .build();
 
         // waiting for FETCH request until the UpdateRaftVoter request is set
@@ -2352,6 +2390,7 @@ void testFollowerSendsUpdateVoterAfterElectionWithKraftVersion0(Errors updateVot
             .withStaticVoters(voters)
             .withElectedLeader(epoch, voter1.id())
             .withLocalListeners(localListeners)
+            .withCanBecomeVoter(true)
             .build();
 
         // waiting for FETCH request until the UpdateRaftVoter request is set
@@ -2654,6 +2693,7 @@ void testFollowerSendsUpdateVoterWhenDifferent() throws Exception {
             .withKip853Rpc(true)
             .withBootstrapSnapshot(Optional.of(voters))
             .withElectedLeader(epoch, voter1.id())
+            .withCanBecomeVoter(true)
             .build();
 
         // waiting for FETCH request until the UpdateRaftVoter request is set
@@ -2695,6 +2735,7 @@ void testFollowerSendsUpdateVoterIfPendingFetchDuringTimeout() throws Exception
             .withBootstrapSnapshot(Optional.of(voters))
             .withElectedLeader(epoch, voter1.id())
             .withLocalListeners(localListeners)
+            .withCanBecomeVoter(true)
             .build();
 
         // waiting up to the last FETCH request before the UpdateRaftVoter request is set
@@ -2756,6 +2797,7 @@ void testUpdateVoterResponseCausesEpochChange() throws Exception {
             .withBootstrapSnapshot(Optional.of(voters))
             .withElectedLeader(epoch, voter1.id())
             .withLocalListeners(localListeners)
+            .withCanBecomeVoter(true)
             .build();
 
         // waiting for FETCH request until the UpdateRaftVoter request is set