diff --git a/tools/trace_analyzer_test.cc b/tools/trace_analyzer_test.cc
index 81dc4f2ccf60..fdf187c01ed5 100644
--- a/tools/trace_analyzer_test.cc
+++ b/tools/trace_analyzer_test.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ int main() {
 #include "test_util/testutil.h"
 #include "tools/trace_analyzer_tool.h"
 #include "trace_replay/trace_replay.h"
+#include "utilities/fault_injection_env.h"
+#include "utilities/trace/file_trace_reader_writer.h"
 
 namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE {
 
@@ -785,6 +787,44 @@ TEST_F(TraceAnalyzerTest, Iterator) {
   */
 }
 
+TEST_F(TraceAnalyzerTest, ExistsPreviousTraceWriteError) {
+  const std::string key(1000000, 'k');
+  const std::string value(1000000, 'v');
+
+  DB* db_ = nullptr;
+  Options options;
+  options.create_if_missing = true;
+  std::unique_ptr<FaultInjectionTestEnv> fault_env(
+      new FaultInjectionTestEnv(env_));
+  const std::string trace_path =
+      test_path_ + "/previous_trace_write_error_trace";
+  std::unique_ptr<TraceWriter> trace_writer;
+  ASSERT_OK(NewFileTraceWriter(fault_env.get(), env_options_, trace_path,
+                               &trace_writer));
+
+  ASSERT_OK(DB::Open(options, dbname_, &db_));
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->StartTrace(TraceOptions(), std::move(trace_writer)));
+
+  // Inject write error
+  fault_env->SetFilesystemActive(false);
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Put(WriteOptions(), key, value));
+  fault_env->SetFilesystemActive(true);
+
+  // Without proper handling of previous trace write error,
+  // this trace write will continue and trigger assertion failure
+  // on writing to the trace file that has seen error.
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Put(WriteOptions(), key, value));
+
+  // Verify `EndTrace()` returns the previous write trace error if any
+  Status s = db_->EndTrace();
+  ASSERT_TRUE(s.IsIOError());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(s.ToString().find("Skip this trace writing") !=
+              std::string::npos);
+
+  delete db_;
+  ASSERT_OK(DestroyDB(dbname_, options));
+}
+
 // Test analyzing of multiget
 TEST_F(TraceAnalyzerTest, MultiGet) {
   std::string trace_path = test_path_ + "/trace";
diff --git a/unreleased_history/behavior_changes/skip_trace_write.md b/unreleased_history/behavior_changes/skip_trace_write.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a3350b4a51a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unreleased_history/behavior_changes/skip_trace_write.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+If an error is hit when writing to a trace file after `DB::StartTrace()`, the subsequent trace writes are skipped to avoid writing to a file that has previously seen error `DB::EndTrace()` will then signal users tht the tracing has failed.
diff --git a/utilities/trace/file_trace_reader_writer.cc b/utilities/trace/file_trace_reader_writer.cc
index f2ca741442b7..a9f6731ae792 100644
--- a/utilities/trace/file_trace_reader_writer.cc
+++ b/utilities/trace/file_trace_reader_writer.cc
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ Status FileTraceWriter::Close() {
 }
 
 Status FileTraceWriter::Write(const Slice& data) {
+  if (file_writer_->seen_error()) {
+    return IOStatus::IOError(
+        "Error has happened to a previous write. Skip this trace writing.");
+  }
   return file_writer_->Append(data);
 }