diff --git a/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/columnshard__write.cpp b/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/columnshard__write.cpp
index 598d321aa01f..abc5b19061f0 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/columnshard__write.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tx/columnshard/columnshard__write.cpp
@@ -487,13 +487,13 @@ void TColumnShard::Handle(NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWrite::TPtr& ev, const TActor
         return;
     }
 
+    const auto sendError = [&](const TString& message, const NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::EStatus status) {
+        Counters.GetTabletCounters()->IncCounter(COUNTER_WRITE_FAIL);
+        auto result = NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::BuildError(TabletID(), 0, status, message);
+        ctx.Send(source, result.release(), 0, cookie);
+    };
     if (behaviour == EOperationBehaviour::CommitWriteLock) {
         auto commitOperation = std::make_shared<TCommitOperation>(TabletID());
-        const auto sendError = [&](const TString& message, const NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::EStatus status) {
-            Counters.GetTabletCounters()->IncCounter(COUNTER_WRITE_FAIL);
-            auto result = NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::BuildError(TabletID(), 0, status, message);
-            ctx.Send(source, result.release(), 0, cookie);
-        };
         auto conclusionParse = commitOperation->Parse(*ev->Get());
         if (conclusionParse.IsFail()) {
             sendError(conclusionParse.GetErrorMessage(), NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
@@ -536,37 +536,26 @@ void TColumnShard::Handle(NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWrite::TPtr& ev, const TActor
     const std::optional<NEvWrite::EModificationType> mType =
         TEnumOperator<NEvWrite::EModificationType>::DeserializeFromProto(operation.GetType());
     if (!mType) {
-        Counters.GetTabletCounters()->IncCounter(COUNTER_WRITE_FAIL);
-        auto result = NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::BuildError(TabletID(), 0, NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST,
-            "operation " + NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWrite::TOperation::EOperationType_Name(operation.GetType()) + " is not supported");
-        ctx.Send(source, result.release(), 0, cookie);
+        sendError("operation " + NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWrite::TOperation::EOperationType_Name(operation.GetType()) + " is not supported",
+            NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
         return;
     }
 
     if (!operation.GetTableId().HasSchemaVersion()) {
-        Counters.GetTabletCounters()->IncCounter(COUNTER_WRITE_FAIL);
-        auto result = NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::BuildError(
-            TabletID(), 0, NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, "schema version not set");
-        ctx.Send(source, result.release(), 0, cookie);
+        sendError("schema version not set", NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
         return;
     }
 
     auto schema = TablesManager.GetPrimaryIndex()->GetVersionedIndex().GetSchemaOptional(operation.GetTableId().GetSchemaVersion());
     if (!schema) {
-        Counters.GetTabletCounters()->IncCounter(COUNTER_WRITE_FAIL);
-        auto result = NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::BuildError(
-            TabletID(), 0, NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, "unknown schema version");
-        ctx.Send(source, result.release(), 0, cookie);
+        sendError("unknown schema version", NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
         return;
     }
 
     const auto pathId = operation.GetTableId().GetTableId();
 
     if (!TablesManager.IsReadyForWrite(pathId)) {
-        Counters.GetTabletCounters()->IncCounter(COUNTER_WRITE_FAIL);
-        auto result = NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::BuildError(
-            TabletID(), 0, NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR, "table not writable");
-        ctx.Send(source, result.release(), 0, cookie);
+        sendError("table not writable", NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_INTERNAL_ERROR);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -574,10 +563,7 @@ void TColumnShard::Handle(NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWrite::TPtr& ev, const TActor
 
     auto arrowData = std::make_shared<TArrowData>(schema);
     if (!arrowData->Parse(operation, NEvWrite::TPayloadReader<NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWrite>(*ev->Get()))) {
-        Counters.GetTabletCounters()->IncCounter(COUNTER_WRITE_FAIL);
-        auto result = NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::BuildError(
-            TabletID(), 0, NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST, "parsing data error");
-        ctx.Send(source, result.release(), 0, cookie);
+        sendError("parsing data error", NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -603,6 +589,11 @@ void TColumnShard::Handle(NEvents::TDataEvents::TEvWrite::TPtr& ev, const TActor
         lockId = record.GetLockTxId();
     }
 
+    if (!AppDataVerified().ColumnShardConfig.GetWritingEnabled()) {
+        sendError("writing disabled", NKikimrDataEvents::TEvWriteResult::STATUS_OVERLOADED);
+        return;
+    }
+
     OperationsManager->RegisterLock(lockId, Generation());
     auto writeOperation = OperationsManager->RegisterOperation(
         pathId, lockId, cookie, granuleShardingVersionId, *mType, AppDataVerified().FeatureFlags.GetEnableWritePortionsOnInsert());