diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_test.go
index 4737cd86676f..befceeb18488 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_test.go
@@ -2933,6 +2933,9 @@ func TestLeaseTransferRejectedIfTargetNeedsSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 			ServerArgs: base.TestServerArgs{
 				Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 					Store: &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
+						// If we're testing the below-raft check, disable the above-raft check.
+						// See: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pull/107526
+						DisableAboveRaftLeaseTransferSafetyChecks: rejectAfterRevoke,
 						TestingRequestFilter: func(ctx context.Context, ba *kvpb.BatchRequest) *kvpb.Error {
 							if rejectAfterRevoke && ba.IsSingleTransferLeaseRequest() {
 								transferLeaseReqBlockOnce.Do(func() {
@@ -3003,10 +3006,17 @@ func TestLeaseTransferRejectedIfTargetNeedsSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 		// Replica.AdminTransferLease.
 		transferErrC := make(chan error, 1)
 		if rejectAfterRevoke {
-			_ = tc.Stopper().RunAsyncTask(ctx, "transfer lease", func(ctx context.Context) {
+			require.NoError(t, tc.Stopper().RunAsyncTask(ctx, "transfer lease", func(ctx context.Context) {
 				transferErrC <- tc.TransferRangeLease(*repl0.Desc(), tc.Target(2))
-			})
-			<-transferLeaseReqBlockedC
+			}))
+			select {
+			case <-transferLeaseReqBlockedC:
+			// Expected case: lease transfer triggered our interceptor and is now
+			// waiting there for transferLeaseReqUnblockedCh.
+			case err := <-transferErrC:
+				// Unexpected case: lease transfer errored out before making it into the filter.
+				t.Fatalf("transferErrC unexpectedly signaled: %v", err)
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Truncate the log at index+1 (log entries < N are removed, so this
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_range_lease.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_range_lease.go
index bd98eca5b655..b3615eac3244 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_range_lease.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_range_lease.go
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ func (r *Replica) AdminTransferLease(
 		raftStatus := r.raftStatusRLocked()
 		raftFirstIndex := r.raftFirstIndexRLocked()
 		snapStatus := raftutil.ReplicaMayNeedSnapshot(raftStatus, raftFirstIndex, nextLeaseHolder.ReplicaID)
-		if snapStatus != raftutil.NoSnapshotNeeded && !bypassSafetyChecks {
+		if snapStatus != raftutil.NoSnapshotNeeded && !bypassSafetyChecks && !r.store.cfg.TestingKnobs.DisableAboveRaftLeaseTransferSafetyChecks {
 			r.store.metrics.LeaseTransferErrorCount.Inc(1)
 			log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "not initiating lease transfer because the target %s may "+
 				"need a snapshot: %s", nextLeaseHolder, snapStatus)
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/testing_knobs.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/testing_knobs.go
index d8462940073b..7cb72b992956 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/testing_knobs.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/testing_knobs.go
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ type StoreTestingKnobs struct {
 	// leadership when it diverges from the range's leaseholder. This can
 	// also be set via COCKROACH_DISABLE_LEADER_FOLLOWS_LEASEHOLDER.
 	DisableLeaderFollowsLeaseholder bool
+	// If set, the above-raft lease transfer safety checks (that verify that
+	// we don't transfer leases to followers that need a snapshot, etc) are
+	// disabled. The proposal-time checks are not affected by this knob.
+	DisableAboveRaftLeaseTransferSafetyChecks bool
 	// DisableRefreshReasonNewLeader disables refreshing pending commands when a new
 	// leader is discovered.
 	DisableRefreshReasonNewLeader bool