diff --git a/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.cc b/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.cc
index aecb81d61d8f6..51234fddf4910 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.cc
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ rm_stm::rm_stm(
   , _feature_table(feature_table)
   , _ctx_log(txlog, ssx::sformat("[{}]", c->ntp()))
   , _producer_state_manager(producer_state_manager)
-  , _vcluster_id(vcluster_id) {
+  , _vcluster_id(vcluster_id)
+  , _producers_pending_cleanup(std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max()) {
     setup_metrics();
     if (!_is_tx_enabled) {
         _is_autoabort_enabled = false;
@@ -114,6 +115,18 @@ rm_stm::rm_stm(
                 e);
           });
     });
+
+    ssx::repeat_until_gate_closed_or_aborted(_gate, _as, [this] {
+        return cleanup_evicted_producers().handle_exception(
+          [h = _gate.hold(), this](const std::exception_ptr& ex) {
+              if (!ssx::is_shutdown_exception(ex)) {
+                  vlog(
+                    _ctx_log.warn,
+                    "encountered an exception while cleaning producers: ",
+                    ex);
+              }
+          });
+    });
 }
 
 ss::future<model::offset> rm_stm::bootstrap_committed_offset() {
@@ -129,6 +142,8 @@ ss::future<model::offset> rm_stm::bootstrap_committed_offset() {
 
 std::pair<producer_ptr, rm_stm::producer_previously_known>
 rm_stm::maybe_create_producer(model::producer_identity pid) {
+    // note: must be called under state_lock in shared/read mode.
+
     // Double lookup because of two reasons
     // 1. we are forced to use a ptr as map value_type because producer_state is
     // not movable
@@ -148,23 +163,37 @@ rm_stm::maybe_create_producer(model::producer_identity pid) {
     return std::make_pair(producer, producer_previously_known::no);
 }
 
-void rm_stm::cleanup_producer_state(model::producer_identity pid) {
-    auto it = _producers.find(pid.get_id());
-    if (it != _producers.end() && it->second->id() == pid) {
-        const auto& producer = *(it->second);
-        if (producer._active_transaction_hook.is_linked()) {
-            vlog(
-              _ctx_log.error,
-              "Ignoring cleanup request of producer {} due to in progress "
-              "transaction.",
-              producer);
-            return;
+ss::future<> rm_stm::cleanup_evicted_producers() {
+    while (!_as.abort_requested() && !_gate.is_closed()) {
+        auto pid = co_await _producers_pending_cleanup.pop_eventually();
+        auto units = co_await _state_lock.hold_read_lock();
+        auto it = _producers.find(pid.get_id());
+        if (it != _producers.end() && it->second->id() == pid) {
+            const auto& producer = *(it->second);
+            if (producer._active_transaction_hook.is_linked()) {
+                vlog(
+                  _ctx_log.error,
+                  "Ignoring cleanup request of producer {} due to in progress "
+                  "transaction.",
+                  producer);
+                co_return;
+            }
+            _producers.erase(it);
+            vlog(_ctx_log.trace, "removed producer: {}", pid);
         }
-        _producers.erase(it);
     }
+}
+
+void rm_stm::cleanup_producer_state(model::producer_identity pid) noexcept {
+    if (_as.abort_requested() || _gate.is_closed()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    _producers_pending_cleanup.push(std::move(pid));
 };
 
 ss::future<> rm_stm::reset_producers() {
+    // note: must always be called under exlusive write lock to
+    // avoid concurrrent state changes to _producers.
     co_await ss::max_concurrent_for_each(
       _producers.begin(), _producers.end(), 32, [this](auto& it) {
           auto& producer = it.second;
@@ -738,6 +767,8 @@ ss::future<result<kafka_result>> rm_stm::do_replicate(
 
 ss::future<> rm_stm::stop() {
     _as.request_abort();
+    _producers_pending_cleanup.abort(
+      std::make_exception_ptr(ss::abort_requested_exception{}));
     auto_abort_timer.cancel();
     co_await _gate.close();
     co_await reset_producers();
@@ -1655,6 +1686,8 @@ model::offset rm_stm::to_log_offset(kafka::offset k_offset) const {
 
 ss::future<>
 rm_stm::apply_local_snapshot(raft::stm_snapshot_header hdr, iobuf&& tx_ss_buf) {
+    auto units = co_await _state_lock.hold_write_lock();
+
     vlog(
       _ctx_log.trace,
       "applying snapshot with last included offset: {}",
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.h b/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.h
index f31cc1e97b6e8..4fe2cd6ee0677 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.h
+++ b/src/v/cluster/rm_stm.h
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ class rm_stm final : public raft::persisted_stm<> {
       = ss::bool_class<struct new_producer_created_tag>;
     std::pair<tx::producer_ptr, producer_previously_known>
       maybe_create_producer(model::producer_identity);
-    void cleanup_producer_state(model::producer_identity);
+    void cleanup_producer_state(model::producer_identity) noexcept;
+    ss::future<> cleanup_evicted_producers();
     ss::future<> reset_producers();
     ss::future<checked<model::term_id, tx::errc>> do_begin_tx(
       model::term_id,
@@ -414,6 +415,8 @@ class rm_stm final : public raft::persisted_stm<> {
     // producers because epoch is unused.
     producers_t _producers;
 
+    ss::queue<model::producer_identity> _producers_pending_cleanup;
+
     // All the producers with open transactions in this partition.
     // The list is sorted by the open transaction begin offset, so
     // the first entry in the list is the earliest open transaction