diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/state.py b/synapse/replication/http/state.py
index 838b7584e56f..7e35b9cd8a64 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/state.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/state.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.http.server import HttpServer
+from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
 from synapse.replication.http._base import ReplicationEndpoint
 from synapse.types import JsonDict
 
@@ -51,10 +52,15 @@ def __init__(self, hs: "HomeServer"):
         self._state_handler = hs.get_state_handler()
         self._events_shard_config = hs.config.worker.events_shard_config
         self._instance_name = hs.get_instance_name()
+        self._main_store = hs.get_datastores().main
+        self._replication = hs.get_replication_data_handler()
 
     @staticmethod
-    async def _serialize_payload(room_id: str) -> JsonDict:  # type: ignore[override]
-        return {}
+    async def _serialize_payload(room_id: str, local_instance_name: str, unpartial_state_events_position: int) -> JsonDict:  # type: ignore[override]
+        return {
+            "instance_name": local_instance_name,
+            "unpartial_state_events_position": unpartial_state_events_position,
+        }
 
     async def _handle_request(  # type: ignore[override]
         self, request: Request, room_id: str
@@ -65,9 +71,20 @@ async def _handle_request(  # type: ignore[override]
                 400, "/update_current_state request was routed to the wrong worker"
             )
 
+        payload = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+        await self._replication.wait_for_stream_position(
+            payload["instance_name"],
+            "un_partial_stated_event",
+            payload["unpartial_state_events_position"],
+        )
+
         await self._state_handler.update_current_state(room_id)
 
-        return 200, {}
+        return 200, {
+            "caches_position": self._main_store._cache_id_gen.get_current_token_for_writer(
+                self._instance_name
+            )
+        }
 
 
 def register_servlets(hs: "HomeServer", http_server: HttpServer) -> None:
diff --git a/synapse/state/__init__.py b/synapse/state/__init__.py
index fdfb46ab82ad..0d092e8113a5 100644
--- a/synapse/state/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/state/__init__.py
@@ -566,10 +566,21 @@ async def update_current_state(self, room_id: str) -> None:
         """
         writer_instance = self._events_shard_config.get_instance(room_id)
         if writer_instance != self._instance_name:
-            await self._update_current_state_client(
+            res = await self._update_current_state_client(
                 instance_name=writer_instance,
                 room_id=room_id,
+                local_instance_name=self._instance_name,
+                unpartial_state_events_position=self.store._un_partial_stated_events_stream_id_gen.get_current_token_for_writer(
+                    self._instance_name
+                ),
             )
+
+            await self.hs.get_replication_data_handler().wait_for_stream_position(
+                writer_instance,
+                "caches",
+                res["caches_position"],
+            )
+
             return
 
         assert self._storage_controllers.persistence is not None