diff --git a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/AvroIO.java b/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/AvroIO.java
index 9d4b75d9c98b1..9abce9ecf5f6e 100644
--- a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/AvroIO.java
+++ b/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/AvroIO.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import org.apache.avro.Schema;
 import org.apache.avro.file.CodecFactory;
+import org.apache.avro.file.DataFileConstants;
 import org.apache.avro.file.DataFileWriter;
 import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericDatumWriter;
 import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericRecord;
@@ -571,7 +572,8 @@ private static <UserT, OutputT> TypedWrite.Builder<UserT, Void, OutputT> default
         .setCodec(TypedWrite.DEFAULT_SERIALIZABLE_CODEC)
         .setMetadata(ImmutableMap.of())
         .setWindowedWrites(false)
-        .setNoSpilling(false);
+        .setNoSpilling(false)
+        .setSyncInterval(DataFileConstants.DEFAULT_SYNC_INTERVAL);
   }
 
   @Experimental(Kind.SCHEMAS)
@@ -1318,6 +1320,8 @@ public abstract static class TypedWrite<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT>
 
     abstract boolean getGenericRecords();
 
+    abstract int getSyncInterval();
+
     abstract @Nullable Schema getSchema();
 
     abstract boolean getWindowedWrites();
@@ -1362,6 +1366,8 @@ abstract Builder<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> setShardTemplate(
 
       abstract Builder<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> setGenericRecords(boolean genericRecords);
 
+      abstract Builder<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> setSyncInterval(int syncInterval);
+
       abstract Builder<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> setSchema(Schema schema);
 
       abstract Builder<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> setWindowedWrites(boolean windowedWrites);
@@ -1473,6 +1479,14 @@ public <NewDestinationT> TypedWrite<UserT, NewDestinationT, OutputT> to(
           .build();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the approximate number of uncompressed bytes to write in each block for the AVRO
+     * container format.
+     */
+    public TypedWrite<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> withSyncInterval(int syncInterval) {
+      return toBuilder().setSyncInterval(syncInterval).build();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the output schema. Can only be used when the output type is {@link GenericRecord} and
      * when not using {@link #to(DynamicAvroDestinations)}.
@@ -1659,7 +1673,11 @@ public WriteFilesResult<DestinationT> expand(PCollection<UserT> input) {
       }
       WriteFiles<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> write =
           WriteFiles.to(
-              new AvroSink<>(tempDirectory, resolveDynamicDestinations(), getGenericRecords()));
+              new AvroSink<>(
+                  tempDirectory,
+                  resolveDynamicDestinations(),
+                  getGenericRecords(),
+                  getSyncInterval()));
       if (getNumShards() > 0) {
         write = write.withNumShards(getNumShards());
       }
@@ -1742,10 +1760,16 @@ public Write<T> to(DynamicAvroDestinations<T, ?, T> dynamicDestinations) {
       return new Write<>(inner.to(dynamicDestinations).withFormatFunction(null));
     }
 
+    /** See {@link TypedWrite#withSyncInterval}. */
+    public Write<T> withSyncInterval(int syncInterval) {
+      return new Write<>(inner.withSyncInterval(syncInterval));
+    }
+
     /** See {@link TypedWrite#withSchema}. */
     public Write<T> withSchema(Schema schema) {
       return new Write<>(inner.withSchema(schema));
     }
+
     /** See {@link TypedWrite#withTempDirectory(ValueProvider)}. */
     @Experimental(Kind.FILESYSTEM)
     public Write<T> withTempDirectory(ValueProvider<ResourceId> tempDirectory) {
diff --git a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/AvroSink.java b/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/AvroSink.java
index acdedf9c0a61a..fe463d704a581 100644
--- a/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/AvroSink.java
+++ b/sdks/java/core/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/AvroSink.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 public class AvroSink<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT>
     extends FileBasedSink<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> {
   private final boolean genericRecords;
+  private final int syncInterval;
 
   @FunctionalInterface
   public interface DatumWriterFactory<T> extends Serializable {
@@ -48,10 +49,12 @@ public interface DatumWriterFactory<T> extends Serializable {
   AvroSink(
       ValueProvider<ResourceId> outputPrefix,
       DynamicAvroDestinations<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> dynamicDestinations,
-      boolean genericRecords) {
+      boolean genericRecords,
+      int syncInterval) {
     // Avro handles compression internally using the codec.
     super(outputPrefix, dynamicDestinations, Compression.UNCOMPRESSED);
     this.genericRecords = genericRecords;
+    this.syncInterval = syncInterval;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ public DynamicAvroDestinations<UserT, DestinationT, OutputT> getDynamicDestinati
 
   @Override
   public WriteOperation<DestinationT, OutputT> createWriteOperation() {
-    return new AvroWriteOperation<>(this, genericRecords);
+    return new AvroWriteOperation<>(this, genericRecords, syncInterval);
   }
 
   /** A {@link WriteOperation WriteOperation} for Avro files. */
@@ -69,16 +72,19 @@ private static class AvroWriteOperation<DestinationT, OutputT>
       extends WriteOperation<DestinationT, OutputT> {
     private final DynamicAvroDestinations<?, DestinationT, OutputT> dynamicDestinations;
     private final boolean genericRecords;
+    private final int syncInterval;
 
-    private AvroWriteOperation(AvroSink<?, DestinationT, OutputT> sink, boolean genericRecords) {
+    private AvroWriteOperation(
+        AvroSink<?, DestinationT, OutputT> sink, boolean genericRecords, int syncInterval) {
       super(sink);
       this.dynamicDestinations = sink.getDynamicDestinations();
       this.genericRecords = genericRecords;
+      this.syncInterval = syncInterval;
     }
 
     @Override
     public Writer<DestinationT, OutputT> createWriter() throws Exception {
-      return new AvroWriter<>(this, dynamicDestinations, genericRecords);
+      return new AvroWriter<>(this, dynamicDestinations, genericRecords, syncInterval);
     }
   }
 
@@ -90,14 +96,17 @@ private static class AvroWriter<DestinationT, OutputT> extends Writer<Destinatio
 
     private final DynamicAvroDestinations<?, DestinationT, OutputT> dynamicDestinations;
     private final boolean genericRecords;
+    private final int syncInterval;
 
     public AvroWriter(
         WriteOperation<DestinationT, OutputT> writeOperation,
         DynamicAvroDestinations<?, DestinationT, OutputT> dynamicDestinations,
-        boolean genericRecords) {
+        boolean genericRecords,
+        int syncInterval) {
       super(writeOperation, MimeTypes.BINARY);
       this.dynamicDestinations = dynamicDestinations;
       this.genericRecords = genericRecords;
+      this.syncInterval = syncInterval;
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") // uses internal test functionality.
@@ -133,6 +142,7 @@ protected void prepareWrite(WritableByteChannel channel) throws Exception {
                   + v.getClass().getSimpleName());
         }
       }
+      dataFileWriter.setSyncInterval(syncInterval);
       dataFileWriter.create(schema, Channels.newOutputStream(channel));
     }