diff --git a/tests/rptest/tests/recovery_mode_test.py b/tests/rptest/tests/recovery_mode_test.py
index 1f19bed39d89c..91b0348bf634a 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/tests/recovery_mode_test.py
+++ b/tests/rptest/tests/recovery_mode_test.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # by the Apache License, Version 2.0
 
 import tempfile
+import dataclasses
 
 from ducktape.utils.util import wait_until
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 from rptest.services.redpanda import RESTART_LOG_ALLOW_LIST
 from rptest.services.cluster import cluster
 from rptest.clients.rpk import RpkTool, RpkException
+from rptest.services.admin import Admin
 from rptest.services.rpk_producer import RpkProducer
 from rptest.util import wait_until_result
 
@@ -196,3 +198,146 @@ def partitions_ready():
                                quiet=True).rstrip().split('\n')
         # check that group seek was successful
         assert len(consumed) == 2000
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class PartitionInfo:
+    ns: str
+    topic: str
+    partition_id: int
+    disabled: bool
+
+    def from_json(json):
+        return PartitionInfo(**dict(
+            (f.name, json[f.name]) for f in dataclasses.fields(PartitionInfo)))
+
+
+class DisablingPartitionsTest(RedpandaTest):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args,
+                         num_brokers=4,
+                         extra_rp_conf={"controller_snapshot_max_age_sec": 5},
+                         **kwargs)
+
+    def sync(self):
+        admin = Admin(self.redpanda)
+        first = self.redpanda.nodes[0]
+        rest = self.redpanda.nodes[1:]
+
+        def equal_everywhere():
+            first_res = admin.get_cluster_partitions(node=first)
+            return all(
+                admin.get_cluster_partitions(node=n) == first_res
+                for n in rest)
+
+        # give some time for controller updates to propagate
+        wait_until(
+            equal_everywhere,
+            timeout_sec=30,
+            backoff_sec=1,
+            err_msg="failed to wait for partitions metadata to equalize")
+
+    @cluster(num_nodes=4)
+    def test_apis(self):
+        rpk = RpkTool(self.redpanda)
+        admin = Admin(self.redpanda)
+
+        topics = ["mytopic1", "mytopic2", "mytopic3"]
+        for topic in topics:
+            rpk.create_topic(topic, partitions=3, replicas=3)
+
+        admin.set_partitions_disabled(ns="kafka", topic="mytopic1")
+
+        for p in [1, 2]:
+            admin.set_partitions_disabled(ns="kafka",
+                                          topic="mytopic2",
+                                          partition=p)
+        admin.set_partitions_disabled(ns="kafka",
+                                      topic="mytopic2",
+                                      partition=2,
+                                      value=False)
+
+        admin.set_partitions_disabled(ns="kafka", topic="mytopic3")
+        admin.set_partitions_disabled(ns="kafka",
+                                      topic="mytopic3",
+                                      partition=1,
+                                      value=False)
+
+        self.sync()
+
+        def pi(topic_partition, disabled=False):
+            topic, partition = topic_partition.split('/')
+            return PartitionInfo('kafka', topic, int(partition), disabled)
+
+        all_partitions = [
+            pi('mytopic1/0', True),
+            pi('mytopic1/1', True),
+            pi('mytopic1/2', True),
+            pi('mytopic2/0', False),
+            pi('mytopic2/1', True),
+            pi('mytopic2/2', False),
+            pi('mytopic3/0', True),
+            pi('mytopic3/1', False),
+            pi('mytopic3/2', True),
+        ]
+
+        def filtered(topic, partition, disabled):
+            def filter(p):
+                if topic is not None and p.topic != topic:
+                    return False
+                if partition is not None and p.partition_id != partition:
+                    return False
+                if disabled is not None and p.disabled != disabled:
+                    return False
+                return True
+
+            res = [p for p in all_partitions if filter(p)]
+            if partition is not None:
+                assert len(res) == 1
+                res = res[0]
+
+            return res
+
+        def get(topic=None, partition=None, disabled=None):
+            if topic is None and partition is None:
+                ns = None
+            else:
+                ns = "kafka"
+            json = admin.get_cluster_partitions(ns=ns,
+                                                topic=topic,
+                                                partition=partition,
+                                                disabled=disabled)
+            if partition is None:
+                return [PartitionInfo.from_json(p) for p in json]
+            else:
+                return PartitionInfo.from_json(json)
+
+        def check_everything():
+            for topic in [None] + topics:
+                if topic is None:
+                    partitions = [None]
+                else:
+                    partitions = [None] + list(range(3))
+
+                for partition in partitions:
+                    if partition is None:
+                        disabled_list = [None, True, False]
+                    else:
+                        disabled_list = [None]
+
+                    for disabled in disabled_list:
+                        filter = (topic, partition, disabled)
+                        expected = filtered(*filter)
+                        got = get(*filter)
+                        self.logger.debug(f"{filter=} {got=} {expected=}")
+                        assert got == expected
+
+        check_everything()
+
+        for n in self.redpanda.nodes:
+            self.redpanda.wait_for_controller_snapshot(n)
+
+        self.redpanda.restart_nodes(self.redpanda.nodes)
+        self.redpanda.wait_for_membership(first_start=False)
+
+        check_everything()