diff --git a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.cc b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.cc
index 12858b2c28089..b4c38ed1cf60b 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.cc
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ health_monitor_backend::get_cluster_health(
 }
 
 ss::future<storage::disk_space_alert>
-health_monitor_backend::get_cluster_disk_health(
+health_monitor_backend::get_cluster_data_disk_health(
   force_refresh refresh, model::timeout_clock::time_point deadline) {
     auto ec = co_await maybe_refresh_cluster_health(refresh, deadline);
     if (ec) {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ health_monitor_backend::get_cluster_disk_health(
         // operate, I guess.
         co_return storage::disk_space_alert::ok;
     }
-    co_return _reports_disk_health;
+    co_return _reports_data_disk_health;
 }
 
 ss::future<std::error_code>
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ ss::future<std::error_code> health_monitor_backend::collect_cluster_health() {
 
     auto old_reports = std::exchange(_reports, {});
 
-    // update nodes reports and cache cluster-level disk health
-    storage::disk_space_alert cluster_disk_health
+    // update nodes reports and cache cluster-level data disk health
+    storage::disk_space_alert cluster_data_disk_health
       = storage::disk_space_alert::ok;
     for (auto& r : reports) {
         if (r) {
@@ -477,14 +477,14 @@ ss::future<std::error_code> health_monitor_backend::collect_cluster_health() {
             for (auto& cb : _node_callbacks) {
                 cb.second(r.value(), old_report);
             }
-            cluster_disk_health = storage::max_severity(
-              r.value().local_state.get_disk_alert(), cluster_disk_health);
+            cluster_data_disk_health = storage::max_severity(
+              r.value().local_state.data_disk.alert, cluster_data_disk_health);
 
             _reports.emplace(
               id, ss::make_lw_shared<node_health_report>(std::move(r.value())));
         }
     }
-    _reports_disk_health = cluster_disk_health;
+    _reports_data_disk_health = cluster_data_disk_health;
 
     if (config::shard_local_cfg().enable_usage()) {
         vlog(clusterlog.info, "collecting cloud health statistics");
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.h b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.h
index 60b9ab717ad03..b8e86da5916de 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.h
+++ b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_backend.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class health_monitor_backend {
     ss::future<result<cluster_health_report>> get_cluster_health(
       cluster_report_filter, force_refresh, model::timeout_clock::time_point);
 
-    ss::future<storage::disk_space_alert> get_cluster_disk_health(
+    ss::future<storage::disk_space_alert> get_cluster_data_disk_health(
       force_refresh refresh, model::timeout_clock::time_point deadline);
 
     ss::future<result<node_health_report>> collect_current_node_health();
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class health_monitor_backend {
 
     status_cache_t _status;
     report_cache_t _reports;
-    storage::disk_space_alert _reports_disk_health
+    storage::disk_space_alert _reports_data_disk_health
       = storage::disk_space_alert::ok;
     std::optional<size_t> _bytes_in_cloud_storage;
 
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.cc b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.cc
index d1bf9b39b8627..ca6eb166ec349 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.cc
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ health_monitor_frontend::get_cluster_health(
       });
 }
 
-storage::disk_space_alert health_monitor_frontend::get_cluster_disk_health() {
-    return _cluster_disk_health;
+storage::disk_space_alert
+health_monitor_frontend::get_cluster_data_disk_health() {
+    return _cluster_data_disk_health;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -100,23 +101,24 @@ health_monitor_frontend::get_cluster_health_overview(
 
 ss::future<> health_monitor_frontend::update_other_shards(
   const storage::disk_space_alert dsa) {
-    co_await container().invoke_on_others(
-      [dsa](health_monitor_frontend& fe) { fe._cluster_disk_health = dsa; });
+    co_await container().invoke_on_others([dsa](health_monitor_frontend& fe) {
+        fe._cluster_data_disk_health = dsa;
+    });
 }
 
 ss::future<> health_monitor_frontend::update_frontend_and_backend_cache() {
     auto deadline = model::time_from_now(default_timeout);
     auto disk_health = co_await dispatch_to_backend(
       [deadline](health_monitor_backend& be) {
-          return be.get_cluster_disk_health(force_refresh::no, deadline);
+          return be.get_cluster_data_disk_health(force_refresh::no, deadline);
       });
-    if (disk_health != _cluster_disk_health) {
+    if (disk_health != _cluster_data_disk_health) {
         vlog(
           clusterlog.debug,
-          "Update disk health cache {} -> {}",
-          _cluster_disk_health,
+          "Update data disk health cache {} -> {}",
+          _cluster_data_disk_health,
           disk_health);
-        _cluster_disk_health = disk_health;
+        _cluster_data_disk_health = disk_health;
         co_await update_other_shards(disk_health);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.h b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.h
index ece4754ad6242..4fc555a637ac8 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.h
+++ b/src/v/cluster/health_monitor_frontend.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class health_monitor_frontend
     ss::future<result<cluster_health_report>> get_cluster_health(
       cluster_report_filter, force_refresh, model::timeout_clock::time_point);
 
-    storage::disk_space_alert get_cluster_disk_health();
+    storage::disk_space_alert get_cluster_data_disk_health();
 
     // Collects or return cached version of current node health report.
     ss::future<result<node_health_report>> get_current_node_health();
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class health_monitor_frontend
     config::binding<std::chrono::milliseconds> _alive_timeout;
 
     // Currently the worst / max of all nodes' disk space state
-    storage::disk_space_alert _cluster_disk_health{
+    storage::disk_space_alert _cluster_data_disk_health{
       storage::disk_space_alert::ok};
     ss::timer<ss::lowres_clock> _refresh_timer;
     ss::gate _refresh_gate;
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/metadata_cache.cc b/src/v/cluster/metadata_cache.cc
index 08668c0a263a3..7ede26f9b9d9f 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/metadata_cache.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/metadata_cache.cc
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ std::vector<model::node_id> metadata_cache::node_ids() const {
 }
 
 bool metadata_cache::should_reject_writes() const {
-    return _health_monitor.local().get_cluster_disk_health()
+    return _health_monitor.local().get_cluster_data_disk_health()
            == storage::disk_space_alert::degraded;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/rptest/tests/full_disk_test.py b/tests/rptest/tests/full_disk_test.py
index 08e7c09e9468a..5412ca1ded695 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/tests/full_disk_test.py
+++ b/tests/rptest/tests/full_disk_test.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def check_health_monitor_frontend(disk_space_change: str):
             # Looking for a log statement about a change in disk space.
             # This is a check for the health monitor frontend because
             # that structure logs disk space alerts.
-            pattern = f"Update disk health cache {disk_space_change}"
+            pattern = f"Update data disk health cache {disk_space_change}"
             wait_until(
                 lambda: self.redpanda.search_log_any(pattern),
                 timeout_sec=5,