diff --git a/src/v/kafka/server/group.cc b/src/v/kafka/server/group.cc
index 48dc8d3ecae2..03b8201f637f 100644
--- a/src/v/kafka/server/group.cc
+++ b/src/v/kafka/server/group.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "kafka/protocol/sync_group.h"
 #include "kafka/protocol/txn_offset_commit.h"
 #include "kafka/protocol/wire.h"
+#include "kafka/server/errors.h"
 #include "kafka/server/group_metadata.h"
 #include "kafka/server/logger.h"
 #include "kafka/server/member.h"
@@ -1863,23 +1864,23 @@ group::begin_tx(cluster::begin_group_tx_request r) {
     model::record_batch batch = make_tx_fence_batch(
       r.pid, std::move(fence), use_dedicated_batch_type_for_fence());
     auto reader = model::make_memory_record_batch_reader(std::move(batch));
-    auto res = co_await _partition->raft()->replicate(
+    auto result = co_await _partition->raft()->replicate(
       _term,
       std::move(reader),
       raft::replicate_options(raft::consistency_level::quorum_ack));
 
-    if (!res) {
+    if (!result) {
         vlog(
           _ctx_txlog.warn,
           "begin tx request {} failed - error replicating fencing batch - {}",
           r,
-          res.error().message());
+          result.error().message());
         if (
           _partition->raft()->is_leader()
           && _partition->raft()->term() == _term) {
             co_await _partition->raft()->step_down("group begin_tx failed");
         }
-        co_return make_begin_tx_reply(cluster::tx::errc::leader_not_found);
+        co_return map_tx_replication_error(result.error());
     }
     auto [producer_it, _] = _producers.try_emplace(
       r.pid.get_id(), r.pid.get_epoch());
@@ -1965,6 +1966,42 @@ group::abort_tx(cluster::abort_group_tx_request r) {
     co_return co_await do_abort(r.group_id, r.pid, r.tx_seq);
 }
 
+cluster::tx::errc group::map_tx_replication_error(std::error_code ec) {
+    auto result_ec = cluster::tx::errc::none;
+    // All generic errors are mapped to not coordinator to force the client to
+    // retry, the errors like timeout and shutdown are mapped to timeout to
+    // indicate the uncertainty of the operation outcome
+    if (ec.category() == raft::error_category()) {
+        switch (static_cast<raft::errc>(ec.value())) {
+        case raft::errc::shutting_down:
+        case raft::errc::timeout:
+            result_ec = cluster::tx::errc::timeout;
+            break;
+        default:
+            result_ec = cluster::tx::errc::not_coordinator;
+        }
+    } else if (ec.category() == cluster::error_category()) {
+        switch (static_cast<cluster::errc>(ec.value())) {
+        case cluster::errc::shutting_down:
+        case cluster::errc::timeout:
+            result_ec = cluster::tx::errc::timeout;
+            break;
+        default:
+            result_ec = cluster::tx::errc::not_coordinator;
+        }
+    } else {
+        vlog(_ctx_txlog.warn, "unexpected replication error: {}", ec);
+        result_ec = cluster::tx::errc::not_coordinator;
+    }
+
+    vlog(
+      _ctx_txlog.info,
+      "transactional batch replication error: {}, mapped to: {}",
+      ec,
+      result_ec);
+    return result_ec;
+}
+
 ss::future<txn_offset_commit_response>
 group::store_txn_offsets(txn_offset_commit_request r) {
     // replaying the log, the term isn't set yet
@@ -2052,8 +2089,9 @@ group::store_txn_offsets(txn_offset_commit_request r) {
             co_await _partition->raft()->step_down(
               "group store_txn_offsets failed");
         }
-        co_return txn_offset_commit_response(
-          r, error_code::unknown_server_error);
+        auto tx_ec = map_tx_replication_error(result.error());
+
+        co_return txn_offset_commit_response(r, map_tx_errc(tx_ec));
     }
 
     it = _producers.find(pid.get_id());
@@ -2852,23 +2890,23 @@ ss::future<cluster::abort_group_tx_reply> group::do_abort(
       std::move(tx));
     auto reader = model::make_memory_record_batch_reader(std::move(batch));
 
-    auto e = co_await _partition->raft()->replicate(
+    auto result = co_await _partition->raft()->replicate(
       _term,
       std::move(reader),
       raft::replicate_options(raft::consistency_level::quorum_ack));
 
-    if (!e) {
+    if (!result) {
         vlog(
           _ctx_txlog.warn,
           "Error \"{}\" on replicating pid:{} abort batch",
-          e.error(),
+          result.error(),
           pid);
         if (
           _partition->raft()->is_leader()
           && _partition->raft()->term() == _term) {
             co_await _partition->raft()->step_down("group do abort failed");
         }
-        co_return make_abort_tx_reply(cluster::tx::errc::timeout);
+        co_return map_tx_replication_error(result.error());
     }
     auto it = _producers.find(pid.get_id());
     if (it != _producers.end()) {
@@ -2948,7 +2986,7 @@ group::do_commit(kafka::group_id group_id, model::producer_identity pid) {
           && _partition->raft()->term() == _term) {
             co_await _partition->raft()->step_down("group tx commit failed");
         }
-        co_return make_commit_tx_reply(cluster::tx::errc::timeout);
+        co_return map_tx_replication_error(result.error());
     }
 
     it = _producers.find(pid.get_id());
diff --git a/src/v/kafka/server/group.h b/src/v/kafka/server/group.h
index cacccf302e8a..a78857bd7ce3 100644
--- a/src/v/kafka/server/group.h
+++ b/src/v/kafka/server/group.h
@@ -896,6 +896,8 @@ class group final : public ss::enable_lw_shared_from_this<group> {
           features::feature::group_tx_fence_dedicated_batch_type);
     }
 
+    cluster::tx::errc map_tx_replication_error(std::error_code ec);
+
     kafka::group_id _id;
     group_state _state;
     std::optional<model::timestamp> _state_timestamp;