diff --git a/src/v/cluster/tests/topic_table_test.cc b/src/v/cluster/tests/topic_table_test.cc
index 6e1287220a69f..e668013b8a80c 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/tests/topic_table_test.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/tests/topic_table_test.cc
@@ -513,6 +513,34 @@ FIXTURE_TEST(test_topic_with_schema_id_validation_ops, topic_table_fixture) {
     cfg = topics.get_topic_cfg(tp_ns);
     BOOST_REQUIRE(cfg.has_value());
     BOOST_REQUIRE(!cfg->properties.record_key_schema_id_validation.has_value());
+
+    // Ensure that an invalid update cmd does not get persisted in the topic
+    // table.
+    // Sanity check before starting.
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(!cfg->properties.record_key_schema_id_validation.has_value());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(
+      !cfg->properties.record_key_schema_id_validation_compat.has_value());
+
+    update.record_key_schema_id_validation.op
+      = cluster::incremental_update_operation::set;
+    update.record_key_schema_id_validation.value.emplace(true);
+
+    update.record_key_schema_id_validation_compat.op
+      = cluster::incremental_update_operation::set;
+    update.record_key_schema_id_validation_compat.value.emplace(false);
+    ec = topics
+           .apply(
+             cluster::update_topic_properties_cmd{tp_ns, update},
+             model::offset{11})
+           .get();
+    BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(ec, cluster::errc::topic_invalid_config);
+    cfg = topics.get_topic_cfg(tp_ns);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(cfg.has_value());
+
+    // Properties from invalid configuration should not have been persisted.
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(!cfg->properties.record_key_schema_id_validation.has_value());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(
+      !cfg->properties.record_key_schema_id_validation_compat.has_value());
 }
 
 FIXTURE_TEST(test_topic_table_iterator_basic, topic_table_fixture) {
diff --git a/src/v/cluster/topic_table.cc b/src/v/cluster/topic_table.cc
index 19ba42e3b270e..88859587dcdb9 100644
--- a/src/v/cluster/topic_table.cc
+++ b/src/v/cluster/topic_table.cc
@@ -874,79 +874,88 @@ topic_table::apply(update_topic_properties_cmd cmd, model::offset o) {
       != data_migrations::migrated_resource_state::non_restricted) {
         co_return errc::resource_is_being_migrated;
     }
-    auto& properties = tp->second.get_configuration().properties;
-    auto properties_snapshot = properties;
+    auto updated_properties = tp->second.get_configuration().properties;
     auto& overrides = cmd.value;
     /**
      * Update topic properties
      */
     incremental_update(
-      properties.cleanup_policy_bitflags, overrides.cleanup_policy_bitflags);
+      updated_properties.cleanup_policy_bitflags,
+      overrides.cleanup_policy_bitflags);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.compaction_strategy, overrides.compaction_strategy);
-    incremental_update(properties.compression, overrides.compression);
-    incremental_update(properties.retention_bytes, overrides.retention_bytes);
+      updated_properties.compaction_strategy, overrides.compaction_strategy);
+    incremental_update(updated_properties.compression, overrides.compression);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.retention_duration, overrides.retention_duration);
-    incremental_update(properties.segment_size, overrides.segment_size);
-    incremental_update(properties.timestamp_type, overrides.timestamp_type);
-
-    incremental_update(properties.shadow_indexing, overrides.shadow_indexing);
-    incremental_update(properties.batch_max_bytes, overrides.batch_max_bytes);
-
+      updated_properties.retention_bytes, overrides.retention_bytes);
+    incremental_update(
+      updated_properties.retention_duration, overrides.retention_duration);
+    incremental_update(updated_properties.segment_size, overrides.segment_size);
+    incremental_update(
+      updated_properties.timestamp_type, overrides.timestamp_type);
+    incremental_update(
+      updated_properties.shadow_indexing, overrides.shadow_indexing);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.retention_local_target_bytes,
+      updated_properties.batch_max_bytes, overrides.batch_max_bytes);
+    incremental_update(
+      updated_properties.retention_local_target_bytes,
       overrides.retention_local_target_bytes);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.retention_local_target_ms,
+      updated_properties.retention_local_target_ms,
       overrides.retention_local_target_ms);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.remote_delete,
+      updated_properties.remote_delete,
       overrides.remote_delete,
       storage::ntp_config::default_remote_delete);
-    incremental_update(properties.segment_ms, overrides.segment_ms);
+    incremental_update(updated_properties.segment_ms, overrides.segment_ms);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.record_key_schema_id_validation,
+      updated_properties.record_key_schema_id_validation,
       overrides.record_key_schema_id_validation);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.record_key_schema_id_validation_compat,
+      updated_properties.record_key_schema_id_validation_compat,
       overrides.record_key_schema_id_validation_compat);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.record_key_subject_name_strategy,
+      updated_properties.record_key_subject_name_strategy,
       overrides.record_key_subject_name_strategy);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.record_key_subject_name_strategy_compat,
+      updated_properties.record_key_subject_name_strategy_compat,
       overrides.record_key_subject_name_strategy_compat);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.record_value_schema_id_validation,
+      updated_properties.record_value_schema_id_validation,
       overrides.record_value_schema_id_validation);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.record_value_schema_id_validation_compat,
+      updated_properties.record_value_schema_id_validation_compat,
       overrides.record_value_schema_id_validation_compat);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.record_value_subject_name_strategy,
+      updated_properties.record_value_subject_name_strategy,
       overrides.record_value_subject_name_strategy);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.record_value_subject_name_strategy_compat,
+      updated_properties.record_value_subject_name_strategy_compat,
       overrides.record_value_subject_name_strategy_compat);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.initial_retention_local_target_bytes,
+      updated_properties.initial_retention_local_target_bytes,
       overrides.initial_retention_local_target_bytes);
     incremental_update(
-      properties.initial_retention_local_target_ms,
+      updated_properties.initial_retention_local_target_ms,
       overrides.initial_retention_local_target_ms);
-    incremental_update(properties.write_caching, overrides.write_caching);
-    incremental_update(properties.flush_ms, overrides.flush_ms);
-    incremental_update(properties.flush_bytes, overrides.flush_bytes);
+    incremental_update(
+      updated_properties.write_caching, overrides.write_caching);
+    incremental_update(updated_properties.flush_ms, overrides.flush_ms);
+    incremental_update(updated_properties.flush_bytes, overrides.flush_bytes);
+
+    auto& properties = tp->second.get_configuration().properties;
+
     // no configuration change, no need to generate delta
-    if (properties == properties_snapshot) {
+    if (updated_properties == properties) {
         co_return errc::success;
     }
 
-    if (!schema_id_validation_validator::is_valid(properties)) {
+    if (!schema_id_validation_validator::is_valid(updated_properties)) {
         co_return schema_id_validation_validator::ec;
     }
 
+    // Apply the changes
+    properties = std::move(updated_properties);
+
     // generate deltas for controller backend
     const auto& assignments = tp->second.get_assignments();
     for (auto& [_, p_as] : assignments) {