diff --git a/src/mongo/db/commands/shutdown_d.cpp b/src/mongo/db/commands/shutdown_d.cpp
index 4f842ab644d..7d2fdd953d6 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/commands/shutdown_d.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/commands/shutdown_d.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Status stepDownForShutdown(OperationContext* opCtx,
 
         // Even if the ReplicationCoordinator failed to step down, ensure we still interrupt the
         // TransactionCoordinatorService (see SERVER-45009).
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(opCtx)->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(opCtx)->interruptForStepDown();
     }
     return Status::OK();
 }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/repl/replication_coordinator_external_state_impl.cpp b/src/mongo/db/repl/replication_coordinator_external_state_impl.cpp
index eb1e88ac6f3..fe91d72e5c5 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/repl/replication_coordinator_external_state_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/repl/replication_coordinator_external_state_impl.cpp
@@ -1008,12 +1008,12 @@ void ReplicationCoordinatorExternalStateImpl::onStepDownHook() {
 void ReplicationCoordinatorExternalStateImpl::_shardingOnStepDownHook() {
     if (serverGlobalParams.clusterRole.has(ClusterRole::ConfigServer)) {
         PeriodicShardedIndexConsistencyChecker::get(_service).onStepDown();
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(_service)->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(_service)->interruptForStepDown();
     }
     if (ShardingState::get(_service)->enabled()) {
         if (!serverGlobalParams.clusterRole.has(ClusterRole::ConfigServer)) {
             // Called earlier for config servers.
-            TransactionCoordinatorService::get(_service)->interrupt();
+            TransactionCoordinatorService::get(_service)->interruptForStepDown();
         }
 
         FilteringMetadataCache::get(_service)->onStepDown();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/repl/wait_for_majority_service.cpp b/src/mongo/db/repl/wait_for_majority_service.cpp
index 33519c4d7a9..cd1a45b8ac1 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/repl/wait_for_majority_service.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/repl/wait_for_majority_service.cpp
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<ThreadPool> makeThreadPool(StringData readOrWrite) {
     options.maxThreads = 2;
     return std::make_unique<ThreadPool>(options);
 }
-inline Status waitUntilMajorityCanceledStatus() {
-    static StaticImmortal s =
-        Status{ErrorCodes::CallbackCanceled, "WaitForMajorityService::waitUntilMajority canceled"};
-    return *s;
-}
 }  // namespace
 
 WaitForMajorityService::~WaitForMajorityService() {
@@ -188,7 +183,8 @@ SemiFuture<void> WaitForMajorityServiceImplBase::waitUntilMajority(
     }
 
     if (cancelToken.isCanceled()) {
-        return {SemiFuture<void>::makeReady(waitUntilMajorityCanceledStatus())};
+        return {
+            SemiFuture<void>::makeReady(WaitForMajorityService::waitUntilMajorityCanceledStatus())};
     }
 
     const bool wasEmpty = _queuedOpTimes.empty();
@@ -217,7 +213,7 @@ SemiFuture<void> WaitForMajorityServiceImplBase::waitUntilMajority(
         }
         auto clientGuard = _waitForMajorityCancellationClient->bind();
         if (!request->hasBeenProcessed.swap(true)) {
-            request->result.setError(waitUntilMajorityCanceledStatus());
+            request->result.setError(WaitForMajorityService::waitUntilMajorityCanceledStatus());
             stdx::lock_guard lk(_mutex);
             auto it = std::find_if(
                 std::begin(_queuedOpTimes),
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/repl/wait_for_majority_service.h b/src/mongo/db/repl/wait_for_majority_service.h
index f2f5a3c2a5f..e5ab376b2ba 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/repl/wait_for_majority_service.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/repl/wait_for_majority_service.h
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ public:
 
     static WaitForMajorityService& get(ServiceContext* service);
 
+    static Status waitUntilMajorityCanceledStatus() {
+        return Status{ErrorCodes::CallbackCanceled,
+                      "WaitForMajorityService::waitUntilMajority canceled"};
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets up the background thread pool responsible for waiting for opTimes to be majority
      * committed.
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/balancer/auto_merger_policy_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/balancer/auto_merger_policy_test.cpp
index 74a0ad236c5..a64dd98623b 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/balancer/auto_merger_policy_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/balancer/auto_merger_policy_test.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_add_shard_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_add_shard_test.cpp
index f79be89afb5..cd5870a87b8 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_add_shard_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_add_shard_test.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ protected:
         _skipUpdatingCardinalityParamFP->setMode(FailPoint::off);
         _skipBlockingDDLCoordinatorsDuringAddAndRemoveShardFP->setMode(FailPoint::off);
         WaitForMajorityService::get(getServiceContext()).shutDown();
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_bump_collection_version_and_change_metadata_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_bump_collection_version_and_change_metadata_test.cpp
index 2f61813273f..afe2b7963bd 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_bump_collection_version_and_change_metadata_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_bump_collection_version_and_change_metadata_test.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ShardingCatalogManagerBumpCollectionPlacementVersionAndChangeMetadataTest
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_commit_chunk_migration_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_commit_chunk_migration_test.cpp
index ae0c2222c3a..c35b0f66292 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_commit_chunk_migration_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_commit_chunk_migration_test.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         WaitForMajorityService::get(getServiceContext()).shutDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_config_initialization_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_config_initialization_test.cpp
index 72696152763..87f51f89a72 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_config_initialization_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_config_initialization_test.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         WaitForMajorityService::get(getServiceContext()).shutDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_merge_chunks_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_merge_chunks_test.cpp
index 070d573805f..926ed4c7b25 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_merge_chunks_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_merge_chunks_test.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
 
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_remove_shard_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_remove_shard_test.cpp
index 30ee53f42b2..da4d3afc22e 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_remove_shard_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_remove_shard_test.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ protected:
     void tearDown() override {
         _skipUpdatingCardinalityParamFP->setMode(FailPoint::off);
         _skipBlockingDDLCoordinatorsDuringAddAndRemoveShardFP->setMode(FailPoint::off);
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_split_chunk_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_split_chunk_test.cpp
index abf052e5ebd..a7942a628d6 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_split_chunk_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/config/sharding_catalog_manager_split_chunk_test.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/placement_history_bm.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/placement_history_bm.cpp
index 7866665adce..8c941c18753 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/placement_history_bm.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/placement_history_bm.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     ~BenchmarkConfigServerTestFixture() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         WaitForMajorityService::get(getServiceContext()).shutDown();
         ShardingCatalogManager::get(operationContext())->shutDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/resharding/resharding_coordinator_service_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/resharding/resharding_coordinator_service_test.cpp
index 7950c4999e7..317fa1d81dc 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/resharding/resharding_coordinator_service_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/resharding/resharding_coordinator_service_test.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public:
     void tearDown() override {
         globalFailPointRegistry().disableAllFailpoints();
 
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         WaitForMajorityService::get(getServiceContext()).shutDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
         _registry->onShutdown();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/resharding/resharding_coordinator_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/resharding/resharding_coordinator_test.cpp
index 26e901dcaea..ce6fb16d352 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/resharding/resharding_coordinator_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/resharding/resharding_coordinator_test.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/sharding_catalog_client_aggregations_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/sharding_catalog_client_aggregations_test.cpp
index 09b1b532774..621e1c65bf1 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/sharding_catalog_client_aggregations_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/sharding_catalog_client_aggregations_test.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         WaitForMajorityService::get(getServiceContext()).shutDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/sharding_ddl_util_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/sharding_ddl_util_test.cpp
index 199e2ae01fc..e480e0a17e1 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/sharding_ddl_util_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/sharding_ddl_util_test.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interrupt();
+        TransactionCoordinatorService::get(operationContext())->interruptForStepDown();
         ConfigServerTestFixture::tearDown();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator.cpp
index d88c9f76f96..7ec1a04156c 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void TransactionCoordinator::start(OperationContext* operationContext) {
                 std::move(opTime),
                 _lsid,
                 _txnNumberAndRetryCounter,
-                _cancellationSource.token());
+                _waitForMajorityCancellationSourceOnStepDown.token());
         })
         .thenRunOn(_scheduler->getExecutor())
         .then([this, self = shared_from_this(), apiParams] {
@@ -354,13 +354,14 @@ void TransactionCoordinator::start(OperationContext* operationContext) {
         })
         .then([this, self = shared_from_this()](repl::OpTime opTime) {
             setDecisionPromise(*_decision, _decisionPromise);
-            return waitForMajorityWithHangFailpoint(_serviceContext,
-                                                    hangBeforeWaitingForDecisionWriteConcern,
-                                                    "hangBeforeWaitingForDecisionWriteConcern",
-                                                    std::move(opTime),
-                                                    _lsid,
-                                                    _txnNumberAndRetryCounter,
-                                                    _cancellationSource.token());
+            return waitForMajorityWithHangFailpoint(
+                _serviceContext,
+                hangBeforeWaitingForDecisionWriteConcern,
+                "hangBeforeWaitingForDecisionWriteConcern",
+                std::move(opTime),
+                _lsid,
+                _txnNumberAndRetryCounter,
+                _waitForMajorityCancellationSourceOnStepDown.token());
         })
         .then([this, self = shared_from_this(), apiParams] {
             {
@@ -545,8 +546,8 @@ void TransactionCoordinator::cancelIfCommitNotYetStarted() {
                                     "Transaction exceeded deadline or newer transaction started"});
 }
 
-void TransactionCoordinator::cancel() {
-    _cancellationSource.cancel();
+void TransactionCoordinator::cancelForStepDown() {
+    _waitForMajorityCancellationSourceOnStepDown.cancel();
 }
 
 bool TransactionCoordinator::_reserveKickOffCommitPromise() {
@@ -569,6 +570,18 @@ void TransactionCoordinator::_done(Status status) {
                             << "Coordinator " << _lsid << ':' << _txnNumberAndRetryCounter.toBSON()
                             << " stopped due to: " << status.reason());
 
+    // The 'CallbackCanceled' error code may only terminate a TransactionCoordinator continuation if
+    // the coordinator is stepping down from primary while awaiting majority write concern.
+    if (status == ErrorCodes::CallbackCanceled) {
+        invariant(status.reason() ==
+                  WaitForMajorityService::waitUntilMajorityCanceledStatus().reason());
+        invariant(_waitForMajorityCancellationSourceOnStepDown.token().isCanceled());
+        status = Status(ErrorCodes::InterruptedDueToReplStateChange,
+                        str::stream()
+                            << "Coordinator " << _lsid << ':' << _txnNumberAndRetryCounter.toBSON()
+                            << " stopped due to stepDown with: " << status.reason());
+    }
+
     LOGV2_DEBUG(22447,
                 3,
                 "Two-phase commit completed",
@@ -605,6 +618,20 @@ void TransactionCoordinator::_done(Status status) {
     }
 
     if (!status.isOK()) {
+        // If _participantsDurable is true, the TransactionCoordinator may have already sent a
+        // prepare command to at least one participant shard.
+        // Termination with an unexpected error (other than shutdown or stepping down) in this state
+        // could leave a prepared transaction stuck until the coordinator shuts down or steps down.
+        // In such cases, we issue a fatal assertion to ensure the problem is loudly reported and
+        // allow another coordinator to continue the commit path.
+        if (_participantsDurable && !status.isA<ErrorCategory::NotPrimaryError>() &&
+            !status.isA<ErrorCategory::ShutdownError>()) {
+            LOGV2_FATAL(11353000,
+                        "TransactionCoordinator encountered an unexpected termination error.",
+                        "sessionId"_attr = _lsid,
+                        "txnNumberAndRetryCounter"_attr = _txnNumberAndRetryCounter,
+                        "error"_attr = status);
+        }
         _completionPromise.setError(status);
     } else {
         _completionPromise.setFrom(_decisionPromise.getFuture().getNoThrow().getStatus());
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator.h b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator.h
index ca5551f357a..8d3c148d271 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator.h
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public:
      * `WaitForMajority` invocations under this coordinator. typically invoked only by the
      * TransactionCoordinatorService during stepdown.
      */
-    void cancel();
+    void cancelForStepDown();
 
     TxnRetryCounter getTxnRetryCounterForTest() const {
         return *_txnNumberAndRetryCounter.getTxnRetryCounter();
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ private:
     // The deadline for the TransactionCoordinator to reach a decision
     Date_t _deadline;
 
-    // The cancellation source for WaitForMajority.
-    CancellationSource _cancellationSource;
+    // The onStepDown cancellation source for WaitForMajority.
+    CancellationSource _waitForMajorityCancellationSourceOnStepDown;
 };
 
 }  // namespace mongo
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service.cpp
index d955a3debed..2f326686206 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void TransactionCoordinatorService::initializeIfNeeded(OperationContext* opCtx,
     }
 }
 
-void TransactionCoordinatorService::interrupt() {
+void TransactionCoordinatorService::interruptForStepDown() {
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<TransactionCoordinator>> coordinatorsToCancel;
 
     {
@@ -377,11 +377,11 @@ void TransactionCoordinatorService::interrupt() {
     }
 
     if (_catalogAndSchedulerToCleanup) {
-        _catalogAndSchedulerToCleanup->interrupt();
+        _catalogAndSchedulerToCleanup->interruptForStepDown();
     }
 
     for (auto& ptr : coordinatorsToCancel) {
-        ptr->cancel();
+        ptr->cancelForStepDown();
     }
 }
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void TransactionCoordinatorService::shutdown() {
         stdx::lock_guard<stdx::mutex> lg(_mutex);
         _isShuttingDown = true;
     }
-    interrupt();
+    interruptForStepDown();
     _joinAndCleanup();
 }
 
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ void TransactionCoordinatorService::_joinAndCleanup() {
     schedulerToCleanup->join();
 }
 
-void TransactionCoordinatorService::CatalogAndScheduler::interrupt() {
+void TransactionCoordinatorService::CatalogAndScheduler::interruptForStepDown() {
     scheduler.shutdown({ErrorCodes::TransactionCoordinatorSteppingDown,
                         "Transaction coordinator service stepping down"});
     catalog.onStepDown();
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service.h b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service.h
index 79663688b8d..0b8015a9cc4 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
      * Interrupts the scheduler and marks the coordinator catalog as stepping down, which triggers
      * all the coordinators to stop.
      */
-    void interrupt();
+    void interruptForStepDown();
 
     /**
      * Shuts down this service. This will no longer be usable once shutdown is called.
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ protected:
     struct CatalogAndScheduler {
         CatalogAndScheduler(ServiceContext* service) : scheduler(service) {}
 
-        void interrupt();
+        void interruptForStepDown();
         void join();
 
         txn::AsyncWorkScheduler scheduler;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service_test.cpp
index 4736590df80..225b1bd4550 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_service_test.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class TransactionCoordinatorServiceInitializationTest
     : public TransactionCoordinatorServiceTestFixture {
 protected:
     void tearDown() override {
-        _testService.interrupt();
+        _testService.interruptForStepDown();
         executor::NetworkInterfaceMock::InNetworkGuard(network())->runReadyNetworkOperations();
         _testService.shutdown();
 
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ TEST_F(TransactionCoordinatorServiceInitializationTest, InterruptBeforeInitializ
 
     // Should cancel all outstanding tasks (including the recovery task started by
     // initialize above, which has not yet run).
-    _testService.interrupt();
+    _testService.interruptForStepDown();
     executor::NetworkInterfaceMock::InNetworkGuard(network())->runReadyNetworkOperations();
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(_testService.pendingCleanup());
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ TEST_F(TransactionCoordinatorServiceInitializationTest, InitializingTwiceForSame
 TEST_F(TransactionCoordinatorServiceInitializationTest,
        CannotInitializeForOldTermAfterInterruption) {
     _testService.initializeIfNeeded(operationContext(), /* term */ 1);
-    _testService.interrupt();
+    _testService.interruptForStepDown();
     executor::NetworkInterfaceMock::InNetworkGuard(network())->runReadyNetworkOperations();
 
     // Note: Replication machinery should not call initialize for an old term
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ TEST_F(TransactionCoordinatorServiceInitializationTest,
        InterruptedNodeCleanupsDuringNextInitialization) {
     _testService.initializeIfNeeded(operationContext(), /* term */ 1);
 
-    _testService.interrupt();
+    _testService.interruptForStepDown();
     executor::NetworkInterfaceMock::InNetworkGuard(network())->runReadyNetworkOperations();
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(_testService.pendingCleanup());
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ TEST_F(TransactionCoordinatorServiceInitializationTest,
 TEST_F(TransactionCoordinatorServiceInitializationTest,
        OperationsFailsAfterServiceIsInterruptedUntilNextTerm) {
     _testService.initializeIfNeeded(operationContext(), /* term */ 1);
-    _testService.interrupt();
+    _testService.interruptForStepDown();
     executor::NetworkInterfaceMock::InNetworkGuard(network())->runReadyNetworkOperations();
 
     // Operations fails because service got interrupted.
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
     void tearDown() override {
-        service()->interrupt();
+        service()->interruptForStepDown();
         executor::NetworkInterfaceMock::InNetworkGuard(network())->runReadyNetworkOperations();
         service()->shutdown();
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_test.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_test.cpp
index 7d2c92a9405..57c1cc5e96f 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_test.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/transaction_coordinator_test.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #include "mongo/idl/server_parameter_test_util.h"
 #include "mongo/logv2/log.h"
 #include "mongo/platform/atomic_word.h"
+#include "mongo/unittest/death_test.h"
 #include "mongo/unittest/log_test.h"
 #include "mongo/unittest/unittest.h"
 #include "mongo/util/assert_util.h"
@@ -1570,6 +1571,48 @@ TEST_F(TransactionCoordinatorTest, RunCommitProducesEndOfTransactionOplogEntry)
     ASSERT_BSONOBJ_EQ(o2.Obj(), expectedO2);
 }
 
+TEST_F(TransactionCoordinatorTest,
+       CoordinatorTerminatedWithUnexpectedErrorBeforeDurablyWritingDecision) {
+    // Create the coordinator.
+    auto aws = std::make_unique<txn::AsyncWorkScheduler>(getServiceContext());
+    auto coordinator = std::make_shared<TransactionCoordinator>(
+        operationContext(), _lsid, _txnNumberAndRetryCounter, std::move(aws), Date_t::max());
+    coordinator->start(operationContext());
+
+    // Wait until the coordinator is writing the participant list.
+    FailPointEnableBlock fp("hangBeforeWaitingForParticipantListWriteConcern");
+    coordinator->runCommit(operationContext(), kTwoShardIdList);
+
+    // Shut down the coordinator's AWS with unexpected error.
+    killClientOpCtx(getServiceContext(),
+                    "hangBeforeWaitingForParticipantListWriteConcern",
+                    ErrorCodes::InternalError);
+
+    executor::NetworkInterfaceMock::InNetworkGuard(network())->runReadyNetworkOperations();
+    ASSERT_THROWS_CODE(coordinator->onCompletion().get(), DBException, ErrorCodes::InternalError);
+    coordinator->shutdown();
+    executor::NetworkInterfaceMock::InNetworkGuard(network())->runReadyNetworkOperations();
+}
+
+DEATH_TEST_REGEX_F(TransactionCoordinatorTest,
+                   CoordinatorTerminatedWithUnexpectedErrorAfterDurablyWritingDecision,
+                   "Fatal assertion.*11353000") {
+    // Create the coordinator.
+    auto aws = std::make_unique<txn::AsyncWorkScheduler>(getServiceContext());
+    auto awsPtr = aws.get();
+    auto coordinator = std::make_shared<TransactionCoordinator>(
+        operationContext(), _lsid, _txnNumberAndRetryCounter, std::move(aws), Date_t::max());
+    coordinator->start(operationContext());
+    coordinator->runCommit(operationContext(), kTwoShardIdList);
+    assertPrepareSentAndRespondWithRetryableError();
+
+    // Shut down the coordinator's AWS with unexpected error while waiting on prepare response.
+    awsPtr->shutdown({ErrorCodes::InternalError, "dummy"});
+    executor::NetworkInterfaceMock::InNetworkGuard(network())->runReadyNetworkOperations();
+    coordinator->onCompletion().get();
+}
+
+
 class TransactionCoordinatorMetricsTest : public TransactionCoordinatorTestBase {
 protected:
     TransactionCoordinatorMetricsTest()