diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/ReplicaManager.java b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/ReplicaManager.java
index 5c5ce93..a0e3c8b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/ReplicaManager.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/app/nc/ReplicaManager.java
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@
 import org.apache.asterix.common.transactions.IRecoveryManager;
 import org.apache.asterix.replication.api.PartitionReplica;
 import org.apache.asterix.transaction.management.resource.PersistentLocalResourceRepository;
+import org.apache.hyracks.api.client.NodeStatus;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.config.IApplicationConfig;
 import org.apache.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
 import org.apache.hyracks.control.common.controllers.NCConfig;
+import org.apache.hyracks.control.nc.NodeControllerService;
 import org.apache.hyracks.storage.common.LocalResource;
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.annotations.ThreadSafe;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
@@ -74,6 +76,13 @@
             LOGGER.info("ignoring request to add replica to ourselves");
             return;
         }
+        final NodeControllerService controllerService =
+                (NodeControllerService) appCtx.getServiceContext().getControllerService();
+        final NodeStatus nodeStatus = controllerService.getNodeStatus();
+        if (nodeStatus != NodeStatus.ACTIVE) {
+            LOGGER.warn("Ignoring request to add replica. Node is not ACTIVE yet. Current status: {}", nodeStatus);
+            return;
+        }
         replicas.computeIfAbsent(id, k -> new PartitionReplica(k, appCtx));
         replicas.get(id).sync();
     }