diff --git a/src/v/cloud_topics/dl_stm/dl_stm_api.cc b/src/v/cloud_topics/dl_stm/dl_stm_api.cc
index 7febb26e160f4..3cd1fcb8f25e6 100644
--- a/src/v/cloud_topics/dl_stm/dl_stm_api.cc
+++ b/src/v/cloud_topics/dl_stm/dl_stm_api.cc
@@ -38,13 +38,11 @@ ss::future<> dl_stm_api::stop() { co_await _gate.close(); }
 
 ss::future<result<bool, dl_stm_api_errc>>
 dl_stm_api::push_overlay(dl_overlay overlay) {
+    vlog(_logger.debug, "Replicating dl_stm_cmd::push_overlay_cmd");
     auto h = _gate.hold();
 
     // TODO: Sync state and consider whether we need to encode invariants in the
     // command.
-    model::term_id term = _stm->_raft->term();
-
-    vlog(_logger.debug, "Replicating dl_stm_cmd::push_overlay_cmd");
 
     storage::record_batch_builder builder(
       model::record_batch_type::dl_stm_command, model::offset(0));
@@ -53,20 +51,11 @@ dl_stm_api::push_overlay(dl_overlay overlay) {
       serde::to_iobuf(push_overlay_cmd(std::move(overlay))));
 
     auto batch = std::move(builder).build();
-    auto reader = model::make_memory_record_batch_reader(std::move(batch));
-
-    auto opts = raft::replicate_options(raft::consistency_level::quorum_ack);
-    opts.set_force_flush();
-    auto res = co_await _stm->_raft->replicate(term, std::move(reader), opts);
-
-    if (res.has_error()) {
-        throw std::runtime_error(
-          fmt::format("Failed to replicate overlay: {}", res.error()));
+    auto apply_result = co_await replicated_apply(std::move(batch));
+    if (apply_result.has_failure()) {
+        co_return apply_result.error();
     }
 
-    co_await _stm->wait_no_throw(
-      res.value().last_offset, model::timeout_clock::now() + 30s);
-
     co_return outcome::success(true);
 }