diff --git a/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/SConscript b/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/SConscript
index d876aa0b96d..2779d423dc2 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/SConscript
+++ b/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/SConscript
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ env.Library(
         '$BUILD_DIR/mongo/db/storage/key_string',
         '$BUILD_DIR/mongo/db/storage/storage_options',
         '$BUILD_DIR/mongo/db/storage/write_unit_of_work',
+        '$BUILD_DIR/mongo/util/fail_point',
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/ephemeral_for_test_recovery_unit.cpp b/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/ephemeral_for_test_recovery_unit.cpp
index f3726d1ace6..78c79223fc3 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/ephemeral_for_test_recovery_unit.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/ephemeral_for_test_recovery_unit.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@
 #include "mongo/db/concurrency/write_conflict_exception.h"
 #include "mongo/db/record_id_helpers.h"
 #include "mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/ephemeral_for_test_recovery_unit.h"
+#include "mongo/util/fail_point.h"
 
 namespace mongo {
 namespace ephemeral_for_test {
+namespace {
+MONGO_FAIL_POINT_DEFINE(EFTAlwaysThrowWCEOnWrite);
+}  // namespace
 
 RecoveryUnit::RecoveryUnit(KVEngine* parentKVEngine, std::function<void()> cb)
     : _waitUntilDurableCallback(cb), _KVEngine(parentKVEngine) {}
@@ -115,6 +119,13 @@ void RecoveryUnit::doAbandonSnapshot() {
     _setMergeNull();
 }
 
+void RecoveryUnit::makeDirty() {
+    if (MONGO_unlikely(EFTAlwaysThrowWCEOnWrite.shouldFail())) {
+        throw WriteConflictException();
+    }
+    _dirty = true;
+}
+
 bool RecoveryUnit::forkIfNeeded() {
     if (_forked)
         return false;
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/ephemeral_for_test_recovery_unit.h b/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/ephemeral_for_test_recovery_unit.h
index 0352382c864..c58ce201f42 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/ephemeral_for_test_recovery_unit.h
+++ b/src/mongo/db/storage/ephemeral_for_test/ephemeral_for_test_recovery_unit.h
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ public:
         return &_workingCopy;
     }
 
-    inline void makeDirty() {
-        _dirty = true;
-    }
+    void makeDirty();
 
     /**
      * Checks if there already exists a current working copy and merge base; if not fetches