diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/BaseGatewayShardAllocator.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/BaseGatewayShardAllocator.java
index 41704545c7a6f..2b6c5e3f5ae53 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/BaseGatewayShardAllocator.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/BaseGatewayShardAllocator.java
@@ -90,12 +90,20 @@ protected void allocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeout(Set<ShardId> shardIds, RoutingAl
             ShardRouting unassignedShard = iterator.next();
             AllocateUnassignedDecision allocationDecision;
             if (unassignedShard.primary() == primary && shardIds.contains(unassignedShard.shardId())) {
+                if (isResponsibleFor(unassignedShard) == false) {
+                    continue;
+                }
                 allocationDecision = AllocateUnassignedDecision.throttle(null);
                 executeDecision(unassignedShard, allocationDecision, allocation, iterator);
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Is the allocator responsible for allocating the given {@link ShardRouting}?
+     */
+    protected abstract boolean isResponsibleFor(ShardRouting shardRouting);
+
     protected void executeDecision(
         ShardRouting shardRouting,
         AllocateUnassignedDecision allocateUnassignedDecision,
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/PrimaryShardAllocator.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/PrimaryShardAllocator.java
index f41545cbdf9bf..dea7ca9a08edd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/PrimaryShardAllocator.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/PrimaryShardAllocator.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public abstract class PrimaryShardAllocator extends BaseGatewayShardAllocator {
     /**
      * Is the allocator responsible for allocating the given {@link ShardRouting}?
      */
-    protected static boolean isResponsibleFor(final ShardRouting shard) {
+    protected boolean isResponsibleFor(final ShardRouting shard) {
         return shard.primary() // must be primary
             && shard.unassigned() // must be unassigned
             // only handle either an existing store or a snapshot recovery
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardAllocator.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardAllocator.java
index aaf0d696e1444..c30ee8479ac97 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardAllocator.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardAllocator.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public void processExistingRecoveries(RoutingAllocation allocation) {
     /**
      * Is the allocator responsible for allocating the given {@link ShardRouting}?
      */
-    protected static boolean isResponsibleFor(final ShardRouting shard) {
+    protected boolean isResponsibleFor(final ShardRouting shard) {
         return shard.primary() == false // must be a replica
             && shard.unassigned() // must be unassigned
             // if we are allocating a replica because of index creation, no need to go and find a copy, there isn't one...
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardBatchAllocator.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardBatchAllocator.java
index 0818b187271cb..020a543ac5fc5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardBatchAllocator.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardBatchAllocator.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ private AllocateUnassignedDecision getUnassignedShardAllocationDecision(
         RoutingAllocation allocation,
         Supplier<Map<DiscoveryNode, StoreFilesMetadata>> nodeStoreFileMetaDataMapSupplier
     ) {
-        if (!isResponsibleFor(shardRouting)) {
+        if (isResponsibleFor(shardRouting) == false) {
             return AllocateUnassignedDecision.NOT_TAKEN;
         }
         Tuple<Decision, Map<String, NodeAllocationResult>> result = canBeAllocatedToAtLeastOneNode(shardRouting, allocation);
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/PrimaryShardBatchAllocatorTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/PrimaryShardBatchAllocatorTests.java
index 48183fed66671..2edde8281b11a 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/PrimaryShardBatchAllocatorTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/PrimaryShardBatchAllocatorTests.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static org.opensearch.cluster.routing.UnassignedInfo.Reason.CLUSTER_RECOVERED;
+import static org.opensearch.cluster.routing.UnassignedInfo.Reason.INDEX_CREATED;
 
 public class PrimaryShardBatchAllocatorTests extends OpenSearchAllocationTestCase {
 
@@ -283,40 +284,16 @@ public void testAllocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeoutWithNoMatchingPrimaryShards() {
         assertEquals(0, ignoredShards.size());
     }
 
-    public void testAllocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeoutWithNonPrimaryShards() {
+    public void testAllocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeoutSkipIgnoringNewPrimaryShards() {
         ClusterSettings clusterSettings = new ClusterSettings(Settings.EMPTY, ClusterSettings.BUILT_IN_CLUSTER_SETTINGS);
         AllocationDeciders allocationDeciders = randomAllocationDeciders(Settings.builder().build(), clusterSettings, random());
         setUpShards(1);
-        final RoutingAllocation routingAllocation = routingAllocationWithOnePrimary(allocationDeciders, CLUSTER_RECOVERED, "allocId-0");
+        final RoutingAllocation routingAllocation = routingAllocationWithOnePrimary(allocationDeciders, INDEX_CREATED);
+        ShardRouting shardRouting = routingAllocation.routingTable().getIndicesRouting().get("test").shard(shardId.id()).primaryShard();
 
-        ShardRouting shardRouting = routingAllocation.routingTable()
-            .getIndicesRouting()
-            .get("test")
-            .shard(shardId.id())
-            .replicaShards()
-            .get(0);
         Set<ShardId> shardIds = new HashSet<>();
         shardIds.add(shardRouting.shardId());
-        batchAllocator.allocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeout(shardIds, routingAllocation, false);
-
-        List<ShardRouting> ignoredShards = routingAllocation.routingNodes().unassigned().ignored();
-        assertEquals(1, ignoredShards.size());
-    }
-
-    public void testAllocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeoutWithNoShards() {
-        ClusterSettings clusterSettings = new ClusterSettings(Settings.EMPTY, ClusterSettings.BUILT_IN_CLUSTER_SETTINGS);
-        AllocationDeciders allocationDeciders = randomAllocationDeciders(Settings.builder().build(), clusterSettings, random());
-        setUpShards(1);
-        final RoutingAllocation routingAllocation = routingAllocationWithOnePrimary(allocationDeciders, CLUSTER_RECOVERED, "allocId-0");
-
-        ShardRouting shardRouting = routingAllocation.routingTable()
-            .getIndicesRouting()
-            .get("test")
-            .shard(shardId.id())
-            .replicaShards()
-            .get(0);
-        Set<ShardId> shardIds = new HashSet<>();
-        batchAllocator.allocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeout(shardIds, routingAllocation, false);
+        batchAllocator.allocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeout(shardIds, routingAllocation, true);
 
         List<ShardRouting> ignoredShards = routingAllocation.routingNodes().unassigned().ignored();
         assertEquals(0, ignoredShards.size());
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardBatchAllocatorTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardBatchAllocatorTests.java
index 78ed3f2c7d38c..988723e023a2a 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardBatchAllocatorTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/ReplicaShardBatchAllocatorTests.java
@@ -744,6 +744,24 @@ public void testAllocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeoutWithAlreadyRecoveringReplicaShar
         assertThat(allocation.routingNodes().unassigned().ignored().size(), equalTo(0));
     }
 
+    public void testAllocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeoutSkipIgnoringNewReplicaShards() {
+        RoutingAllocation allocation = onePrimaryOnNode1And1Replica(
+            yesAllocationDeciders(),
+            Settings.EMPTY,
+            UnassignedInfo.Reason.INDEX_CREATED
+        );
+        final RoutingNodes.UnassignedShards.UnassignedIterator iterator = allocation.routingNodes().unassigned().iterator();
+        Set<ShardId> shards = new HashSet<>();
+        while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+            ShardRouting sr = iterator.next();
+            if (sr.primary() == false) {
+                shards.add(sr.shardId());
+            }
+        }
+        testBatchAllocator.allocateUnassignedBatchOnTimeout(shards, allocation, false);
+        assertThat(allocation.routingNodes().unassigned().ignored().size(), equalTo(0));
+    }
+
     private RoutingAllocation onePrimaryOnNode1And1Replica(AllocationDeciders deciders) {
         return onePrimaryOnNode1And1Replica(deciders, Settings.EMPTY, UnassignedInfo.Reason.CLUSTER_RECOVERED);
     }