diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34c3331d..a5ed5488 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - [PR #1671](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1670): Minor optimizations to Unified Request processing.
 - [PR #1674](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1674): Small refactor of _Stale Reads_ check.
 - [PR #1675](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1675): Use `atomic.Uint64` instead of Mutexes for Store indexes.
+- [PR #1677](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1677): Mark the Store as _not ready_ during a Raft Restore from Snapshot. See issue [#1672](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/issues/1672).
 
 ## 8.19.0 (February 3rd 2024)
 This release allows you to set a maximum amount of a time a query will run. If the query does not complete within the set time, an error will be returned.
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index dbbc41b2..e935e97c 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -1989,6 +1989,12 @@ func (s *Store) fsmRestore(rc io.ReadCloser) (retErr error) {
 			stats.Add(numRestoresFailed, 1)
 		}
 	}()
+
+	// Running a Restore marks the Store as not ready.
+	snapshotRunningCh := make(chan struct{})
+	s.RegisterReadyChannel(snapshotRunningCh)
+	defer close(snapshotRunningCh)
+
 	s.logger.Printf("initiating node restore on node ID %s", s.raftID)
 	startT := time.Now()