diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/BaseRegionServerObserver.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/BaseRegionServerObserver.java
index c21cdf884dc..1f34f884e67 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/BaseRegionServerObserver.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/BaseRegionServerObserver.java
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceStability;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellScanner;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CoprocessorEnvironment;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseInterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Mutation;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.WALEntry;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegion;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.replication.ReplicationEndpoint;
 
@@ -83,4 +85,11 @@ public class BaseRegionServerObserver implements RegionServerObserver {
     return endpoint;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void preReplicateLogEntries(ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx,
+      List<WALEntry> entries, CellScanner cells) throws IOException { }
+
+  @Override
+  public void postReplicateLogEntries(ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx,
+      List<WALEntry> entries, CellScanner cells) throws IOException { }
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/RegionServerObserver.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/RegionServerObserver.java
index 5c07fd2180a..316bad50881 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/RegionServerObserver.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/RegionServerObserver.java
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellScanner;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Coprocessor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MetaMutationAnnotation;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Mutation;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.WALEntry;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.regionserver.HRegion;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.replication.ReplicationEndpoint;
 
@@ -131,4 +133,23 @@ public interface RegionServerObserver extends Coprocessor {
   ReplicationEndpoint postCreateReplicationEndPoint(
       ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx, ReplicationEndpoint endpoint);
 
+  /**
+   * This will be called before executing replication request to shipping log entries.
+   * @param ctx An instance of ObserverContext
+   * @param entries list of WALEntries to replicate
+   * @param cells Cells that the WALEntries refer to (if cells is non-null)
+   * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
+   */
+  void preReplicateLogEntries(final ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx,
+      List<WALEntry> entries, CellScanner cells) throws IOException;
+
+  /**
+   * This will be called after executing replication request to shipping log entries.
+   * @param ctx An instance of ObserverContext
+   * @param entries list of WALEntries to replicate
+   * @param cells Cells that the WALEntries refer to (if cells is non-null)
+   * @throws IOException Signals that an I/O exception has occurred.
+   */
+  void postReplicateLogEntries(final ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx,
+      List<WALEntry> entries, CellScanner cells) throws IOException;
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RSRpcServices.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RSRpcServices.java
index 7f3b7cb3d74..3bdb52833f1 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RSRpcServices.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RSRpcServices.java
@@ -1520,8 +1520,11 @@ public class RSRpcServices implements HBaseRPCErrorHandler,
       if (regionServer.replicationSinkHandler != null) {
         checkOpen();
         requestCount.increment();
-        regionServer.replicationSinkHandler.replicateLogEntries(request.getEntryList(),
-          ((PayloadCarryingRpcController)controller).cellScanner());
+        List<WALEntry> entries = request.getEntryList();
+        CellScanner cellScanner = ((PayloadCarryingRpcController)controller).cellScanner();
+        regionServer.getRegionServerCoprocessorHost().preReplicateLogEntries(entries, cellScanner);
+        regionServer.replicationSinkHandler.replicateLogEntries(entries, cellScanner);
+        regionServer.getRegionServerCoprocessorHost().postReplicateLogEntries(entries, cellScanner);
       }
       return ReplicateWALEntryResponse.newBuilder().build();
     } catch (IOException ie) {
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionServerCoprocessorHost.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionServerCoprocessorHost.java
index c4bcac776ac..43a3f32757a 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionServerCoprocessorHost.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionServerCoprocessorHost.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceStability;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CellScanner;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.Coprocessor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.CoprocessorEnvironment;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseInterfaceAudience;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.ObserverContext;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.RegionServerObserver;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.SingletonCoprocessorService;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.WALEntry;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.replication.ReplicationEndpoint;
 
 @InterfaceAudience.LimitedPrivate(HBaseInterfaceAudience.COPROC)
@@ -158,6 +160,28 @@ public class RegionServerCoprocessorHost extends
     });
   }
 
+  public void preReplicateLogEntries(final List<WALEntry> entries, final CellScanner cells)
+      throws IOException {
+    execOperation(coprocessors.isEmpty() ? null : new CoprocessorOperation() {
+      @Override
+      public void call(RegionServerObserver oserver,
+          ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx) throws IOException {
+        oserver.preReplicateLogEntries(ctx, entries, cells);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  public void postReplicateLogEntries(final List<WALEntry> entries, final CellScanner cells)
+      throws IOException {
+    execOperation(coprocessors.isEmpty() ? null : new CoprocessorOperation() {
+      @Override
+      public void call(RegionServerObserver oserver,
+          ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx) throws IOException {
+        oserver.postReplicateLogEntries(ctx, entries, cells);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   public ReplicationEndpoint postCreateReplicationEndPoint(final ReplicationEndpoint endpoint)
       throws IOException {
     return execOperationWithResult(endpoint, coprocessors.isEmpty() ? null
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/AccessController.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/AccessController.java
index 350991c8a63..ca1fba893df 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/AccessController.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/AccessController.java
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.ProtobufUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.ResponseConverter;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AccessControlProtos;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AccessControlProtos.AccessControlService;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AdminProtos.WALEntry;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.HBaseProtos.SnapshotDescription;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.QuotaProtos.Quotas;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.SecureBulkLoadProtos.CleanupBulkLoadRequest;
@@ -2421,4 +2422,15 @@ public class AccessController extends BaseMasterAndRegionObserver
       ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx, ReplicationEndpoint endpoint) {
     return endpoint;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void preReplicateLogEntries(ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx,
+      List<WALEntry> entries, CellScanner cells) throws IOException {
+    requirePermission("replicateLogEntries", Action.WRITE);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void postReplicateLogEntries(ObserverContext<RegionServerCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx,
+      List<WALEntry> entries, CellScanner cells) throws IOException {
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/TestAccessController.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/TestAccessController.java
index 45bb5359ee5..3c8fea58ea8 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/TestAccessController.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/TestAccessController.java
@@ -2639,4 +2639,21 @@ public class TestAccessController extends SecureTestUtil {
     verifyAnyCreate(prepareBulkLoadAction);
     verifyAnyCreate(cleanupBulkLoadAction);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testReplicateLogEntries() throws Exception {
+    AccessTestAction replicateLogEntriesAction = new AccessTestAction() {
+      @Override
+      public Object run() throws Exception {
+        ACCESS_CONTROLLER.preReplicateLogEntries(ObserverContext.createAndPrepare(RSCP_ENV, null),
+          null, null);
+        ACCESS_CONTROLLER.postReplicateLogEntries(ObserverContext.createAndPrepare(RSCP_ENV, null),
+          null, null);
+        return null;
+      }
+    };
+
+    verifyAllowed(replicateLogEntriesAction, SUPERUSER, USER_ADMIN);
+    verifyDenied(replicateLogEntriesAction, USER_CREATE, USER_RW, USER_RO, USER_NONE, USER_OWNER);
+  }
 }