diff --git a/file/writable_file_writer.cc b/file/writable_file_writer.cc
index 6e3dd3b26..1ae66e21b 100644
--- a/file/writable_file_writer.cc
+++ b/file/writable_file_writer.cc
@@ -836,11 +836,13 @@ IOStatus WritableFileWriter::WriteDirectWithChecksum(
   // limiter
   size_t data_size = left;
   if (rate_limiter_ != nullptr && rate_limiter_priority_used != Env::IO_TOTAL) {
-    size_t size;
-    size = rate_limiter_->RequestToken(data_size, buf_.Alignment(),
-                                       writable_file_->GetIOPriority(), stats_,
-                                       RateLimiter::OpType::kWrite);
-    data_size -= size;
+    while (data_size > 0) {
+      size_t size;
+      size = rate_limiter_->RequestToken(data_size, buf_.Alignment(),
+                                         writable_file_->GetIOPriority(),
+                                         stats_, RateLimiter::OpType::kWrite);
+      data_size -= size;
+    }
   }
 
   {
diff --git a/util/writable_file_io_priority_test.cc b/util/writable_file_io_priority_test.cc
index 73ae1bcc1..22fdb9887 100644
--- a/util/writable_file_io_priority_test.cc
+++ b/util/writable_file_io_priority_test.cc
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ class WritableFileWriterIOPriorityTest : public testing::Test {
                       IODebugContext* /*dbg*/) override {
       EXPECT_EQ(options.rate_limiter_priority, io_priority_);
     }
+
+    bool IsSyncThreadSafe() const override { return true; }
   };
 
   std::unique_ptr<WritableFileWriter> writer_;
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ TEST_F(WritableFileWriterIOPriorityTest, Append) {
   writer_->Append(Slice("abc"));
 }
 
-// TEST_F(WritableFileWriterIOPriorityTest, Pad) { writer_->Pad(10); }
+TEST_F(WritableFileWriterIOPriorityTest, Pad) { writer_->Pad(500); }
 
 TEST_F(WritableFileWriterIOPriorityTest, Flush) { writer_->Flush(); }