diff --git a/snuba/admin/dead_letter_queue/__init__.py b/snuba/admin/dead_letter_queue/__init__.py
index 69ede0fabb..2cdc46dd9a 100644
--- a/snuba/admin/dead_letter_queue/__init__.py
+++ b/snuba/admin/dead_letter_queue/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import MutableSequence, NamedTuple, Optional, Sequence, TypedDict
+from typing import NamedTuple, Optional, Sequence, TypedDict
 
 from snuba import settings
 from snuba.datasets.slicing import is_storage_set_sliced
 from snuba.datasets.storage import WritableTableStorage
-from snuba.datasets.storages.factory import get_all_storage_keys, get_writable_storage
+from snuba.datasets.storages.factory import get_writable_storages
 
 Topic = TypedDict(
     "Topic",
@@ -59,15 +59,3 @@ def get_slices(storage: WritableTableStorage) -> Sequence[Optional[int]]:
         return list(range(settings.SLICED_STORAGE_SETS[storage_set_key.value]))
     else:
         return [None]
-
-
-def get_writable_storages() -> Sequence[WritableTableStorage]:
-    writable_storages: MutableSequence[WritableTableStorage] = []
-    storage_keys = get_all_storage_keys()
-    for storage_key in storage_keys:
-        try:
-            writable_storages.append(get_writable_storage(storage_key))
-        except AssertionError:
-            pass
-
-    return writable_storages
diff --git a/snuba/datasets/storages/factory.py b/snuba/datasets/storages/factory.py
index e510fc2333..bcb89e2750 100644
--- a/snuba/datasets/storages/factory.py
+++ b/snuba/datasets/storages/factory.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from glob import glob
+from typing import MutableSequence, Sequence
 
 import sentry_sdk
 
@@ -82,6 +83,18 @@ def get_writable_storage(storage_key: StorageKey) -> WritableTableStorage:
     return storage
 
 
+def get_writable_storages() -> Sequence[WritableTableStorage]:
+    writable_storages: MutableSequence[WritableTableStorage] = []
+    storage_keys = get_all_storage_keys()
+    for storage_key in storage_keys:
+        try:
+            writable_storages.append(get_writable_storage(storage_key))
+        except AssertionError:
+            pass
+
+    return writable_storages
+
+
 def get_cdc_storage(storage_key: StorageKey) -> CdcStorage:
     storage = _storage_factory().get(storage_key)
     assert isinstance(storage, CdcStorage)
diff --git a/tests/consumers/test_schemas.py b/tests/consumers/test_schemas.py
index 9f57f5fb44..1d057a8317 100644
--- a/tests/consumers/test_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/consumers/test_schemas.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from snuba.datasets.storages.factory import (
     get_writable_storage,
     get_writable_storage_keys,
+    get_writable_storages,
 )
 from snuba.processor import MessageProcessor, ReplacementBatch
 from snuba.replacers.replacer_processor import (
@@ -74,3 +75,30 @@ def test_all_schemas(case: Case) -> None:
                     action_type=action_type, data=data, metadata=replacement_metadata
                 )
             )
+
+
+TEMPORARILY_SKIPPED_TOPICS = [
+    "ingest-sessions",
+    "cdc",
+    "ingest-replay-events",
+    "profiles-call-tree",
+    "processed-profiles",
+    "generic-events",
+]
+
+
+def test_has_kafka_schema() -> None:
+    """
+    Source topics for a writable storage must have schema defined.
+    Temporarily skipped for a few topics where schemas are in progress.
+    """
+    for storage in get_writable_storages():
+        stream_loader = storage.get_table_writer().get_stream_loader()
+        topic_name = stream_loader.get_default_topic_spec().topic.value
+        try:
+            sentry_kafka_schemas.get_codec(topic_name)
+        except sentry_kafka_schemas.SchemaNotFound:
+            if topic_name in TEMPORARILY_SKIPPED_TOPICS:
+                print("Temporarily skipped validation for topic: %s" % topic_name)
+            else:
+                raise