diff --git a/packages/firestore/android/src/main/java/io/invertase/firebase/firestore/UniversalFirebaseFirestoreModule.java b/packages/firestore/android/src/main/java/io/invertase/firebase/firestore/UniversalFirebaseFirestoreModule.java
index 1b25ac8551..aa611a745c 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/android/src/main/java/io/invertase/firebase/firestore/UniversalFirebaseFirestoreModule.java
+++ b/packages/firestore/android/src/main/java/io/invertase/firebase/firestore/UniversalFirebaseFirestoreModule.java
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ Task<Void> clearPersistence(String appName) {
     return getFirestoreForApp(appName).clearPersistence();
   }
 
+  Task<Void> waitForPendingWrites(String appName) {
+    return getFirestoreForApp(appName).waitForPendingWrites();
+  }
+
   Task<Void> terminate(String appName) {
     FirebaseFirestore firebaseFirestore = getFirestoreForApp(appName);
 
diff --git a/packages/firestore/android/src/reactnative/java/io/invertase/firebase/firestore/ReactNativeFirebaseFirestoreModule.java b/packages/firestore/android/src/reactnative/java/io/invertase/firebase/firestore/ReactNativeFirebaseFirestoreModule.java
index b2f5f9747d..8383d40e09 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/android/src/reactnative/java/io/invertase/firebase/firestore/ReactNativeFirebaseFirestoreModule.java
+++ b/packages/firestore/android/src/reactnative/java/io/invertase/firebase/firestore/ReactNativeFirebaseFirestoreModule.java
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ public void clearPersistence(String appName, Promise promise) {
     });
   }
 
+  @ReactMethod
+  public void waitForPendingWrites(String appName, Promise promise) {
+    module.waitForPendingWrites(appName).addOnCompleteListener(task -> {
+      if (task.isSuccessful()) {
+        promise.resolve(null);
+      } else {
+        rejectPromiseFirestoreException(promise, task.getException());
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   @ReactMethod
   public void disableNetwork(String appName, Promise promise) {
     module.disableNetwork(appName).addOnCompleteListener(task -> {
diff --git a/packages/firestore/e2e/firestore.e2e.js b/packages/firestore/e2e/firestore.e2e.js
index c5c4b9b7c3..77e41950a1 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/e2e/firestore.e2e.js
+++ b/packages/firestore/e2e/firestore.e2e.js
@@ -364,4 +364,60 @@ describe('firestore()', () => {
       }
     });
   });
+
+  describe('wait for pending writes', () => {
+    it('waits for pending writes', async () => {
+      const waitForPromiseMs = 500;
+      const testTimeoutMs = 10000;
+
+      await firebase.firestore().disableNetwork();
+
+      //set up a pending write
+
+      const db = firebase.firestore();
+      const id = 'foobar';
+      const ref = db.doc(`v6/${id}`);
+      ref.set({ foo: 'bar' });
+
+      //waitForPendingWrites should never resolve, but unfortunately we can only
+      //test that this is not returning within X ms
+
+      let rejected = false;
+      const timedOutWithNetworkDisabled = await Promise.race([
+        firebase
+          .firestore()
+          .waitForPendingWrites()
+          .then(
+            () => false,
+            () => {
+              rejected = true;
+            },
+          ),
+        Utils.sleep(waitForPromiseMs).then(() => true),
+      ]);
+
+      should(timedOutWithNetworkDisabled).equal(true);
+      should(rejected).equal(false);
+
+      //if we sign in as a different user then it should reject the promise
+      try {
+        await firebase.auth().signOut();
+      } catch (e) {}
+      await firebase.auth().signInAnonymously();
+      should(rejected).equal(true);
+
+      //now if we enable the network then waitForPendingWrites should return immediately
+      await firebase.firestore().enableNetwork();
+
+      const timedOutWithNetworkEnabled = await Promise.race([
+        firebase
+          .firestore()
+          .waitForPendingWrites()
+          .then(() => false),
+        Utils.sleep(testTimeoutMs).then(() => true),
+      ]);
+
+      should(timedOutWithNetworkEnabled).equal(false);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/firestore/ios/RNFBFirestore/RNFBFirestoreModule.m b/packages/firestore/ios/RNFBFirestore/RNFBFirestoreModule.m
index e0feef6625..1240c0a8e1 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/ios/RNFBFirestore/RNFBFirestoreModule.m
+++ b/packages/firestore/ios/RNFBFirestore/RNFBFirestoreModule.m
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ + (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup {
   }];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(waitForPendingWrites:
+  (FIRApp *) firebaseApp
+    : (RCTPromiseResolveBlock) resolve
+    : (RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject
+) {
+  [[RNFBFirestoreCommon getFirestoreForApp:firebaseApp] waitForPendingWritesWithCompletion:^(NSError *error) {
+    if (error) {
+      [RNFBFirestoreCommon promiseRejectFirestoreException:reject error:error];
+    } else {
+      resolve(nil);
+    }
+  }];
+}
+
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(terminate:
   (FIRApp *) firebaseApp
     : (RCTPromiseResolveBlock) resolve
diff --git a/packages/firestore/lib/index.d.ts b/packages/firestore/lib/index.d.ts
index 3b6cada872..bf7c5e3233 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/lib/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/lib/index.d.ts
@@ -1969,6 +1969,24 @@ export namespace FirebaseFirestoreTypes {
      * ```
      */
     clearPersistence(): Promise<void>;
+    /**
+     * Waits until all currently pending writes for the active user have been acknowledged by the
+     * backend.
+     *
+     * The returned Promise resolves immediately if there are no outstanding writes. Otherwise, the
+     * Promise waits for all previously issued writes (including those written in a previous app
+     * session), but it does not wait for writes that were added after the method is called. If you
+     * want to wait for additional writes, call `waitForPendingWrites()` again.
+     *
+     * Any outstanding `waitForPendingWrites()` Promises are rejected when the logged-in user changes.
+     *
+     * #### Example
+     *
+     *```js
+     * await firebase.firestore().waitForPendingWrites();
+     * ```
+     */
+    waitForPendingWrites(): Promise<void>;
     /**
      * Typically called to ensure a new Firestore instance is initialized before calling
      * `firebase.firestore().clearPersistence()`.
diff --git a/packages/firestore/lib/index.js b/packages/firestore/lib/index.js
index cc1d411b36..853c6a341e 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/firestore/lib/index.js
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ class FirebaseFirestoreModule extends FirebaseModule {
     await this.native.clearPersistence();
   }
 
+  async waitForPendingWrites() {
+    await this.native.waitForPendingWrites();
+  }
+
   async terminate() {
     await this.native.terminate();
   }