diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Catalogue.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Catalogue.cpp
index 715335401..87908d05d 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Catalogue.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/handlers/Catalogue.cpp
@@ -588,16 +588,6 @@ doCatalogueCreate(RPC::JsonContext& context)
 
         ledgers_written++;
 
-        // Periodically flush the stream to prevent excessive memory usage in
-        // compression buffers Flush every 1000 ledgers as a reasonable balance
-        // between compression efficiency and memory usage
-        if (ledgers_written % 1000 == 0)
-        {
-            JLOG(context.j.info())
-                << "Flushing compression stream at ledger " << ledger_seq;
-            compStream->flush();
-        }
-
         // Cycle the ledgers: current becomes previous, we'll load a new current
         // next iteration
         prevLedger = currLedger;
diff --git a/src/ripple/shamap/impl/SHAMap.cpp b/src/ripple/shamap/impl/SHAMap.cpp
index 66adee986..972cc64fb 100644
--- a/src/ripple/shamap/impl/SHAMap.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/shamap/impl/SHAMap.cpp
@@ -1248,6 +1248,52 @@ SHAMap::serializeToStream(
     StreamType& stream,
     std::optional<std::reference_wrapper<const SHAMap>> baseSHAMap) const
 {
+    // Static map to track bytes written to streams
+    static std::mutex streamMapMutex;
+    static std::unordered_map<
+        void*,
+        std::pair<uint64_t, std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point>>
+        streamBytesWritten;
+
+    // Flush threshold: 256 MiB
+    constexpr uint64_t flushThreshold = 256 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+    // Local byte counter for this stream
+    uint64_t localBytesWritten = 0;
+
+    // Single lambda that uses compile-time check for flush method existence
+    auto tryFlush = [](auto& s) {
+        if constexpr (requires(decltype(s) str) { str.flush(); })
+        {
+            s.flush();
+        }
+        // No-op if flush doesn't exist - compiler will optimize this branch out
+    };
+
+    // Get the current bytes written from the global map (with lock)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(streamMapMutex);
+        auto it = streamBytesWritten.find(static_cast<void*>(&stream));
+        if (it != streamBytesWritten.end())
+        {
+            localBytesWritten = it->second.first;
+        }
+
+        // Random cleanup of old entries (while we have the lock)
+        if (!streamBytesWritten.empty())
+        {
+            auto now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+            size_t randomIndex = std::rand() % streamBytesWritten.size();
+            auto cleanupIt = std::next(streamBytesWritten.begin(), randomIndex);
+
+            // If entry is older than 5 minutes, remove it
+            if (now - cleanupIt->second.second > std::chrono::minutes(5))
+            {
+                streamBytesWritten.erase(cleanupIt);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     std::unordered_set<SHAMapHash, beast::uhash<>> writtenNodes;
 
     if (!root_)
@@ -1255,33 +1301,59 @@ SHAMap::serializeToStream(
 
     std::size_t nodeCount = 0;
 
-    auto serializeLeaf = [&stream](SHAMapLeafNode const& node) -> bool {
+    auto serializeLeaf = [&stream,
+                          &localBytesWritten,
+                          flushThreshold,
+                          &tryFlush](SHAMapLeafNode const& node) -> bool {
         // write the node type
         auto t = node.getType();
         stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(&t), 1);
+        localBytesWritten += 1;
 
         // write the key
         auto const key = node.peekItem()->key();
         stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(key.data()), 32);
+        localBytesWritten += 32;
 
         // write the data size
         auto data = node.peekItem()->slice();
         uint32_t size = data.size();
         stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(&size), 4);
+        localBytesWritten += 4;
 
         // write the data
         stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(data.data()), size);
+        localBytesWritten += size;
+
+        // Check if we should flush without locking
+        if (localBytesWritten >= flushThreshold)
+        {
+            tryFlush(stream);
+            localBytesWritten = 0;
+        }
 
         return !stream.fail();
     };
 
-    auto serializeRemovedLeaf = [&stream](uint256 const& key) -> bool {
+    auto serializeRemovedLeaf = [&stream,
+                                 &localBytesWritten,
+                                 flushThreshold,
+                                 &tryFlush](uint256 const& key) -> bool {
         // to indicate a node is removed it is written with a removal type
         auto t = SHAMapNodeType::tnREMOVE;
         stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(&t), 1);
+        localBytesWritten += 1;
 
         // write the key
         stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(key.data()), 32);
+        localBytesWritten += 32;
+
+        // Check if we should flush without locking
+        if (localBytesWritten >= flushThreshold)
+        {
+            tryFlush(stream);
+            localBytesWritten = 0;
+        }
 
         return !stream.fail();
     };
@@ -1331,6 +1403,23 @@ SHAMap::serializeToStream(
                 // write a terminal symbol to indicate the map stream has ended
                 auto t = SHAMapNodeType::tnTERMINAL;
                 stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(&t), 1);
+                localBytesWritten += 1;
+
+                // Check if we should flush without locking
+                if (localBytesWritten >= flushThreshold)
+                {
+                    tryFlush(stream);
+                    localBytesWritten = 0;
+                }
+
+                // Update the global counter at the end (with lock)
+                {
+                    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(streamMapMutex);
+                    auto& streamData =
+                        streamBytesWritten[static_cast<void*>(&stream)];
+                    streamData.first = localBytesWritten;
+                    streamData.second = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+                }
 
                 return nodeCount;
             }
@@ -1388,6 +1477,22 @@ SHAMap::serializeToStream(
     // write a terminal symbol to indicate the map stream has ended
     auto t = SHAMapNodeType::tnTERMINAL;
     stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char const*>(&t), 1);
+    localBytesWritten += 1;
+
+    // Check if we should flush one last time without locking
+    if (localBytesWritten >= flushThreshold)
+    {
+        tryFlush(stream);
+        localBytesWritten = 0;
+    }
+
+    // Update the global counter at the end (with lock)
+    {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(streamMapMutex);
+        auto& streamData = streamBytesWritten[static_cast<void*>(&stream)];
+        streamData.first = localBytesWritten;
+        streamData.second = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    }
 
     return nodeCount;
 }