diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go
index f9eccd9c60e..b4552dc7965 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter.go
@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -102,7 +105,13 @@ const (
 
 // TODO: make this function private as there should only be one public way of setting the dual writing mode
 // NewDualWriter returns a new DualWriter.
-func NewDualWriter(mode DualWriterMode, legacy LegacyStorage, storage Storage, reg prometheus.Registerer, kind string) DualWriter {
+func NewDualWriter(
+	mode DualWriterMode,
+	legacy LegacyStorage,
+	storage Storage,
+	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+	kind string,
+) DualWriter {
 	metrics := &dualWriterMetrics{}
 	metrics.init(reg)
 	switch mode {
@@ -148,6 +157,10 @@ type NamespacedKVStore interface {
 	Set(ctx context.Context, key, value string) error
 }
 
+type ServerLockService interface {
+	LockExecuteAndRelease(ctx context.Context, actionName string, maxInterval time.Duration, fn func(ctx context.Context)) error
+}
+
 func SetDualWritingMode(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	kvs NamespacedKVStore,
@@ -156,6 +169,8 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 	entity string,
 	desiredMode DualWriterMode,
 	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+	serverLockService ServerLockService,
+	requestInfo *request.RequestInfo,
 ) (DualWriterMode, error) {
 	// Mode0 means no DualWriter
 	if desiredMode == Mode0 {
@@ -206,6 +221,7 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 			return Mode0, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
 		}
 	}
+
 	if (desiredMode == Mode1) && (currentMode == Mode2) {
 		// This is where we go through the different gates to allow the instance to migrate from mode 2 to mode 1.
 		// There are none between mode 1 and mode 2
@@ -217,6 +233,28 @@ func SetDualWritingMode(
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (desiredMode == Mode3) && (currentMode == Mode2) {
+		// This is where we go through the different gates to allow the instance to migrate from mode 2 to mode 3.
+
+		// gate #1: ensure the data is 100% in sync
+		syncOk, err := runDataSyncer(ctx, currentMode, legacy, storage, entity, reg, serverLockService, requestInfo)
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.Info("data syncer failed for mode:", m)
+			return currentMode, err
+		}
+		if !syncOk {
+			klog.Info("data syncer not ok for mode:", m)
+			return currentMode, nil
+		}
+
+		err = kvs.Set(ctx, entity, fmt.Sprint(desiredMode))
+		if err != nil {
+			return currentMode, errDualWriterSetCurrentMode
+		}
+
+		return desiredMode, nil
+	}
+
 	// 	#TODO add support for other combinations of desired and current modes
 
 	return currentMode, nil
@@ -260,3 +298,54 @@ func getName(o runtime.Object) string {
 	}
 	return accessor.GetName()
 }
+
+const dataSyncerInterval = 60 * time.Minute
+
+// StartPeriodicDataSyncer starts a background job that will execute the DataSyncer every 60 minutes
+func StartPeriodicDataSyncer(ctx context.Context, mode DualWriterMode, legacy LegacyStorage, storage Storage,
+	kind string, reg prometheus.Registerer, serverLockService ServerLockService, requestInfo *request.RequestInfo) {
+	klog.Info("Starting periodic data syncer for mode mode: ", mode)
+
+	// run in background
+	go func() {
+		r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
+		timeWindow := 600 // 600 seconds (10 minutes)
+		jitterSeconds := r.Int63n(int64(timeWindow))
+		klog.Info("data syncer is going to start at: ", time.Now().Add(time.Second*time.Duration(jitterSeconds)))
+		time.Sleep(time.Second * time.Duration(jitterSeconds))
+
+		// run it immediately
+		syncOK, err := runDataSyncer(ctx, mode, legacy, storage, kind, reg, serverLockService, requestInfo)
+		klog.Info("data syncer finished, syncOK: ", syncOK, ", error: ", err)
+
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(dataSyncerInterval)
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				syncOK, err = runDataSyncer(ctx, mode, legacy, storage, kind, reg, serverLockService, requestInfo)
+				klog.Info("data syncer finished, syncOK: ", syncOK, ", error: ", err)
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+// runDataSyncer will ensure that data between legacy storage and unified storage are in sync.
+// The sync implementation depends on the DualWriter mode
+func runDataSyncer(ctx context.Context, mode DualWriterMode, legacy LegacyStorage, storage Storage,
+	kind string, reg prometheus.Registerer, serverLockService ServerLockService, requestInfo *request.RequestInfo) (bool, error) {
+	// ensure that execution takes no longer than necessary
+	const timeout = dataSyncerInterval - time.Minute
+	ctx, cancelFn := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+	defer cancelFn()
+
+	// implementation depends on the current DualWriter mode
+	switch mode {
+	case Mode2:
+		return mode2DataSyncer(ctx, legacy, storage, kind, reg, serverLockService, requestInfo)
+	default:
+		klog.Info("data syncer not implemented for mode mode:", mode)
+		return false, nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_mode2.go b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_mode2.go
index 86ab89e9cc0..7b057455445 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_mode2.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_mode2.go
@@ -3,17 +3,22 @@ package rest
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metainternalversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/internalversion"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/authlib/claims"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/identity"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apimachinery/utils"
 )
 
@@ -30,7 +35,9 @@ const mode2Str = "2"
 // NewDualWriterMode2 returns a new DualWriter in mode 2.
 // Mode 2 represents writing to LegacyStorage and Storage and reading from LegacyStorage.
 func newDualWriterMode2(legacy LegacyStorage, storage Storage, dwm *dualWriterMetrics, kind string) *DualWriterMode2 {
-	return &DualWriterMode2{Legacy: legacy, Storage: storage, Log: klog.NewKlogr().WithName("DualWriterMode2").WithValues("mode", mode2Str, "kind", kind), dualWriterMetrics: dwm}
+	return &DualWriterMode2{
+		Legacy: legacy, Storage: storage, Log: klog.NewKlogr().WithName("DualWriterMode2").WithValues("mode", mode2Str, "kind", kind), dualWriterMetrics: dwm,
+	}
 }
 
 // Mode returns the mode of the dual writer.
@@ -394,3 +401,213 @@ func enrichLegacyObject(originalObj, returnedObj runtime.Object) error {
 	accessorReturned.SetUID(accessorOriginal.GetUID())
 	return nil
 }
+
+func getSyncRequester(orgId int64) *identity.StaticRequester {
+	return &identity.StaticRequester{
+		Type:           claims.TypeServiceAccount, // system:apiserver
+		UserID:         1,
+		OrgID:          orgId,
+		Name:           "admin",
+		Login:          "admin",
+		OrgRole:        identity.RoleAdmin,
+		IsGrafanaAdmin: true,
+		Permissions: map[int64]map[string][]string{
+			orgId: {
+				"*": {"*"}, // all resources, all scopes
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+type syncItem struct {
+	name       string
+	objStorage runtime.Object
+	objLegacy  runtime.Object
+}
+
+func getList(ctx context.Context, obj rest.Lister, listOptions *metainternalversion.ListOptions) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
+	ll, err := obj.List(ctx, listOptions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return meta.ExtractList(ll)
+}
+
+func mode2DataSyncer(ctx context.Context, legacy LegacyStorage, storage Storage, kind string, reg prometheus.Registerer, serverLockService ServerLockService, requestInfo *request.RequestInfo) (bool, error) {
+	metrics := &dualWriterMetrics{}
+	metrics.init(reg)
+
+	log := klog.NewKlogr().WithName("DualWriterMode2Syncer")
+
+	everythingSynced := false
+	outOfSync := 0
+	syncSuccess := 0
+	syncErr := 0
+
+	maxInterval := dataSyncerInterval + 5*time.Minute
+
+	var errSync error
+	const maxRecordsSync = 1000
+
+	// LockExecuteAndRelease ensures that just a single Grafana server acquires a lock at a time
+	// The parameter 'maxInterval' is a timeout safeguard, if the LastExecution in the
+	// database is older than maxInterval, we will assume the lock as timeouted. The 'maxInterval' parameter should be so long
+	// that is impossible for 2 processes to run at the same time.
+	err := serverLockService.LockExecuteAndRelease(ctx, "dualwriter mode 2 sync", maxInterval, func(context.Context) {
+		log.Info("starting dualwriter mode 2 sync")
+		startSync := time.Now()
+
+		orgId := int64(1)
+
+		ctx = klog.NewContext(ctx, log)
+		ctx = identity.WithRequester(ctx, getSyncRequester(orgId))
+		ctx = request.WithNamespace(ctx, requestInfo.Namespace)
+		ctx = request.WithRequestInfo(ctx, requestInfo)
+
+		storageList, err := getList(ctx, storage, &metainternalversion.ListOptions{
+			Limit: maxRecordsSync,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "unable to extract list from storage")
+			return
+		}
+
+		if len(storageList) >= maxRecordsSync {
+			errSync = fmt.Errorf("unified storage has more than %d records. Aborting sync", maxRecordsSync)
+			log.Error(errSync, "Unified storage has more records to be synced than allowed")
+			return
+		}
+
+		log.Info("got items from unified storage", "items", len(storageList))
+
+		legacyList, err := getList(ctx, legacy, &metainternalversion.ListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "unable to extract list from legacy storage")
+			return
+		}
+		log.Info("got items from legacy storage", "items", len(legacyList))
+
+		itemsByName := map[string]syncItem{}
+		for _, obj := range legacyList {
+			accessor, err := utils.MetaAccessor(obj)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "error retrieving accessor data for object from legacy storage")
+				continue
+			}
+			name := accessor.GetName()
+
+			item, ok := itemsByName[name]
+			if !ok {
+				item = syncItem{}
+			}
+			item.name = name
+			item.objLegacy = obj
+			itemsByName[name] = item
+		}
+
+		for _, obj := range storageList {
+			accessor, err := utils.MetaAccessor(obj)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "error retrieving accessor data for object from storage")
+				continue
+			}
+			name := accessor.GetName()
+
+			item, ok := itemsByName[name]
+			if !ok {
+				item = syncItem{}
+			}
+			item.name = name
+			item.objStorage = obj
+			itemsByName[name] = item
+		}
+		log.Info("got list of items to be synced", "items", len(itemsByName))
+
+		for name, item := range itemsByName {
+			// upsert if:
+			// - existing in both legacy and storage, but objects are different, or
+			// - if it's missing from storage
+			if item.objLegacy != nil &&
+				((item.objStorage != nil && !Compare(item.objLegacy, item.objStorage)) || (item.objStorage == nil)) {
+				outOfSync++
+
+				accessor, err := utils.MetaAccessor(item.objLegacy)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Error(err, "error retrieving accessor data for object from storage")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if item.objStorage != nil {
+					accessorStorage, err := utils.MetaAccessor(item.objStorage)
+					if err != nil {
+						log.Error(err, "error retrieving accessor data for object from storage")
+						continue
+					}
+					accessor.SetResourceVersion(accessorStorage.GetResourceVersion())
+					accessor.SetUID(accessorStorage.GetUID())
+
+					log.Info("updating item on unified storage", "name", name)
+				} else {
+					accessor.SetResourceVersion("")
+					accessor.SetUID("")
+
+					log.Info("inserting item on unified storage", "name", name)
+				}
+
+				objInfo := rest.DefaultUpdatedObjectInfo(item.objLegacy, []rest.TransformFunc{}...)
+				res, _, err := storage.Update(ctx,
+					name,
+					objInfo,
+					func(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) error { return nil },
+					func(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) error { return nil },
+					true, // force creation
+					&metav1.UpdateOptions{},
+				)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.WithValues("object", res).Error(err, "could not update in storage")
+					syncErr++
+				} else {
+					syncSuccess++
+				}
+			}
+
+			// delete if object does not exists on legacy but exists on storage
+			if item.objLegacy == nil && item.objStorage != nil {
+				outOfSync++
+
+				ctx = request.WithRequestInfo(ctx, &request.RequestInfo{
+					APIGroup:  requestInfo.APIGroup,
+					Resource:  requestInfo.Resource,
+					Name:      name,
+					Namespace: requestInfo.Namespace,
+				})
+
+				log.Info("deleting item from unified storage", "name", name)
+
+				deletedS, _, err := storage.Delete(ctx, name, func(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) error { return nil }, &metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+				if err != nil {
+					if !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+						log.WithValues("objectList", deletedS).Error(err, "could not delete from storage")
+					}
+					syncErr++
+				} else {
+					syncSuccess++
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		everythingSynced = outOfSync == syncSuccess
+
+		metrics.recordDataSyncerOutcome(mode2Str, kind, everythingSynced)
+		metrics.recordDataSyncerDuration(err != nil, mode2Str, kind, startSync)
+
+		log.Info("finished syncing items", "items", len(itemsByName), "updated", syncSuccess, "failed", syncErr, "outcome", everythingSynced)
+	})
+
+	if errSync != nil {
+		err = errSync
+	}
+
+	return everythingSynced, err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_mode2_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_mode2_test.go
index fd7e168b84a..809e10fe645 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_mode2_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_mode2_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 )
 
 var createFn = func(context.Context, runtime.Object) error { return nil }
@@ -607,3 +609,197 @@ func TestEnrichReturnedObject(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+var legacyObj1 = &example.Pod{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo1", ResourceVersion: "1", CreationTimestamp: metav1.Time{}}, Spec: example.PodSpec{}, Status: example.PodStatus{StartTime: &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}}}
+var legacyObj2 = &example.Pod{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo2", ResourceVersion: "1", CreationTimestamp: metav1.Time{}}, Spec: example.PodSpec{}, Status: example.PodStatus{StartTime: &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}}}
+var legacyObj3 = &example.Pod{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo3", ResourceVersion: "1", CreationTimestamp: metav1.Time{}}, Spec: example.PodSpec{}, Status: example.PodStatus{StartTime: &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}}}
+var legacyObj4 = &example.Pod{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo4", ResourceVersion: "1", CreationTimestamp: metav1.Time{}}, Spec: example.PodSpec{}, Status: example.PodStatus{StartTime: &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}}}
+
+var legacyObj2WithHostname = &example.Pod{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo2", ResourceVersion: "1", CreationTimestamp: metav1.Time{}}, Spec: example.PodSpec{Hostname: "hostname"}, Status: example.PodStatus{StartTime: &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}}}
+
+var storageObj1 = &example.Pod{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo1", ResourceVersion: "1", CreationTimestamp: metav1.Time{}}, Spec: example.PodSpec{}, Status: example.PodStatus{StartTime: &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}}}
+var storageObj2 = &example.Pod{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo2", ResourceVersion: "1", CreationTimestamp: metav1.Time{}}, Spec: example.PodSpec{}, Status: example.PodStatus{StartTime: &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}}}
+var storageObj3 = &example.Pod{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo3", ResourceVersion: "1", CreationTimestamp: metav1.Time{}}, Spec: example.PodSpec{}, Status: example.PodStatus{StartTime: &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}}}
+var storageObj4 = &example.Pod{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo4", ResourceVersion: "1", CreationTimestamp: metav1.Time{}}, Spec: example.PodSpec{}, Status: example.PodStatus{StartTime: &metav1.Time{Time: time.Now()}}}
+
+var legacyListWith3items = &example.PodList{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{},
+	Items: []example.Pod{
+		*legacyObj1,
+		*legacyObj2,
+		*legacyObj3,
+	}}
+
+var legacyListWith4items = &example.PodList{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{},
+	Items: []example.Pod{
+		*legacyObj1,
+		*legacyObj2,
+		*legacyObj3,
+		*legacyObj4,
+	}}
+
+var legacyListWith3itemsObj2IsDifferent = &example.PodList{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{},
+	Items: []example.Pod{
+		*legacyObj1,
+		*legacyObj2WithHostname,
+		*legacyObj3,
+	}}
+
+var storageListWith3items = &example.PodList{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{},
+	Items: []example.Pod{
+		*storageObj1,
+		*storageObj2,
+		*storageObj3,
+	}}
+
+var storageListWith4items = &example.PodList{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{},
+	Items: []example.Pod{
+		*storageObj1,
+		*storageObj2,
+		*storageObj3,
+		*storageObj4,
+	}}
+
+var storageListWith3itemsMissingFoo2 = &example.PodList{TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "foo"}, ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{},
+	Items: []example.Pod{
+		*storageObj1,
+		*storageObj3,
+		*storageObj4,
+	}}
+
+func TestMode2_DataSyncer(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		setupLegacyFn   func(m *mock.Mock)
+		setupStorageFn  func(m *mock.Mock)
+		name            string
+		expectedOutcome bool
+		wantErr         bool
+	}
+	tests :=
+		[]testCase{
+			{
+				name: "both stores are in sync",
+				setupLegacyFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(legacyListWith3items, nil)
+				},
+				setupStorageFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(storageListWith3items, nil)
+				},
+				expectedOutcome: true,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "both stores are in sync - fail to list from legacy",
+				setupLegacyFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(legacyListWith3items, errors.New("error"))
+				},
+				setupStorageFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(storageListWith3items, nil)
+				},
+				expectedOutcome: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "both stores are in sync - fail to list from storage",
+				setupLegacyFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(legacyListWith3items, nil)
+				},
+				setupStorageFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(storageListWith3items, errors.New("error"))
+				},
+				expectedOutcome: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "storage is missing 1 entry (foo4)",
+				setupLegacyFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(legacyListWith4items, nil)
+				},
+				setupStorageFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(storageListWith3items, nil)
+					m.On("Update", mock.Anything, "foo4", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(exampleObj, false, nil)
+				},
+				expectedOutcome: true,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "storage needs to be update (foo2 is different)",
+				setupLegacyFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(legacyListWith3itemsObj2IsDifferent, nil)
+				},
+				setupStorageFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(storageListWith3items, nil)
+					m.On("Update", mock.Anything, "foo2", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(exampleObj, false, nil)
+				},
+				expectedOutcome: true,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "storage is missing 1 entry (foo4) - fail to upsert",
+				setupLegacyFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(legacyListWith4items, nil)
+				},
+				setupStorageFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(storageListWith3items, nil)
+					m.On("Update", mock.Anything, "foo4", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(exampleObj, false, errors.New("error"))
+				},
+				expectedOutcome: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "storage has an extra 1 entry (foo4)",
+				setupLegacyFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(legacyListWith3items, nil)
+				},
+				setupStorageFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(storageListWith4items, nil)
+					m.On("Delete", mock.Anything, "foo4", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(exampleObj, false, nil)
+				},
+				expectedOutcome: true,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "storage has an extra 1 entry (foo4) - fail to delete",
+				setupLegacyFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(legacyListWith3items, nil)
+				},
+				setupStorageFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(storageListWith4items, nil)
+					m.On("Delete", mock.Anything, "foo4", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(exampleObj, false, errors.New("error"))
+				},
+				expectedOutcome: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "storage is missing 1 entry (foo3) and has an extra 1 entry (foo4)",
+				setupLegacyFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(legacyListWith3items, nil)
+				},
+				setupStorageFn: func(m *mock.Mock) {
+					m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(storageListWith3itemsMissingFoo2, nil)
+					m.On("Update", mock.Anything, "foo2", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(exampleObj, false, nil)
+					m.On("Delete", mock.Anything, "foo4", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(exampleObj, false, nil)
+				},
+				expectedOutcome: true,
+			},
+		}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			l := (LegacyStorage)(nil)
+			s := (Storage)(nil)
+			lm := &mock.Mock{}
+			um := &mock.Mock{}
+
+			ls := legacyStoreMock{lm, l}
+			us := storageMock{um, s}
+
+			if tt.setupLegacyFn != nil {
+				tt.setupLegacyFn(lm)
+			}
+			if tt.setupStorageFn != nil {
+				tt.setupStorageFn(um)
+			}
+
+			outcome, err := mode2DataSyncer(context.Background(), ls, us, "test.kind", p, &fakeServerLock{}, &request.RequestInfo{})
+			if tt.wantErr {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedOutcome, outcome)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go
index a4a954bf744..4758dc6e3a3 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/rest/dualwriter_test.go
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 )
 
 func TestSetDualWritingMode(t *testing.T) {
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ func TestSetDualWritingMode(t *testing.T) {
 		s := (Storage)(nil)
 		m := &mock.Mock{}
 
+		m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(exampleList, nil)
+		m.On("List", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(anotherList, nil)
+
 		ls := legacyStoreMock{m, l}
 		us := storageMock{m, s}
 
 		kvStore := &fakeNamespacedKV{data: make(map[string]string), namespace: "storage.dualwriting." + tt.stackID}
 
-		p := prometheus.NewRegistry()
-		dwMode, err := SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), kvStore, ls, us, "playlist.grafana.app/v0alpha1", tt.desiredMode, p)
+		dwMode, err := SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), kvStore, ls, us, "playlist.grafana.app/v0alpha1", tt.desiredMode, p, &fakeServerLock{}, &request.RequestInfo{})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedMode, dwMode)
 
@@ -112,3 +114,12 @@ func (f *fakeNamespacedKV) Set(ctx context.Context, key, value string) error {
 	f.data[f.namespace+key] = value
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Never lock in tests
+type fakeServerLock struct {
+}
+
+func (f *fakeServerLock) LockExecuteAndRelease(ctx context.Context, actionName string, duration time.Duration, fn func(ctx context.Context)) error {
+	fn(ctx)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/rest/metrics.go b/pkg/apiserver/rest/metrics.go
index 1457ffb8e16..6f1b0476854 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/rest/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/rest/metrics.go
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 type dualWriterMetrics struct {
-	legacy  *prometheus.HistogramVec
-	storage *prometheus.HistogramVec
-	outcome *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	legacy        *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	storage       *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	outcome       *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	syncer        *prometheus.HistogramVec
+	syncerOutcome *prometheus.HistogramVec
 }
 
 // DualWriterStorageDuration is a metric summary for dual writer storage duration per mode
@@ -38,15 +40,41 @@ var DualWriterOutcome = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
 	NativeHistogramBucketFactor: 1.1,
 }, []string{"mode", "name", "method"})
 
+var DualWriterReadLegacyCounts = prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+	Name:      "dual_writer_read_legacy_count",
+	Help:      "Histogram for the runtime of dual writer reads from legacy",
+	Namespace: "grafana",
+}, []string{"kind", "method"})
+
+// DualWriterSyncerDuration is a metric summary for dual writer sync duration per mode
+var DualWriterSyncerDuration = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+	Name:                        "dual_writer_data_syncer_duration_seconds",
+	Help:                        "Histogram for the runtime of dual writer data syncer duration per mode",
+	Namespace:                   "grafana",
+	NativeHistogramBucketFactor: 1.1,
+}, []string{"is_error", "mode", "kind"})
+
+// DualWriterDataSyncerOutcome is a metric summary for dual writer data syncer outcome comparison between the 2 stores per mode
+var DualWriterDataSyncerOutcome = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+	Name:                        "dual_writer_data_syncer_outcome",
+	Help:                        "Histogram for the runtime of dual writer data syncer outcome comparison between the 2 stores per mode",
+	Namespace:                   "grafana",
+	NativeHistogramBucketFactor: 1.1,
+}, []string{"mode", "kind"})
+
 func (m *dualWriterMetrics) init(reg prometheus.Registerer) {
 	log := klog.NewKlogr()
 	m.legacy = DualWriterLegacyDuration
 	m.storage = DualWriterStorageDuration
 	m.outcome = DualWriterOutcome
+	m.syncer = DualWriterSyncerDuration
+	m.syncerOutcome = DualWriterDataSyncerOutcome
 	errLegacy := reg.Register(m.legacy)
 	errStorage := reg.Register(m.storage)
 	errOutcome := reg.Register(m.outcome)
-	if errLegacy != nil || errStorage != nil || errOutcome != nil {
+	errSyncer := reg.Register(m.syncer)
+	errSyncerOutcome := reg.Register(m.syncer)
+	if errLegacy != nil || errStorage != nil || errOutcome != nil || errSyncer != nil || errSyncerOutcome != nil {
 		log.Info("cloud migration metrics already registered")
 	}
 }
@@ -68,3 +96,16 @@ func (m *dualWriterMetrics) recordOutcome(mode string, name string, areEqual boo
 	}
 	m.outcome.WithLabelValues(mode, name, method).Observe(observeValue)
 }
+
+func (m *dualWriterMetrics) recordDataSyncerDuration(isError bool, mode string, kind string, startFrom time.Time) {
+	duration := time.Since(startFrom).Seconds()
+	m.syncer.WithLabelValues(strconv.FormatBool(isError), mode, kind).Observe(duration)
+}
+
+func (m *dualWriterMetrics) recordDataSyncerOutcome(mode string, kind string, synced bool) {
+	var observeValue float64
+	if !synced {
+		observeValue = 1
+	}
+	m.syncerOutcome.WithLabelValues(mode, kind).Observe(observeValue)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go
index 0b43233170d..13290ba5cd9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana/apiserver/server.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (o *APIServerOptions) RunAPIServer(ctx context.Context, config *genericapis
 	// Install the API Group+version
 	// #TODO figure out how to configure storage type in o.Options.StorageOptions
 	err = builder.InstallAPIs(grafanaAPIServer.Scheme, grafanaAPIServer.Codecs, server, config.RESTOptionsGetter, o.builders, o.Options.StorageOptions,
-		o.Options.MetricsOptions.MetricsRegisterer, nil, nil, // no need for server lock in standalone
+		o.Options.MetricsOptions.MetricsRegisterer, nil, nil, nil, // no need for server lock in standalone
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/helper.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/helper.go
index 376df20edbd..2b8067f55cc 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/builder/helper.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	openapinamer "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/openapi"
+	k8srequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericapiserver "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/openapi"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/endpoints/filters"
 	grafanarest "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/apiserver/rest"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/endpoints/request"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/apiserver/options"
 )
 
@@ -132,6 +134,15 @@ type ServerLockService interface {
 	LockExecuteAndRelease(ctx context.Context, actionName string, maxInterval time.Duration, fn func(ctx context.Context)) error
 }
 
+func getRequestInfo(gr schema.GroupResource, namespaceMapper request.NamespaceMapper) *k8srequest.RequestInfo {
+	return &k8srequest.RequestInfo{
+		APIGroup:  gr.Group,
+		Resource:  gr.Resource,
+		Name:      "",
+		Namespace: namespaceMapper(int64(1)),
+	}
+}
+
 func InstallAPIs(
 	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	codecs serializer.CodecFactory,
@@ -140,6 +151,7 @@ func InstallAPIs(
 	builders []APIGroupBuilder,
 	storageOpts *options.StorageOptions,
 	reg prometheus.Registerer,
+	namespaceMapper request.NamespaceMapper,
 	kvStore grafanarest.NamespacedKVStore,
 	serverLock ServerLockService,
 ) error {
@@ -155,9 +167,12 @@ func InstallAPIs(
 			// when missing this will default to mode zero (legacy only)
 			mode := storageOpts.DualWriterDesiredModes[key]
 
+			// TODO: inherited context from main Grafana process
+			ctx := context.Background()
+
 			// Moving from one version to the next can only happen after the previous step has
 			// successfully synchronized.
-			currentMode, err := grafanarest.SetDualWritingMode(context.Background(), kvStore, legacy, storage, key, mode, reg)
+			currentMode, err := grafanarest.SetDualWritingMode(ctx, kvStore, legacy, storage, key, mode, reg, serverLock, getRequestInfo(gr, namespaceMapper))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -168,6 +183,10 @@ func InstallAPIs(
 				return storage, nil
 			default:
 			}
+
+			if storageOpts.DualWriterDataSyncJobEnabled[key] {
+				grafanarest.StartPeriodicDataSyncer(ctx, currentMode, legacy, storage, key, reg, serverLock, getRequestInfo(gr, namespaceMapper))
+			}
 			return grafanarest.NewDualWriter(currentMode, legacy, storage, reg, key), nil
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go
index b6172e2fe0a..3682390466f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/config.go
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ func applyGrafanaConfig(cfg *setting.Cfg, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles, o
 		playlist.GROUPRESOURCE: 2,
 	}
 
+	o.StorageOptions.DualWriterDataSyncJobEnabled = map[string]bool{
+		// TODO: This will be enabled later, when we get a dedicated config section for unified_storage
+		// playlist.RESOURCE + "." + playlist.GROUP: true,
+	}
+
 	// TODO: ensure backwards compatibility with production
 	// remove this after changing the unified_storage_mode key format in HGAPI
 	o.StorageOptions.DualWriterDesiredModes[playlist.RESOURCE+"."+playlist.GROUP] = o.StorageOptions.DualWriterDesiredModes[playlist.GROUPRESOURCE]
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/options/storage.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/options/storage.go
index 088bf5e5fe8..b53dbc353e4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/options/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/options/storage.go
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 type StorageOptions struct {
-	StorageType            StorageType
-	DataPath               string
-	Address                string
-	DualWriterDesiredModes map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode
+	StorageType                  StorageType
+	DataPath                     string
+	Address                      string
+	DualWriterDesiredModes       map[string]grafanarest.DualWriterMode
+	DualWriterDataSyncJobEnabled map[string]bool
 }
 
 func NewStorageOptions() *StorageOptions {
diff --git a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
index 0796758c6c6..aecc56b3f66 100644
--- a/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/apiserver/service.go
@@ -145,21 +145,22 @@ func ProvideService(
 	pluginStore pluginstore.Store,
 ) (*service, error) {
 	s := &service{
-		cfg:             cfg,
-		features:        features,
-		rr:              rr,
-		startedCh:       make(chan struct{}),
-		stopCh:          make(chan struct{}),
-		builders:        []builder.APIGroupBuilder{},
-		authorizer:      authorizer.NewGrafanaAuthorizer(cfg, orgService),
-		tracing:         tracing,
-		db:              db, // For Unified storage
-		metrics:         metrics.ProvideRegisterer(),
-		kvStore:         kvStore,
-		pluginClient:    pluginClient,
-		datasources:     datasources,
-		contextProvider: contextProvider,
-		pluginStore:     pluginStore,
+		cfg:               cfg,
+		features:          features,
+		rr:                rr,
+		startedCh:         make(chan struct{}),
+		stopCh:            make(chan struct{}),
+		builders:          []builder.APIGroupBuilder{},
+		authorizer:        authorizer.NewGrafanaAuthorizer(cfg, orgService),
+		tracing:           tracing,
+		db:                db, // For Unified storage
+		metrics:           metrics.ProvideRegisterer(),
+		kvStore:           kvStore,
+		pluginClient:      pluginClient,
+		datasources:       datasources,
+		contextProvider:   contextProvider,
+		pluginStore:       pluginStore,
+		serverLockService: serverLockService,
 	}
 
 	// This will be used when running as a dskit service
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ func (s *service) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// Install the API group+version
 	err = builder.InstallAPIs(Scheme, Codecs, server, serverConfig.RESTOptionsGetter, builders, o.StorageOptions,
 		// Required for the dual writer initialization
-		s.metrics, kvstore.WithNamespace(s.kvStore, 0, "storage.dualwriting"), s.serverLockService,
+		s.metrics, request.GetNamespaceMapper(s.cfg), kvstore.WithNamespace(s.kvStore, 0, "storage.dualwriting"), s.serverLockService,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err