diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinator.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinator.java
index 307bfb0508d9..107dc4b9f97a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinator.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinator.java
@@ -1773,32 +1773,31 @@ public Void inTransaction(Handle handle, TransactionStatus transactionStatus) th
   @Override
   public void deleteSegments(final Set<DataSegment> segments)
   {
-    connector.getDBI().inTransaction(
-        new TransactionCallback<Void>()
-        {
-          @Override
-          public Void inTransaction(Handle handle, TransactionStatus transactionStatus)
-          {
-            int segmentSize = segments.size();
-            String dataSource = "";
-            for (final DataSegment segment : segments) {
-              dataSource = segment.getDataSource();
-              deleteSegment(handle, segment);
-            }
-            log.debugSegments(segments, "Delete the metadata of segments");
-            log.info("Removed [%d] segments from metadata storage for dataSource [%s]!", segmentSize, dataSource);
+    if (segments.isEmpty()) {
+      log.info("No segments to delete.");
+      return;
+    }
 
-            return null;
+    final String deleteSql = StringUtils.format("DELETE from %s WHERE id = :id", dbTables.getSegmentsTable());
+    final String dataSource = segments.stream().findFirst().map(DataSegment::getDataSource).get();
+
+    // generate the IDs outside the transaction block
+    final List<String> ids = segments.stream().map(s -> s.getId().toString()).collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+    int numDeletedSegments = connector.getDBI().inTransaction((handle, transactionStatus) -> {
+          final PreparedBatch batch = handle.prepareBatch(deleteSql);
+
+          for (final String id : ids) {
+            batch.bind("id", id).add();
           }
+
+          int[] deletedRows = batch.execute();
+          return Arrays.stream(deletedRows).sum();
         }
     );
-  }
 
-  private void deleteSegment(final Handle handle, final DataSegment segment)
-  {
-    handle.createStatement(StringUtils.format("DELETE from %s WHERE id = :id", dbTables.getSegmentsTable()))
-          .bind("id", segment.getId().toString())
-          .execute();
+    log.debugSegments(segments, "Delete the metadata of segments");
+    log.info("Deleted [%d] segments from metadata storage for dataSource [%s].", numDeletedSegments, dataSource);
   }
 
   private void updatePayload(final Handle handle, final DataSegment segment) throws IOException
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinatorTest.java b/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinatorTest.java
index ed5423a97470..74e06bfb6645 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinatorTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/metadata/IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinatorTest.java
@@ -146,6 +146,18 @@ public class IndexerSQLMetadataStorageCoordinatorTest
       100
   );
 
+  private final DataSegment defaultSegment2WithBiggerSize = new DataSegment(
+          "fooDataSource",
+          Intervals.of("2015-01-01T00Z/2015-01-02T00Z"),
+          "version",
+          ImmutableMap.of(),
+          ImmutableList.of("dim1"),
+          ImmutableList.of("m1"),
+          new LinearShardSpec(1),
+          9,
+          200
+  );
+
   private final DataSegment defaultSegment3 = new DataSegment(
       "fooDataSource",
       Intervals.of("2015-01-03T00Z/2015-01-04T00Z"),
@@ -1413,6 +1425,46 @@ public void testDeleteSegmentsInMetaDataStorage() throws IOException
     );
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testUpdateSegmentsInMetaDataStorage() throws IOException
+  {
+    // Published segments to MetaDataStorage
+    coordinator.announceHistoricalSegments(SEGMENTS);
+
+    // check segments Published
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+            SEGMENTS,
+            ImmutableSet.copyOf(
+                    coordinator.retrieveUsedSegmentsForInterval(
+                            defaultSegment.getDataSource(),
+                            defaultSegment.getInterval(),
+                            Segments.ONLY_VISIBLE
+                    )
+            )
+    );
+
+    // update single metadata item
+    coordinator.updateSegmentMetadata(Collections.singleton(defaultSegment2WithBiggerSize));
+
+    Collection<DataSegment> updated = coordinator.retrieveUsedSegmentsForInterval(
+            defaultSegment.getDataSource(),
+            defaultSegment.getInterval(),
+            Segments.ONLY_VISIBLE);
+
+    Assert.assertEquals(SEGMENTS.size(), updated.size());
+
+    DataSegment defaultAfterUpdate = updated.stream().filter(s -> s.equals(defaultSegment)).findFirst().get();
+    DataSegment default2AfterUpdate = updated.stream().filter(s -> s.equals(defaultSegment2)).findFirst().get();
+
+    Assert.assertNotNull(defaultAfterUpdate);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(default2AfterUpdate);
+
+    // check that default did not change
+    Assert.assertEquals(defaultSegment.getSize(), defaultAfterUpdate.getSize());
+    // but that default 2 did change
+    Assert.assertEquals(defaultSegment2WithBiggerSize.getSize(), default2AfterUpdate.getSize());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testSingleAdditionalNumberedShardWithNoCorePartitions() throws IOException
   {