diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFilePreadReader.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFilePreadReader.java
index bb09b98c39c6..3e2a0fa7d522 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFilePreadReader.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/io/hfile/HFilePreadReader.java
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ public class HFilePreadReader extends HFileReaderImpl {
   public HFilePreadReader(ReaderContext context, HFileInfo fileInfo, CacheConfig cacheConf,
     Configuration conf) throws IOException {
     super(context, fileInfo, cacheConf, conf);
+    cacheConf.getBlockCache()
+      .ifPresent(cache -> cache.waitForCacheInitialization(WAIT_TIME_FOR_CACHE_INITIALIZATION));
+
     // Initialize HFileInfo object with metadata for caching decisions
     fileInfo.initMetaAndIndex(this);
     // master hosted regions, like the master procedures store wouldn't have a block cache