diff --git a/db/blob/db_blob_basic_test.cc b/db/blob/db_blob_basic_test.cc
index 18ab1ef7d..95ed18253 100644
--- a/db/blob/db_blob_basic_test.cc
+++ b/db/blob/db_blob_basic_test.cc
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ TEST_F(DBBlobBasicTest, IterateBlobsFromCache) {
   block_based_options.cache_index_and_filter_blocks = true;
   options.table_factory.reset(NewBlockBasedTableFactory(block_based_options));
 
+  options.statistics = CreateDBStatistics();
+
   Reopen(options);
 
   int num_blobs = 5;
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@ TEST_F(DBBlobBasicTest, IterateBlobsFromCache) {
       ++i;
     }
     ASSERT_EQ(i, num_blobs);
+    ASSERT_EQ(options.statistics->getAndResetTickerCount(BLOB_DB_CACHE_ADD), 0);
   }
 
   {
@@ -180,6 +183,7 @@ TEST_F(DBBlobBasicTest, IterateBlobsFromCache) {
     iter->SeekToFirst();
     ASSERT_NOK(iter->status());
     ASSERT_FALSE(iter->Valid());
+    ASSERT_EQ(options.statistics->getAndResetTickerCount(BLOB_DB_CACHE_ADD), 0);
   }
 
   {
@@ -198,6 +202,8 @@ TEST_F(DBBlobBasicTest, IterateBlobsFromCache) {
       ++i;
     }
     ASSERT_EQ(i, num_blobs);
+    ASSERT_EQ(options.statistics->getAndResetTickerCount(BLOB_DB_CACHE_ADD),
+              num_blobs);
   }
 
   {
@@ -217,6 +223,7 @@ TEST_F(DBBlobBasicTest, IterateBlobsFromCache) {
       ++i;
     }
     ASSERT_EQ(i, num_blobs);
+    ASSERT_EQ(options.statistics->getAndResetTickerCount(BLOB_DB_CACHE_ADD), 0);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/db/db_iter.cc b/db/db_iter.cc
index 7f2cb8f49..371c20d32 100644
--- a/db/db_iter.cc
+++ b/db/db_iter.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ DBIter::DBIter(Env* _env, const ReadOptions& read_options,
                                      read_options.total_order_seek ||
                                      read_options.auto_prefix_mode),
       read_tier_(read_options.read_tier),
+      fill_cache_(read_options.fill_cache),
       verify_checksums_(read_options.verify_checksums),
       expose_blob_index_(expose_blob_index),
       is_blob_(false),
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ bool DBIter::SetBlobValueIfNeeded(const Slice& user_key,
   // avoid having to copy options back and forth.
   ReadOptions read_options;
   read_options.read_tier = read_tier_;
+  read_options.fill_cache = fill_cache_;
   read_options.verify_checksums = verify_checksums_;
 
   constexpr FilePrefetchBuffer* prefetch_buffer = nullptr;
diff --git a/db/db_iter.h b/db/db_iter.h
index 8a4ee3792..1847060dd 100644
--- a/db/db_iter.h
+++ b/db/db_iter.h
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ class DBIter final : public Iterator {
   // prefix_extractor_ must be non-NULL if the value is false.
   const bool expect_total_order_inner_iter_;
   ReadTier read_tier_;
+  bool fill_cache_;
   bool verify_checksums_;
   // Whether the iterator is allowed to expose blob references. Set to true when
   // the stacked BlobDB implementation is used, false otherwise.