diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index 25df81fa8d6..c2781541dba 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ Trunk (Unreleased)
 
     HDFS-5320. Add datanode caching metrics. (wang)
 
+    HDFS-5520. loading cache path directives from edit log doesn't update
+    nextEntryId (cmccabe)
+
 Release 2.3.0 - UNRELEASED
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/CacheManager.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/CacheManager.java
index 27ff5180bfe..f12c36eed20 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/CacheManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/CacheManager.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public final class CacheManager {
 
   private long getNextEntryId() throws IOException {
     assert namesystem.hasWriteLock();
-    if (nextEntryId == Long.MAX_VALUE) {
+    if (nextEntryId >= Long.MAX_VALUE - 1) {
       throw new IOException("No more available IDs.");
     }
     return nextEntryId++;
@@ -357,6 +357,17 @@ public final class CacheManager {
         // We are loading an entry from the edit log.
         // Use the ID from the edit log.
         id = directive.getId();
+        if (id <= 0) {
+          throw new InvalidRequestException("can't add an ID " +
+              "of " + id + ": it is not positive.");
+        }
+        if (id >= Long.MAX_VALUE) {
+          throw new InvalidRequestException("can't add an ID " +
+              "of " + id + ": it is too big.");
+        }
+        if (nextEntryId <= id) {
+          nextEntryId = id + 1;
+        }
       } else {
         // Add a new entry with the next available ID.
         id = getNextEntryId();
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/TestFsDatasetCache.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/TestFsDatasetCache.java
index a6909cb4788..80a86e57bf8 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/TestFsDatasetCache.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/TestFsDatasetCache.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocolPB.DatanodeProtocolClientSideTranslatorPB;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.fsdataset.FsDatasetSpi;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.fsdataset.impl.FsDatasetCache.PageRounder;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.fsdataset.impl.MappableBlock;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.EditLogFileOutputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSImage;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.NameNode;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.BlockIdCommand;
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ public class TestFsDatasetCache {
   private static PageRounder rounder = new PageRounder();
   private static CacheManipulator prevCacheManipulator;
 
+  static {
+    EditLogFileOutputStream.setShouldSkipFsyncForTesting(false);
+  }
+
   @Before
   public void setUp() throws Exception {
     assumeTrue(!Path.WINDOWS);
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestPathBasedCacheRequests.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestPathBasedCacheRequests.java
index 7182aad7043..d21b60224dd 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestPathBasedCacheRequests.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestPathBasedCacheRequests.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.MiniDFSCluster;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.CachePoolInfo;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocol.PathBasedCacheDirective;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.blockmanagement.DatanodeDescriptor.CachedBlocksList.Type;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.EditLogFileOutputStream;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.fsdataset.impl.MappableBlock;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.protocol.NamenodeProtocols;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.nativeio.NativeIO;
@@ -85,6 +86,10 @@ public class TestPathBasedCacheRequests {
   static private NamenodeProtocols proto;
   static private CacheManipulator prevCacheManipulator;
 
+  static {
+    EditLogFileOutputStream.setShouldSkipFsyncForTesting(false);
+  }
+
   @Before
   public void setup() throws Exception {
     conf = new HdfsConfiguration();
@@ -510,8 +515,9 @@ public class TestPathBasedCacheRequests {
     // Create some cache entries
     int numEntries = 10;
     String entryPrefix = "/party-";
+    long prevId = -1;
     for (int i=0; i<numEntries; i++) {
-      dfs.addPathBasedCacheDirective(
+      prevId = dfs.addPathBasedCacheDirective(
           new PathBasedCacheDirective.Builder().
             setPath(new Path(entryPrefix + i)).setPool(pool).build());
     }
@@ -549,6 +555,11 @@ public class TestPathBasedCacheRequests {
       assertEquals(pool, cd.getPool());
     }
     assertFalse("Unexpected # of cache directives found", dit.hasNext());
+
+    long nextId = dfs.addPathBasedCacheDirective(
+          new PathBasedCacheDirective.Builder().
+            setPath(new Path("/foobar")).setPool(pool).build());
+    assertEquals(prevId + 1, nextId);
   }
 
   /**