diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/Display.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/Display.java
index d3ca013a3f2..1a3f18a658d 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/Display.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/Display.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.DataOutputBuffer;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.SequenceFile;
-import org.apache.hadoop.io.Writable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.CompressionCodec;
 import org.apache.hadoop.io.compress.CompressionCodecFactory;
 import org.apache.hadoop.util.ReflectionUtils;
@@ -217,8 +216,8 @@ protected void processPath(PathData item) throws IOException {
 
   protected class TextRecordInputStream extends InputStream {
     SequenceFile.Reader r;
-    Writable key;
-    Writable val;
+    Object key;
+    Object val;
 
     DataInputBuffer inbuf;
     DataOutputBuffer outbuf;
@@ -228,10 +227,8 @@ public TextRecordInputStream(FileStatus f) throws IOException {
       final Configuration lconf = getConf();
       r = new SequenceFile.Reader(lconf, 
           SequenceFile.Reader.file(fpath));
-      key = ReflectionUtils.newInstance(
-          r.getKeyClass().asSubclass(Writable.class), lconf);
-      val = ReflectionUtils.newInstance(
-          r.getValueClass().asSubclass(Writable.class), lconf);
+      key = ReflectionUtils.newInstance(r.getKeyClass(), lconf);
+      val = ReflectionUtils.newInstance(r.getValueClass(), lconf);
       inbuf = new DataInputBuffer();
       outbuf = new DataOutputBuffer();
     }
@@ -240,8 +237,11 @@ public TextRecordInputStream(FileStatus f) throws IOException {
     public int read() throws IOException {
       int ret;
       if (null == inbuf || -1 == (ret = inbuf.read())) {
-        if (!r.next(key, val)) {
+        key = r.next(key);
+        if (key == null) {
           return -1;
+        } else {
+          val = r.getCurrentValue(val);
         }
         byte[] tmp = key.toString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
         outbuf.write(tmp, 0, tmp.length);
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/TestTextCommand.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/TestTextCommand.java
index 4eb1d433bee..e806dde11b0 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/TestTextCommand.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/shell/TestTextCommand.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
+import org.apache.hadoop.io.SequenceFile;
 import org.apache.hadoop.test.GenericTestUtils;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -46,22 +48,19 @@ public class TestTextCommand {
   private static final String TEXT_FILENAME =
     new File(TEST_ROOT_DIR, "testtextfile.txt").toURI().getPath();
 
+  private static final String SEPARATOR = System.getProperty("line.separator");
+
   /**
    * Tests whether binary Avro data files are displayed correctly.
    */
   @Test (timeout = 30000)
   public void testDisplayForAvroFiles() throws Exception {
     String expectedOutput =
-      "{\"station\":\"011990-99999\",\"time\":-619524000000,\"temp\":0}" +
-      System.getProperty("line.separator") +
-      "{\"station\":\"011990-99999\",\"time\":-619506000000,\"temp\":22}" +
-      System.getProperty("line.separator") +
-      "{\"station\":\"011990-99999\",\"time\":-619484400000,\"temp\":-11}" +
-      System.getProperty("line.separator") +
-      "{\"station\":\"012650-99999\",\"time\":-655531200000,\"temp\":111}" +
-      System.getProperty("line.separator") +
-      "{\"station\":\"012650-99999\",\"time\":-655509600000,\"temp\":78}" +
-      System.getProperty("line.separator");
+        "{\"station\":\"011990-99999\",\"time\":-619524000000,\"temp\":0}" + SEPARATOR
+        + "{\"station\":\"011990-99999\",\"time\":-619506000000,\"temp\":22}" + SEPARATOR
+        + "{\"station\":\"011990-99999\",\"time\":-619484400000,\"temp\":-11}" + SEPARATOR
+        + "{\"station\":\"012650-99999\",\"time\":-655531200000,\"temp\":111}" + SEPARATOR
+        + "{\"station\":\"012650-99999\",\"time\":-655509600000,\"temp\":78}" + SEPARATOR;
 
     String output = readUsingTextCommand(AVRO_FILENAME,
                                          generateWeatherAvroBinaryData());
@@ -104,11 +103,16 @@ private String readUsingTextCommand(String fileName, byte[] fileContents)
           throws Exception {
     createFile(fileName, fileContents);
 
-    // Prepare and call the Text command's protected getInputStream method
-    // using reflection.
     Configuration conf = new Configuration();
     URI localPath = new URI(fileName);
-    PathData pathData = new PathData(localPath, conf);
+    return readUsingTextCommand(localPath, conf);
+  }
+  // Read a file using Display.Text class.
+  private String readUsingTextCommand(URI uri, Configuration conf)
+      throws Exception {
+    // Prepare and call the Text command's protected getInputStream method
+    // using reflection.
+    PathData pathData = new PathData(uri, conf);
     Display.Text text = new Display.Text() {
       @Override
       public InputStream getInputStream(PathData item) throws IOException {
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ public InputStream getInputStream(PathData item) throws IOException {
       }
     };
     text.setConf(conf);
-    InputStream stream = (InputStream) text.getInputStream(pathData);
+    InputStream stream = text.getInputStream(pathData);
     return inputStreamToString(stream);
   }
 
@@ -232,5 +236,21 @@ private byte[] generateWeatherAvroBinaryData() {
 
     return contents;
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDisplayForNonWritableSequenceFile() throws Exception {
+    Configuration conf = new Configuration();
+    conf.set("io.serializations", "org.apache.hadoop.io.serializer.JavaSerialization");
+    Path path = new Path(String.valueOf(TEST_ROOT_DIR), "NonWritableSequenceFile");
+    SequenceFile.Writer writer = SequenceFile.createWriter(conf, SequenceFile.Writer.file(path),
+        SequenceFile.Writer.keyClass(String.class), SequenceFile.Writer.valueClass(String.class));
+    writer.append("Key1", "Value1");
+    writer.append("Key2", "Value2");
+    writer.close();
+    String expected = "Key1\tValue1" + SEPARATOR + "Key2\tValue2" + SEPARATOR;
+    URI uri = path.toUri();
+    System.out.println(expected);
+    assertEquals(expected, readUsingTextCommand(uri, conf));
+  }
 }