diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
index 1a7fa19e4d9..4989bd592ef 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegion.java
@@ -6715,4 +6715,11 @@ public class HRegion implements HeapSize, PropagatingConfigurationObserver { //
       configurationManager.get().deregisterObserver(s);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @return split policy for this region.
+   */
+  public RegionSplitPolicy getSplitPolicy() {
+    return this.splitPolicy;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionFileSystem.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionFileSystem.java
index 4f728aee1f2..599572e026d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionFileSystem.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionFileSystem.java
@@ -568,32 +568,35 @@ public class HRegionFileSystem {
    * @param splitRow Split Row
    * @param top True if we are referring to the top half of the hfile.
    * @return Path to created reference.
+   * @param splitPolicy
    * @throws IOException
    */
-  Path splitStoreFile(final HRegionInfo hri, final String familyName,
-      final StoreFile f, final byte[] splitRow, final boolean top) throws IOException {
+  Path splitStoreFile(final HRegionInfo hri, final String familyName, final StoreFile f,
+      final byte[] splitRow, final boolean top, RegionSplitPolicy splitPolicy) throws IOException {
 
-    // Check whether the split row lies in the range of the store file
-    // If it is outside the range, return directly.
-    if (top) {
-      //check if larger than last key.
-      KeyValue splitKey = KeyValueUtil.createFirstOnRow(splitRow);
-      byte[] lastKey = f.createReader().getLastKey();
-      // If lastKey is null means storefile is empty.
-      if (lastKey == null) return null;
-      if (f.getReader().getComparator().compareFlatKey(splitKey.getBuffer(),
+    if (splitPolicy == null || !splitPolicy.skipStoreFileRangeCheck()) {
+      // Check whether the split row lies in the range of the store file
+      // If it is outside the range, return directly.
+      if (top) {
+        //check if larger than last key.
+        KeyValue splitKey = KeyValueUtil.createFirstOnRow(splitRow);
+        byte[] lastKey = f.createReader().getLastKey();
+        // If lastKey is null means storefile is empty.
+        if (lastKey == null) return null;
+        if (f.getReader().getComparator().compareFlatKey(splitKey.getBuffer(),
           splitKey.getKeyOffset(), splitKey.getKeyLength(), lastKey, 0, lastKey.length) > 0) {
-        return null;
-      }
-    } else {
-      //check if smaller than first key
-      KeyValue splitKey = KeyValueUtil.createLastOnRow(splitRow);
-      byte[] firstKey = f.createReader().getFirstKey();
-      // If firstKey is null means storefile is empty.
-      if (firstKey == null) return null;
-      if (f.getReader().getComparator().compareFlatKey(splitKey.getBuffer(),
+          return null;
+        }
+      } else {
+        //check if smaller than first key
+        KeyValue splitKey = KeyValueUtil.createLastOnRow(splitRow);
+        byte[] firstKey = f.createReader().getFirstKey();
+        // If firstKey is null means storefile is empty.
+        if (firstKey == null) return null;
+        if (f.getReader().getComparator().compareFlatKey(splitKey.getBuffer(),
           splitKey.getKeyOffset(), splitKey.getKeyLength(), firstKey, 0, firstKey.length) < 0) {
-        return null;
+          return null;
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionSplitPolicy.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionSplitPolicy.java
index 53979af8a0b..66883d60a3b 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionSplitPolicy.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionSplitPolicy.java
@@ -125,4 +125,17 @@ public abstract class RegionSplitPolicy extends Configured {
           e);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * In {@link HRegionFileSystem#splitStoreFile(org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionInfo,
+   * String, StoreFile, byte[], boolean)} we are not creating the split reference if split row
+   * not lies in the StoreFile range. But some use cases we may need to create the split reference
+   * even the split row not lies in the range.
+   * This method can be used to whether to skip the the StoreRile range check or not.
+   * @return whether to skip the StoreFile range check or or not
+   */
+  protected boolean skipStoreFileRangeCheck() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/SplitTransaction.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/SplitTransaction.java
index d28f4771a85..06e726f6949 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/SplitTransaction.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/SplitTransaction.java
@@ -753,8 +753,12 @@ public class SplitTransaction {
     HRegionFileSystem fs = this.parent.getRegionFileSystem();
     String familyName = Bytes.toString(family);
 
-    Path path_a = fs.splitStoreFile(this.hri_a, familyName, sf, this.splitrow, false);
-    Path path_b = fs.splitStoreFile(this.hri_b, familyName, sf, this.splitrow, true);
+    Path path_a =
+        fs.splitStoreFile(this.hri_a, familyName, sf, this.splitrow, false,
+          this.parent.getSplitPolicy());
+    Path path_b =
+        fs.splitStoreFile(this.hri_b, familyName, sf, this.splitrow, true,
+          this.parent.getSplitPolicy());
     return new Pair<Path,Path>(path_a, path_b);
   }
 
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
index 19f30d8d8ca..ee9cd407e27 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
@@ -1130,6 +1131,37 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
       TESTING_UTIL.deleteTable(tableName);
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testStoreFileReferenceCreationWhenSplitPolicySaysToSkipRangeCheck()
+      throws Exception {
+    final TableName tableName =
+        TableName.valueOf("testStoreFileReferenceCreationWhenSplitPolicySaysToSkipRangeCheck");
+    try {
+      HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(tableName);
+      htd.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor("f"));
+      htd.setRegionSplitPolicyClassName(CustomSplitPolicy.class.getName());
+      admin.createTable(htd);
+      List<HRegion> regions = awaitTableRegions(tableName);
+      HRegion region = regions.get(0);
+      for(int i = 3;i<9;i++) {
+        Put p = new Put(Bytes.toBytes("row"+i));
+        p.add(Bytes.toBytes("f"), Bytes.toBytes("q"), Bytes.toBytes("value"+i));
+        region.put(p);
+      }
+      region.flushcache();
+      Store store = region.getStore(Bytes.toBytes("f"));
+      Collection<StoreFile> storefiles = store.getStorefiles();
+      assertEquals(storefiles.size(), 1);
+      assertFalse(region.hasReferences());
+      Path referencePath = region.getRegionFileSystem().splitStoreFile(region.getRegionInfo(), "f",
+        storefiles.iterator().next(), Bytes.toBytes("row1"), false, region.getSplitPolicy());
+      assertNotNull(referencePath);
+    } finally {
+      TESTING_UTIL.deleteTable(tableName);
+    }
+  }
+
     public static class MockedCoordinatedStateManager extends ZkCoordinatedStateManager {
 
         public void initialize(Server server, HRegion region) {
@@ -1445,5 +1477,18 @@ public class TestSplitTransactionOnCluster {
     }
 
   }
+
+  static class CustomSplitPolicy extends RegionSplitPolicy {
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean shouldSplit() {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean skipStoreFileRangeCheck() {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestStoreFile.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestStoreFile.java
index 2072623914d..36a7f77539c 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestStoreFile.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestStoreFile.java
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ public class TestStoreFile extends HBaseTestCase {
       final String family, final StoreFile sf, final byte[] splitKey, boolean isTopRef)
       throws IOException {
     FileSystem fs = regionFs.getFileSystem();
-    Path path = regionFs.splitStoreFile(hri, family, sf, splitKey, isTopRef);
+    Path path = regionFs.splitStoreFile(hri, family, sf, splitKey, isTopRef, null);
     if (null == path) {
       return null;
     }