diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/BaseRegionObserver.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/BaseRegionObserver.java
index 67093f8f5a8..eaf9f43c89d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/BaseRegionObserver.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/BaseRegionObserver.java
@@ -400,6 +400,13 @@ public class BaseRegionObserver implements RegionObserver {
     return s;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public KeyValueScanner preStoreScannerOpen(final ObserverContext<RegionCoprocessorEnvironment> c,
+      final Store store, final Scan scan, final NavigableSet<byte[]> targetCols,
+      final KeyValueScanner s, final long readPt) throws IOException {
+    return preStoreScannerOpen(c, store, scan, targetCols, s);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public RegionScanner postScannerOpen(final ObserverContext<RegionCoprocessorEnvironment> e,
       final Scan scan, final RegionScanner s) throws IOException {
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/RegionObserver.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/RegionObserver.java
index cbad2008ef9..1d985df225f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/RegionObserver.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/RegionObserver.java
@@ -1036,11 +1036,43 @@ public interface RegionObserver extends Coprocessor {
    * @param s the base scanner, if not {@code null}, from previous RegionObserver in the chain
    * @return a KeyValueScanner instance to use or {@code null} to use the default implementation
    * @throws IOException if an error occurred on the coprocessor
+   * @deprecated use {@link #preStoreScannerOpen(ObserverContext, Store, Scan, NavigableSet,
+   *   KeyValueScanner, long)} instead
    */
+  @Deprecated
   KeyValueScanner preStoreScannerOpen(final ObserverContext<RegionCoprocessorEnvironment> c,
       final Store store, final Scan scan, final NavigableSet<byte[]> targetCols,
       final KeyValueScanner s) throws IOException;
 
+  /**
+   * Called before a store opens a new scanner.
+   * This hook is called when a "user" scanner is opened.
+   * <p>
+   * See {@link #preFlushScannerOpen(ObserverContext, Store, KeyValueScanner, InternalScanner)}
+   * and {@link #preCompactScannerOpen(ObserverContext,
+   *  Store, List, ScanType, long, InternalScanner)}
+   * to override scanners created for flushes or compactions, resp.
+   * <p>
+   * Call CoprocessorEnvironment#complete to skip any subsequent chained
+   * coprocessors.
+   * Calling {@link org.apache.hadoop.hbase.coprocessor.ObserverContext#bypass()} has no
+   * effect in this hook.
+   * <p>
+   * Note: Do not retain references to any Cells returned by scanner, beyond the life of this
+   * invocation. If need a Cell reference for later use, copy the cell and use that.
+   * @param c the environment provided by the region server
+   * @param store the store being scanned
+   * @param scan the Scan specification
+   * @param targetCols columns to be used in the scanner
+   * @param s the base scanner, if not {@code null}, from previous RegionObserver in the chain
+   * @param readPt the read point
+   * @return a KeyValueScanner instance to use or {@code null} to use the default implementation
+   * @throws IOException if an error occurred on the coprocessor
+   */
+  KeyValueScanner preStoreScannerOpen(final ObserverContext<RegionCoprocessorEnvironment> c,
+      final Store store, final Scan scan, final NavigableSet<byte[]> targetCols,
+      final KeyValueScanner s, final long readPt) throws IOException;
+
   /**
    * Called after the client opens a new scanner.
    * <p>
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
index c02627f0bc7..8dfa0e0f28b 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HStore.java
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ public class HStore implements Store {
     try {
       KeyValueScanner scanner = null;
       if (this.getCoprocessorHost() != null) {
-        scanner = this.getCoprocessorHost().preStoreScannerOpen(this, scan, targetCols);
+        scanner = this.getCoprocessorHost().preStoreScannerOpen(this, scan, targetCols, readPt);
       }
       scanner = createScanner(scan, targetCols, readPt, scanner);
       return scanner;
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionCoprocessorHost.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionCoprocessorHost.java
index 6614b3e2fc3..25e02003e3e 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionCoprocessorHost.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RegionCoprocessorHost.java
@@ -1282,13 +1282,13 @@ public class RegionCoprocessorHost
    *    Store, Scan, NavigableSet, KeyValueScanner)}
    */
   public KeyValueScanner preStoreScannerOpen(final Store store, final Scan scan,
-      final NavigableSet<byte[]> targetCols) throws IOException {
+      final NavigableSet<byte[]> targetCols, final long readPt) throws IOException {
     return execOperationWithResult(null,
         coprocessors.isEmpty() ? null : new RegionOperationWithResult<KeyValueScanner>() {
       @Override
       public void call(RegionObserver oserver, ObserverContext<RegionCoprocessorEnvironment> ctx)
           throws IOException {
-        setResult(oserver.preStoreScannerOpen(ctx, store, scan, targetCols, getResult()));
+        setResult(oserver.preStoreScannerOpen(ctx, store, scan, targetCols, getResult(), readPt));
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/TestRegionObserverScannerOpenHook.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/TestRegionObserverScannerOpenHook.java
index a8983ef422d..02bb0d3b170 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/TestRegionObserverScannerOpenHook.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/coprocessor/TestRegionObserverScannerOpenHook.java
@@ -105,11 +105,10 @@ public class TestRegionObserverScannerOpenHook {
   public static class NoDataFromScan extends BaseRegionObserver {
     @Override
     public KeyValueScanner preStoreScannerOpen(ObserverContext<RegionCoprocessorEnvironment> c,
-        Store store, Scan scan, NavigableSet<byte[]> targetCols, KeyValueScanner s)
+        Store store, Scan scan, NavigableSet<byte[]> targetCols, KeyValueScanner s, long readPt)
         throws IOException {
       scan.setFilter(new NoDataFilter());
-      return new StoreScanner(store, store.getScanInfo(), scan, targetCols,
-        ((HStore)store).getHRegion().getReadPoint(IsolationLevel.READ_COMMITTED));
+      return new StoreScanner(store, store.getScanInfo(), scan, targetCols, readPt);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestCoprocessorScanPolicy.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestCoprocessorScanPolicy.java
index b4eb7983a2d..58aa56aa225 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestCoprocessorScanPolicy.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/TestCoprocessorScanPolicy.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class TestCoprocessorScanPolicy {
     @Override
     public KeyValueScanner preStoreScannerOpen(
         final ObserverContext<RegionCoprocessorEnvironment> c, Store store, final Scan scan,
-        final NavigableSet<byte[]> targetCols, KeyValueScanner s) throws IOException {
+        final NavigableSet<byte[]> targetCols, KeyValueScanner s, long readPt) throws IOException {
       TableName tn = store.getTableName();
       if (!tn.isSystemTable()) {
         Long newTtl = ttls.get(store.getTableName());
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ public class TestCoprocessorScanPolicy {
             newVersions == null ? family.getMaxVersions() : newVersions,
             newTtl == null ? oldSI.getTtl() : newTtl, family.getKeepDeletedCells(),
             oldSI.getTimeToPurgeDeletes(), oldSI.getComparator());
-        return new StoreScanner(store, scanInfo, scan, targetCols,
-            ((HStore) store).getHRegion().getReadPoint(IsolationLevel.READ_COMMITTED));
+        return new StoreScanner(store, scanInfo, scan, targetCols, readPt);
       } else {
         return s;
       }