diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/ProtobufUtil.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/ProtobufUtil.java
index 5ec2a3ab76f..3b5e4f3b223 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/ProtobufUtil.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/protobuf/ProtobufUtil.java
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
    */
   public static ClientProtos.Result toResult(final Result result) {
     if (result.getExists() != null) {
-      return toResult(result.getExists());
+      return toResult(result.getExists(), result.isStale());
     }
 
     Cell[] cells = result.rawCells();
@@ -1256,8 +1256,12 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
    * @param existence the client existence to send
    * @return the converted protocol buffer Result
    */
-  public static ClientProtos.Result toResult(final boolean existence) {
-    return existence ? EMPTY_RESULT_PB_EXISTS_TRUE : EMPTY_RESULT_PB_EXISTS_FALSE;
+  public static ClientProtos.Result toResult(final boolean existence, boolean stale) {
+    if (stale){
+      return existence ? EMPTY_RESULT_PB_EXISTS_TRUE_STALE : EMPTY_RESULT_PB_EXISTS_FALSE_STALE;
+    } else {
+      return existence ? EMPTY_RESULT_PB_EXISTS_TRUE : EMPTY_RESULT_PB_EXISTS_FALSE;
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1268,7 +1272,7 @@ public final class ProtobufUtil {
    * @return the converted protocol buffer Result
    */
   public static ClientProtos.Result toResultNoData(final Result result) {
-    if (result.getExists() != null) return toResult(result.getExists());
+    if (result.getExists() != null) return toResult(result.getExists(), result.isStale());
     int size = result.size();
     if (size == 0) return result.isStale() ? EMPTY_RESULT_PB_STALE : EMPTY_RESULT_PB;
     ClientProtos.Result.Builder builder = ClientProtos.Result.newBuilder();
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 aef95d886a2..b89d886f3a0 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
@@ -4725,7 +4725,8 @@ public class HRegion implements HeapSize { // , Writable{
       }
     }
     List<Cell> results = get(get, true);
-    return Result.create(results, get.isCheckExistenceOnly() ? !results.isEmpty() : null);
+    boolean stale = this.getRegionInfo().getReplicaId() != 0;
+    return Result.create(results, get.isCheckExistenceOnly() ? !results.isEmpty() : null, stale);
   }
 
   /*
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
index 84f986bb11f..d8f16962c7e 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/HRegionServer.java
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ public class HRegionServer extends HasThread implements
     return getRegionByEncodedName(regionName, encodedRegionName);
   }
 
-  protected HRegion getRegionByEncodedName(String encodedRegionName)
+  public HRegion getRegionByEncodedName(String encodedRegionName)
       throws NotServingRegionException {
     return getRegionByEncodedName(null, encodedRegionName);
   }
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RSRpcServices.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RSRpcServices.java
index e94c506ebee..599fd1c22f7 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RSRpcServices.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/RSRpcServices.java
@@ -1606,7 +1606,8 @@ public class RSRpcServices implements HBaseRPCErrorHandler,
         }
       }
       if (existence != null){
-        ClientProtos.Result pbr = ProtobufUtil.toResult(existence);
+        ClientProtos.Result pbr =
+            ProtobufUtil.toResult(existence, region.getRegionInfo().getReplicaId() != 0);
         builder.setResult(pbr);
       } else  if (r != null) {
         ClientProtos.Result pbr = ProtobufUtil.toResult(r);