diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/BatchFetchQueue.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/BatchFetchQueue.java
index a91184dff2..171c083767 100755
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/BatchFetchQueue.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/BatchFetchQueue.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class BatchFetchQueue {
 	}
 
 	private boolean isCached(EntityKey entityKey, EntityPersister persister) {
-		if ( persister.hasCache() ) {
+		if ( context.getSession().getCacheMode().isGetEnabled() && persister.hasCache() ) {
 			final CacheKey key = context.getSession().generateCacheKey(
 					entityKey.getIdentifier(),
 					persister.getIdentifierType(),
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public class BatchFetchQueue {
 	}
 
 	private boolean isCached(Serializable collectionKey, CollectionPersister persister) {
-		if ( persister.hasCache() ) {
+		if ( context.getSession().getCacheMode().isGetEnabled() && persister.hasCache() ) {
 			CacheKey cacheKey = context.getSession().generateCacheKey(
 					collectionKey,
 					persister.getKeyType(),
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java
index 5a2642fb51..031509a7c6 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ public abstract class Loader {
 		);
 
 		// see if the entity defines reference caching, and if so use the cached reference (if one).
-		if ( persister.canUseReferenceCacheEntries() ) {
+		if ( session.getCacheMode().isGetEnabled() && persister.canUseReferenceCacheEntries() ) {
 			final Object cachedEntry = CacheHelper.fromSharedCache(
 					session,
 					session.generateCacheKey(
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
index 3d5b402370..642b1f1398 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityPersister
 			LOG.tracev( "Initializing lazy properties of: {0}, field access: {1}", MessageHelper.infoString( this, id, getFactory() ), fieldName );
 		}
 
-		if ( hasCache() ) {
+		if ( session.getCacheMode().isGetEnabled() && hasCache() ) {
 			final CacheKey cacheKey = session.generateCacheKey( id, getIdentifierType(), getEntityName() );
 			final Object ce = CacheHelper.fromSharedCache( session, cacheKey, getCacheAccessStrategy() );
 			if ( ce != null ) {
@@ -4342,7 +4342,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityPersister
 		}
 
 		// check to see if it is in the second-level cache
-		if ( hasCache() ) {
+		if ( session.getCacheMode().isGetEnabled() && hasCache() ) {
 			final CacheKey ck = session.generateCacheKey( id, getIdentifierType(), getRootEntityName() );
 			final Object ce = CacheHelper.fromSharedCache( session, ck, getCacheAccessStrategy() );
 			if ( ce != null ) {