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 3fba8c9456..4156381da6 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
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ 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(),
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ 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 19a51904cf..05ccd144b7 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 4c8c73b79a..05821d2170 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
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ 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 ) {
@@ -4299,7 +4299,7 @@ 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 ) {