diff --git a/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/database/StandardJanusGraph.java b/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/database/StandardJanusGraph.java
index 270c898987d..f054bec9b1b 100644
--- a/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/database/StandardJanusGraph.java
+++ b/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/database/StandardJanusGraph.java
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.JanusGraphFeatures;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.AdjacentVertexFilterOptimizerStrategy;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.AdjacentVertexHasIdOptimizerStrategy;
-import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.JanusGraphMixedIndexCountStrategy;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.AdjacentVertexHasUniquePropertyOptimizerStrategy;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.AdjacentVertexIsOptimizerStrategy;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.JanusGraphIoRegistrationStrategy;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.JanusGraphLocalQueryOptimizerStrategy;
+import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.JanusGraphMixedIndexCountStrategy;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.JanusGraphMultiQueryStrategy;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.tinkerpop.optimize.strategy.JanusGraphStepStrategy;
 import org.janusgraph.graphdb.transaction.StandardJanusGraphTx;
@@ -485,11 +485,17 @@ public void remove() {
 
     public EntryList edgeQuery(long vid, SliceQuery query, BackendTransaction tx) {
         Preconditions.checkArgument(vid > 0);
+        if (!this.isCacheEnabled()) {
+            tx.disableCache();
+        }
         return tx.edgeStoreQuery(new KeySliceQuery(idManager.getKey(vid), query));
     }
 
     public List<EntryList> edgeMultiQuery(LongArrayList vertexIdsAsLongs, SliceQuery query, BackendTransaction tx) {
         Preconditions.checkArgument(vertexIdsAsLongs != null && !vertexIdsAsLongs.isEmpty());
+        if (!this.isCacheEnabled()) {
+            tx.disableCache();
+        }
         final List<StaticBuffer> vertexIds = new ArrayList<>(vertexIdsAsLongs.size());
         for (int i = 0; i < vertexIdsAsLongs.size(); i++) {
             Preconditions.checkArgument(vertexIdsAsLongs.get(i) > 0);
diff --git a/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/tinkerpop/JanusGraphBlueprintsGraph.java b/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/tinkerpop/JanusGraphBlueprintsGraph.java
index 3da6fc640fd..0078fe522a5 100644
--- a/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/tinkerpop/JanusGraphBlueprintsGraph.java
+++ b/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/tinkerpop/JanusGraphBlueprintsGraph.java
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ public abstract class JanusGraphBlueprintsGraph implements JanusGraph {
 
     private ThreadLocal<JanusGraphBlueprintsTransaction> txs = ThreadLocal.withInitial(() -> null);
 
+    private final ThreadLocal<Boolean> cacheEnabled = ThreadLocal.withInitial(()-> true);
+
     public abstract JanusGraphTransaction newThreadBoundTransaction();
 
     private JanusGraphBlueprintsTransaction getAutoStartTx() {
@@ -94,6 +96,13 @@ public JanusGraphTransaction getCurrentThreadTx() {
         return getAutoStartTx();
     }
 
+    public void setEnableCache(boolean enableCache) {
+        this.cacheEnabled.set(enableCache);
+    }
+
+    public boolean isCacheEnabled() {
+        return this.cacheEnabled.get();
+    }
 
     @Override
     public synchronized void close() {
diff --git a/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/transaction/StandardJanusGraphTx.java b/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/transaction/StandardJanusGraphTx.java
index e2a53bf0274..f07a7e5ce3b 100644
--- a/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/transaction/StandardJanusGraphTx.java
+++ b/janusgraph-core/src/main/java/org/janusgraph/graphdb/transaction/StandardJanusGraphTx.java
@@ -1202,6 +1202,9 @@ public JanusGraphMultiVertexQuery multiQuery(Collection<JanusGraphVertex> vertic
     }
 
     public void executeMultiQuery(final Collection<InternalVertex> vertices, final SliceQuery sq, final QueryProfiler profiler) {
+        if(!getGraph().isCacheEnabled()) {
+            txHandle.disableCache();
+        }
         LongArrayList vertexIds = new LongArrayList(vertices.size());
         for (InternalVertex v : vertices) {
             if (!v.isNew() && v.hasId() && (v instanceof CacheVertex) && !v.hasLoadedRelations(sq)) vertexIds.add(v.longId());
@@ -1409,6 +1412,9 @@ else if (query.getResultType() == ElementCategory.VERTEX) {
         @Override
         public Iterator<JanusGraphElement> execute(final GraphCentricQuery query, final JointIndexQuery indexQuery, final Object exeInfo, final QueryProfiler profiler) {
             Iterator<JanusGraphElement> iterator;
+            if(!getGraph().isCacheEnabled()) {
+                txHandle.disableCache();
+            }
             if (!indexQuery.isEmpty()) {
                 final List<QueryUtil.IndexCall<Object>> retrievals = new ArrayList<>();
                 // Leave first index for streaming, and prepare the rest for intersecting and lookup