diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCache.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCache.java
index 481607263d289..f02e8b899ed76 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCache.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCache.java
@@ -417,11 +417,15 @@ long count() {
         return tieredCacheService.count();
     }
 
+    long count(TierType tierType) {
+        return tieredCacheService.count(tierType);
+    }
+
     int numRegisteredCloseListeners() { // for testing
         return registeredClosedListeners.size();
     }
 
-    /*public void closeDiskTier() {
-        tieredCacheHandler.closeDiskTier();
-    }*/
+    public void closeDiskTier() {
+        tieredCacheService.closeDiskTier();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheService.java
index 59e5e0e00b6c1..8b77447bb951b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheService.java
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ public interface TieredCacheService<K, V> {
 
     long count();
 
+    long count(TierType tierType);
+
     OnHeapCachingTier<K, V> getOnHeapCachingTier();
 
     Optional<DiskCachingTier<K, V>> getDiskCachingTier();
+
+    void closeDiskTier();
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheSpilloverStrategyService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheSpilloverStrategyService.java
index 7799170a1ede9..6586dcbba78fc 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheSpilloverStrategyService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheSpilloverStrategyService.java
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@ public long count() {
         return totalCount;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public long count(TierType tierType) {
+        for (CachingTier<K, V> cachingTier : cachingTierList) {
+            if (cachingTier.getTierType() == tierType) {
+                return cachingTier.count();
+            }
+        }
+        return -1L;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called whenever an item is evicted from any cache tier. If the item was evicted from onHeap cache, it is moved
      * to disk tier cache. In case it was evicted from disk tier cache, it will discarded.
@@ -165,6 +175,15 @@ private void setRemovalListeners() {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Close the ehcache disk tier, if there is one.
+     */
+    public void closeDiskTier() {
+        if (diskCachingTier.isPresent()) {
+            diskCachingTier.get().close();
+        }
+    }
+
     private Function<K, CacheValue<V>> getValueFromTierCache(boolean trackStats) {
         return key -> {
             for (CachingTier<K, V> cachingTier : cachingTierList) {
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCacheTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCacheTests.java
index 495e680bd2016..4ef19c3118e08 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCacheTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/IndicesRequestCacheTests.java
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ public void testEhcacheConcurrency() throws Exception {
             assertNotNull(value);
         }
 
-        //System.out.println("heap size " + cache.count(TierType.ON_HEAP));
-        //System.out.println("disk size " + cache.count(TierType.DISK));
+        System.out.println("heap size " + cache.count(TierType.ON_HEAP));
+        System.out.println("disk size " + cache.count(TierType.DISK));
         System.out.println("disk misses " + requestCacheStats.stats(TierType.DISK).getMissCount());
         System.out.println("disk hits " + requestCacheStats.stats(TierType.DISK).getHitCount());
         /*System.out.println("disk num gets " + cache.tieredCacheHandler.getDiskCachingTier().numGets);
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheSpilloverStrategyServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheSpilloverStrategyServiceTests.java
index 4c4c7f195ba31..447d124c57f18 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheSpilloverStrategyServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/indices/TieredCacheSpilloverStrategyServiceTests.java
@@ -454,5 +454,15 @@ public TierType getTierType() {
         public void onRemoval(RemovalNotification<K, V> notification) {
             this.removalListener.onRemoval(notification);
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public double getTimeMillisEWMA() {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() {
+
+        }
     }
 }