diff --git a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
index 14f8ada9f5e..31af174feb3 100644
--- a/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
+++ b/tools/db_bench_tool.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "rocksdb/memtablerep.h"
 #include "rocksdb/options.h"
 #include "rocksdb/perf_context.h"
+#include "rocksdb/persistent_cache.h"
 #include "rocksdb/rate_limiter.h"
 #include "rocksdb/slice.h"
 #include "rocksdb/slice_transform.h"
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
 #include "util/xxhash.h"
 #include "utilities/blob_db/blob_db.h"
 #include "utilities/merge_operators.h"
+#include "utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier.h"
 
 #ifdef OS_WIN
 #include <io.h>  // open/close
@@ -445,6 +447,20 @@ DEFINE_bool(show_table_properties, false,
 
 DEFINE_string(db, "", "Use the db with the following name.");
 
+// Read cache flags
+
+DEFINE_string(read_cache_path, "",
+              "If not empty string, a read cache will be used in this path");
+
+DEFINE_int64(read_cache_size, 4LL * 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+             "Maximum size of the read cache");
+
+DEFINE_bool(read_cache_direct_write, true,
+            "Whether to use Direct IO for writing to the read cache");
+
+DEFINE_bool(read_cache_direct_read, true,
+            "Whether to use Direct IO for reading from read cache");
+
 static bool ValidateCacheNumshardbits(const char* flagname, int32_t value) {
   if (value >= 20) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Invalid value for --%s: %d, must be < 20\n",
@@ -2901,6 +2917,45 @@ class Benchmark {
           FLAGS_skip_table_builder_flush;
       block_based_options.format_version = 2;
       block_based_options.read_amp_bytes_per_bit = FLAGS_read_amp_bytes_per_bit;
+      if (FLAGS_read_cache_path != "") {
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+        Status rc_status;
+
+        // Read cache need to be provided with a the Logger, we will put all
+        // reac cache logs in the read cache path in a file named rc_LOG
+        rc_status = FLAGS_env->CreateDirIfMissing(FLAGS_read_cache_path);
+        std::shared_ptr<Logger> read_cache_logger;
+        if (rc_status.ok()) {
+          rc_status = FLAGS_env->NewLogger(FLAGS_read_cache_path + "/rc_LOG",
+                                           &read_cache_logger);
+        }
+
+        if (rc_status.ok()) {
+          PersistentCacheConfig rc_cfg(FLAGS_env, FLAGS_read_cache_path,
+                                       FLAGS_read_cache_size,
+                                       read_cache_logger);
+
+          rc_cfg.enable_direct_reads = FLAGS_read_cache_direct_read;
+          rc_cfg.enable_direct_writes = FLAGS_read_cache_direct_write;
+          rc_cfg.writer_qdepth = 4;
+          rc_cfg.writer_dispatch_size = 4 * 1024;
+
+          auto pcache = std::make_shared<BlockCacheTier>(rc_cfg);
+          block_based_options.persistent_cache = pcache;
+          rc_status = pcache->Open();
+        }
+
+        if (!rc_status.ok()) {
+          fprintf(stderr, "Error initializing read cache, %s\n",
+                  rc_status.ToString().c_str());
+          exit(1);
+        }
+#else
+        fprintf(stderr, "Read cache is not supported in LITE\n");
+        exit(1);
+
+#endif
+      }
       options.table_factory.reset(
           NewBlockBasedTableFactory(block_based_options));
     }
diff --git a/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier.h b/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier.h
index 900f43fdb5f..490a85f817b 100644
--- a/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier.h
+++ b/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 //  of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
 #pragma once
 
+#ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
+
 #ifndef  OS_WIN
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif // ! OS_WIN
@@ -149,3 +151,5 @@ class BlockCacheTier : public PersistentCacheTier {
 };
 
 }  // namespace rocksdb
+
+#endif
diff --git a/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier_file.cc b/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier_file.cc
index 04fb3803486..a07b29ddd40 100644
--- a/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier_file.cc
+++ b/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier_file.cc
@@ -203,12 +203,15 @@ bool RandomAccessCacheFile::OpenImpl(const bool enable_direct_reads) {
 
   Debug(log_, "Opening cache file %s", Path().c_str());
 
-  Status status = NewRandomAccessCacheFile(env_, Path(), &file_);
+  std::unique_ptr<RandomAccessFile> file;
+  Status status =
+      NewRandomAccessCacheFile(env_, Path(), &file, enable_direct_reads);
   if (!status.ok()) {
     Error(log_, "Error opening random access file %s. %s", Path().c_str(),
           status.ToString().c_str());
     return false;
   }
+  freader_.reset(new RandomAccessFileReader(std::move(file), env_));
 
   return true;
 }
@@ -219,12 +222,12 @@ bool RandomAccessCacheFile::Read(const LBA& lba, Slice* key, Slice* val,
 
   assert(lba.cache_id_ == cache_id_);
 
-  if (!file_) {
+  if (!freader_) {
     return false;
   }
 
   Slice result;
-  Status s = file_->Read(lba.off_, lba.size_, &result, scratch);
+  Status s = freader_->Read(lba.off_, lba.size_, &result, scratch);
   if (!s.ok()) {
     Error(log_, "Error reading from file %s. %s", Path().c_str(),
           s.ToString().c_str());
diff --git a/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier_file.h b/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier_file.h
index 9d2d0e9ee41..68a6a187ea9 100644
--- a/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier_file.h
+++ b/utilities/persistent_cache/block_cache_tier_file.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "port/port.h"
 #include "util/crc32c.h"
+#include "util/file_reader_writer.h"
 #include "util/mutexlock.h"
 
 // The io code path of persistent cache uses pipelined architecture
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ class RandomAccessCacheFile : public BlockCacheFile {
   bool Read(const LBA& lba, Slice* key, Slice* block, char* scratch) override;
 
  private:
-  std::unique_ptr<RandomAccessFile> file_;
+  std::unique_ptr<RandomAccessFileReader> freader_;
 
  protected:
   bool OpenImpl(const bool enable_direct_reads);