diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go
index 430f4c01bd5..ef7f58fec98 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/delegator"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/progress"
 	etcdfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/feature"
@@ -1326,6 +1327,18 @@ func newErrWatcher(err error) *errWatcher {
 	return watcher
 }
 
+func (c *Cacher) ShouldDelegateExactRV(resourceVersion string, recursive bool) (delegator.Result, error) {
+	return delegator.CacheWithoutSnapshots{}.ShouldDelegateExactRV(resourceVersion, recursive)
+}
+
+func (c *Cacher) ShouldDelegateContinue(continueToken string, recursive bool) (delegator.Result, error) {
+	return delegator.CacheWithoutSnapshots{}.ShouldDelegateContinue(continueToken, recursive)
+}
+
+func (c *Cacher) ShouldDelegateConsistentRead() (delegator.Result, error) {
+	return delegator.CacheWithoutSnapshots{}.ShouldDelegateConsistentRead()
+}
+
 // Implements watch.Interface.
 func (c *errWatcher) ResultChan() <-chan watch.Event {
 	return c.result
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
index 1d58dce8b4b..ca53fde6a05 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import (
 	examplev1 "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/delegator"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/metrics"
 	etcd3testing "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/testing"
 	etcdfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/feature"
@@ -245,12 +244,25 @@ func TestShouldDelegateList(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 	}
+	oldRV := "80"
+	cacheRV := "100"
+	etcdRV := "120"
 
 	keyPrefix := "/pods/"
-	continueOnRev1, err := storage.EncodeContinue(keyPrefix+"foo", keyPrefix, 1)
+	continueOnOldRV, err := storage.EncodeContinue(keyPrefix+"foo", keyPrefix, int64(mustAtoi(oldRV)))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
+	continueOnCacheRV, err := storage.EncodeContinue(keyPrefix+"foo", keyPrefix, int64(mustAtoi(cacheRV)))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Continue from different apiserver that is forward in RVs
+	continueOnEtcdRV, err := storage.EncodeContinue(keyPrefix+"foo", keyPrefix, int64(mustAtoi(etcdRV)))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	continueOnNegativeRV, err := storage.EncodeContinue(keyPrefix+"foo", keyPrefix, -1)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -258,24 +270,26 @@ func TestShouldDelegateList(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := map[opts]bool{}
 	testCases[opts{}] = true
 	testCases[opts{Limit: 100}] = true
-	testCases[opts{Continue: continueOnRev1}] = true
-	testCases[opts{Limit: 100, Continue: continueOnRev1}] = true
-	testCases[opts{Continue: continueOnNegativeRV}] = true
-	testCases[opts{Limit: 100, Continue: continueOnNegativeRV}] = true
 	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0"}] = false
 	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0", Limit: 100}] = false
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0", Continue: continueOnRev1}] = true
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0", Limit: 100, Continue: continueOnRev1}] = true
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0", Continue: continueOnNegativeRV}] = true
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0", Limit: 100, Continue: continueOnNegativeRV}] = true
 	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0", ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchNotOlderThan}] = false
 	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0", ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchNotOlderThan, Limit: 100}] = false
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1"}] = false
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1", Limit: 100}] = true
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1", ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact}] = true
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1", ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact, Limit: 100}] = true
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1", ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchNotOlderThan}] = false
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1", ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchNotOlderThan, Limit: 100}] = false
+	// Continue
+	for _, continueToken := range []string{continueOnOldRV, continueOnCacheRV, continueOnEtcdRV, continueOnNegativeRV} {
+		testCases[opts{Continue: continueToken}] = true
+		testCases[opts{Limit: 100, Continue: continueToken}] = true
+		testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0", Continue: continueToken}] = true
+		testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "0", Limit: 100, Continue: continueToken}] = true
+	}
+	// With RV
+	for _, rv := range []string{oldRV, cacheRV, etcdRV} {
+		testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: rv}] = false
+		testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: rv, Limit: 100}] = true
+		testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: rv, ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact}] = true
+		testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: rv, ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact, Limit: 100}] = true
+		testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: rv, ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchNotOlderThan}] = false
+		testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: rv, ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchNotOlderThan, Limit: 100}] = false
+	}
 
 	// Bypass for most requests doesn't depend on Recursive
 	for opts, expectBypass := range testCases {
@@ -283,14 +297,16 @@ func TestShouldDelegateList(t *testing.T) {
 		testCases[opts] = expectBypass
 	}
 	// Continue is ignored on non recursive LIST
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1", Continue: continueOnRev1}] = true
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1", Continue: continueOnRev1, Limit: 100}] = true
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1", Continue: continueOnNegativeRV}] = true
-	testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: "1", Continue: continueOnNegativeRV, Limit: 100}] = true
+	for _, rv := range []string{oldRV, etcdRV} {
+		for _, continueToken := range []string{continueOnOldRV, continueOnCacheRV, continueOnEtcdRV, continueOnNegativeRV} {
+			testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: rv, Continue: continueToken}] = true
+			testCases[opts{ResourceVersion: rv, Continue: continueToken, Limit: 100}] = true
+		}
+	}
 
-	for _, rv := range []string{"", "0", "1"} {
+	for _, rv := range []string{"", "0", oldRV, etcdRV} {
 		for _, match := range []metav1.ResourceVersionMatch{"", metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact, metav1.ResourceVersionMatchNotOlderThan} {
-			for _, continueKey := range []string{"", continueOnRev1, continueOnNegativeRV} {
+			for _, continueKey := range []string{"", continueOnOldRV, continueOnCacheRV, continueOnEtcdRV, continueOnNegativeRV} {
 				for _, limit := range []int64{0, 100} {
 					for _, recursive := range []bool{true, false} {
 						opt := opts{
@@ -335,7 +351,18 @@ func TestShouldDelegateList(t *testing.T) {
 					expectBypass = bypass
 				}
 			}
-			result, err := shouldDelegateList(toStorageOpts(opt), delegator.CacheWithoutSnapshots{})
+			backingStorage := &dummyStorage{}
+			backingStorage.getListFn = func(_ context.Context, _ string, _ storage.ListOptions, listObj runtime.Object) error {
+				podList := listObj.(*example.PodList)
+				podList.ListMeta = metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: cacheRV}
+				return nil
+			}
+			cacher, _, err := newTestCacher(backingStorage)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Couldn't create cacher: %v", err)
+			}
+			defer cacher.Stop()
+			result, err := shouldDelegateList(toStorageOpts(opt), cacher)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -368,6 +395,14 @@ func TestShouldDelegateList(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func mustAtoi(s string) int {
+	value, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return value
+}
+
 func TestConsistentReadFallback(t *testing.T) {
 	tcs := []struct {
 		name                   string
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/delegator.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/delegator.go
index 6c0287c735b..478ae7ac871 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/delegator.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/delegator.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (c *CacheDelegator) GetList(ctx context.Context, key string, opts storage.L
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	result, err := shouldDelegateList(opts, delegator.CacheWithoutSnapshots{})
+	result, err := shouldDelegateList(opts, c.cacher)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}