diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go b/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
index 9eb5fda3c6f..12a931daae3 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 type store struct {
-	client     *clientv3.Client
+	client *clientv3.Client
+	// getOpts contains additional options that should be passed
+	// to all Get() calls.
+	getOps     []clientv3.OpOption
 	codec      runtime.Codec
 	versioner  storage.Versioner
 	pathPrefix string
@@ -59,18 +62,30 @@ type objState struct {
 
 // New returns an etcd3 implementation of storage.Interface.
 func New(c *clientv3.Client, codec runtime.Codec, prefix string) storage.Interface {
-	return newStore(c, codec, prefix)
+	return newStore(c, true, codec, prefix)
 }
 
-func newStore(c *clientv3.Client, codec runtime.Codec, prefix string) *store {
+// NewWithNoQuorumRead returns etcd3 implementation of storage.Interface
+// where Get operations don't require quorum read.
+func NewWithNoQuorumRead(c *clientv3.Client, codec runtime.Codec, prefix string) storage.Interface {
+	return newStore(c, false, codec, prefix)
+}
+
+func newStore(c *clientv3.Client, quorumRead bool, codec runtime.Codec, prefix string) *store {
 	versioner := etcd.APIObjectVersioner{}
-	return &store{
+	result := &store{
 		client:     c,
 		versioner:  versioner,
 		codec:      codec,
 		pathPrefix: prefix,
 		watcher:    newWatcher(c, codec, versioner),
 	}
+	if !quorumRead {
+		// In case of non-quorum reads, we can set WithSerializable()
+		// options for all Get operations.
+		result.getOps = append(result.getOps, clientv3.WithSerializable())
+	}
+	return result
 }
 
 // Versioner implements storage.Interface.Versioner.
@@ -81,7 +96,7 @@ func (s *store) Versioner() storage.Versioner {
 // Get implements storage.Interface.Get.
 func (s *store) Get(ctx context.Context, key string, out runtime.Object, ignoreNotFound bool) error {
 	key = keyWithPrefix(s.pathPrefix, key)
-	getResp, err := s.client.KV.Get(ctx, key)
+	getResp, err := s.client.KV.Get(ctx, key, s.getOps...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -202,7 +217,7 @@ func (s *store) GuaranteedUpdate(ctx context.Context, key string, out runtime.Ob
 		panic("unable to convert output object to pointer")
 	}
 	key = keyWithPrefix(s.pathPrefix, key)
-	getResp, err := s.client.KV.Get(ctx, key)
+	getResp, err := s.client.KV.Get(ctx, key, s.getOps...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -262,7 +277,7 @@ func (s *store) GetToList(ctx context.Context, key string, pred storage.Selectio
 	}
 	key = keyWithPrefix(s.pathPrefix, key)
 
-	getResp, err := s.client.KV.Get(ctx, key)
+	getResp, err := s.client.KV.Get(ctx, key, s.getOps...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd3/store_test.go b/pkg/storage/etcd3/store_test.go
index 9e5f088f998..c458164fc98 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd3/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd3/store_test.go
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func TestGuaranteedUpdateWithConflict(t *testing.T) {
 func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 	cluster := integration.NewClusterV3(t, &integration.ClusterConfig{Size: 1})
 	defer cluster.Terminate(t)
-	store := newStore(cluster.RandClient(), testapi.Default.Codec(), "")
+	store := newStore(cluster.RandClient(), false, testapi.Default.Codec(), "")
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	// Setup storage with the following structure:
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 
 func testSetup(t *testing.T) (context.Context, *store, *integration.ClusterV3) {
 	cluster := integration.NewClusterV3(t, &integration.ClusterConfig{Size: 1})
-	store := newStore(cluster.RandClient(), testapi.Default.Codec(), "")
+	store := newStore(cluster.RandClient(), false, testapi.Default.Codec(), "")
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	return ctx, store, cluster
 }
diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go b/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go
index 7ccb61cb011..63ede7ee2e9 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (wc *watchChan) sync() error {
 	wc.initialRev = getResp.Header.Revision
 
 	for _, kv := range getResp.Kvs {
-		prevResp, err := wc.watcher.client.Get(wc.ctx, string(kv.Key), clientv3.WithRev(kv.ModRevision-1))
+		prevResp, err := wc.watcher.client.Get(wc.ctx, string(kv.Key), clientv3.WithRev(kv.ModRevision-1), clientv3.WithSerializable())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher_test.go b/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher_test.go
index b0bdf9631d0..f0d71db36dd 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher_test.go
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ func TestWatchFromNoneZero(t *testing.T) {
 func TestWatchError(t *testing.T) {
 	cluster := integration.NewClusterV3(t, &integration.ClusterConfig{Size: 1})
 	defer cluster.Terminate(t)
-	invalidStore := newStore(cluster.RandClient(), &testCodec{testapi.Default.Codec()}, "")
+	invalidStore := newStore(cluster.RandClient(), false, &testCodec{testapi.Default.Codec()}, "")
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	w, err := invalidStore.Watch(ctx, "/abc", "0", storage.Everything)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Watch failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	validStore := newStore(cluster.RandClient(), testapi.Default.Codec(), "")
+	validStore := newStore(cluster.RandClient(), false, testapi.Default.Codec(), "")
 	validStore.GuaranteedUpdate(ctx, "/abc", &api.Pod{}, true, nil, storage.SimpleUpdate(
 		func(runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
 			return &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go b/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go
index f860f91814d..5a69fdc2b15 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/storagebackend/factory/etcd3.go
@@ -55,5 +55,8 @@ func newETCD3Storage(c storagebackend.Config) (storage.Interface, DestroyFunc, e
 		cancel()
 		client.Close()
 	}
-	return etcd3.New(client, c.Codec, c.Prefix), destroyFunc, nil
+	if c.Quorum {
+		return etcd3.New(client, c.Codec, c.Prefix), destroyFunc, nil
+	}
+	return etcd3.NewWithNoQuorumRead(client, c.Codec, c.Prefix), destroyFunc, nil
 }