diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiQuery.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiQuery.java
index 4f7184830..ae8b83805 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/api/SpiQuery.java
@@ -644,9 +644,9 @@ public interface SpiQuery<T> extends Query<T>, TxnProfileEventCodes {
   boolean isBeanCachePut();
 
   /**
-   * Return true if the bean cache is being explicitly loaded via RECACHE mode.
+   * Return true if we must hit the DB (Cache reload or select for update).
    */
-  boolean isBeanCacheReload();
+  boolean isForceHitDatabase();
 
   /**
    * Return the cache mode for using the bean cache (Get and Put).
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/autotune/service/BaseQueryTuner.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/autotune/service/BaseQueryTuner.java
index 1014219e6..1c4d82e66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/autotune/service/BaseQueryTuner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/autotune/service/BaseQueryTuner.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class BaseQueryTuner {
       default:
         // not using autoTune when explicitly loading the l2 bean cache
         // or when using Versions query
-        return !query.isBeanCacheReload() && SpiQuery.TemporalMode.VERSIONS != query.getTemporalMode();
+        return !query.isForceHitDatabase() && SpiQuery.TemporalMode.VERSIONS != query.getTemporalMode();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
index c63638240..2e2d2082c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ public final class DefaultServer implements SpiServer, SpiEbeanServer {
 
     SpiQuery<T> spiQuery = (SpiQuery<T>) query;
     spiQuery.setType(Type.BEAN);
-    if (SpiQuery.Mode.NORMAL == spiQuery.getMode() && !spiQuery.isBeanCacheReload()) {
+    if (SpiQuery.Mode.NORMAL == spiQuery.getMode() && !spiQuery.isForceHitDatabase()) {
       // See if we can skip doing the fetch completely by getting the bean from the
       // persistence context or the bean cache
       T bean = findIdCheckPersistenceContextAndCache(t, spiQuery, spiQuery.getId());
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
index 50683c1dc..be5b769c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
@@ -1276,8 +1276,8 @@ public class DefaultOrmQuery<T> implements SpiQuery<T> {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean isBeanCacheReload() {
-    return CacheMode.PUT == useBeanCache;
+  public boolean isForceHitDatabase() {
+    return forUpdate != null || CacheMode.PUT == useBeanCache;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/TestQueryForUpdate.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/TestQueryForUpdate.java
index c72884b89..54f339ffc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/TestQueryForUpdate.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/TestQueryForUpdate.java
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import io.ebean.Query;
 import io.ebean.Transaction;
 import io.ebean.annotation.ForPlatform;
 import io.ebean.annotation.Platform;
+import org.ebeantest.LoggedSqlCollector;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.tests.model.basic.Customer;
+import org.tests.model.basic.EBasic;
 import org.tests.model.basic.ResetBasicData;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -40,6 +42,42 @@ public class TestQueryForUpdate extends BaseTestCase {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  @ForPlatform({
+    Platform.H2, Platform.ORACLE, Platform.POSTGRES, Platform.SQLSERVER, Platform.MYSQL
+  })
+  public void testForUpdate_when_alreadyInPC() {
+
+    EBasic basic = new EBasic("test PC cache");
+    Ebean.save(basic);
+
+    try (Transaction transaction = Ebean.beginTransaction()) {
+
+      LoggedSqlCollector.start();
+
+      EBasic basic0 = Ebean.find(EBasic.class, basic.getId());
+      assertThat(basic0).isNotNull();
+
+      EBasic basic1 = Ebean.find(EBasic.class)
+        .setId( basic.getId())
+        .forUpdate()
+        .findOne();
+
+      assertThat(basic1).isNotNull();
+      assertThat(basic1).isSameAs(basic0);
+
+      List<String> sql = LoggedSqlCollector.stop();
+      assertThat(sql).hasSize(2);
+      if (isH2() || isPostgres()) {
+        assertThat(sql.get(0)).contains("from e_basic t0 where t0.id =");
+        assertThat(sql.get(1)).contains("from e_basic t0 where t0.id =");
+        assertThat(sql.get(1)).contains("for update");
+      }
+
+      transaction.end();
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   @ForPlatform({
     Platform.H2, Platform.POSTGRES, Platform.SQLSERVER, Platform.ORACLE