diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/MetricsConnection.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/MetricsConnection.java
index dd3e571a8b7a..66cdfb3183f8 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/MetricsConnection.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/MetricsConnection.java
@@ -552,6 +552,10 @@ public void incrMetaCacheHit() {
     metaCacheHits.inc();
   }
 
+  public long getMetaCacheHits() {
+    return metaCacheHits.getCount();
+  }
+
   /** Increment the number of meta cache misses. */
   public void incrMetaCacheMiss() {
     metaCacheMisses.inc();
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestMetaCache.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestMetaCache.java
index ce52918bfe42..f8f853e758e1 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestMetaCache.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/TestMetaCache.java
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ public void testPreserveMetaCacheOnException() throws Exception {
 
       Exception exp;
       boolean success;
+      long initialMetaCacheHits = metrics.getMetaCacheHits();
+      long initialMetaCacheMisses = metrics.getMetaCacheMisses();
       for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++) {
         exp = null;
         success = false;
@@ -253,6 +255,12 @@ public void testPreserveMetaCacheOnException() throws Exception {
           table.increment(increment);
           table.delete(delete);
           table.mutateRow(mutations);
+          // The value of the metaCacheHits counter is incremented by 6 in each round of the loop,
+          // for 0th iteration there will be 5 hits + 1 cache miss.
+          assertEquals(initialMetaCacheHits + 6 * i + 5, metrics.getMetaCacheHits());
+          // We will get a cache miss only on the first request, so the value will always be
+          // initialMetaCacheMisses + 1
+          assertEquals(initialMetaCacheMisses + 1, metrics.getMetaCacheMisses());
         } catch (IOException ex) {
           // Only keep track of the last exception that updated the meta cache
           if (ClientExceptionsUtil.isMetaClearingException(ex) || success) {