diff --git a/src/main/java/org/redisson/ReadMode.java b/src/main/java/org/redisson/ReadMode.java
index 0f7e6a6df..543c46032 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/redisson/ReadMode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/redisson/ReadMode.java
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ public enum ReadMode {
     /**
      * Read from master node
      */
-    MASTER
+    MASTER,
+
+    /**
+     * Read from master and slave nodes
+     */
+    MASTER_SLAVE,
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/redisson/cluster/ClusterConnectionManager.java b/src/main/java/org/redisson/cluster/ClusterConnectionManager.java
index cbace80ab..229b0067d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/redisson/cluster/ClusterConnectionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/redisson/cluster/ClusterConnectionManager.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class ClusterConnectionManager extends MasterSlaveConnectionManager {
                             config.setSlaveAddresses(partition.getSlaveAddresses());
 
                             e = new MasterSlaveEntry(partition.getSlotRanges(), ClusterConnectionManager.this, config);
-                            List<Future<Void>> fs = e.initSlaveBalancer(config);
+                            List<Future<Void>> fs = e.initSlaveBalancer();
                             futures.addAll(fs);
 
                             if (!partition.getSlaveAddresses().isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveConnectionManager.java b/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveConnectionManager.java
index a7f9abf20..9b5adb9a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveConnectionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveConnectionManager.java
@@ -195,20 +195,17 @@ public class MasterSlaveConnectionManager implements ConnectionManager {
     }
 
     protected void initEntry(MasterSlaveServersConfig config) {
-        if (config.getReadMode() == ReadMode.MASTER) {
-            HashSet<ClusterSlotRange> slots = new HashSet<ClusterSlotRange>();
-            slots.add(singleSlotRange);
+        HashSet<ClusterSlotRange> slots = new HashSet<ClusterSlotRange>();
+        slots.add(singleSlotRange);
 
+        if (config.getReadMode() == ReadMode.MASTER) {
             SingleEntry entry = new SingleEntry(slots, this, config);
             Future<Void> f = entry.setupMasterEntry(config.getMasterAddress().getHost(), config.getMasterAddress().getPort());
             f.syncUninterruptibly();
             addEntry(singleSlotRange, entry);
         } else {
-            HashSet<ClusterSlotRange> slots = new HashSet<ClusterSlotRange>();
-            slots.add(singleSlotRange);
-
             MasterSlaveEntry entry = new MasterSlaveEntry(slots, this, config);
-            List<Future<Void>> fs = entry.initSlaveBalancer(config);
+            List<Future<Void>> fs = entry.initSlaveBalancer();
             Future<Void> f = entry.setupMasterEntry(config.getMasterAddress().getHost(), config.getMasterAddress().getPort());
             fs.add(f);
             for (Future<Void> future : fs) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveEntry.java b/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveEntry.java
index 909bd9ac6..8992113f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/MasterSlaveEntry.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 import org.redisson.MasterSlaveServersConfig;
+import org.redisson.ReadMode;
 import org.redisson.client.RedisClient;
 import org.redisson.client.RedisConnection;
 import org.redisson.client.RedisPubSubConnection;
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@ public class MasterSlaveEntry {
         writeConnectionHolder = new MasterConnectionPool(config, connectionManager, this);
     }
 
-    public List<Future<Void>> initSlaveBalancer(MasterSlaveServersConfig config) {
-        boolean freezeMasterAsSlave = !config.getSlaveAddresses().isEmpty();
+    public List<Future<Void>> initSlaveBalancer() {
+        boolean freezeMasterAsSlave = !config.getSlaveAddresses().isEmpty() && config.getReadMode() == ReadMode.SLAVE;
 
         List<Future<Void>> result = new LinkedList<Future<Void>>();
         Future<Void> f = addSlave(config.getMasterAddress().getHost(), config.getMasterAddress().getPort(), freezeMasterAsSlave, NodeType.MASTER);
@@ -89,8 +90,9 @@ public class MasterSlaveEntry {
 
     public Collection<RedisPubSubConnection> slaveDown(String host, int port, FreezeReason freezeReason) {
         Collection<RedisPubSubConnection> conns = slaveBalancer.freeze(host, port, freezeReason);
+
         // add master as slave if no more slaves available
-        if (slaveBalancer.getAvailableClients() == 0) {
+        if (config.getReadMode() == ReadMode.SLAVE && slaveBalancer.getAvailableClients() == 0) {
             InetSocketAddress addr = masterEntry.getClient().getAddr();
             if (slaveUp(addr.getHostName(), addr.getPort(), FreezeReason.SYSTEM)) {
                 log.info("master {}:{} used as slave", addr.getHostName(), addr.getPort());
@@ -128,7 +130,8 @@ public class MasterSlaveEntry {
 
         InetSocketAddress addr = masterEntry.getClient().getAddr();
         // exclude master from slaves
-        if (!addr.getHostName().equals(host) || port != addr.getPort()) {
+        if (config.getReadMode() == ReadMode.SLAVE
+                && (!addr.getHostName().equals(host) || port != addr.getPort())) {
             connectionManager.slaveDown(this, addr.getHostName(), addr.getPort(), FreezeReason.SYSTEM);
         }
         return true;
@@ -146,8 +149,9 @@ public class MasterSlaveEntry {
         writeConnectionHolder.remove(oldMaster);
         oldMaster.freezeMaster(FreezeReason.MANAGER);
 
-        if (slaveBalancer.getAvailableClients() > 1) {
-            // more than one slave available, so master could be removed from slaves
+        // more than one slave available, so master can be removed from slaves
+        if (config.getReadMode() == ReadMode.SLAVE
+                && slaveBalancer.getAvailableClients() > 1) {
             connectionManager.slaveDown(this, host, port, FreezeReason.SYSTEM);
         }
         connectionManager.shutdownAsync(oldMaster.getClient());