diff --git a/db/blob/db_blob_basic_test.cc b/db/blob/db_blob_basic_test.cc
index ef48844b432..e41933d3549 100644
--- a/db/blob/db_blob_basic_test.cc
+++ b/db/blob/db_blob_basic_test.cc
@@ -1182,6 +1182,30 @@ TEST_F(DBBlobBasicTest, GetMergeBlobWithPut) {
   ASSERT_EQ(Get("Key1"), "v1,v2,v3");
 }
 
+TEST_F(DBBlobBasicTest, GetMergeBlobFromMemoryTier) {
+  Options options = GetDefaultOptions();
+  options.merge_operator = MergeOperators::CreateStringAppendOperator();
+  options.enable_blob_files = true;
+  options.min_blob_size = 0;
+
+  Reopen(options);
+
+  ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(0), "v1"));
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+  ASSERT_OK(Merge(Key(0), "v2"));
+  ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+
+  // Regular `Get()` loads data block to cache.
+  std::string value;
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Get(ReadOptions(), Key(0), &value));
+  ASSERT_EQ("v1,v2", value);
+
+  // Base value blob is still uncached, so an in-memory read will fail.
+  ReadOptions read_options;
+  read_options.read_tier = kBlockCacheTier;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(db_->Get(read_options, Key(0), &value).IsIncomplete());
+}
+
 TEST_F(DBBlobBasicTest, MultiGetMergeBlobWithPut) {
   constexpr size_t num_keys = 3;
 
diff --git a/db/table_cache.cc b/db/table_cache.cc
index 13cbbe58418..02956c7c29c 100644
--- a/db/table_cache.cc
+++ b/db/table_cache.cc
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ uint64_t TableCache::CreateRowCacheKeyPrefix(const ReadOptions& options,
 
 bool TableCache::GetFromRowCache(const Slice& user_key, IterKey& row_cache_key,
                                  size_t prefix_size, GetContext* get_context,
-                                 SequenceNumber seq_no) {
+                                 Status* read_status, SequenceNumber seq_no) {
   bool found = false;
 
   row_cache_key.TrimAppend(prefix_size, user_key.data(), user_key.size());
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ bool TableCache::GetFromRowCache(const Slice& user_key, IterKey& row_cache_key,
     row_cache.RegisterReleaseAsCleanup(row_handle, value_pinner);
     // If row cache hit, knowing cache key is the same to row_cache_key,
     // can use row_cache_key's seq no to construct InternalKey.
-    replayGetContextLog(*row_cache.Value(row_handle), user_key, get_context,
-                        &value_pinner, seq_no);
+    *read_status = replayGetContextLog(*row_cache.Value(row_handle), user_key,
+                                       get_context, &value_pinner, seq_no);
     RecordTick(ioptions_.stats, ROW_CACHE_HIT);
     found = true;
   } else {
@@ -440,21 +440,20 @@ Status TableCache::Get(
 
   // Check row cache if enabled.
   // Reuse row_cache_key sequence number when row cache hits.
+  Status s;
   if (ioptions_.row_cache && !get_context->NeedToReadSequence()) {
     auto user_key = ExtractUserKey(k);
     uint64_t cache_entry_seq_no =
         CreateRowCacheKeyPrefix(options, fd, k, get_context, row_cache_key);
     done = GetFromRowCache(user_key, row_cache_key, row_cache_key.Size(),
-                           get_context, cache_entry_seq_no);
+                           get_context, &s, cache_entry_seq_no);
     if (!done) {
       row_cache_entry = &row_cache_entry_buffer;
     }
   }
-  Status s;
   TableReader* t = fd.table_reader;
   TypedHandle* handle = nullptr;
-  if (!done) {
-    assert(s.ok());
+  if (s.ok() && !done) {
     if (t == nullptr) {
       s = FindTable(options, file_options_, internal_comparator, file_meta,
                     &handle, block_protection_bytes_per_key, prefix_extractor,
diff --git a/db/table_cache.h b/db/table_cache.h
index ae3fc93c376..cf3cd25c914 100644
--- a/db/table_cache.h
+++ b/db/table_cache.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ class TableCache {
   // user key to row_cache_key at offset prefix_size
   bool GetFromRowCache(const Slice& user_key, IterKey& row_cache_key,
                        size_t prefix_size, GetContext* get_context,
+                       Status* read_status,
                        SequenceNumber seq_no = kMaxSequenceNumber);
 
   const ImmutableOptions& ioptions_;
@@ -286,4 +287,4 @@ class TableCache {
   std::string db_session_id_;
 };
 
-}  // namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/db/table_cache_sync_and_async.h b/db/table_cache_sync_and_async.h
index a06b7d43164..f069c8b8055 100644
--- a/db/table_cache_sync_and_async.h
+++ b/db/table_cache_sync_and_async.h
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@ DEFINE_SYNC_AND_ASYNC(Status, TableCache::MultiGet)
 
       GetContext* get_context = miter->get_context;
 
-      if (GetFromRowCache(user_key, row_cache_key, row_cache_key_prefix_size,
-                          get_context)) {
+      Status read_status;
+      bool ret =
+          GetFromRowCache(user_key, row_cache_key, row_cache_key_prefix_size,
+                          get_context, &read_status);
+      if (!read_status.ok()) {
+        CO_RETURN read_status;
+      }
+      if (ret) {
         table_range.SkipKey(miter);
       } else {
         row_cache_entries.emplace_back();
diff --git a/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader.cc b/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader.cc
index b46619eddc9..432f9ffa62b 100644
--- a/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader.cc
+++ b/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader.cc
@@ -2335,11 +2335,18 @@ Status BlockBasedTable::Get(const ReadOptions& read_options, const Slice& key,
               biter.key(), &parsed_key, false /* log_err_key */);  // TODO
           if (!pik_status.ok()) {
             s = pik_status;
+            break;
           }
 
-          if (!get_context->SaveValue(
-                  parsed_key, biter.value(), &matched,
-                  biter.IsValuePinned() ? &biter : nullptr)) {
+          Status read_status;
+          bool ret = get_context->SaveValue(
+              parsed_key, biter.value(), &matched, &read_status,
+              biter.IsValuePinned() ? &biter : nullptr);
+          if (!read_status.ok()) {
+            s = read_status;
+            break;
+          }
+          if (!ret) {
             if (get_context->State() == GetContext::GetState::kFound) {
               does_referenced_key_exist = true;
               referenced_data_size = biter.key().size() + biter.value().size();
@@ -2348,7 +2355,9 @@ Status BlockBasedTable::Get(const ReadOptions& read_options, const Slice& key,
             break;
           }
         }
-        s = biter.status();
+        if (s.ok()) {
+          s = biter.status();
+        }
         if (!s.ok()) {
           break;
         }
diff --git a/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader_sync_and_async.h b/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader_sync_and_async.h
index 98cf73dcacf..6350560c1d3 100644
--- a/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader_sync_and_async.h
+++ b/table/block_based/block_based_table_reader_sync_and_async.h
@@ -735,9 +735,17 @@ DEFINE_SYNC_AND_ASYNC(void, BlockBasedTable::MultiGet)
               biter->key(), &parsed_key, false /* log_err_key */);  // TODO
           if (!pik_status.ok()) {
             s = pik_status;
+            break;
+          }
+          Status read_status;
+          bool ret = get_context->SaveValue(
+              parsed_key, biter->value(), &matched, &read_status,
+              value_pinner ? value_pinner : nullptr);
+          if (!read_status.ok()) {
+            s = read_status;
+            break;
           }
-          if (!get_context->SaveValue(parsed_key, biter->value(), &matched,
-                                      value_pinner)) {
+          if (!ret) {
             if (get_context->State() == GetContext::GetState::kFound) {
               does_referenced_key_exist = true;
               referenced_data_size =
@@ -746,7 +754,9 @@ DEFINE_SYNC_AND_ASYNC(void, BlockBasedTable::MultiGet)
             done = true;
             break;
           }
-          s = biter->status();
+          if (s.ok()) {
+            s = biter->status();
+          }
         }
         // Write the block cache access.
         // XXX: There appear to be 'break' statements above that bypass this
diff --git a/table/cuckoo/cuckoo_table_reader.cc b/table/cuckoo/cuckoo_table_reader.cc
index d74a0b041f8..5be1ebc19ec 100644
--- a/table/cuckoo/cuckoo_table_reader.cc
+++ b/table/cuckoo/cuckoo_table_reader.cc
@@ -186,7 +186,10 @@ Status CuckooTableReader::Get(const ReadOptions& /*readOptions*/,
             return s;
           }
           bool dont_care __attribute__((__unused__));
-          get_context->SaveValue(found_ikey, value, &dont_care);
+          get_context->SaveValue(found_ikey, value, &dont_care, &s);
+          if (!s.ok()) {
+            return s;
+          }
         }
         // We don't support merge operations. So, we return here.
         return Status::OK();
diff --git a/table/get_context.cc b/table/get_context.cc
index 16251f93a9c..763bd8d197e 100644
--- a/table/get_context.cc
+++ b/table/get_context.cc
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void GetContext::ReportCounters() {
 
 bool GetContext::SaveValue(const ParsedInternalKey& parsed_key,
                            const Slice& value, bool* matched,
-                           Cleanable* value_pinner) {
+                           Status* read_status, Cleanable* value_pinner) {
   assert(matched);
   assert((state_ != kMerge && parsed_key.type != kTypeMerge) ||
          merge_context_ != nullptr);
@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ bool GetContext::SaveValue(const ParsedInternalKey& parsed_key,
             // merge_context_->operand_list
             if (type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
               PinnableSlice pin_val;
-              if (GetBlobValue(parsed_key.user_key, unpacked_value, &pin_val) ==
-                  false) {
+              if (GetBlobValue(parsed_key.user_key, unpacked_value, &pin_val,
+                               read_status) == false) {
                 return false;
               }
               Slice blob_value(pin_val);
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ bool GetContext::SaveValue(const ParsedInternalKey& parsed_key,
           assert(merge_operator_ != nullptr);
           if (type == kTypeBlobIndex) {
             PinnableSlice pin_val;
-            if (GetBlobValue(parsed_key.user_key, unpacked_value, &pin_val) ==
-                false) {
+            if (GetBlobValue(parsed_key.user_key, unpacked_value, &pin_val,
+                             read_status) == false) {
               return false;
             }
             Slice blob_value(pin_val);
@@ -547,14 +547,14 @@ void GetContext::MergeWithWideColumnBaseValue(const Slice& entity) {
 }
 
 bool GetContext::GetBlobValue(const Slice& user_key, const Slice& blob_index,
-                              PinnableSlice* blob_value) {
+                              PinnableSlice* blob_value, Status* read_status) {
   constexpr FilePrefetchBuffer* prefetch_buffer = nullptr;
   constexpr uint64_t* bytes_read = nullptr;
 
-  Status status = blob_fetcher_->FetchBlob(
-      user_key, blob_index, prefetch_buffer, blob_value, bytes_read);
-  if (!status.ok()) {
-    if (status.IsIncomplete()) {
+  *read_status = blob_fetcher_->FetchBlob(user_key, blob_index, prefetch_buffer,
+                                          blob_value, bytes_read);
+  if (!read_status->ok()) {
+    if (read_status->IsIncomplete()) {
       // FIXME: this code is not covered by unit tests
       MarkKeyMayExist();
       return false;
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ void GetContext::push_operand(const Slice& value, Cleanable* value_pinner) {
   }
 }
 
-void replayGetContextLog(const Slice& replay_log, const Slice& user_key,
-                         GetContext* get_context, Cleanable* value_pinner,
-                         SequenceNumber seq_no) {
+Status replayGetContextLog(const Slice& replay_log, const Slice& user_key,
+                           GetContext* get_context, Cleanable* value_pinner,
+                           SequenceNumber seq_no) {
   Slice s = replay_log;
   Slice ts;
   size_t ts_sz = get_context->TimestampSize();
@@ -610,8 +610,13 @@ void replayGetContextLog(const Slice& replay_log, const Slice& user_key,
 
     (void)ret;
 
-    get_context->SaveValue(ikey, value, &dont_care, value_pinner);
+    Status read_status;
+    get_context->SaveValue(ikey, value, &dont_care, &read_status, value_pinner);
+    if (!read_status.ok()) {
+      return read_status;
+    }
   }
+  return Status::OK();
 }
 
 }  // namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/table/get_context.h b/table/get_context.h
index da41631fc40..ada479001c9 100644
--- a/table/get_context.h
+++ b/table/get_context.h
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ class GetContext {
   // Returns True if more keys need to be read (due to merges) or
   //         False if the complete value has been found.
   bool SaveValue(const ParsedInternalKey& parsed_key, const Slice& value,
-                 bool* matched, Cleanable* value_pinner = nullptr);
+                 bool* matched, Status* read_status,
+                 Cleanable* value_pinner = nullptr);
 
   // Simplified version of the previous function. Should only be used when we
   // know that the operation is a Put.
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ class GetContext {
   void MergeWithWideColumnBaseValue(const Slice& entity);
 
   bool GetBlobValue(const Slice& user_key, const Slice& blob_index,
-                    PinnableSlice* blob_value);
+                    PinnableSlice* blob_value, Status* read_status);
 
   void appendToReplayLog(ValueType type, Slice value, Slice ts);
 
@@ -250,9 +251,9 @@ class GetContext {
 // Call this to replay a log and bring the get_context up to date. The replay
 // log must have been created by another GetContext object, whose replay log
 // must have been set by calling GetContext::SetReplayLog().
-void replayGetContextLog(const Slice& replay_log, const Slice& user_key,
-                         GetContext* get_context,
-                         Cleanable* value_pinner = nullptr,
-                         SequenceNumber seq_no = kMaxSequenceNumber);
+Status replayGetContextLog(const Slice& replay_log, const Slice& user_key,
+                           GetContext* get_context,
+                           Cleanable* value_pinner = nullptr,
+                           SequenceNumber seq_no = kMaxSequenceNumber);
 
 }  // namespace ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/table/mock_table.cc b/table/mock_table.cc
index ef12060d741..14fbb3f1d07 100644
--- a/table/mock_table.cc
+++ b/table/mock_table.cc
@@ -220,7 +220,13 @@ Status MockTableReader::Get(const ReadOptions&, const Slice& key,
     }
 
     bool dont_care __attribute__((__unused__));
-    if (!get_context->SaveValue(parsed_key, iter->value(), &dont_care)) {
+    Status read_status;
+    bool ret = get_context->SaveValue(parsed_key, iter->value(), &dont_care,
+                                      &read_status);
+    if (!read_status.ok()) {
+      return read_status;
+    }
+    if (!ret) {
       break;
     }
   }
diff --git a/table/plain/plain_table_reader.cc b/table/plain/plain_table_reader.cc
index 595dfb10d26..d3c968f73a9 100644
--- a/table/plain/plain_table_reader.cc
+++ b/table/plain/plain_table_reader.cc
@@ -614,8 +614,12 @@ Status PlainTableReader::Get(const ReadOptions& /*ro*/, const Slice& target,
     // can we enable the fast path?
     if (internal_comparator_.Compare(found_key, parsed_target) >= 0) {
       bool dont_care __attribute__((__unused__));
-      if (!get_context->SaveValue(found_key, found_value, &dont_care,
-                                  dummy_cleanable_.get())) {
+      bool ret = get_context->SaveValue(found_key, found_value, &dont_care, &s,
+                                        dummy_cleanable_.get());
+      if (!s.ok()) {
+        return s;
+      }
+      if (!ret) {
         break;
       }
     }
diff --git a/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/blockcachetier_blob_as_mergebase.md b/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/blockcachetier_blob_as_mergebase.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13ee51a827c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unreleased_history/bug_fixes/blockcachetier_blob_as_mergebase.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Fixed `kBlockCacheTier` reads to return `Status::Incomplete` when I/O is needed to fetch a merge chain's base value from a blob file.