diff --git a/core/ledger/ledgerstorage/store.go b/core/ledger/ledgerstorage/store.go
index f1948ecf246..e56d2d38439 100644
--- a/core/ledger/ledgerstorage/store.go
+++ b/core/ledger/ledgerstorage/store.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (s *Store) GetPvtDataAndBlockByNum(blockNum uint64, filter ledger.PvtNsColl
 	if block, err = s.RetrieveBlockByNumber(blockNum); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if pvtdata, err = s.GetPvtDataByNum(blockNum, filter); err != nil {
+	if pvtdata, err = s.getPvtDataByNumWithoutLock(blockNum, filter); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &ledger.BlockAndPvtData{Block: block, BlockPvtData: constructPvtdataMap(pvtdata)}, nil
@@ -128,7 +128,13 @@ func (s *Store) GetPvtDataAndBlockByNum(blockNum uint64, filter ledger.PvtNsColl
 func (s *Store) GetPvtDataByNum(blockNum uint64, filter ledger.PvtNsCollFilter) ([]*ledger.TxPvtData, error) {
 	s.rwlock.RLock()
 	defer s.rwlock.RUnlock()
+	return s.getPvtDataByNumWithoutLock(blockNum, filter)
+}
 
+// getPvtDataByNumWithoutLock returns only the pvt data  corresponding to the given block number.
+// This function does not acquire a readlock and it is expected that in most of the circumstances, the caller
+// posesses a read lock on `s.rwlock`
+func (s *Store) getPvtDataByNumWithoutLock(blockNum uint64, filter ledger.PvtNsCollFilter) ([]*ledger.TxPvtData, error) {
 	var pvtdata []*ledger.TxPvtData
 	var err error
 	if pvtdata, err = s.pvtdataStore.GetPvtDataByBlockNum(blockNum, filter); err != nil {
diff --git a/core/ledger/ledgerstorage/store_test.go b/core/ledger/ledgerstorage/store_test.go
index 0daf03823d5..81e7e994755 100644
--- a/core/ledger/ledgerstorage/store_test.go
+++ b/core/ledger/ledgerstorage/store_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 package ledgerstorage
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/flogging"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/ledger/blkstorage"
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/common/ledger/testutil"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/ledger/ledgerconfig"
+	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/common"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protos/ledger/rwset"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -38,6 +42,50 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	os.Exit(m.Run())
 }
 
+func TestStoreConcurrentReadWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	testEnv := newTestEnv(t)
+	defer testEnv.cleanup()
+	provider := NewProvider()
+	defer provider.Close()
+	store, err := provider.Open("testLedger")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer store.Shutdown()
+
+	// Modify store to have a BlockStore that has a custom slowdown
+	store.BlockStore = newSlowBlockStore(store.BlockStore, time.Second)
+
+	sampleData := sampleData(t)
+	// Commit first block
+	store.CommitWithPvtData(sampleData[0])
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
+		// Commit all but first block
+		for _, sampleDatum := range sampleData[1:] {
+			store.CommitWithPvtData(sampleDatum)
+		}
+
+	}()
+
+	c := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		// Read first block
+		_, err := store.GetPvtDataAndBlockByNum(0, nil)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		c <- struct{}{}
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-c:
+		t.Log("Obtained private data and block by number")
+	case <-time.After(time.Second * 10):
+		assert.Fail(t, "Didn't finish within a timely manner, perhaps the system is deadlocked?")
+		buf := make([]byte, 1<<16)
+		runtime.Stack(buf, true)
+		fmt.Printf("%s", buf)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestStore(t *testing.T) {
 	testEnv := newTestEnv(t)
 	defer testEnv.cleanup()
@@ -188,3 +236,25 @@ func samplePvtData(t *testing.T, txNums []uint64) map[uint64]*ledger.TxPvtData {
 	}
 	return constructPvtdataMap(pvtData)
 }
+
+type slowBlockStore struct {
+	delay time.Duration
+	blkstorage.BlockStore
+}
+
+func newSlowBlockStore(store blkstorage.BlockStore, delay time.Duration) blkstorage.BlockStore {
+	return &slowBlockStore{
+		delay:      delay,
+		BlockStore: store,
+	}
+}
+
+func (bs *slowBlockStore) RetrieveBlockByNumber(blockNum uint64) (*common.Block, error) {
+	time.Sleep(bs.delay)
+	return bs.BlockStore.RetrieveBlockByNumber(blockNum)
+}
+
+func (bs *slowBlockStore) AddBlock(block *common.Block) error {
+	time.Sleep(bs.delay)
+	return bs.BlockStore.AddBlock(block)
+}