diff --git a/ydb/core/tablet_flat/flat_executor_ut.cpp b/ydb/core/tablet_flat/flat_executor_ut.cpp
index 1641c59c7e7a..4371aed14864 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tablet_flat/flat_executor_ut.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tablet_flat/flat_executor_ut.cpp
@@ -5048,6 +5048,13 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(TFlatTableExecutorIndexLoading) {
         env.SendSync(new NFake::TEvExecute(new NTestSuiteTFlatTableExecutorResourceProfile::TTxSetResourceProfile("zero")));
         env.SendSync(new NFake::TEvExecute{ new TTxPrechargeAndSeek() });
 
+        // restart tablet
+        env.SendSync(new TEvents::TEvPoison, false, true);
+        env.FireDummyTablet(ui32(NFake::TDummy::EFlg::Comp));
+
+        // should have the same behaviour
+        env.SendSync(new NFake::TEvExecute{ new TTxPrechargeAndSeek() }, true);
+
         // If we didn't crash, then assume the test succeeded
         env.SendSync(new TEvents::TEvPoison, false, true);
     }
diff --git a/ydb/core/tablet_flat/flat_sausagecache.cpp b/ydb/core/tablet_flat/flat_sausagecache.cpp
index cbde110cd066..93cef08a6951 100644
--- a/ydb/core/tablet_flat/flat_sausagecache.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/tablet_flat/flat_sausagecache.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ void TPrivatePageCache::TPrivatePageCache::TryShareBody(TPage *page) {
 }
 
 const TSharedData* TPrivatePageCache::Lookup(ui32 pageId, TInfo *info) {
+    using EPage = NTable::NPage::EPage;
+
     TPage *page = info->EnsurePage(pageId);
     
     TryLoad(page);
@@ -319,6 +321,12 @@ const TSharedData* TPrivatePageCache::Lookup(ui32 pageId, TInfo *info) {
 
     if (page->Empty()) {
         ToLoad.PushBack(page);
+
+        // Note: for now we mark index pages sticky before we load them
+        if (!page->Sticky && EPage(info->PageCollection->Page(page->Id).Type) == EPage::Index) {
+            MarkSticky(page->Id, info);
+        }
+
         Stats.CurrentCacheMisses++;
     }
     return nullptr;
@@ -519,8 +527,6 @@ void TPrivatePageCache::DropSharedBody(TInfo *info, ui32 pageId) {
 TPrivatePageCache::TPage::TWaitQueuePtr TPrivatePageCache::ProvideBlock(
         NSharedCache::TEvResult::TLoaded&& loaded, TInfo *info)
 {
-    using EPage = NTable::NPage::EPage;
-
     Y_VERIFY_DEBUG(loaded.Page && loaded.Page.IsUsed());
     TPage *page = info->EnsurePage(loaded.PageId);
 
@@ -536,11 +542,6 @@ TPrivatePageCache::TPage::TWaitQueuePtr TPrivatePageCache::ProvideBlock(
     if (Y_UNLIKELY(page->SharedPending))
         Stats.TotalSharedPending -= page->Size;
 
-    // Note: for now we mark index pages sticky after we load them
-    if (!page->Sticky && EPage(info->PageCollection->Page(page->Id).Type) == EPage::Index) {
-        MarkSticky(page->Id, info);
-    }
-
     // Note: we must be careful not to accidentally drop the sticky bit
     page->Fill(std::move(loaded.Page), page->Sticky);
     Stats.TotalSharedBody += page->Size;