diff --git a/cachelib/allocator/MM2Q-inl.h b/cachelib/allocator/MM2Q-inl.h
index e791d6c6c..2f1d53861 100644
--- a/cachelib/allocator/MM2Q-inl.h
+++ b/cachelib/allocator/MM2Q-inl.h
@@ -252,6 +252,15 @@ MM2Q::Container<T, HookPtr>::withEvictionIterator(F&& fun) {
   });
 }
 
+// returns the head of the hot queue for promotion
+template <typename T, MM2Q::Hook<T> T::*HookPtr>
+template <typename F>
+void
+MM2Q::Container<T, HookPtr>::withPromotionIterator(F&& fun) {
+  lruMutex_->lock_combine([this, &fun]() {
+    fun(Iterator{LockHolder{}, lru_.begin(LruType::Hot)});
+  });
+}
 
 template <typename T, MM2Q::Hook<T> T::*HookPtr>
 void MM2Q::Container<T, HookPtr>::removeLocked(T& node,
diff --git a/cachelib/allocator/MM2Q.h b/cachelib/allocator/MM2Q.h
index 5138a7842..c7310ee04 100644
--- a/cachelib/allocator/MM2Q.h
+++ b/cachelib/allocator/MM2Q.h
@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@ class MM2Q {
     // iterator passed as parameter.
     template <typename F>
     void withEvictionIterator(F&& f);
+    
+    // Execute provided function under container lock. Function gets
+    // iterator passed as parameter.
+    template <typename F>
+    void withPromotionIterator(F&& f);
 
     // get the current config as a copy
     Config getConfig() const;
diff --git a/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/DList.h b/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/DList.h
index d882eb1bc..3a4093447 100644
--- a/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/DList.h
+++ b/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/DList.h
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ class DList {
       curr_ = dir_ == Direction::FROM_HEAD ? dlist_->head_ : dlist_->tail_;
     }
 
+    Direction getDirection() noexcept {
+        return dir_;
+    }
+
    protected:
     void goForward() noexcept;
     void goBackward() noexcept;
diff --git a/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/MultiDList-inl.h b/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/MultiDList-inl.h
index 861eb5e2d..4cbd58481 100644
--- a/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/MultiDList-inl.h
+++ b/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/MultiDList-inl.h
@@ -25,12 +25,26 @@ void MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator::goForward() noexcept {
   }
   // Move iterator forward
   ++currIter_;
-  // If we land at the rend of this list, move to the previous list.
-  while (index_ != kInvalidIndex &&
-         currIter_ == mlist_.lists_[index_]->rend()) {
-    --index_;
-    if (index_ != kInvalidIndex) {
-      currIter_ = mlist_.lists_[index_]->rbegin();
+
+  if (currIter_.getDirection() == DListIterator::Direction::FROM_HEAD) {
+    // If we land at the rend of this list, move to the previous list.
+    while (index_ != kInvalidIndex && index_ != mlist_.lists_.size() &&
+           currIter_ == mlist_.lists_[index_]->end()) {
+      ++index_;
+      if (index_ != kInvalidIndex && index_ != mlist_.lists_.size()) {
+        currIter_ = mlist_.lists_[index_]->begin();
+      } else {
+          return;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    // If we land at the rend of this list, move to the previous list.
+    while (index_ != kInvalidIndex &&
+           currIter_ == mlist_.lists_[index_]->rend()) {
+      --index_;
+      if (index_ != kInvalidIndex) {
+        currIter_ = mlist_.lists_[index_]->rbegin();
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -71,6 +85,25 @@ void MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator::initToValidRBeginFrom(
                   : mlist_.lists_[index_]->rbegin();
 }
 
+template <typename T, DListHook<T> T::*HookPtr>
+void MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator::initToValidBeginFrom(
+    size_t listIdx) noexcept {
+  // Find the first non-empty list.
+  index_ = listIdx;
+  while (index_ != mlist_.lists_.size() &&
+         mlist_.lists_[index_]->size() == 0) {
+    ++index_;
+  }
+  if (index_ == mlist_.lists_.size()) {
+    //we reached the end - we should get set to
+    //invalid index
+    index_ = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
+  }
+  currIter_ = index_ == std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max()
+                  ? mlist_.lists_[0]->begin()
+                  : mlist_.lists_[index_]->begin();
+}
+
 template <typename T, DListHook<T> T::*HookPtr>
 typename MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator&
 MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator::operator++() noexcept {
@@ -97,7 +130,16 @@ typename MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::rbegin(
   if (listIdx >= lists_.size()) {
     throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid list index for MultiDList iterator.");
   }
-  return MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator(*this, listIdx);
+  return MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator(*this, listIdx, false);
+}
+
+template <typename T, DListHook<T> T::*HookPtr>
+typename MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::begin(
+    size_t listIdx) const {
+  if (listIdx >= lists_.size()) {
+    throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid list index for MultiDList iterator.");
+  }
+  return MultiDList<T, HookPtr>::Iterator(*this, listIdx, true);
 }
 
 template <typename T, DListHook<T> T::*HookPtr>
diff --git a/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/MultiDList.h b/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/MultiDList.h
index fd309614a..8063cd547 100644
--- a/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/MultiDList.h
+++ b/cachelib/allocator/datastruct/MultiDList.h
@@ -110,14 +110,18 @@ class MultiDList {
     }
 
     explicit Iterator(const MultiDList<T, HookPtr>& mlist,
-                      size_t listIdx) noexcept
+                      size_t listIdx, bool head) noexcept
         : currIter_(mlist.lists_[mlist.lists_.size() - 1]->rbegin()),
           mlist_(mlist) {
       XDCHECK_LT(listIdx, mlist.lists_.size());
-      initToValidRBeginFrom(listIdx);
+      if (head) {
+        initToValidBeginFrom(listIdx);
+      } else {
+        initToValidRBeginFrom(listIdx);
+      }
       // We should either point to an element or the end() iterator
       // which has an invalid index_.
-      XDCHECK(index_ == kInvalidIndex || currIter_.get() != nullptr);
+      XDCHECK(index_ == kInvalidIndex || index_ == mlist.lists_.size() || currIter_.get() != nullptr);
     }
     virtual ~Iterator() = default;
 
@@ -169,6 +173,9 @@ class MultiDList {
 
     // reset iterator to the beginning of a speicific queue
     void initToValidRBeginFrom(size_t listIdx) noexcept;
+    
+    // reset iterator to the head of a specific queue
+    void initToValidBeginFrom(size_t listIdx) noexcept;
 
     // Index of current list
     size_t index_{0};
@@ -184,6 +191,9 @@ class MultiDList {
 
   // provides an iterator starting from the tail of a specific list.
   Iterator rbegin(size_t idx) const;
+  
+  // provides an iterator starting from the head of a specific list.
+  Iterator begin(size_t idx) const;
 
   // Iterator to compare against for the end.
   Iterator rend() const noexcept;
diff --git a/cachelib/allocator/tests/MM2QTest.cpp b/cachelib/allocator/tests/MM2QTest.cpp
index a4862c222..17e2eb264 100644
--- a/cachelib/allocator/tests/MM2QTest.cpp
+++ b/cachelib/allocator/tests/MM2QTest.cpp
@@ -218,6 +218,19 @@ void MMTypeTest<MMType>::testIterate(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Node>>& nodes,
   }
 }
 
+template <typename MMType>
+void MMTypeTest<MMType>::testIterateHot(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Node>>& nodes,
+                                     Container& c) {
+  auto it = nodes.rbegin();
+  c.withPromotionIterator([&it,&c](auto &&it2q) {
+    while (it2q && c.isHot(*it2q)) {
+        ASSERT_EQ(it2q->getId(), (*it)->getId());
+        ++it2q;
+        ++it;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 template <typename MMType>
 void MMTypeTest<MMType>::testMatch(std::string expected,
                                    MMTypeTest<MMType>::Container& c) {
@@ -234,6 +247,23 @@ void MMTypeTest<MMType>::testMatch(std::string expected,
   ASSERT_EQ(expected, actual);
 }
 
+template <typename MMType>
+void MMTypeTest<MMType>::testMatchHot(std::string expected,
+                                   MMTypeTest<MMType>::Container& c) {
+  int index = -1;
+  std::string actual;
+  c.withPromotionIterator([&c,&actual,&index](auto &&it2q) {
+    while (it2q) {
+      ++index;
+      actual += folly::stringPrintf(
+          "%d:%s, ", it2q->getId(),
+          (c.isHot(*it2q) ? "H" : (c.isCold(*it2q) ? "C" : "W")));
+      ++it2q;
+    }
+  });
+  ASSERT_EQ(expected, actual);
+}
+
 TEST_F(MM2QTest, DetailedTest) {
   MM2Q::Config config;
   config.lruRefreshTime = 0;
@@ -255,8 +285,11 @@ TEST_F(MM2QTest, DetailedTest) {
   }
 
   testIterate(nodes, c);
+  testIterateHot(nodes, c);
 
   testMatch("0:C, 1:C, 2:C, 3:C, 4:H, 5:H, ", c);
+  testMatchHot("5:H, 4:H, 3:C, 2:C, 1:C, 0:C, ", c);
+
   // Move 3 to top of the hot cache
   c.recordAccess(*(nodes[4]), AccessMode::kRead);
   testMatch("0:C, 1:C, 2:C, 3:C, 5:H, 4:H, ", c);
diff --git a/cachelib/allocator/tests/MMTypeTest.h b/cachelib/allocator/tests/MMTypeTest.h
index 5c421cf4c..6376750b3 100644
--- a/cachelib/allocator/tests/MMTypeTest.h
+++ b/cachelib/allocator/tests/MMTypeTest.h
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ class MMTypeTest : public testing::Test {
   void testRecordAccessBasic(Config c);
   void testSerializationBasic(Config c);
   void testIterate(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Node>>& nodes, Container& c);
+  void testIterateHot(std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Node>>& nodes, Container& c);
   void testMatch(std::string expected, Container& c);
+  void testMatchHot(std::string expected, Container& c);
   size_t getListSize(const Container& c, typename MMType::LruType list);
 };