diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StoreAbstractPropertyCursor.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StoreAbstractPropertyCursor.java
index bd7ae620f44d7..628847139a1e5 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StoreAbstractPropertyCursor.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StoreAbstractPropertyCursor.java
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ public final void close()
     @Override
     public void dispose()
     {
+        cursor.close();
         payload.dispose();
     }
 }
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyPayloadCursor.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyPayloadCursor.java
index ce759a63f066f..20aa78a8e60f1 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyPayloadCursor.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyPayloadCursor.java
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ private void readFromStore( CommonAbstractStore<DynamicRecord,?> store, PageCurs
 
     private void readRecord( CommonAbstractStore<DynamicRecord,?> store, PageCursor cursor, long blockId )
     {
-        record.clear();
         try
         {
+            record.clear();
             store.readIntoRecord( blockId, record, FORCE, cursor );
         }
         catch ( IOException e )
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyCursorTest.java b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyCursorTest.java
index 44399f443969d..ca430658bdad1 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyCursorTest.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyCursorTest.java
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@
 import org.neo4j.cursor.Cursor;
 import org.neo4j.graphdb.mockfs.EphemeralFileSystemAbstraction;
 import org.neo4j.io.pagecache.PageCache;
+import org.neo4j.io.pagecache.PageCursor;
+import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.DynamicArrayStore;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.DynamicRecordAllocator;
+import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.DynamicStringStore;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.NeoStores;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.PropertyStore;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.PropertyType;
-import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.RecordCursor;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.RecordStore;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.StoreFactory;
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.format.standard.PropertyRecordFormat;
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@
 import org.neo4j.kernel.impl.store.record.PropertyRecord;
 import org.neo4j.logging.NullLogProvider;
 import org.neo4j.storageengine.api.PropertyItem;
-import org.neo4j.test.MockedNeoStores;
 import org.neo4j.test.rule.PageCacheRule;
 import org.neo4j.test.rule.fs.EphemeralFileSystemRule;
 
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -224,22 +224,16 @@ private static Object actualValue( Object parameter )
         return parameter instanceof BigProperty ? ((BigProperty)parameter).value() : parameter;
     }
 
-    public static class ErrorTest
+    public static class CloseDisposeTest
     {
-        private final NeoStores neoStores = MockedNeoStores.basicMockedNeoStores();
-        private final PropertyStore propertyStore = neoStores.getPropertyStore();
+        private final PropertyStore propertyStore = mock( PropertyStore.class );
+        private final DynamicStringStore stringStore = mock( DynamicStringStore.class );
+        private final DynamicArrayStore arrayStore = mock( DynamicArrayStore.class );
         {
-            RecordCursor<PropertyRecord> recordCursor = MockedNeoStores.mockedRecordCursor();
-            try
-            {
-                when( recordCursor.next() ).thenReturn( true );
-            }
-            catch ( Exception e )
-            {
-                throw new RuntimeException( e );
-            }
-            when( recordCursor.get() ).thenReturn( new PropertyRecord( 42 ) );
-            when( propertyStore.newRecordCursor( any( PropertyRecord.class ) ) ).thenReturn( recordCursor );
+            when( stringStore.newRecord() ).thenReturn( mock( DynamicRecord.class ) );
+            when( propertyStore.getStringStore() ).thenReturn( stringStore );
+            when( arrayStore.newRecord() ).thenReturn( mock( DynamicRecord.class ) );
+            when( propertyStore.getArrayStore() ).thenReturn( arrayStore );
         }
 
         @Test
@@ -258,6 +252,27 @@ public void shouldReturnTheCursorToTheCacheOnClose() throws Throwable
             // then
             verify( cache, times( 1 ) ).accept( storePropertyCursor );
         }
+
+        @Test
+        public void shouldClosePageCursorsOnDispose() throws Throwable
+        {
+            // given
+            PageCursor propertyCursor = mock( PageCursor.class );
+            when( propertyStore.newPageCursor() ).thenReturn( propertyCursor );
+            PageCursor stringCursor = mock( PageCursor.class );
+            when( stringStore.newPageCursor() ).thenReturn( stringCursor );
+            PageCursor arrayCursor = mock( PageCursor.class );
+            when( arrayStore.newPageCursor() ).thenReturn( arrayCursor );
+            StorePropertyCursor storePropertyCursor = new StorePropertyCursor( propertyStore, c -> {} );
+
+            // when
+            storePropertyCursor.dispose();
+
+            // then
+            verify( propertyCursor ).close();
+            verify( stringCursor ).close();
+            verify( arrayCursor ).close();
+        }
     }
 
     public static class PropertyStoreBasedTestSupport
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyPayloadCursorTest.java b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyPayloadCursorTest.java
index f4c9b90f282b2..0306dd62ed714 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyPayloadCursorTest.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/store/StorePropertyPayloadCursorTest.java
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ private static long[] asBlocks( Param... params )
     private static <S extends AbstractDynamicStore> S newDynamicStoreMock( Class<S> clazz ) throws IOException
     {
         S store = mock( clazz );
+        when( store.newRecord() ).thenReturn( new DynamicRecord( DynamicRecord.NO_ID ) );
         doAnswer( invocationOnMock ->
         {
             DynamicRecord record = (DynamicRecord) invocationOnMock.getArguments()[1];
@@ -538,7 +539,6 @@ private static <S extends AbstractDynamicStore> S newDynamicStoreMock( Class<S>
             return null;
         } ).when( store ).readIntoRecord( anyLong(), any( DynamicRecord.class ), any( RecordLoad.class ),
                 any( PageCursor.class ) );
-
         return store;
     }