diff --git a/community/cypher/cypher/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/spi/v2_3/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala b/community/cypher/cypher/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/spi/v2_3/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala
index 1b18c783f0d51..9c387638e68b8 100644
--- a/community/cypher/cypher/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/spi/v2_3/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala
+++ b/community/cypher/cypher/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/spi/v2_3/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ final class TransactionBoundQueryContext(tc: TransactionalContextWrapper, val re
     JavaConversionSupport.mapToScalaENFXSafe(scan(DefaultIndexReference.general(index.labelId, index.propertyId)))(nodeOps.getByIdIfExists)
 
   override def lockingExactUniqueIndexSearch(index: SchemaTypes.IndexDescriptor, value: Any): Option[Node] = {
-    val nodeId: Long = tc.dataRead.nodeUniqueIndexSeek(DefaultIndexReference.general(index.labelId, index.propertyId),
+    val nodeId: Long = tc.dataRead.lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek(DefaultIndexReference.general(index.labelId, index.propertyId),
                                                        IndexQuery.exact(index.propertyId, Values.of(value)))
     if (StatementConstants.NO_SUCH_NODE == nodeId) None else Some(nodeOps.getById(nodeId))
   }
diff --git a/community/cypher/cypher/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/spi/v3_1/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala b/community/cypher/cypher/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/spi/v3_1/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala
index 445ce83c807c8..0d633ca53ecc9 100644
--- a/community/cypher/cypher/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/spi/v3_1/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala
+++ b/community/cypher/cypher/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/spi/v3_1/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ final class TransactionBoundQueryContext(txContext: TransactionalContextWrapper,
 
   override def lockingUniqueIndexSeek(index: IndexDescriptor, value: Any): Option[Node] = {
     indexSearchMonitor.lockingUniqueIndexSeek(index, value)
-    val nodeId = reads().nodeUniqueIndexSeek(DefaultIndexReference.general(index.labelId, index.propertyId), IndexQuery.exact(index.propertyId, value))
+    val nodeId = reads().lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek(DefaultIndexReference.general(index.labelId, index.propertyId), IndexQuery.exact(index.propertyId, value))
     if (StatementConstants.NO_SUCH_NODE == nodeId) None else Some(nodeOps.getById(nodeId))
   }
 
diff --git a/community/cypher/interpreted-runtime/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/runtime/interpreted/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala b/community/cypher/interpreted-runtime/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/runtime/interpreted/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala
index fc460604f3801..0b76dcab1a80d 100644
--- a/community/cypher/interpreted-runtime/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/runtime/interpreted/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala
+++ b/community/cypher/interpreted-runtime/src/main/scala/org/neo4j/cypher/internal/runtime/interpreted/TransactionBoundQueryContext.scala
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ sealed class TransactionBoundQueryContext(val transactionalContext: Transactiona
   override def lockingUniqueIndexSeek(indexReference: IndexReference, queries: Seq[IndexQuery.ExactPredicate]): Option[NodeValue] = {
     indexSearchMonitor.lockingUniqueIndexSeek(indexReference, queries)
     val index = DefaultIndexReference.general(indexReference.label(), indexReference.properties():_*)
-    val nodeId = reads().nodeUniqueIndexSeek(index, queries:_*)
+    val nodeId = reads().lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek(index, queries:_*)
     if (StatementConstants.NO_SUCH_NODE == nodeId) None else Some(nodeOps.getById(nodeId))
   }
 
diff --git a/community/kernel-api/src/main/java/org/neo4j/internal/kernel/api/Read.java b/community/kernel-api/src/main/java/org/neo4j/internal/kernel/api/Read.java
index 85a90bd253db7..561d335f9f08f 100644
--- a/community/kernel-api/src/main/java/org/neo4j/internal/kernel/api/Read.java
+++ b/community/kernel-api/src/main/java/org/neo4j/internal/kernel/api/Read.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public interface Read
     int ANY_RELATIONSHIP_TYPE = -1;
 
     /**
+     * Seek all nodes matching the provided index query in an index.
+     *
      * @param index {@link IndexReference} referencing index to query.
      * @param cursor the cursor to use for consuming the results.
      * @param indexOrder requested {@link IndexOrder} of result. Must be among the capabilities of
@@ -45,13 +47,17 @@ void nodeIndexSeek( IndexReference index, NodeValueIndexCursor cursor, IndexOrde
      * Note that this is a very special method and should be use with caution. It has special locking semantics in
      * order to facilitate unique creation of nodes. If a node is found; a shared lock for the index entry will be
      * held whereas if no node is found we will hold onto an exclusive lock until the close of the transaction.
-     *  @param index {@link IndexReference} referencing index to query.
-     * {@link IndexReference referenced index}, or {@link IndexOrder#NONE}.
+     *
+     * @param index {@link IndexReference} referencing index to query.
+     *              {@link IndexReference referenced index}, or {@link IndexOrder#NONE}.
      * @param predicates Combination of {@link IndexQuery.ExactPredicate index queries} to run against referenced index.
      */
-    long nodeUniqueIndexSeek( IndexReference index, IndexQuery.ExactPredicate... predicates )
+    long lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek( IndexReference index, IndexQuery.ExactPredicate... predicates )
             throws KernelException;
+
     /**
+     * Scan all values in an index.
+     *
      * @param index {@link IndexReference} referencing index to query.
      * @param cursor the cursor to use for consuming the results.
      * @param indexOrder requested {@link IndexOrder} of result. Must be among the capabilities of
@@ -75,6 +81,11 @@ long nodeUniqueIndexSeek( IndexReference index, IndexQuery.ExactPredicate... pre
 
     Scan<NodeLabelIndexCursor> nodeLabelScan( int label );
 
+    /**
+     * Return all nodes in the graph.
+     *
+     * @param cursor Cursor to initialize for scanning.
+     */
     void allNodesScan( NodeCursor cursor );
 
     Scan<NodeCursor> allNodesScan();
diff --git a/community/kernel-api/src/test/java/org/neo4j/internal/kernel/api/helpers/StubRead.java b/community/kernel-api/src/test/java/org/neo4j/internal/kernel/api/helpers/StubRead.java
index b231f9c15ff85..688c8b3bfef26 100644
--- a/community/kernel-api/src/test/java/org/neo4j/internal/kernel/api/helpers/StubRead.java
+++ b/community/kernel-api/src/test/java/org/neo4j/internal/kernel/api/helpers/StubRead.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void nodeIndexSeek( IndexReference index, NodeValueIndexCursor cursor, In
     }
 
     @Override
-    public long nodeUniqueIndexSeek( IndexReference index,
+    public long lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek( IndexReference index,
             IndexQuery.ExactPredicate... predicates ) throws KernelException
     {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/AllStoreHolder.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/AllStoreHolder.java
index 69f7780cc9c45..5dfe2d2927049 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/AllStoreHolder.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/AllStoreHolder.java
@@ -246,12 +246,13 @@ long graphPropertiesReference()
     }
 
     @Override
-    IndexReader indexReader( IndexReference index ) throws IndexNotFoundKernelException
+    IndexReader indexReader( IndexReference index, boolean fresh ) throws IndexNotFoundKernelException
     {
         SchemaIndexDescriptor schemaIndexDescriptor = index.isUnique() ?
                                                       SchemaIndexDescriptorFactory.uniqueForLabel( index.label(), index.properties() ) :
                                                       SchemaIndexDescriptorFactory.forLabel( index.label(), index.properties() );
-        return statement.getIndexReader( schemaIndexDescriptor );
+        return fresh ? statement.getFreshIndexReader( schemaIndexDescriptor ) :
+               statement.getIndexReader( schemaIndexDescriptor );
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor.java
index 2d52ef06cafdb..5c6cccc174e33 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.neo4j.collection.primitive.PrimitiveLongCollections;
 import org.neo4j.collection.primitive.PrimitiveLongIterator;
 import org.neo4j.collection.primitive.PrimitiveLongSet;
+import org.neo4j.graphdb.Resource;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.IndexQuery;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.NodeCursor;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.NodeValueIndexCursor;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ final class DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor extends IndexCursor<IndexProgressor>
         implements NodeValueIndexCursor, NodeValueClient
 {
     private Read read;
+    private Resource resource;
     private long node;
     private IndexQuery[] query;
     private Value[] values;
@@ -142,9 +144,10 @@ public boolean next()
         }
     }
 
-    public void setRead( Read read )
+    public void setRead( Read read, Resource resource )
     {
         this.read = read;
+        this.resource = resource;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -196,7 +199,18 @@ public void close()
             this.added = emptyIterator();
             this.removed = PrimitiveLongCollections.emptySet();
 
-            pool.accept( this );
+            try
+            {
+                if ( resource != null )
+                {
+                    resource.close();
+                    resource = null;
+                }
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                pool.accept( this );
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Operations.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Operations.java
index 2f76576a243f4..c662e97b3ec6b 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Operations.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Operations.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.CursorFactory;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.ExplicitIndexRead;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.ExplicitIndexWrite;
-import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.IndexOrder;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.IndexQuery;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.IndexReference;
 import org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.Locks;
@@ -394,8 +393,8 @@ private void validateNoExistingNodeWithExactValues( IndexBackedConstraintDescrip
                     indexEntryResourceId( labelId, propertyValues )
             );
 
-            allStoreHolder.nodeIndexSeek( allStoreHolder.indexGetCapability( schemaIndexDescriptor ), valueCursor,
-                    IndexOrder.NONE, propertyValues );
+            allStoreHolder.nodeIndexSeekWithFreshIndexReader(
+                    allStoreHolder.indexGetCapability( schemaIndexDescriptor ), valueCursor, propertyValues );
             if ( valueCursor.next() && valueCursor.nodeReference() != modifiedNode )
             {
                 throw new UniquePropertyValueValidationException( constraint, VALIDATION,
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Read.java b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Read.java
index b7369d31b54f9..5cde928dd17bb 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Read.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/main/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/Read.java
@@ -109,9 +109,17 @@ public final void nodeIndexSeek(
             return;
         }
 
-        ((DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor) cursor).setRead( this );
-        IndexProgressor.NodeValueClient target = (DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor) cursor;
-        IndexReader reader = indexReader( index );
+        DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor cursorImpl = (DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor) cursor;
+        IndexReader reader = indexReader( index, false );
+        cursorImpl.setRead( this, null );
+        IndexProgressor.NodeValueClient target = withFullValuePrecision( cursorImpl, query, reader );
+        reader.query( target, indexOrder, query );
+    }
+
+    private IndexProgressor.NodeValueClient withFullValuePrecision( DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor cursor,
+            IndexQuery[] query, IndexReader reader )
+    {
+        IndexProgressor.NodeValueClient target = cursor;
         if ( !reader.hasFullValuePrecision( query ) )
         {
             IndexQuery[] filters = new IndexQuery[query.length];
@@ -148,10 +156,11 @@ public final void nodeIndexSeek(
                         cursors.allocatePropertyCursor(), this, filters );
             }
         }
-        reader.query( target, indexOrder, query );
+        return target;
     }
 
-    public final long nodeUniqueIndexSeek(
+    @Override
+    public final long lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek(
             IndexReference index,
             IndexQuery.ExactPredicate... predicates )
             throws IndexNotApplicableKernelException, IndexNotFoundKernelException, IndexBrokenKernelException
@@ -167,14 +176,14 @@ public final long nodeUniqueIndexSeek(
         //First try to find node under a shared lock
         //if not found upgrade to exclusive and try again
         locks.acquireShared( lockTracer, INDEX_ENTRY, indexEntryId );
-        try ( NodeValueIndexCursor cursor = cursors.allocateNodeValueIndexCursor() )
+        try ( DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor cursor = cursors.allocateNodeValueIndexCursor() )
         {
-            nodeIndexSeek( index, cursor, IndexOrder.NONE, predicates );
+            nodeIndexSeekWithFreshIndexReader( index, cursor, predicates );
             if ( !cursor.next() )
             {
                 locks.releaseShared( INDEX_ENTRY, indexEntryId );
                 locks.acquireExclusive( lockTracer, INDEX_ENTRY, indexEntryId );
-                nodeIndexSeek( index, cursor, IndexOrder.NONE, predicates );
+                nodeIndexSeekWithFreshIndexReader( index, cursor, predicates );
                 if ( cursor.next() ) // we found it under the exclusive lock
                 {
                     // downgrade to a shared lock
@@ -187,6 +196,17 @@ public final long nodeUniqueIndexSeek(
         }
     }
 
+    void nodeIndexSeekWithFreshIndexReader(
+            IndexReference index,
+            DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor cursor,
+            IndexQuery.ExactPredicate... query ) throws IndexNotFoundKernelException, IndexNotApplicableKernelException
+    {
+        IndexReader reader = indexReader( index, true );
+        cursor.setRead( this, reader );
+        IndexProgressor.NodeValueClient target = withFullValuePrecision( cursor, query, reader );
+        reader.query( target, IndexOrder.NONE, query );
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final void nodeIndexScan(
             IndexReference index,
@@ -202,8 +222,8 @@ public final void nodeIndexScan(
 
         // for a scan, we simply query for existence of the first property, which covers all entries in an index
         int firstProperty = index.properties()[0];
-        ((DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor) cursor).setRead( this );
-        indexReader( index ).query( (DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor) cursor, indexOrder, IndexQuery.exists( firstProperty ) );
+        ((DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor) cursor).setRead( this, null );
+        indexReader( index, false ).query( (DefaultNodeValueIndexCursor) cursor, indexOrder, IndexQuery.exists( firstProperty ) );
     }
 
     private boolean hasForbiddenProperties( IndexReference index )
@@ -541,7 +561,7 @@ public final void futureRelationshipPropertyReferenceRead( long reference )
         ktx.assertOpen();
     }
 
-    abstract IndexReader indexReader( IndexReference index ) throws IndexNotFoundKernelException;
+    abstract IndexReader indexReader( IndexReference index, boolean fresh ) throws IndexNotFoundKernelException;
 
     abstract LabelScanReader labelScanReader();
 
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/integrationtest/NodeGetUniqueFromIndexSeekIT.java b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/integrationtest/NodeGetUniqueFromIndexSeekIT.java
index a7a1e1bea9f55..a0cc025fa85de 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/integrationtest/NodeGetUniqueFromIndexSeekIT.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/integrationtest/NodeGetUniqueFromIndexSeekIT.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public void shouldFindMatchingNode() throws Exception
         // when looking for it
         Read read = newTransaction().dataRead();
         int propertyId = index.properties()[0];
-        long foundId = read.nodeUniqueIndexSeek( index, exact( propertyId, value ) );
+        long foundId = read.lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek( index, exact( propertyId, value ) );
         commit();
 
         // then
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public void shouldNotFindNonMatchingNode() throws Exception
 
         // when looking for it
         Transaction transaction = newTransaction();
-        long foundId = transaction.dataRead().nodeUniqueIndexSeek( index, exact( propertyId1, value ) );
+        long foundId = transaction.dataRead().lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek( index, exact( propertyId1, value ) );
         commit();
 
         // then
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public void shouldCompositeFindMatchingNode() throws Exception
 
         // when looking for it
         Transaction transaction = newTransaction();
-        long foundId = transaction.dataRead().nodeUniqueIndexSeek( index,
+        long foundId = transaction.dataRead().lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek( index,
                 exact( propertyId1, value1 ),
                                                                 exact( propertyId2, value2 ) );
         commit();
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public void shouldNotCompositeFindNonMatchingNode() throws Exception
 
         // when looking for it
         Transaction transaction = newTransaction();
-        long foundId =  transaction.dataRead().nodeUniqueIndexSeek( index,
+        long foundId =  transaction.dataRead().lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek( index,
                 exact( propertyId1, value1 ),
                                                                 exact( propertyId2, value2 ) );
         commit();
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public void shouldBlockUniqueIndexSeekFromCompetingTransaction() throws Exceptio
             latch.waitForAllToStart();
             try ( Transaction tx = session.beginTransaction() )
             {
-                tx.dataRead().nodeUniqueIndexSeek( index, exact( propertyId1, value ) );
+                tx.dataRead().lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek( index, exact( propertyId1, value ) );
                 tx.success();
             }
             catch ( KernelException e )
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/integrationtest/UniquenessConstraintValidationIT.java b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/integrationtest/UniquenessConstraintValidationIT.java
index ebb58538d1bfd..b93a2ee074f37 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/integrationtest/UniquenessConstraintValidationIT.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/api/integrationtest/UniquenessConstraintValidationIT.java
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public void unrelatedNodesWithSamePropertyShouldNotInterfereWithUniquenessCheck(
         createLabeledNode( transaction, "Item", "id", 2 );
 
         // then I should find the original node
-        assertThat( transaction.dataRead().nodeUniqueIndexSeek( idx, exact( propId, Values.of( 1 ) ) ),
+        assertThat( transaction.dataRead().lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek( idx, exact( propId, Values.of( 1 ) ) ),
                 equalTo( ourNode ) );
         commit();
     }
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public void addingUniqueNodeWithUnrelatedValueShouldNotAffectLookup() throws Exc
         createLabeledNode( transaction, "Person", "id", 2 );
 
         // then I should find the original node
-        assertThat( transaction.dataRead().nodeUniqueIndexSeek( idx, exact( propId, Values.of( 1 ) ) ),
+        assertThat( transaction.dataRead().lockingNodeUniqueIndexSeek( idx, exact( propId, Values.of( 1 ) ) ),
                 equalTo( ourNode ) );
         commit();
     }
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/MockStore.java b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/MockStore.java
index 2d83d9cc2bcd9..7d4c77dfb6f53 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/MockStore.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/kernel/impl/newapi/MockStore.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ long graphPropertiesReference()
     }
 
     @Override
-    IndexReader indexReader( org.neo4j.internal.kernel.api.IndexReference index )
+    IndexReader indexReader( IndexReference index, boolean fresh )
     {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException( "not implemented" );
     }