diff --git a/runners/direct-java/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessSideInputContainer.java b/runners/direct-java/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessSideInputContainer.java
index 1ef8f1390608..f53f59065566 100644
--- a/runners/direct-java/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessSideInputContainer.java
+++ b/runners/direct-java/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessSideInputContainer.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.apache.beam.sdk.values.PCollectionView;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.base.Optional;
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
 import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
@@ -211,9 +212,13 @@ public String toString() {
 
   private final class SideInputContainerSideInputReader implements ReadyCheckingSideInputReader {
     private final Collection<PCollectionView<?>> readerViews;
+    private final LoadingCache<
+        PCollectionViewWindow<?>, Optional<? extends Iterable<? extends WindowedValue<?>>>>
+        viewContents;
 
     private SideInputContainerSideInputReader(Collection<PCollectionView<?>> readerViews) {
       this.readerViews = ImmutableSet.copyOf(readerViews);
+      this.viewContents = CacheBuilder.newBuilder().build(new CurrentViewContentsLoader());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -224,22 +229,24 @@ public boolean isReady(final PCollectionView<?> view, final BoundedWindow window
               + "Contained views; %s",
           view,
           readerViews);
-      return viewByWindows.getUnchecked(PCollectionViewWindow.of(view, window)).get() != null;
+      return viewContents.getUnchecked(PCollectionViewWindow.of(view, window)).isPresent();
     }
 
     @Override
     @Nullable
     public <T> T get(final PCollectionView<T> view, final BoundedWindow window) {
       checkArgument(readerViews.contains(view),
-          "calling get(PCollectionView) with unknown view: " + view);
-      checkArgument(isReady(view, window),
-          "calling get(PCollectionView) with view %s that is not ready in window %s",
+          "call to get(PCollectionView) with unknown view: %s",
+          view);
+      checkArgument(
+          isReady(view, window),
+          "calling get() on PCollectionView %s that is not ready in window %s",
           view,
           window);
       // Safe covariant cast
       @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") Iterable<WindowedValue<?>> values =
-          (Iterable<WindowedValue<?>>) viewByWindows
-              .getUnchecked(PCollectionViewWindow.of(view, window)).get();
+          (Iterable<WindowedValue<?>>) viewContents.getUnchecked(PCollectionViewWindow.of(view,
+              window)).get();
       return view.fromIterableInternal(values);
     }
 
@@ -254,4 +261,17 @@ public boolean isEmpty() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * A {@link CacheLoader} that loads the current contents of a {@link PCollectionViewWindow} into
+   * an optional.
+   */
+  private class CurrentViewContentsLoader extends CacheLoader<
+      PCollectionViewWindow<?>, Optional<? extends Iterable<? extends WindowedValue<?>>>> {
+
+    @Override
+    public Optional<? extends Iterable<? extends WindowedValue<?>>>
+        load(PCollectionViewWindow<?> key) {
+      return Optional.fromNullable(viewByWindows.getUnchecked(key).get());
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/runners/direct-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessEvaluationContextTest.java b/runners/direct-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessEvaluationContextTest.java
index b73e41a2093b..10b87214eb30 100644
--- a/runners/direct-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessEvaluationContextTest.java
+++ b/runners/direct-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessEvaluationContextTest.java
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ public void writeToViewWriterThenReadReads() {
         WindowedValue.of(
             4444, new Instant(8677L), second, PaneInfo.createPane(false, true, Timing.LATE, 1, 1));
     viewWriter.add(Collections.singleton(overrittenSecondValue));
+    assertThat(reader.get(view, second), containsInAnyOrder(2));
+    // The cached value is served in the earlier reader
+    reader = context.createSideInputReader(ImmutableList.<PCollectionView<?>>of(view));
     assertThat(reader.get(view, second), containsInAnyOrder(4444));
   }
 
diff --git a/runners/direct-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessSideInputContainerTest.java b/runners/direct-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessSideInputContainerTest.java
index 2f376ddac747..746c0f856e01 100644
--- a/runners/direct-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessSideInputContainerTest.java
+++ b/runners/direct-java/src/test/java/org/apache/beam/runners/direct/InProcessSideInputContainerTest.java
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ public void isReadyForSomeNotReadyViewsFalseUntilElements() {
                 FIRST_WINDOW.maxTimestamp().minus(100L),
                 FIRST_WINDOW,
                 PaneInfo.ON_TIME_AND_ONLY_FIRING)));
-    assertThat(reader.isReady(mapView, FIRST_WINDOW), is(true));
+    // Cached value is false
+    assertThat(reader.isReady(mapView, FIRST_WINDOW), is(false));
 
     container.write(
         singletonView,
@@ -410,10 +411,15 @@ public void isReadyForSomeNotReadyViewsFalseUntilElements() {
                 SECOND_WINDOW,
                 PaneInfo.ON_TIME_AND_ONLY_FIRING)));
     assertThat(reader.isReady(mapView, SECOND_WINDOW), is(true));
-    assertThat(reader.isReady(singletonView, SECOND_WINDOW), is(true));
+    assertThat(reader.isReady(singletonView, SECOND_WINDOW), is(false));
 
     assertThat(reader.isReady(mapView, GlobalWindow.INSTANCE), is(false));
     assertThat(reader.isReady(singletonView, GlobalWindow.INSTANCE), is(false));
+
+    reader = container.createReaderForViews(ImmutableList.of(mapView, singletonView));
+    assertThat(reader.isReady(mapView, SECOND_WINDOW), is(true));
+    assertThat(reader.isReady(singletonView, SECOND_WINDOW), is(true));
+    assertThat(reader.isReady(mapView, FIRST_WINDOW), is(true));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -431,6 +437,11 @@ public void isReadyForEmptyWindowTrue() throws Exception {
     if (!onComplete.await(1500L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)) {
       fail("Callback to set empty values did not complete!");
     }
+    // The cached value was false, so it continues to be true
+    assertThat(reader.isReady(singletonView, GlobalWindow.INSTANCE), is(false));
+
+    // A new reader for the same container gets a fresh look
+    reader = container.createReaderForViews(ImmutableList.of(mapView, singletonView));
     assertThat(reader.isReady(singletonView, GlobalWindow.INSTANCE), is(true));
   }