diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/ReplicaStateMachine.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/ReplicaStateMachine.scala
index 4fbb28eca2888..556169c989c73 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/ReplicaStateMachine.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/controller/ReplicaStateMachine.scala
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ class ReplicaStateMachine(controller: KafkaController) extends Logging {
         case OfflineReplica =>
           assertValidPreviousStates(topic, partition, replicaId, List(NewReplica, OnlineReplica), targetState)
           // As an optimization, the controller removes dead replicas from the ISR
+          updateLeaderAndIsrCache()
           val leaderAndIsrIsEmpty: Boolean =
             controllerContext.partitionLeadershipInfo.get(topicAndPartition) match {
               case Some(currLeaderIsrAndControllerEpoch) =>