diff --git a/weed/server/volume_grpc_admin.go b/weed/server/volume_grpc_admin.go
index a26b03411..a058573a3 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_grpc_admin.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_grpc_admin.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) VolumeNeedleStatus(ctx context.Context, req *volume_serv
 		}
 		count, err = vs.store.ReadEcShardNeedle(volumeId, n)
 	} else {
-		count, err = vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n)
+		count, err = vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n, nil)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_grpc_batch_delete.go b/weed/server/volume_grpc_batch_delete.go
index db6cf160e..8e84dc2a8 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_grpc_batch_delete.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_grpc_batch_delete.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) BatchDelete(ctx context.Context, req *volume_server_pb.B
 		} else {
 			n.ParsePath(id_cookie)
 			cookie := n.Cookie
-			if _, err := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n); err != nil {
+			if _, err := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n, nil); err != nil {
 				resp.Results = append(resp.Results, &volume_server_pb.DeleteResult{
 					FileId: fid,
 					Status: http.StatusNotFound,
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_grpc_query.go b/weed/server/volume_grpc_query.go
index 767e28e7b..2f4fab96a 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_grpc_query.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_grpc_query.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) Query(req *volume_server_pb.QueryRequest, stream volume_
 		n.ParsePath(id_cookie)
 
 		cookie := n.Cookie
-		if _, err := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n); err != nil {
+		if _, err := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n, nil); err != nil {
 			glog.V(0).Infof("volume query failed to read fid %s: %v", fid, err)
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
index d730600e4..07289e880 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/images"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/stats"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
@@ -81,9 +82,14 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		return
 	}
 	cookie := n.Cookie
+
+	readOption := &storage.ReadOption{
+		ReadDeleted: r.FormValue("readDeleted") == "true",
+	}
+
 	var count int
 	if hasVolume {
-		count, err = vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n)
+		count, err = vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n, readOption)
 	} else if hasEcVolume {
 		count, err = vs.store.ReadEcShardNeedle(volumeId, n)
 	}
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
index b4f8a90b2..78cbf08c5 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) DeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	_, ok := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n)
+	_, ok := vs.store.ReadVolumeNeedle(volumeId, n, nil)
 	if ok != nil {
 		m := make(map[string]uint32)
 		m["size"] = 0
diff --git a/weed/storage/store.go b/weed/storage/store.go
index 21f2acf5d..68e1653c0 100644
--- a/weed/storage/store.go
+++ b/weed/storage/store.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ const (
 	MAX_TTL_VOLUME_REMOVAL_DELAY = 10 // 10 minutes
 )
 
+type ReadOption struct {
+	ReadDeleted bool
+}
+
 /*
  * A VolumeServer contains one Store
  */
@@ -283,9 +287,9 @@ func (s *Store) DeleteVolumeNeedle(i needle.VolumeId, n *needle.Needle) (Size, e
 	return 0, fmt.Errorf("volume %d not found on %s:%d", i, s.Ip, s.Port)
 }
 
-func (s *Store) ReadVolumeNeedle(i needle.VolumeId, n *needle.Needle) (int, error) {
+func (s *Store) ReadVolumeNeedle(i needle.VolumeId, n *needle.Needle, readOption *ReadOption) (int, error) {
 	if v := s.findVolume(i); v != nil {
-		return v.readNeedle(n)
+		return v.readNeedle(n, readOption)
 	}
 	return 0, fmt.Errorf("volume %d not found", i)
 }
diff --git a/weed/storage/volume_read_write.go b/weed/storage/volume_read_write.go
index d7b477a2d..31be0640a 100644
--- a/weed/storage/volume_read_write.go
+++ b/weed/storage/volume_read_write.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (v *Volume) doDeleteRequest(n *needle.Needle) (Size, error) {
 }
 
 // read fills in Needle content by looking up n.Id from NeedleMapper
-func (v *Volume) readNeedle(n *needle.Needle) (int, error) {
+func (v *Volume) readNeedle(n *needle.Needle, readOption *ReadOption) (int, error) {
 	v.dataFileAccessLock.RLock()
 	defer v.dataFileAccessLock.RUnlock()