diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala
index 0cb2ac1141bba..dcf13310dd29e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/server/ReplicaManager.scala
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import java.util.{Optional, OptionalInt, OptionalLong}
 import scala.collection.{Map, Seq, Set, mutable}
 import scala.compat.java8.OptionConverters._
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
+import scala.util.Random
 
 /*
  * Result metadata of a log append operation on the log
@@ -1646,7 +1647,9 @@ class ReplicaManager(val config: KafkaConfig,
     var errorReadingData = false
 
     // The 1st topic-partition that has to be read from remote storage
-    var remoteFetchInfo: Optional[RemoteStorageFetchInfo] = Optional.empty()
+    // WORKAROUND: randomize partition fetched
+    // var remoteFetchInfo: Optional[RemoteStorageFetchInfo] = Optional.empty()
+    var remoteFetchInfos: Seq[Optional[RemoteStorageFetchInfo]] = Seq.empty
 
     var hasDivergingEpoch = false
     var hasPreferredReadReplica = false
@@ -1657,8 +1660,12 @@ class ReplicaManager(val config: KafkaConfig,
       brokerTopicStats.allTopicsStats.totalFetchRequestRate.mark()
       if (logReadResult.error != Errors.NONE)
         errorReadingData = true
-      if (!remoteFetchInfo.isPresent && logReadResult.info.delayedRemoteStorageFetch.isPresent) {
-        remoteFetchInfo = logReadResult.info.delayedRemoteStorageFetch
+      // WORKAROUND: randomize partition fetched
+      //if (!remoteFetchInfo.isPresent && logReadResult.info.delayedRemoteStorageFetch.isPresent) {
+      //  remoteFetchInfo = logReadResult.info.delayedRemoteStorageFetch
+      //}
+      if (logReadResult.info.delayedRemoteStorageFetch.isPresent) {
+        remoteFetchInfos = remoteFetchInfos ++ Seq(logReadResult.info.delayedRemoteStorageFetch)
       }
       if (logReadResult.divergingEpoch.nonEmpty)
         hasDivergingEpoch = true
@@ -1668,6 +1675,8 @@ class ReplicaManager(val config: KafkaConfig,
       logReadResultMap.put(topicIdPartition, logReadResult)
     }
 
+    val remoteFetchInfo: Optional[RemoteStorageFetchInfo] = maybeRemoteFetchInfo(remoteFetchInfos)
+
     // Respond immediately if no remote fetches are required and any of the below conditions is true
     //                        1) fetch request does not want to wait
     //                        2) fetch request does not require any data
@@ -1723,6 +1732,18 @@ class ReplicaManager(val config: KafkaConfig,
     }
   }
 
+  // WORKAROUND: randomize partition fetched
+  private val rnd = new Random()
+  def maybeRemoteFetchInfo(remoteFetchInfos: Seq[Optional[RemoteStorageFetchInfo]]): Optional[RemoteStorageFetchInfo] = {
+    val remoteFetchInfo: Optional[RemoteStorageFetchInfo] = if (remoteFetchInfos.isEmpty) {
+      Optional.empty()
+    } else {
+      val i = rnd.nextInt(remoteFetchInfos.size)
+      remoteFetchInfos(i)
+    }
+    remoteFetchInfo
+  }
+
   /**
    * Read from multiple topic partitions at the given offset up to maxSize bytes
    */
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/ReplicaManagerTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/ReplicaManagerTest.scala
index 0ca8e8127fad8..4fab5337c49b3 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/ReplicaManagerTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/unit/kafka/server/ReplicaManagerTest.scala
@@ -6558,6 +6558,51 @@ class ReplicaManagerTest {
       ))
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  def testRandomizedRemoteFetchInfo(): Unit = {
+    // Given
+    val props = TestUtils.createBrokerConfig(1, TestUtils.MockZkConnect, logDirCount = 2)
+    val config = KafkaConfig.fromProps(props)
+    val logDirFiles = config.logDirs.map(new File(_))
+    val logDirFailureChannel = new LogDirFailureChannel(config.logDirs.size)
+    val logManager = TestUtils.createLogManager(logDirFiles, defaultConfig = new LogConfig(new Properties()), time = time)
+    val mockZkClient = mock(classOf[KafkaZkClient])
+    val replicaManager = new ReplicaManager(
+      metrics = metrics,
+      config = config,
+      time = time,
+      scheduler = time.scheduler,
+      logManager = logManager,
+      quotaManagers = quotaManager,
+      metadataCache = MetadataCache.zkMetadataCache(config.brokerId, config.interBrokerProtocolVersion),
+      logDirFailureChannel = logDirFailureChannel,
+      alterPartitionManager = alterPartitionManager,
+      threadNamePrefix = Option(this.getClass.getName),
+      zkClient = Option(mockZkClient),
+    )
+
+    var infos: Seq[Optional[RemoteStorageFetchInfo]] = Seq()
+
+    // When
+    val emptyRemoteFetchInfo = replicaManager.maybeRemoteFetchInfo(infos)
+
+    // Then
+    assertFalse(emptyRemoteFetchInfo.isPresent)
+
+    // Given
+    val info0 = new RemoteStorageFetchInfo(1000, false, new TopicPartition(topic, 0), null, FetchIsolation.HIGH_WATERMARK, false)
+    val info1 = new RemoteStorageFetchInfo(1000, false, new TopicPartition(topic, 1), null, FetchIsolation.HIGH_WATERMARK, false)
+    val info2 = new RemoteStorageFetchInfo(1000, false, new TopicPartition(topic, 2), null, FetchIsolation.HIGH_WATERMARK, false)
+    infos = infos ++ Seq(Optional.of(info0), Optional.of(info1), Optional.of(info2))
+
+    // When
+    val someRemoteFetchInfo = replicaManager.maybeRemoteFetchInfo(infos)
+
+    // Then
+    assertTrue(someRemoteFetchInfo.isPresent)
+    println(someRemoteFetchInfo.get())
+  }
 }
 
 class MockReplicaSelector extends ReplicaSelector {