diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb/r/rocksdb.result b/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb/r/rocksdb.result
index 5ec1d0b3360a..833b09d97da8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb/r/rocksdb.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb/r/rocksdb.result
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ rocksdb_allow_unsafe_alter	OFF
 rocksdb_alter_column_default_inplace	ON
 rocksdb_alter_table_comment_inplace	OFF
 rocksdb_blind_delete_primary_key	OFF
+rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits	-1
 rocksdb_block_cache_size	536870912
 rocksdb_block_restart_interval	16
 rocksdb_block_size	16384
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb_sys_vars/r/rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits_basic.result b/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb_sys_vars/r/rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits_basic.result
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a30547b99e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb_sys_vars/r/rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits_basic.result
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+SET @start_global_value = @@global.ROCKSDB_BLOCK_CACHE_NUMSHARDBITS;
+SELECT @start_global_value;
+@start_global_value
+-1
+"Trying to set variable @@global.ROCKSDB_BLOCK_CACHE_NUMSHARDBITS to 444. It should fail because it is readonly."
+SET @@global.ROCKSDB_BLOCK_CACHE_NUMSHARDBITS   = 444;
+ERROR HY000: Variable 'rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits' is a read only variable
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb_sys_vars/t/rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits_basic.test b/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb_sys_vars/t/rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits_basic.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..924c7abe11fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rocksdb_sys_vars/t/rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits_basic.test
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--source include/have_rocksdb.inc
+
+--let $sys_var=ROCKSDB_BLOCK_CACHE_NUMSHARDBITS
+--let $read_only=1
+--let $session=0
+--source ../include/rocksdb_sys_var.inc
diff --git a/storage/rocksdb/ha_rocksdb.cc b/storage/rocksdb/ha_rocksdb.cc
index e1d5c126323f..da268613fea5 100644
--- a/storage/rocksdb/ha_rocksdb.cc
+++ b/storage/rocksdb/ha_rocksdb.cc
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ static uint32_t rocksdb_validate_tables = 1;
         // ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_VALIDATE_TABLES
 static char *rocksdb_datadir = nullptr;
 static uint32_t rocksdb_max_bottom_pri_background_compactions = 0;
+static int rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits = -1;
 static uint32_t rocksdb_table_stats_sampling_pct =
     RDB_DEFAULT_TBL_STATS_SAMPLE_PCT;
 static uint32_t rocksdb_table_stats_recalc_threshold_pct = 10;
@@ -1840,6 +1841,13 @@ static MYSQL_SYSVAR_INT(table_cache_numshardbits,
                         rocksdb_db_options->table_cache_numshardbits,
                         /* min */ 0, /* max */ 19, 0);
 
+static MYSQL_SYSVAR_INT(block_cache_numshardbits,
+                        rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits,
+                        PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_READONLY,
+                        "Block cache numshardbits for RocksDB", nullptr,
+                        nullptr,
+                        /* default */ -1, /* min */ -1, /* max */ 8, 0);
+
 static MYSQL_SYSVAR_UINT64_T(wal_ttl_seconds,
                              rocksdb_db_options->WAL_ttl_seconds,
                              PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_READONLY,
@@ -2689,6 +2697,7 @@ static struct SYS_VAR *rocksdb_system_variables[] = {
     MYSQL_SYSVAR(keep_log_file_num),
     MYSQL_SYSVAR(max_manifest_file_size),
     MYSQL_SYSVAR(table_cache_numshardbits),
+    MYSQL_SYSVAR(block_cache_numshardbits),
     MYSQL_SYSVAR(wal_ttl_seconds),
     MYSQL_SYSVAR(wal_size_limit_mb),
     MYSQL_SYSVAR(manifest_preallocation_size),
@@ -6673,13 +6682,12 @@ static int rocksdb_init_internal(void *const p) {
         rocksdb_use_hyper_clock_cache
             ? rocksdb::HyperClockCacheOptions(
                   rocksdb_block_cache_size, rocksdb_tbl_options->block_size,
-                  -1
-                  /* num_shard_bits */,
+                  rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits,
                   false /* strict_capacity_limit */, memory_allocator)
                   .MakeSharedCache()
 
             : rocksdb::NewLRUCache(
-                  rocksdb_block_cache_size, -1 /*num_shard_bits*/,
+                  rocksdb_block_cache_size, rocksdb_block_cache_numshardbits,
                   false /*strict_capcity_limit*/,
                   rocksdb_cache_high_pri_pool_ratio, memory_allocator);
     if (rocksdb_sim_cache_size > 0) {