diff --git a/java/google/registry/model/registry/RegistryCursor.java b/java/google/registry/model/registry/RegistryCursor.java
index d3d9db829..bb09e3fd5 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/model/registry/RegistryCursor.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/model/registry/RegistryCursor.java
@@ -73,8 +73,21 @@ public class RegistryCursor extends ImmutableObject {
 
   DateTime date;
 
-  /** Convenience shortcut to load a cursor for a given registry and cursor type. */
+  /**
+   * Convenience shortcut to load a cursor (as an {@link Optional}) for a given registry and cursor
+   * type. Note that this currently reads the new cursor style first, then fails back to the old
+   * RegistryCursor if the corresponding new style cursor does not exist.
+   */
   public static Optional<DateTime> load(Registry registry, CursorType cursorType) {
+    Cursor newStyleCursor =
+        ofy()
+            .load()
+            .key(Cursor.createKey(Cursor.CursorType.valueOf(cursorType.name()), registry))
+            .now();
+    if (newStyleCursor != null) {
+      return Optional.of(newStyleCursor.getCursorTime());
+    }
+    // New cursor style wasn't found for this TLD and cursor type, so load the old style.
     Key<RegistryCursor> key =
         Key.create(Key.create(registry), RegistryCursor.class, cursorType.name());
     RegistryCursor cursor = ofy().load().key(key).now();
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/model/registry/RegistryCursorTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/model/registry/RegistryCursorTest.java
index 1452f69a6..a6f19041f 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/model/registry/RegistryCursorTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/model/registry/RegistryCursorTest.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static google.registry.testing.DatastoreHelper.createTld;
 import com.googlecode.objectify.VoidWork;
 
 import google.registry.model.EntityTestCase;
+import google.registry.model.common.Cursor;
 
 import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 public class RegistryCursorTest extends EntityTestCase {
 
   @Test
-  public void test_persistence() {
+  public void testPersistence() {
     createTld("tld");
     clock.advanceOneMilli();
     final DateTime time = DateTime.parse("2012-07-12T03:30:00.000Z");
@@ -43,4 +44,43 @@ public class RegistryCursorTest extends EntityTestCase {
     assertThat(RegistryCursor.load(Registry.get("tld"), BRDA)).isAbsent();
     assertThat(RegistryCursor.load(Registry.get("tld"), RDE_UPLOAD)).hasValue(time);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testSuccess_dualRead_newOverOld() {
+    createTld("tld");
+    final DateTime newCursorTime = DateTime.parse("2012-07-12T03:30:00.000Z");
+    final DateTime oldCursorTime = DateTime.parse("2012-07-11T03:30:00.000Z");
+    ofy().transact(
+        new VoidWork() {
+          @Override
+          public void vrun() {
+            ofy()
+                .save()
+                .entities(
+                    // We can't use RegistryCursor.save() since dual-writing happens there.
+                    RegistryCursor.create(Registry.get("tld"), RDE_UPLOAD, oldCursorTime),
+                    Cursor.create(
+                        Cursor.CursorType.RDE_UPLOAD, newCursorTime, Registry.get("tld")))
+                .now();
+          }
+        });
+    assertThat(RegistryCursor.load(Registry.get("tld"), RDE_UPLOAD)).hasValue(newCursorTime);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testSuccess_dualRead_onlyOld() {
+    createTld("tld");
+    final DateTime oldCursorTime = DateTime.parse("2012-07-11T03:30:00.000Z");
+    ofy().transact(
+        new VoidWork() {
+          @Override
+          public void vrun() {
+            ofy()
+                .save()
+                .entity(RegistryCursor.create(Registry.get("tld"), RDE_UPLOAD, oldCursorTime))
+                .now();
+          }
+        });
+    assertThat(RegistryCursor.load(Registry.get("tld"), RDE_UPLOAD)).hasValue(oldCursorTime);
+  }
 }