diff --git a/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs b/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs
index 477de718e9..457b48faf2 100644
--- a/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs
+++ b/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ impl AccountsHashVerifier {
                         use_bg_thread_pool: true,
                         check_hash: false,
                         ancestors: None,
+                        use_write_cache: false,
                     },
                     timings,
                 )
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 0be3cb1278..3afc8ab618 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -5518,6 +5518,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
                     use_bg_thread_pool: !is_startup,
                     check_hash,
                     ancestors: can_cached_slot_be_unflushed.then(|| ancestors),
+                    use_write_cache: can_cached_slot_be_unflushed,
                 },
                 timings,
             );
@@ -5533,6 +5534,7 @@ impl AccountsDb {
                     use_bg_thread_pool: !is_startup,
                     check_hash,
                     ancestors: Some(ancestors),
+                    use_write_cache: can_cached_slot_be_unflushed,
                 },
             )
         }
@@ -5760,9 +5762,15 @@ impl AccountsDb {
                     PUBKEY_BINS_FOR_CALCULATING_HASHES,
                     &bounds,
                     config.check_hash,
-                    config
-                        .ancestors
-                        .map(|a| (&self.accounts_cache, a, &self.accounts_index)),
+                    // if we can use write cache, then pass Some(write cache, ancestors, index)
+                    // otherwise, ancestors is irrelevant because storages were accumulated using ancestors already
+                    (config.use_write_cache && config.ancestors.is_some()).then(|| {
+                        (
+                            &self.accounts_cache,
+                            config.ancestors.unwrap(),
+                            &self.accounts_index,
+                        )
+                    }),
                     hash.filler_account_suffix.as_ref(),
                 )?;
 
@@ -7949,6 +7957,7 @@ pub mod tests {
                     use_bg_thread_pool: false,
                     check_hash: false,
                     ancestors: None,
+                    use_write_cache: false,
                 },
                 HashStats::default(),
             )
@@ -7975,6 +7984,7 @@ pub mod tests {
                     use_bg_thread_pool: false,
                     check_hash: false,
                     ancestors: None,
+                    use_write_cache: false,
                 },
                 HashStats::default(),
             )
diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_hash.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_hash.rs
index 8eeed4eeda..372b349a69 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_hash.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_hash.rs
@@ -22,14 +22,17 @@ pub struct PreviousPass {
 /// parameters to calculate accounts hash
 pub struct CalcAccountsHashConfig<'a> {
     pub storages: &'a SortedStorages<'a>,
+    /// true to use a thread pool dedicated to bg operations
     pub use_bg_thread_pool: bool,
+    /// verify every hash in append vec/write cache with a recalculated hash
+    /// this option will be removed
     pub check_hash: bool,
+    /// 'ancestors' is used to get storages and also used if 'use_write_cache' is true to
+    /// get account data from the write cache
     pub ancestors: Option<&'a Ancestors>,
-    // to come soon
-    /*
-    pub rent_collector: RentCollector,
-    pub epoch_schedule: EpochSchedule,
-    */
+    /// does hash calc need to consider account data that exists in the write cache?
+    /// if so, 'ancestors' will be used for this purpose as well as storages.
+    pub use_write_cache: bool,
 }
 
 // smallest, 3 quartiles, largest, average