diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/VectoredReadUtils.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/VectoredReadUtils.java
index 50cab7dc4c..cf1b1ef969 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/VectoredReadUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/VectoredReadUtils.java
@@ -307,9 +307,16 @@ public static ByteBuffer sliceTo(ByteBuffer readData, long readOffset,
                                    FileRange request) {
     int offsetChange = (int) (request.getOffset() - readOffset);
     int requestLength = request.getLength();
+    // Create a new buffer that is backed by the original contents
+    // The buffer will have position 0 and the same limit as the original one
     readData = readData.slice();
+    // Change the offset and the limit of the buffer as the reader wants to see
+    // only relevant data
     readData.position(offsetChange);
     readData.limit(offsetChange + requestLength);
+    // Create a new buffer after the limit change so that only that portion of the data is
+    // returned to the reader.
+    readData = readData.slice();
     return readData;
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestVectoredReadUtils.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestVectoredReadUtils.java
index fdfa8f6eb6..e964d23f4b 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestVectoredReadUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestVectoredReadUtils.java
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public void testSliceTo() {
             .describedAs("Slicing on the same offset shouldn't " +
                     "create a new buffer")
             .isEqualTo(slice);
+    Assertions.assertThat(slice.position())
+        .describedAs("Slicing should return buffers starting from position 0")
+        .isEqualTo(0);
 
     // try slicing a range
     final int offset = 100;
@@ -77,6 +80,9 @@ public void testSliceTo() {
             .describedAs("Slicing should use the same underlying " +
                     "data")
             .isEqualTo(slice.array());
+    Assertions.assertThat(slice.position())
+        .describedAs("Slicing should return buffers starting from position 0")
+        .isEqualTo(0);
     // test the contents of the slice
     intBuffer = slice.asIntBuffer();
     for(int i=0; i < sliceLength / Integer.BYTES; ++i) {