diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java
index feda7d2b18591..9a2173d73deeb 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/embedded/EmbeddedTimelineService.java
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public FileSystemViewStorageConfig getRemoteFileSystemViewConfig() {
         .withRemoteTimelineInitialRetryIntervalMs(writeConfig.getClientSpecifiedViewStorageConfig().getRemoteTimelineInitialRetryIntervalMs())
         .withRemoteTimelineClientMaxRetryIntervalMs(writeConfig.getClientSpecifiedViewStorageConfig().getRemoteTimelineClientMaxRetryIntervalMs())
         .withRemoteTimelineClientRetryExceptions(writeConfig.getClientSpecifiedViewStorageConfig().getRemoteTimelineClientRetryExceptions())
+        .withRemoteFileSystemViewFirst(writeConfig.getClientSpecifiedViewStorageConfig().isRemoteViewFirst())
         .build();
   }
 
diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/FileSystemViewManager.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/FileSystemViewManager.java
index d729cc94d1024..e54362e5007fe 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/FileSystemViewManager.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/FileSystemViewManager.java
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ public static FileSystemViewManager createViewManager(final HoodieEngineContext
         return new FileSystemViewManager(context, config, (metaClient, viewConfig) -> createRemoteFileSystemView(conf,
             viewConfig, metaClient));
       case REMOTE_FIRST:
-        LOG.info("Creating remote first table view");
         return new FileSystemViewManager(context, config, (metaClient, viewConfig) -> {
           RemoteHoodieTableFileSystemView remoteFileSystemView =
               createRemoteFileSystemView(conf, viewConfig, metaClient);
@@ -279,7 +278,13 @@ public static FileSystemViewManager createViewManager(final HoodieEngineContext
               throw new IllegalArgumentException("Secondary Storage type can only be in-memory or spillable. Was :"
                   + viewConfig.getSecondaryStorageType());
           }
-          return new PriorityBasedFileSystemView(remoteFileSystemView, secondaryView);
+          if (config.isRemoteViewFirst()) {
+            LOG.info("Creating remote table view first");
+            return new PriorityBasedFileSystemView(remoteFileSystemView, secondaryView);
+          } else {
+            LOG.info("Creating secondary table view first");
+            return new PriorityBasedFileSystemView(secondaryView, remoteFileSystemView);
+          }
         });
       default:
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown file system view type :" + config.getStorageType());
diff --git a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/FileSystemViewStorageConfig.java b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/FileSystemViewStorageConfig.java
index 038c1d569df3e..ed488c79bae28 100644
--- a/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/FileSystemViewStorageConfig.java
+++ b/hudi-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/common/table/view/FileSystemViewStorageConfig.java
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ public class FileSystemViewStorageConfig extends HoodieConfig {
       .withDocumentation("Config to control whether backup needs to be configured if clients were not able to reach"
           + " timeline service.");
 
+  public static final ConfigProperty<String> REMOTE_VIEW_FIRST = ConfigProperty
+      .key("hoodie.filesystem.view.remote.first")
+      .defaultValue("true")
+      .markAdvanced()
+      .withDocumentation("Controls whether or not the file system view is remote first or secondary first.");
+
   public static FileSystemViewStorageConfig.Builder newBuilder() {
     return new Builder();
   }
@@ -274,6 +280,10 @@ public String getRocksdbBasePath() {
     return getString(ROCKSDB_BASE_PATH);
   }
 
+  public boolean isRemoteViewFirst() {
+    return getBoolean(REMOTE_VIEW_FIRST);
+  }
+
   /**
    * The builder used to build {@link FileSystemViewStorageConfig}.
    */
@@ -378,6 +388,11 @@ public Builder withEnableBackupForRemoteFileSystemView(boolean enable) {
       return this;
     }
 
+    public Builder withRemoteFileSystemViewFirst(boolean enable) {
+      fileSystemViewStorageConfig.setValue(REMOTE_VIEW_FIRST, Boolean.toString(enable));
+      return this;
+    }
+
     public FileSystemViewStorageConfig build() {
       fileSystemViewStorageConfig.setDefaults(FileSystemViewStorageConfig.class.getName());
       // Validations