diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/reftable/ReftableTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/reftable/ReftableTest.java
index bd8714747..a45548d1e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/reftable/ReftableTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/reftable/ReftableTest.java
@@ -566,6 +566,44 @@ public class ReftableTest {
 		assertEquals(all, more);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void allRefs() throws IOException {
+		ByteArrayOutputStream buffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+		ReftableConfig cfg = new ReftableConfig();
+		cfg.setRefBlockSize(1024);
+		cfg.setLogBlockSize(1024);
+		cfg.setAlignBlocks(true);
+		ReftableWriter writer = new ReftableWriter()
+				.setMinUpdateIndex(1)
+				.setMaxUpdateIndex(1)
+				.setConfig(cfg)
+				.begin(buffer);
+		PersonIdent who = new PersonIdent("Log", "Ger", 1500079709, -8 * 60);
+
+		// Fill out the 1st ref block.
+		List<String> names = new ArrayList<>();
+		for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+			String name = new String(new char[220]).replace("\0", String.format("%c", i + 'a'));
+			names.add(name);
+			writer.writeRef(ref(name, i));
+		}
+
+		// Add some log data.
+		writer.writeLog(MASTER, 1, who, ObjectId.zeroId(), id(1), "msg");
+		writer.finish();
+		byte[] table = buffer.toByteArray();
+
+		ReftableReader t = read(table);
+		RefCursor c = t.allRefs();
+
+		int j = 0;
+		while (c.next()) {
+			assertEquals(names.get(j), c.getRef().getName());
+			j++;
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	@Test
 	public void reflogSeek() throws IOException {
 		PersonIdent who = new PersonIdent("Log", "Ger", 1500079709, -8 * 60);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/reftable/ReftableReader.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/reftable/ReftableReader.java
index 4f0ff2d1d..02c2f5bba 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/reftable/ReftableReader.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/reftable/ReftableReader.java
@@ -169,11 +169,13 @@ public class ReftableReader extends Reftable {
 			readFileHeader();
 		}
 
-		long end = refEnd > 0 ? refEnd : (src.size() - FILE_FOOTER_LEN);
-		src.adviseSequentialRead(0, end);
+		if (refEnd == 0) {
+			readFileFooter();
+		}
+		src.adviseSequentialRead(0, refEnd);
 
-		RefCursorImpl i = new RefCursorImpl(end, null, false);
-		i.block = readBlock(0, end);
+		RefCursorImpl i = new RefCursorImpl(refEnd, null, false);
+		i.block = readBlock(0, refEnd);
 		return i;
 	}