diff --git a/db/db_iterator_test.cc b/db/db_iterator_test.cc
index e24b7c3b7e..fb9c04b9f9 100644
--- a/db/db_iterator_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_iterator_test.cc
@@ -1026,11 +1026,8 @@ TEST_P(DBIteratorTest, DBIteratorBoundOptimizationTest) {
   int upper_bound_hits = 0;
   Options options = CurrentOptions();
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
-      "BlockBasedTable::BlockEntryIteratorState::KeyReachedUpperBound",
-      [&upper_bound_hits](void* arg) {
-        assert(arg != nullptr);
-        upper_bound_hits += (*static_cast<bool*>(arg) ? 1 : 0);
-      });
+      "BlockBasedTableIterator:out_of_bound",
+      [&upper_bound_hits](void*) { upper_bound_hits++; });
   rocksdb::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
   options.env = env_;
   options.create_if_missing = true;
diff --git a/table/block_based_table_reader.cc b/table/block_based_table_reader.cc
index 0ca0a66552..ae4e636f58 100644
--- a/table/block_based_table_reader.cc
+++ b/table/block_based_table_reader.cc
@@ -2346,6 +2346,7 @@ void BlockBasedTableIterator<TBlockIter, TValue>::Seek(const Slice& target) {
   block_iter_.Seek(target);
 
   FindKeyForward();
+  CheckOutOfBound();
   assert(
       !block_iter_.Valid() ||
       (key_includes_seq_ && icomp_.Compare(target, block_iter_.key()) <= 0) ||
@@ -2409,6 +2410,7 @@ void BlockBasedTableIterator<TBlockIter, TValue>::SeekToFirst() {
   InitDataBlock();
   block_iter_.SeekToFirst();
   FindKeyForward();
+  CheckOutOfBound();
 }
 
 template <class TBlockIter, typename TValue>
@@ -2491,18 +2493,24 @@ void BlockBasedTableIterator<TBlockIter, TValue>::InitDataBlock() {
 
 template <class TBlockIter, typename TValue>
 void BlockBasedTableIterator<TBlockIter, TValue>::FindKeyForward() {
-  assert(!is_out_of_bound_);
   // TODO the while loop inherits from two-level-iterator. We don't know
   // whether a block can be empty so it can be replaced by an "if".
   while (!block_iter_.Valid()) {
     if (!block_iter_.status().ok()) {
       return;
     }
+    if (read_options_.iterate_upper_bound != nullptr &&
+        block_iter_points_to_real_block_) {
+      is_out_of_bound_ =
+          (user_comparator_.Compare(*read_options_.iterate_upper_bound,
+                                    ExtractUserKey(index_iter_->key())) <= 0);
+    }
     ResetDataIter();
-    // We used to check the current index key for upperbound.
-    // It will only save a data reading for a small percentage of use cases,
-    // so for code simplicity, we removed it. We can add it back if there is a
-    // significnat performance regression.
+    if (is_out_of_bound_) {
+      // The next block is out of bound. No need to read it.
+      TEST_SYNC_POINT_CALLBACK("BlockBasedTableIterator:out_of_bound", nullptr);
+      return;
+    }
     index_iter_->Next();
 
     if (index_iter_->Valid()) {
@@ -2512,25 +2520,10 @@ void BlockBasedTableIterator<TBlockIter, TValue>::FindKeyForward() {
       return;
     }
   }
-
-  // Check upper bound on the current key
-  bool reached_upper_bound =
-      (read_options_.iterate_upper_bound != nullptr &&
-       block_iter_points_to_real_block_ && block_iter_.Valid() &&
-       user_comparator_.Compare(ExtractUserKey(block_iter_.key()),
-                                *read_options_.iterate_upper_bound) >= 0);
-  TEST_SYNC_POINT_CALLBACK(
-      "BlockBasedTable::BlockEntryIteratorState::KeyReachedUpperBound",
-      &reached_upper_bound);
-  if (reached_upper_bound) {
-    is_out_of_bound_ = true;
-    return;
-  }
 }
 
 template <class TBlockIter, typename TValue>
 void BlockBasedTableIterator<TBlockIter, TValue>::FindKeyBackward() {
-  assert(!is_out_of_bound_);
   while (!block_iter_.Valid()) {
     if (!block_iter_.status().ok()) {
       return;
@@ -2551,6 +2544,16 @@ void BlockBasedTableIterator<TBlockIter, TValue>::FindKeyBackward() {
   // code simplicity.
 }
 
+template <class TBlockIter, typename TValue>
+void BlockBasedTableIterator<TBlockIter, TValue>::CheckOutOfBound() {
+  if (read_options_.iterate_upper_bound != nullptr &&
+      block_iter_points_to_real_block_ && block_iter_.Valid()) {
+    is_out_of_bound_ =
+        user_comparator_.Compare(*read_options_.iterate_upper_bound,
+                                 ExtractUserKey(block_iter_.key())) <= 0;
+  }
+}
+
 InternalIterator* BlockBasedTable::NewIterator(
     const ReadOptions& read_options, const SliceTransform* prefix_extractor,
     Arena* arena, bool skip_filters, bool for_compaction) {
diff --git a/table/block_based_table_reader.h b/table/block_based_table_reader.h
index f0b5cdb1bc..50849fcc51 100644
--- a/table/block_based_table_reader.h
+++ b/table/block_based_table_reader.h
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ class BlockBasedTableIterator : public InternalIteratorBase<TValue> {
     }
   }
 
+  // Whether iterator invalidated for being out of bound.
   bool IsOutOfBound() override { return is_out_of_bound_; }
 
   void SetPinnedItersMgr(PinnedIteratorsManager* pinned_iters_mgr) override {
@@ -673,6 +674,7 @@ class BlockBasedTableIterator : public InternalIteratorBase<TValue> {
   void InitDataBlock();
   void FindKeyForward();
   void FindKeyBackward();
+  void CheckOutOfBound();
 
  private:
   BlockBasedTable* table_;
diff --git a/table/table_test.cc b/table/table_test.cc
index 666628f440..8ccb2cbb09 100644
--- a/table/table_test.cc
+++ b/table/table_test.cc
@@ -3842,6 +3842,35 @@ TEST_P(BlockBasedTableTest, DataBlockHashIndex) {
   }
 }
 
+// BlockBasedTableIterator should invalidate itself and return
+// OutOfBound()=true immediately after Seek(), to allow LevelIterator
+// filter out corresponding level.
+TEST_P(BlockBasedTableTest, OutOfBoundOnSeek) {
+  TableConstructor c(BytewiseComparator(), true /*convert_to_internal_key*/);
+  c.Add("foo", "v1");
+  std::vector<std::string> keys;
+  stl_wrappers::KVMap kvmap;
+  Options options;
+  const ImmutableCFOptions ioptions(options);
+  const MutableCFOptions moptions(options);
+  c.Finish(options, ioptions, moptions, BlockBasedTableOptions(),
+           GetPlainInternalComparator(BytewiseComparator()), &keys, &kvmap);
+  auto* reader = c.GetTableReader();
+  ReadOptions read_opt;
+  std::string upper_bound = "bar";
+  Slice upper_bound_slice(upper_bound);
+  read_opt.iterate_upper_bound = &upper_bound_slice;
+  std::unique_ptr<InternalIterator> iter;
+  iter.reset(reader->NewIterator(read_opt, nullptr /*prefix_extractor*/));
+  iter->SeekToFirst();
+  ASSERT_FALSE(iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(iter->IsOutOfBound());
+  iter.reset(reader->NewIterator(read_opt, nullptr /*prefix_extractor*/));
+  iter->Seek("foo");
+  ASSERT_FALSE(iter->Valid());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(iter->IsOutOfBound());
+}
+
 }  // namespace rocksdb
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {