diff --git a/alpha/apps/kaltura/lib/db/DbManager.php b/alpha/apps/kaltura/lib/db/DbManager.php
index eca4f0340ca..5fdc587c22d 100644
--- a/alpha/apps/kaltura/lib/db/DbManager.php
+++ b/alpha/apps/kaltura/lib/db/DbManager.php
@@ -232,13 +232,25 @@ protected static function getSphinxConnIndexByLastUpdatedAt($dataSources)
 	}
 
 	protected static function getStickySessionKey()
+	{
+		$stickySession = self::getKsPrivilegeStickySessionKey();
+		
+		if(!$stickySession)
+		{
+			$stickySession = self::STICKY_SESSION_PREFIX . infraRequestUtils::getRemoteAddress();
+		}
+		
+		return $stickySession;
+	}
+	
+	protected static function getKsPrivilegeStickySessionKey()
 	{
 		$ksObject = kCurrentContext::$ks_object;
-
-		if($ksObject && $ksObject->hasPrivilege(kSessionBase::PRIVILEGE_SESSION_KEY)) 
+		
+		if($ksObject && $ksObject->hasPrivilege(kSessionBase::PRIVILEGE_SESSION_KEY))
 			return self::STICKY_SESSION_PREFIX . kCurrentContext::getCurrentPartnerId() . "_" . $ksObject->getPrivilegeValue(kSessionBase::PRIVILEGE_SESSION_KEY);
 		
-		return self::STICKY_SESSION_PREFIX . infraRequestUtils::getRemoteAddress();
+		return null;
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -284,7 +296,8 @@ public static function getSphinxConnection($read = true, $indexName = null)
 			KalturaLog::debug("Actual sphinx index [". self::$connIndexes[$indexName]. "] sphinx index by best lag [" . $preferredIndex. "]");
 		}
 	
-		if (!$read)
+		$sphinxStickyPartnerIds = kConf::get('sphinx_sticky_partners', 'sphinx_dynamic_config', array());
+		if (!$read || (self::getKsPrivilegeStickySessionKey() && in_array(kCurrentContext::getCurrentPartnerId(), $sphinxStickyPartnerIds)) )
 			self::setSphinxConnIndexInCache($indexName);
 		return self::$sphinxConnection[$indexName];
 	}
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index 3ffb5b93faa..7598e779f40 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+# Orion 15.18.0 #
+
+## Support sphinx sticky connection for read operations ##
+Issue Type: Task
+Issue ID : PLAT-10713
+
+### Configuration ##
+	* Make sure "sphinx_dynamic_config" exists in your configuration maps 
+ 
+	* To enable the feature for specific partner ids add the following section to the map:
+    [sphinx_sticky_partners]
+    0 = XXXX
+    1 = YYYY
+    where XXXX and YYYY are the partner ids you want to enable the feature for.
+	
+
+#### Deployment Scripts ####
+None.
+
+
 # Orion 15.17.0 #
 
 ## Allow catalog item pricing view from KMC ##