diff --git a/src/cache/core/types/Cache.ts b/src/cache/core/types/Cache.ts
index 911e15c2d66..596a4cd5ceb 100644
--- a/src/cache/core/types/Cache.ts
+++ b/src/cache/core/types/Cache.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export namespace Cache {
   }
 
   export interface WatchOptions extends ReadOptions {
+    immediate?: boolean;
     callback: WatchCallback;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/cache/inmemory/inMemoryCache.ts b/src/cache/inmemory/inMemoryCache.ts
index bb5016247fc..5a55cc2eeb8 100644
--- a/src/cache/inmemory/inMemoryCache.ts
+++ b/src/cache/inmemory/inMemoryCache.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ export class InMemoryCache extends ApolloCache<NormalizedCacheObject> {
 
   public watch(watch: Cache.WatchOptions): () => void {
     this.watches.add(watch);
-
+    if (watch.immediate) {
+      this.maybeBroadcastWatch(watch);
+    }
     return () => {
       this.watches.delete(watch);
     };