diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/s3/alter2.result b/mysql-test/suite/s3/alter2.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2849905c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/s3/alter2.result
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#
+# MDEV-19575 Assertion `page_st == 1' failed upon SELECT from S3
+# table which is being converted into Aria
+#
+CREATE TABLE t1 (f INT);
+insert into t1 values (1),(2);
+ALTER TABLE t1 ENGINE=S3;
+select * from t1;
+f
+1
+2
+connect  con1,localhost,root,,$database;
+ALTER TABLE t1 ENGINE=Aria;
+connection default;
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+f
+1
+2
+connection con1;
+disconnect con1;
+connection default;
+DROP TABLE t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/s3/alter2.test b/mysql-test/suite/s3/alter2.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..de2bc001298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/s3/alter2.test
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--source include/have_s3.inc
+--source create_database.inc
+
+--echo #
+--echo # MDEV-19575 Assertion `page_st == 1' failed upon SELECT from S3
+--echo # table which is being converted into Aria
+--echo #
+
+CREATE TABLE t1 (f INT);
+insert into t1 values (1),(2);
+
+ALTER TABLE t1 ENGINE=S3;
+select * from t1;
+--connect (con1,localhost,root,,$database)
+--send
+  ALTER TABLE t1 ENGINE=Aria;
+
+--connection default
+SELECT * FROM t1;
+
+# Cleanup
+
+--connection con1
+--reap
+--disconnect con1
+--connection default
+DROP TABLE t1;
+
+#
+# clean up
+#
+--source drop_database.inc
diff --git a/storage/maria/ma_pagecache.c b/storage/maria/ma_pagecache.c
index 7bd85b7db02..13a2f18cc94 100644
--- a/storage/maria/ma_pagecache.c
+++ b/storage/maria/ma_pagecache.c
@@ -2867,6 +2867,9 @@ static my_bool read_big_block(PAGECACHE *pagecache,
       remove_reader(block_to_read);
       unreg_request(pagecache, block_to_read, 1);
     }
+    /* Signal that all pending requests for this page now can be processed */
+    if (block->wqueue[COND_FOR_REQUESTED].last_thread)
+      wqueue_release_queue(&block->wqueue[COND_FOR_REQUESTED]);
     DBUG_RETURN(FALSE); // no retry
   }
 
@@ -2940,6 +2943,8 @@ static my_bool read_big_block(PAGECACHE *pagecache,
   }
   if (block->wqueue[COND_FOR_BIG_BLOCK].last_thread)
     wqueue_release_queue(&block->wqueue[COND_FOR_BIG_BLOCK]);
+  if (block->wqueue[COND_FOR_REQUESTED].last_thread)
+    wqueue_release_queue(&block->wqueue[COND_FOR_REQUESTED]);
 
   DBUG_RETURN(FALSE);
 }
@@ -3684,7 +3689,7 @@ restart:
     if (((block->status & PCBLOCK_ERROR) == 0) && (page_st != PAGE_READ))
     {
 #ifdef WITH_S3_STORAGE_ENGINE
-      if (!pagecache->big_block_read)
+      if (!pagecache->big_block_read || page_st == PAGE_WAIT_TO_BE_READ)
 #endif /* WITH_S3_STORAGE_ENGINE */
       {
         /* The requested page is to be read into the block buffer */