diff --git a/akka-distributed-data/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/Replicator.scala b/akka-distributed-data/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/Replicator.scala
index 23c997e705..c5da8ae796 100644
--- a/akka-distributed-data/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/Replicator.scala
+++ b/akka-distributed-data/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/Replicator.scala
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ object Replicator {
     Props(new Replicator(settings)).withDeploy(Deploy.local).withDispatcher(settings.dispatcher)
   }
 
+  val DefaultMajorityMinCap: Int = 0
+
   sealed trait ReadConsistency {
     def timeout: FiniteDuration
   }
@@ -202,7 +204,9 @@ object Replicator {
   final case class ReadFrom(n: Int, timeout: FiniteDuration) extends ReadConsistency {
     require(n >= 2, "ReadFrom n must be >= 2, use ReadLocal for n=1")
   }
-  final case class ReadMajority(timeout: FiniteDuration) extends ReadConsistency
+  final case class ReadMajority(timeout: FiniteDuration, minCap: Int = DefaultMajorityMinCap) extends ReadConsistency {
+    def this(timeout: FiniteDuration) = this(timeout, DefaultMajorityMinCap)
+  }
   final case class ReadAll(timeout: FiniteDuration) extends ReadConsistency
 
   sealed trait WriteConsistency {
@@ -214,7 +218,9 @@ object Replicator {
   final case class WriteTo(n: Int, timeout: FiniteDuration) extends WriteConsistency {
     require(n >= 2, "WriteTo n must be >= 2, use WriteLocal for n=1")
   }
-  final case class WriteMajority(timeout: FiniteDuration) extends WriteConsistency
+  final case class WriteMajority(timeout: FiniteDuration, minCap: Int = DefaultMajorityMinCap) extends WriteConsistency {
+    def this(timeout: FiniteDuration) = this(timeout, DefaultMajorityMinCap)
+  }
   final case class WriteAll(timeout: FiniteDuration) extends WriteConsistency
 
   /**
@@ -1489,6 +1495,16 @@ final class Replicator(settings: ReplicatorSettings) extends Actor with ActorLog
 private[akka] object ReadWriteAggregator {
   case object SendToSecondary
   val MaxSecondaryNodes = 10
+
+  def calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap: Int, numberOfNodes: Int): Int = {
+    if (numberOfNodes <= minCap) {
+      numberOfNodes
+    } else {
+      val majority = numberOfNodes / 2 + 1
+      if (majority <= minCap) minCap
+      else majority
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1571,9 +1587,9 @@ private[akka] class WriteAggregator(
   override val doneWhenRemainingSize = consistency match {
     case WriteTo(n, _) ⇒ nodes.size - (n - 1)
     case _: WriteAll   ⇒ 0
-    case _: WriteMajority ⇒
+    case WriteMajority(_, minCap) ⇒
       val N = nodes.size + 1
-      val w = N / 2 + 1 // write to at least (N/2+1) nodes
+      val w = calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, N)
       N - w
     case WriteLocal ⇒
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("WriteLocal not supported by WriteAggregator")
@@ -1678,9 +1694,9 @@ private[akka] class ReadAggregator(
   override val doneWhenRemainingSize = consistency match {
     case ReadFrom(n, _) ⇒ nodes.size - (n - 1)
     case _: ReadAll     ⇒ 0
-    case _: ReadMajority ⇒
+    case ReadMajority(_, minCap) ⇒
       val N = nodes.size + 1
-      val r = N / 2 + 1 // read from at least (N/2+1) nodes
+      val r = calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, N)
       N - r
     case ReadLocal ⇒
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("ReadLocal not supported by ReadAggregator")
diff --git a/akka-distributed-data/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/WriteAggregatorSpec.scala b/akka-distributed-data/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/WriteAggregatorSpec.scala
index 0fda3f28a0..8a4fcf2686 100644
--- a/akka-distributed-data/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/WriteAggregatorSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-distributed-data/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/ddata/WriteAggregatorSpec.scala
@@ -162,6 +162,23 @@ class WriteAggregatorSpec extends AkkaSpec(s"""
       watch(aggr)
       expectTerminated(aggr)
     }
+
+    "calculate majority with minCap" in {
+      val minCap = 5
+
+      import ReadWriteAggregator._
+
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 3) should be (3)
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 4) should be (4)
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 5) should be (5)
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 6) should be (5)
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 7) should be (5)
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 8) should be (5)
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 9) should be (5)
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 10) should be (6)
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 11) should be (6)
+      calculateMajorityWithMinCap(minCap, 12) should be (7)
+    }
   }
 
   "Durable WriteAggregator" must {
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst b/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst
index ae217f3e88..5c4be461f6 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/distributed-data.rst
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ The ``Replicator`` writes and reads to a majority of replicas, i.e. **N / 2 + 1*
 in a 5 node cluster it writes to 3 nodes and reads from 3 nodes. In a 6 node cluster it writes 
 to 4 nodes and reads from 4 nodes.
 
+You can define a minimum number of nodes for ``WriteMajority`` and ``ReadMajority``,
+this will minimize the risk of reading steal data. Minimum cap is
+provided by minCap property of ``WriteMajority`` and ``ReadMajority`` and defines the required majority.
+If the minCap is higher then **N / 2 + 1** the minCap will be used.
+
+For example if the minCap is 5 the ``WriteMajority`` and ``ReadMajority`` for cluster of 3 nodes will be 3, for
+cluster of 6 nodes will be 5 and for cluster of 12 nodes will be 7(**N / 2 + 1**).
+
 Here is an example of using ``WriteMajority`` and ``ReadMajority``:
 
 .. includecode:: ../../../akka-samples/akka-sample-distributed-data-scala/src/main/scala/sample/distributeddata/ShoppingCart.scala#read-write-majority
diff --git a/project/MiMa.scala b/project/MiMa.scala
index c74034dec0..eddaa24f4d 100644
--- a/project/MiMa.scala
+++ b/project/MiMa.scala
@@ -185,7 +185,15 @@ object MiMa extends AutoPlugin {
       ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator#DataDeleted.apply"),
       ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator#DataDeleted.copy"),
       ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator#DataDeleted.this"),
-      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator#Delete.copy")
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator#Delete.copy"),
+
+      // #21618 distributed data
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingTypesProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator$ReadMajority$"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator#ReadMajority.copy"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator#ReadMajority.apply"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingTypesProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator$WriteMajority$"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator#WriteMajority.copy"),
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("akka.cluster.ddata.Replicator#WriteMajority.apply")
     )
 
     Map(