diff --git a/packages/firestore/exp/index.node.ts b/packages/firestore/exp/index.node.ts
index c5afa20b854..c27c4756092 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/exp/index.node.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/exp/index.node.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export {
 
 export { runTransaction, Transaction } from '../lite/src/api/transaction';
 
-export { getDoc } from './src/api/reference';
+export { getDoc, getDocFromCache, getDocFromServer } from './src/api/reference';
 
 export {
   FieldValue,
diff --git a/packages/firestore/exp/src/api/reference.ts b/packages/firestore/exp/src/api/reference.ts
index 4328ca88d76..c102109ed8a 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/exp/src/api/reference.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/exp/src/api/reference.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../src/api/database';
 import { ViewSnapshot } from '../../../src/core/view_snapshot';
 import { DocumentReference } from '../../../lite/src/api/reference';
+import { Document } from '../../../src/model/document';
 
 export function getDoc<T>(
   reference: firestore.DocumentReference<T>
@@ -37,7 +38,47 @@ export function getDoc<T>(
   const ref = cast<DocumentReference<T>>(reference, DocumentReference);
   const firestore = cast<Firestore>(ref.firestore, Firestore);
   return firestore._getFirestoreClient().then(async firestoreClient => {
-    const viewSnapshot = await getDocViaSnapshotListener(firestoreClient, ref);
+    const viewSnapshot = await getDocViaSnapshotListener(
+      firestoreClient,
+      ref._key
+    );
+    return convertToDocSnapshot(firestore, ref, viewSnapshot);
+  });
+}
+
+// TODO(firestorexp): Make sure we don't include Datastore/RemoteStore in builds
+// that only include `getDocFromCache`.
+export function getDocFromCache<T>(
+  reference: firestore.DocumentReference<T>
+): Promise<firestore.DocumentSnapshot<T>> {
+  const ref = cast<DocumentReference<T>>(reference, DocumentReference);
+  const firestore = cast<Firestore>(ref.firestore, Firestore);
+  return firestore._getFirestoreClient().then(async firestoreClient => {
+    const doc = await firestoreClient.getDocumentFromLocalCache(ref._key);
+    return new DocumentSnapshot(
+      firestore,
+      ref._key,
+      doc,
+      ref._converter,
+      new SnapshotMetadata(
+        doc instanceof Document ? doc.hasLocalMutations : false,
+        /* fromCache= */ true
+      )
+    );
+  });
+}
+
+export function getDocFromServer<T>(
+  reference: firestore.DocumentReference<T>
+): Promise<firestore.DocumentSnapshot<T>> {
+  const ref = cast<DocumentReference<T>>(reference, DocumentReference);
+  const firestore = cast<Firestore>(ref.firestore, Firestore);
+  return firestore._getFirestoreClient().then(async firestoreClient => {
+    const viewSnapshot = await getDocViaSnapshotListener(
+      firestoreClient,
+      ref._key,
+      { source: 'server' }
+    );
     return convertToDocSnapshot(firestore, ref, viewSnapshot);
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/firestore/exp/test/integration.test.ts b/packages/firestore/exp/test/integration.test.ts
index e5eadb81393..39435b35fe2 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/exp/test/integration.test.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/exp/test/integration.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ import {
   initializeFirestore
 } from '../src/api/database';
 import { withTestDoc } from './helpers';
-import { getDoc } from '../src/api/reference';
+import {
+  getDoc,
+  getDocFromCache,
+  getDocFromServer
+} from '../src/api/reference';
 
 use(chaiAsPromised);
 
@@ -61,3 +65,25 @@ describe('getDoc()', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('getDocFromCache()', () => {
+  it('can get a non-existing document', () => {
+    return withTestDoc(async docRef => {
+      await expect(getDocFromCache(docRef)).to.eventually.be.rejectedWith(
+        /Failed to get document from cache./
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getDocFromServer()', () => {
+  it('can get a non-existing document', () => {
+    return withTestDoc(async docRef => {
+      const docSnap = await getDocFromServer(docRef);
+      expect(docSnap.metadata.fromCache).to.be.false;
+      expect(docSnap.metadata.hasPendingWrites).to.be.false;
+      expect(docSnap.data()).to.be.undefined;
+      expect(docSnap.exists()).to.be.false;
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/firestore/src/api/database.ts b/packages/firestore/src/api/database.ts
index 04aa40daf90..59c0c2b8b28 100644
--- a/packages/firestore/src/api/database.ts
+++ b/packages/firestore/src/api/database.ts
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ export class DocumentReference<T = firestore.DocumentData>
     }
     return addDocSnapshotListener(
       this._firestoreClient,
-      this,
+      this._key,
       internalOptions,
       observer
     );
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ export class DocumentReference<T = firestore.DocumentData>
     } else {
       return getDocViaSnapshotListener(
         this._firestoreClient,
-        this,
+        this._key,
         options
       ).then(snapshot => this._convertToDocSnapshot(snapshot));
     }
@@ -1262,9 +1262,9 @@ export class DocumentReference<T = firestore.DocumentData>
 }
 
 /** Registers an internal snapshot listener for `ref`. */
-function addDocSnapshotListener<T>(
+function addDocSnapshotListener(
   firestoreClient: FirestoreClient,
-  ref: DocumentKeyReference<T>,
+  key: DocumentKey,
   options: ListenOptions,
   observer: PartialObserver<ViewSnapshot>
 ): Unsubscribe {
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ function addDocSnapshotListener<T>(
     error: errHandler
   });
   const internalListener = firestoreClient.listen(
-    InternalQuery.atPath(ref._key.path),
+    InternalQuery.atPath(key.path),
     asyncObserver,
     options
   );
@@ -1299,15 +1299,15 @@ function addDocSnapshotListener<T>(
  * Retrieves a latency-compensated document from the backend via a
  * SnapshotListener.
  */
-export function getDocViaSnapshotListener<T>(
+export function getDocViaSnapshotListener(
   firestoreClient: FirestoreClient,
-  ref: DocumentKeyReference<T>,
+  key: DocumentKey,
   options?: firestore.GetOptions
 ): Promise<ViewSnapshot> {
   const result = new Deferred<ViewSnapshot>();
   const unlisten = addDocSnapshotListener(
     firestoreClient,
-    ref,
+    key,
     {
       includeMetadataChanges: true,
       waitForSyncWhenOnline: true
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ export function getDocViaSnapshotListener<T>(
         // user actions affecting the now stale query.
         unlisten();
 
-        const exists = snap.docs.has(ref._key);
+        const exists = snap.docs.has(key);
         if (!exists && snap.fromCache) {
           // TODO(dimond): If we're online and the document doesn't
           // exist then we resolve with a doc.exists set to false. If