diff --git a/src/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers/MockFileInfo.cs b/src/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers/MockFileInfo.cs
index 96096a95d..93314ff0f 100644
--- a/src/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers/MockFileInfo.cs
+++ b/src/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers/MockFileInfo.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class MockFileInfo : FileInfoBase
         private readonly string originalPath;
         private MockFileData cachedMockFileData;
         private MockFile mockFile;
-        private bool refreshOnNextRead;
+        private bool refreshOnNextRead = true;
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public MockFileInfo(IMockFileDataAccessor mockFileSystem, string path) : base(mockFileSystem?.FileSystem)
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ public MockFileInfo(IMockFileDataAccessor mockFileSystem, string path) : base(mo
             this.originalPath = path ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(path));
             this.path = mockFileSystem.Path.GetFullPath(path);
             this.mockFile = new MockFile(mockFileSystem);
-            Refresh();
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
diff --git a/tests/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockFileInfoTests.cs b/tests/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockFileInfoTests.cs
index 2c413ef57..e1d969bc8 100644
--- a/tests/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockFileInfoTests.cs
+++ b/tests/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockFileInfoTests.cs
@@ -794,18 +794,21 @@ public void MockFileInfo_Replace_ShouldThrowIfDestinationFileDoesNotExist()
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void MockFileInfo_Exists_ShouldReturnCachedData()
+        public void MockFileInfo_Exists_LazyLoadsData()
         {
             // Arrange
             var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
             var path1 = XFS.Path(@"c:\temp\file1.txt");
             var fileInfo = fileSystem.FileInfo.FromFileName(path1);
+            var cachedFileInfo = fileSystem.FileInfo.FromFileName(path1);
+            _ = cachedFileInfo.Exists;  // this forces a lazyload of the data.
 
             // Act
             fileSystem.AddFile(path1, new MockFileData("1"));
 
             // Assert
-            Assert.IsFalse(fileInfo.Exists);
+            Assert.IsTrue(fileInfo.Exists);
+            Assert.IsFalse(cachedFileInfo.Exists, "Cached MockFileInfo should still return the cached value");
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -815,6 +818,7 @@ public void MockFileInfo_Exists_ShouldUpdateCachedDataOnRefresh()
             var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
             var path1 = XFS.Path(@"c:\temp\file1.txt");
             var fileInfo = fileSystem.FileInfo.FromFileName(path1);
+            fileInfo.Refresh(); // circumvent the lazy loading in Exists on first access by forcing a load
 
             // Act
             fileSystem.AddFile(path1, new MockFileData("1"));
@@ -827,9 +831,11 @@ public void MockFileInfo_Exists_ShouldUpdateCachedDataOnRefresh()
         [Test]
         public void MockFileInfo_Create_ShouldUpdateCachedDataAndReturnTrueForExists()
         {
+            // Arrange
             IFileSystem fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
             var path = XFS.Path(@"c:\temp\file1.txt");
             IFileInfo fileInfo = fileSystem.FileInfo.FromFileName(path);
+            fileInfo.Refresh(); // circumvent the lazy loading in Exists on first access by forcing a load
 
             // Act
             fileInfo.Create().Dispose();
@@ -842,9 +848,11 @@ public void MockFileInfo_Create_ShouldUpdateCachedDataAndReturnTrueForExists()
         [Test]
         public void MockFileInfo_CreateText_ShouldUpdateCachedDataAndReturnTrueForExists()
         {
+            // Arrange
             IFileSystem fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
             var path = XFS.Path(@"c:\temp\file1.txt");
             IFileInfo fileInfo = fileSystem.FileInfo.FromFileName(path);
+            fileInfo.Refresh(); // circumvent the lazy loading in Exists on first access by forcing a load
 
             // Act
             fileInfo.CreateText().Dispose();
@@ -856,9 +864,11 @@ public void MockFileInfo_CreateText_ShouldUpdateCachedDataAndReturnTrueForExists
         [Test]
         public void MockFileInfo_Delete_ShouldUpdateCachedDataAndReturnFalseForExists()
         {
+            // Arrange
             var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
             var path = XFS.Path(@"c:\temp\file1.txt");
             IFileInfo fileInfo = fileSystem.FileInfo.FromFileName(path);
+            fileInfo.Refresh(); // circumvent the lazy loading in Exists on first access by forcing a load
 
             // Act
             fileInfo.Delete();
diff --git a/tests/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockFileSystemTests.cs b/tests/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockFileSystemTests.cs
index ac9216651..15f144075 100644
--- a/tests/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockFileSystemTests.cs
+++ b/tests/System.IO.Abstractions.TestingHelpers.Tests/MockFileSystemTests.cs
@@ -230,6 +230,21 @@ public void MockFileSystem_AddFile_ShouldMatchCapitalization_PartialMatch_Furthe
             Assert.Contains(XFS.Path(@"C:\LOUD\SUBLOUD\new\SUBDirectory"), fileSystem.AllDirectories.ToList());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void MockFileSystem_FileInfoExists_ShouldBeTrueIfAFileWasAddedBeforeMockFileDataWasLazyLoaded()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var fileSystem = new MockFileSystem();
+            var path1 = XFS.Path(@"c:\temp\file1.txt");
+            var fileInfo = fileSystem.FileInfo.FromFileName(path1);
+
+            // Act
+            fileSystem.AddFile(path1, new MockFileData("1"));
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsTrue(fileInfo.Exists);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void MockFileSystem_AddFileFromEmbeddedResource_ShouldAddTheFile()
         {