diff --git a/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Model/Import/Product/Type/AbstractType.php b/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Model/Import/Product/Type/AbstractType.php
index dd33b94423696..afd018f077d20 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Model/Import/Product/Type/AbstractType.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Model/Import/Product/Type/AbstractType.php
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ abstract class AbstractType
      */
     public static $commonAttributesCache = [];
 
+    /**
+     * Maintain a list of invisible attributes
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    public static $invAttributesCache = [];
+
     /**
      * Attribute Code to Id cache
      *
@@ -278,7 +285,14 @@ protected function _initAttributes()
             }
         }
         foreach ($absentKeys as $attributeSetName => $attributeIds) {
-            $this->attachAttributesById($attributeSetName, $attributeIds);
+            $unknownAttributeIds = array_diff(
+                $attributeIds,
+                array_keys(self::$commonAttributesCache),
+                self::$invAttributesCache
+            );
+            if ($unknownAttributeIds || $this->_forcedAttributesCodes) {
+                $this->attachAttributesById($attributeSetName, $attributeIds);
+            }
         }
         foreach ($entityAttributes as $attributeRow) {
             if (isset(self::$commonAttributesCache[$attributeRow['attribute_id']])) {
@@ -303,37 +317,45 @@ protected function _initAttributes()
     protected function attachAttributesById($attributeSetName, $attributeIds)
     {
         foreach ($this->_prodAttrColFac->create()->addFieldToFilter(
-            'main_table.attribute_id',
-            ['in' => $attributeIds]
+            ['main_table.attribute_id', 'main_table.attribute_code'],
+            [
+                ['in' => $attributeIds],
+                ['in' => $this->_forcedAttributesCodes]
+            ]
         ) as $attribute) {
             $attributeCode = $attribute->getAttributeCode();
             $attributeId = $attribute->getId();
 
             if ($attribute->getIsVisible() || in_array($attributeCode, $this->_forcedAttributesCodes)) {
-                self::$commonAttributesCache[$attributeId] = [
-                    'id' => $attributeId,
-                    'code' => $attributeCode,
-                    'is_global' => $attribute->getIsGlobal(),
-                    'is_required' => $attribute->getIsRequired(),
-                    'is_unique' => $attribute->getIsUnique(),
-                    'frontend_label' => $attribute->getFrontendLabel(),
-                    'is_static' => $attribute->isStatic(),
-                    'apply_to' => $attribute->getApplyTo(),
-                    'type' => \Magento\ImportExport\Model\Import::getAttributeType($attribute),
-                    'default_value' => strlen(
-                        $attribute->getDefaultValue()
-                    ) ? $attribute->getDefaultValue() : null,
-                    'options' => $this->_entityModel->getAttributeOptions(
-                        $attribute,
-                        $this->_indexValueAttributes
-                    ),
-                ];
+                if (!isset(self::$commonAttributesCache[$attributeId])) {
+                    self::$commonAttributesCache[$attributeId] = [
+                        'id' => $attributeId,
+                        'code' => $attributeCode,
+                        'is_global' => $attribute->getIsGlobal(),
+                        'is_required' => $attribute->getIsRequired(),
+                        'is_unique' => $attribute->getIsUnique(),
+                        'frontend_label' => $attribute->getFrontendLabel(),
+                        'is_static' => $attribute->isStatic(),
+                        'apply_to' => $attribute->getApplyTo(),
+                        'type' => \Magento\ImportExport\Model\Import::getAttributeType($attribute),
+                        'default_value' => strlen(
+                            $attribute->getDefaultValue()
+                        ) ? $attribute->getDefaultValue() : null,
+                        'options' => $this->_entityModel->getAttributeOptions(
+                            $attribute,
+                            $this->_indexValueAttributes
+                        ),
+                    ];
+                }
+
                 self::$attributeCodeToId[$attributeCode] = $attributeId;
                 $this->_addAttributeParams(
                     $attributeSetName,
                     self::$commonAttributesCache[$attributeId],
                     $attribute
                 );
+            } else {
+                self::$invAttributesCache[] = $attributeId;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Test/Unit/Model/Import/Product/Type/AbstractTypeTest.php b/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Test/Unit/Model/Import/Product/Type/AbstractTypeTest.php
index 70ac3a4fa2e97..bd2fe896b8c0a 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Test/Unit/Model/Import/Product/Type/AbstractTypeTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/CatalogImportExport/Test/Unit/Model/Import/Product/Type/AbstractTypeTest.php
@@ -134,8 +134,28 @@ protected function setUp()
             ->expects($this->any())
             ->method('addFieldToFilter')
             ->with(
-                'main_table.attribute_id',
-                ['in' => ['attribute_id', 'boolean_attribute']]
+                ['main_table.attribute_id', 'main_table.attribute_code'],
+                [
+                    [
+                        'in' =>
+                            [
+                                'attribute_id',
+                                'boolean_attribute',
+                            ],
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        'in' =>
+                            [
+                                'related_tgtr_position_behavior',
+                                'related_tgtr_position_limit',
+                                'upsell_tgtr_position_behavior',
+                                'upsell_tgtr_position_limit',
+                                'thumbnail_label',
+                                'small_image_label',
+                                'image_label',
+                            ],
+                    ],
+                ]
             )
             ->willReturn([$attribute1, $attribute2]);