diff --git a/src/dict.c b/src/dict.c
index e37b659e..2d9ac35a 100644
--- a/src/dict.c
+++ b/src/dict.c
@@ -66,23 +66,11 @@ static unsigned int dict_force_resize_ratio = 5;
 
 static int _dictExpandIfNeeded(dict *ht);
 static unsigned long _dictNextPower(unsigned long size);
-static int _dictKeyIndex(dict *ht, const void *key);
+static int _dictKeyIndex(dict *ht, const void *key, unsigned int hash, dictEntry **existing);
 static int _dictInit(dict *ht, dictType *type, void *privDataPtr);
 
 /* -------------------------- hash functions -------------------------------- */
 
-/* Thomas Wang's 32 bit Mix Function */
-unsigned int dictIntHashFunction(unsigned int key)
-{
-    key += ~(key << 15);
-    key ^=  (key >> 10);
-    key +=  (key << 3);
-    key ^=  (key >> 6);
-    key += ~(key << 11);
-    key ^=  (key >> 16);
-    return key;
-}
-
 static uint32_t dict_hash_function_seed = 5381;
 
 void dictSetHashFunctionSeed(uint32_t seed) {
@@ -325,29 +313,32 @@ static void _dictRehashStep(dict *d) {
 /* Add an element to the target hash table */
 int dictAdd(dict *d, void *key, void *val)
 {
-    dictEntry *entry = dictAddRaw(d,key);
+    dictEntry *entry = dictAddRaw(d,key,NULL);
 
     if (!entry) return DICT_ERR;
     dictSetVal(d, entry, val);
     return DICT_OK;
 }
 
-/* Low level add. This function adds the entry but instead of setting
- * a value returns the dictEntry structure to the user, that will make
- * sure to fill the value field as he wishes.
+/* Low level add or find:
+ * This function adds the entry but instead of setting a value returns the
+ * dictEntry structure to the user, that will make sure to fill the value
+ * field as he wishes.
  *
  * This function is also directly exposed to the user API to be called
  * mainly in order to store non-pointers inside the hash value, example:
  *
- * entry = dictAddRaw(dict,mykey);
+ * entry = dictAddRaw(dict,mykey,NULL);
  * if (entry != NULL) dictSetSignedIntegerVal(entry,1000);
  *
  * Return values:
  *
- * If key already exists NULL is returned.
+ * If key already exists NULL is returned, and "*existing" is populated
+ * with the existing entry if existing is not NULL.
+ *
  * If key was added, the hash entry is returned to be manipulated by the caller.
  */
-dictEntry *dictAddRaw(dict *d, void *key)
+dictEntry *dictAddRaw(dict *d, void *key, dictEntry **existing)
 {
     int index;
     dictEntry *entry;
@@ -357,7 +348,7 @@ dictEntry *dictAddRaw(dict *d, void *key)
 
     /* Get the index of the new element, or -1 if
      * the element already exists. */
-    if ((index = _dictKeyIndex(d, key)) == -1)
+    if ((index = _dictKeyIndex(d, key, dictHashKey(d,key), existing)) == -1)
         return NULL;
 
     /* Allocate the memory and store the new entry.
@@ -375,41 +366,45 @@ dictEntry *dictAddRaw(dict *d, void *key)
     return entry;
 }
 
-/* Add an element, discarding the old if the key already exists.
+/* Add or Overwrite:
+ * Add an element, discarding the old value if the key already exists.
  * Return 1 if the key was added from scratch, 0 if there was already an
  * element with such key and dictReplace() just performed a value update
  * operation. */
 int dictReplace(dict *d, void *key, void *val)
 {
-    dictEntry *entry, auxentry;
+    dictEntry *entry, *existing, auxentry;
 
     /* Try to add the element. If the key
      * does not exists dictAdd will suceed. */
-    if (dictAdd(d, key, val) == DICT_OK)
+    entry = dictAddRaw(d,key,&existing);
+    if (entry) {
+        dictSetVal(d, entry, val);
         return 1;
-    /* It already exists, get the entry */
-    entry = dictFind(d, key);
+    }
+
     /* Set the new value and free the old one. Note that it is important
      * to do that in this order, as the value may just be exactly the same
      * as the previous one. In this context, think to reference counting,
      * you want to increment (set), and then decrement (free), and not the
      * reverse. */
-    auxentry = *entry;
-    dictSetVal(d, entry, val);
+    auxentry = *existing;
+    dictSetVal(d, existing, val);
     dictFreeVal(d, &auxentry);
     return 0;
 }
 
-/* dictReplaceRaw() is simply a version of dictAddRaw() that always
+/* Add or Find:
+ * dictReplaceRaw() is simply a version of dictAddRaw() that always
  * returns the hash entry of the specified key, even if the key already
  * exists and can't be added (in that case the entry of the already
  * existing key is returned.)
  *
  * See dictAddRaw() for more information. */
 dictEntry *dictReplaceRaw(dict *d, void *key) {
-    dictEntry *entry = dictFind(d,key);
-
-    return entry ? entry : dictAddRaw(d,key);
+    dictEntry *entry, *existing;
+    entry = dictAddRaw(d,key,&existing);
+    return entry ? entry : existing;
 }
 
 /* Search and remove an element */
@@ -966,27 +961,29 @@ static unsigned long _dictNextPower(unsigned long size)
 
 /* Returns the index of a free slot that can be populated with
  * a hash entry for the given 'key'.
- * If the key already exists, -1 is returned.
+ * If the key already exists, -1 is returned
+ * and the optional output parameter may be filled.
  *
  * Note that if we are in the process of rehashing the hash table, the
  * index is always returned in the context of the second (new) hash table. */
-static int _dictKeyIndex(dict *d, const void *key)
+static int _dictKeyIndex(dict *d, const void *key, unsigned int hash, dictEntry **existing)
 {
-    unsigned int h, idx, table;
+    unsigned int idx, table;
     dictEntry *he;
+    if (existing) *existing = NULL;
 
     /* Expand the hash table if needed */
     if (_dictExpandIfNeeded(d) == DICT_ERR)
         return -1;
-    /* Compute the key hash value */
-    h = dictHashKey(d, key);
     for (table = 0; table <= 1; table++) {
-        idx = h & d->ht[table].sizemask;
+        idx = hash & d->ht[table].sizemask;
         /* Search if this slot does not already contain the given key */
         he = d->ht[table].table[idx];
         while(he) {
-            if (key==he->key || dictCompareKeys(d, key, he->key))
+            if (key==he->key || dictCompareKeys(d, key, he->key)) {
+                if (existing) *existing = he;
                 return -1;
+            }
             he = he->next;
         }
         if (!dictIsRehashing(d)) break;
diff --git a/src/dict.h b/src/dict.h
index 967a238b..739de68e 100644
--- a/src/dict.h
+++ b/src/dict.h
@@ -106,19 +106,19 @@ typedef void (dictScanFunction)(void *privdata, const dictEntry *de);
 
 #define dictSetVal(d, entry, _val_) do { \
     if ((d)->type->valDup) \
-        entry->v.val = (d)->type->valDup((d)->privdata, _val_); \
+        (entry)->v.val = (d)->type->valDup((d)->privdata, _val_); \
     else \
-        entry->v.val = (_val_); \
+        (entry)->v.val = (_val_); \
 } while(0)
 
 #define dictSetSignedIntegerVal(entry, _val_) \
-    do { entry->v.s64 = _val_; } while(0)
+    do { (entry)->v.s64 = _val_; } while(0)
 
 #define dictSetUnsignedIntegerVal(entry, _val_) \
-    do { entry->v.u64 = _val_; } while(0)
+    do { (entry)->v.u64 = _val_; } while(0)
 
 #define dictSetDoubleVal(entry, _val_) \
-    do { entry->v.d = _val_; } while(0)
+    do { (entry)->v.d = _val_; } while(0)
 
 #define dictFreeKey(d, entry) \
     if ((d)->type->keyDestructor) \
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ typedef void (dictScanFunction)(void *privdata, const dictEntry *de);
 
 #define dictSetKey(d, entry, _key_) do { \
     if ((d)->type->keyDup) \
-        entry->key = (d)->type->keyDup((d)->privdata, _key_); \
+        (entry)->key = (d)->type->keyDup((d)->privdata, _key_); \
     else \
-        entry->key = (_key_); \
+        (entry)->key = (_key_); \
 } while(0)
 
 #define dictCompareKeys(d, key1, key2) \
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ typedef void (dictScanFunction)(void *privdata, const dictEntry *de);
 dict *dictCreate(dictType *type, void *privDataPtr);
 int dictExpand(dict *d, unsigned long size);
 int dictAdd(dict *d, void *key, void *val);
-dictEntry *dictAddRaw(dict *d, void *key);
+dictEntry *dictAddRaw(dict *d, void *key, dictEntry **existing);
 int dictReplace(dict *d, void *key, void *val);
 dictEntry *dictReplaceRaw(dict *d, void *key);
 int dictDelete(dict *d, const void *key);
diff --git a/src/sentinel.c b/src/sentinel.c
index 0168aa63..23561154 100644
--- a/src/sentinel.c
+++ b/src/sentinel.c
@@ -3640,15 +3640,15 @@ struct sentinelLeader {
 /* Helper function for sentinelGetLeader, increment the counter
  * relative to the specified runid. */
 int sentinelLeaderIncr(dict *counters, char *runid) {
-    dictEntry *de = dictFind(counters,runid);
+    dictEntry *existing, *de;
     uint64_t oldval;
 
-    if (de) {
-        oldval = dictGetUnsignedIntegerVal(de);
-        dictSetUnsignedIntegerVal(de,oldval+1);
+    de = dictAddRaw(counters,runid,&existing);
+    if (existing) {
+        oldval = dictGetUnsignedIntegerVal(existing);
+        dictSetUnsignedIntegerVal(existing,oldval+1);
         return oldval+1;
     } else {
-        de = dictAddRaw(counters,runid);
         serverAssert(de != NULL);
         dictSetUnsignedIntegerVal(de,1);
         return 1;
diff --git a/src/t_set.c b/src/t_set.c
index ddd82b8b..d5a801e1 100644
--- a/src/t_set.c
+++ b/src/t_set.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int setTypeAdd(robj *subject, sds value) {
     long long llval;
     if (subject->encoding == OBJ_ENCODING_HT) {
         dict *ht = subject->ptr;
-        dictEntry *de = dictAddRaw(ht,value);
+        dictEntry *de = dictAddRaw(ht,value,NULL);
         if (de) {
             dictSetKey(ht,de,sdsdup(value));
             dictSetVal(ht,de,NULL);
diff --git a/src/t_zset.c b/src/t_zset.c
index c61ba808..81e6e57c 100644
--- a/src/t_zset.c
+++ b/src/t_zset.c
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ void zunionInterGenericCommand(client *c, robj *dstkey, int op) {
     } else if (op == SET_OP_UNION) {
         dict *accumulator = dictCreate(&setAccumulatorDictType,NULL);
         dictIterator *di;
-        dictEntry *de;
+        dictEntry *de, *existing;
         double score;
 
         if (setnum) {
@@ -2283,16 +2283,16 @@ void zunionInterGenericCommand(client *c, robj *dstkey, int op) {
                 if (isnan(score)) score = 0;
 
                 /* Search for this element in the accumulating dictionary. */
-                de = dictFind(accumulator,zuiSdsFromValue(&zval));
+                de = dictAddRaw(accumulator,zuiSdsFromValue(&zval),&existing);
                 /* If we don't have it, we need to create a new entry. */
-                if (de == NULL) {
+                if (!existing) {
                     tmp = zuiNewSdsFromValue(&zval);
                     /* Remember the longest single element encountered,
                      * to understand if it's possible to convert to ziplist
                      * at the end. */
                      if (sdslen(tmp) > maxelelen) maxelelen = sdslen(tmp);
-                    /* Add the element with its initial score. */
-                    de = dictAddRaw(accumulator,tmp);
+                    /* Update the element with its initial score. */
+                    dictSetKey(accumulator, de, tmp);
                     dictSetDoubleVal(de,score);
                 } else {
                     /* Update the score with the score of the new instance
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ void zunionInterGenericCommand(client *c, robj *dstkey, int op) {
                      * Here we access directly the dictEntry double
                      * value inside the union as it is a big speedup
                      * compared to using the getDouble/setDouble API. */
-                    zunionInterAggregate(&de->v.d,score,aggregate);
+                    zunionInterAggregate(&existing->v.d,score,aggregate);
                 }
             }
             zuiClearIterator(&src[i]);