diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi_import.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi_import.cc
index f60bca22e45..8b31fde1278 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi_import.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi_import.cc
@@ -475,12 +475,19 @@ static USDPrimReader *get_usd_reader(CacheReader *reader,
   return usd_reader;
 }
 
+USDMeshReadParams create_mesh_read_params(const double motion_sample_time, const int read_flags)
+{
+  USDMeshReadParams params = {};
+  params.motion_sample_time = motion_sample_time;
+  params.read_flags = read_flags;
+  return params;
+}
+
 struct Mesh *USD_read_mesh(struct CacheReader *reader,
                            struct Object *ob,
                            struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                           const double time,
-                           const char **err_str,
-                           const int read_flag)
+                           const USDMeshReadParams params,
+                           const char **err_str)
 {
   USDGeomReader *usd_reader = dynamic_cast<USDGeomReader *>(get_usd_reader(reader, ob, err_str));
 
@@ -488,7 +495,7 @@ struct Mesh *USD_read_mesh(struct CacheReader *reader,
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  return usd_reader->read_mesh(existing_mesh, time, read_flag, err_str);
+  return usd_reader->read_mesh(existing_mesh, params, err_str);
 }
 
 bool USD_mesh_topology_changed(CacheReader *reader,
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_curve.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_curve.cc
index ca48f3c2391..32bbfc83c17 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_curve.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_curve.cc
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ void USDCurvesReader::read_curve_sample(Curve *cu, const double motionSampleTime
 }
 
 Mesh *USDCurvesReader::read_mesh(struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                                 const double motionSampleTime,
-                                 const int /* read_flag */,
+                                 const USDMeshReadParams params,
                                  const char ** /* err_str */)
 {
   if (!curve_prim_) {
@@ -176,11 +175,11 @@ Mesh *USDCurvesReader::read_mesh(struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
 
   pxr::VtIntArray usdCounts;
 
-  vertexAttr.Get(&usdCounts, motionSampleTime);
+  vertexAttr.Get(&usdCounts, params.motion_sample_time);
   int num_subcurves = usdCounts.size();
 
   pxr::VtVec3fArray usdPoints;
-  pointsAttr.Get(&usdPoints, motionSampleTime);
+  pointsAttr.Get(&usdPoints, params.motion_sample_time);
 
   int vertex_idx = 0;
   int curve_idx;
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ Mesh *USDCurvesReader::read_mesh(struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
 
   if (!same_topology) {
     BKE_nurbList_free(&curve->nurb);
-    read_curve_sample(curve, motionSampleTime);
+    read_curve_sample(curve, params.motion_sample_time);
   }
   else {
     Nurb *nurbs = static_cast<Nurb *>(curve->nurb.first);
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_curve.h b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_curve.h
index 48fb2c5e2d1..5a52eba9ef9 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_curve.h
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_curve.h
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ class USDCurvesReader : public USDGeomReader {
   void read_curve_sample(Curve *cu, double motionSampleTime);
 
   Mesh *read_mesh(struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                  double motionSampleTime,
-                  int read_flag,
+                  USDMeshReadParams params,
                   const char **err_str) override;
 };
 
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_geom.h b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_geom.h
index b73279250f2..a53291d842c 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_geom.h
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_geom.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ class USDGeomReader : public USDXformReader {
   }
 
   virtual Mesh *read_mesh(struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                          double motionSampleTime,
-                          int read_flag,
+                          USDMeshReadParams params,
                           const char **err_str) = 0;
 
   virtual bool topology_changed(const Mesh * /* existing_mesh */, double /* motionSampleTime */)
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_mesh.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_mesh.cc
index fd4b80b9137..6e6008b5cb6 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_mesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_mesh.cc
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ void USDMeshReader::read_object_data(Main *bmain, const double motionSampleTime)
   Mesh *mesh = (Mesh *)object_->data;
 
   is_initial_load_ = true;
-  Mesh *read_mesh = this->read_mesh(
-      mesh, motionSampleTime, import_params_.mesh_read_flag, nullptr);
+  const USDMeshReadParams params = create_mesh_read_params(motionSampleTime, import_params_.mesh_read_flag);
+
+  Mesh *read_mesh = this->read_mesh(mesh, params, nullptr);
 
   is_initial_load_ = false;
   if (read_mesh != mesh) {
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ void USDMeshReader::read_object_data(Main *bmain, const double motionSampleTime)
   }
 
   USDXformReader::read_object_data(bmain, motionSampleTime);
-}
+}  // namespace blender::io::usd
 
 bool USDMeshReader::valid() const
 {
@@ -767,8 +768,7 @@ void USDMeshReader::readFaceSetsSample(Main *bmain, Mesh *mesh, const double mot
 }
 
 Mesh *USDMeshReader::read_mesh(Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                               const double motionSampleTime,
-                               const int read_flag,
+                               const USDMeshReadParams params,
                                const char ** /* err_str */)
 {
   if (!mesh_prim_) {
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ Mesh *USDMeshReader::read_mesh(Mesh *existing_mesh,
   std::vector<pxr::TfToken> uv_tokens;
 
   /* Currently we only handle UV primvars. */
-  if (read_flag & MOD_MESHSEQ_READ_UV) {
+  if (params.read_flags & MOD_MESHSEQ_READ_UV) {
 
     std::vector<pxr::UsdGeomPrimvar> primvars = primvarsAPI.GetPrimvars();
 
@@ -838,9 +838,9 @@ Mesh *USDMeshReader::read_mesh(Mesh *existing_mesh,
    * the topology is consistent, as in the Alembic importer. */
 
   ImportSettings settings;
-  settings.read_flag |= read_flag;
+  settings.read_flag |= params.read_flags;
 
-  if (topology_changed(existing_mesh, motionSampleTime)) {
+  if (topology_changed(existing_mesh, params.motion_sample_time)) {
     new_mesh = true;
     active_mesh = BKE_mesh_new_nomain_from_template(
         existing_mesh, positions_.size(), 0, 0, face_indices_.size(), face_counts_.size());
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ Mesh *USDMeshReader::read_mesh(Mesh *existing_mesh,
     }
   }
 
-  read_mesh_sample(&settings, active_mesh, motionSampleTime, new_mesh || is_initial_load_);
+  read_mesh_sample(&settings, active_mesh, params.motion_sample_time, new_mesh || is_initial_load_);
 
   if (new_mesh) {
     /* Here we assume that the number of materials doesn't change, i.e. that
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ Mesh *USDMeshReader::read_mesh(Mesh *existing_mesh,
       bke::MutableAttributeAccessor attributes = active_mesh->attributes_for_write();
       bke::SpanAttributeWriter<int> material_indices =
           attributes.lookup_or_add_for_write_span<int>("material_index", ATTR_DOMAIN_FACE);
-      assign_facesets_to_material_indices(motionSampleTime, material_indices.span, &mat_map);
+      assign_facesets_to_material_indices(params.motion_sample_time, material_indices.span, &mat_map);
       material_indices.finish();
     }
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_mesh.h b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_mesh.h
index 181fd5ebf79..0cabae2a653 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_mesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_mesh.h
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ class USDMeshReader : public USDGeomReader {
   void read_object_data(Main *bmain, double motionSampleTime) override;
 
   struct Mesh *read_mesh(struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                         double motionSampleTime,
-                         int read_flag,
+                         USDMeshReadParams params,
                          const char **err_str) override;
 
   bool topology_changed(const Mesh *existing_mesh, double motionSampleTime) override;
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_nurbs.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_nurbs.cc
index 0a7058fb100..8e070dea915 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_nurbs.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_nurbs.cc
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ void USDNurbsReader::read_curve_sample(Curve *cu, const double motionSampleTime)
 }
 
 Mesh *USDNurbsReader::read_mesh(struct Mesh * /* existing_mesh */,
-                                const double motionSampleTime,
-                                const int /* read_flag */,
+                                const USDMeshReadParams params,
                                 const char ** /* err_str */)
 {
   pxr::UsdGeomCurves curve_prim_(prim_);
@@ -177,11 +176,11 @@ Mesh *USDNurbsReader::read_mesh(struct Mesh * /* existing_mesh */,
 
   pxr::VtIntArray usdCounts;
 
-  vertexAttr.Get(&usdCounts, motionSampleTime);
+  vertexAttr.Get(&usdCounts, params.motion_sample_time);
   int num_subcurves = usdCounts.size();
 
   pxr::VtVec3fArray usdPoints;
-  pointsAttr.Get(&usdPoints, motionSampleTime);
+  pointsAttr.Get(&usdPoints, params.motion_sample_time);
 
   int vertex_idx = 0;
   int curve_idx;
@@ -205,7 +204,7 @@ Mesh *USDNurbsReader::read_mesh(struct Mesh * /* existing_mesh */,
 
   if (!same_topology) {
     BKE_nurbList_free(&curve->nurb);
-    read_curve_sample(curve, motionSampleTime);
+    read_curve_sample(curve, params.motion_sample_time);
   }
   else {
     Nurb *nurbs = static_cast<Nurb *>(curve->nurb.first);
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_nurbs.h b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_nurbs.h
index aa3940dc540..a341b95cfb5 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_nurbs.h
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_nurbs.h
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ class USDNurbsReader : public USDGeomReader {
   void read_curve_sample(Curve *cu, double motionSampleTime);
 
   Mesh *read_mesh(struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                  double motionSampleTime,
-                  int read_flag,
+                  USDMeshReadParams params,
                   const char **err_str) override;
 };
 
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_shape.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_shape.cc
index a1082e8d734..f1b8d1c17e8 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_shape.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_shape.cc
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ void USDShapeReader::create_object(Main *bmain, double /*motionSampleTime*/)
 
 void USDShapeReader::read_object_data(Main *bmain, double motionSampleTime)
 {
+  const USDMeshReadParams params = create_mesh_read_params(motionSampleTime,
+                                                           import_params_.mesh_read_flag);
   Mesh *mesh = (Mesh *)object_->data;
-  Mesh *read_mesh = this->read_mesh(
-      mesh, motionSampleTime, import_params_.mesh_read_flag, nullptr);
+  Mesh *read_mesh = this->read_mesh(mesh, params, nullptr);
 
   if (read_mesh != mesh) {
     BKE_mesh_nomain_to_mesh(read_mesh, mesh, object_);
@@ -124,8 +125,7 @@ bool USDShapeReader::read_mesh_values(double motionSampleTime,
 }
 
 Mesh *USDShapeReader::read_mesh(struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                                double motionSampleTime,
-                                int /*read_flag*/,
+                                const USDMeshReadParams params,
                                 const char ** /*err_str*/)
 {
   pxr::VtIntArray face_indices;
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ Mesh *USDShapeReader::read_mesh(struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
   }
 
   /* Should have a good set of data by this point-- copy over. */
-  Mesh *active_mesh = mesh_from_prim(existing_mesh, motionSampleTime, face_indices, face_counts);
+  Mesh *active_mesh = mesh_from_prim(
+      existing_mesh, params.motion_sample_time, face_indices, face_counts);
   if (active_mesh == existing_mesh) {
     return existing_mesh;
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_shape.h b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_shape.h
index 0af79a22d93..d1c76651ec4 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_shape.h
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_reader_shape.h
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ class USDShapeReader : public USDGeomReader {
   void create_object(Main *bmain, double /*motionSampleTime*/) override;
   void read_object_data(Main *bmain, double motionSampleTime) override;
   Mesh *read_mesh(Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                  double motionSampleTime,
-                  int /*read_flag*/,
+                  USDMeshReadParams params,
                   const char ** /*err_str*/) override;
   bool is_time_varying();
 
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/usd.h b/source/blender/io/usd/usd.h
index dc172fd72db..d5584ada468 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/usd.h
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/usd.h
@@ -86,6 +86,16 @@ struct USDImportParams {
   bool import_all_materials;
 };
 
+/* This struct is in place to store the mesh sequence parameters needed when reading a data from a
+ * usd file for the mesh sequence cache.
+ */
+typedef struct USDMeshReadParams {
+  double motion_sample_time; /* USD TimeCode in frames. */
+  int read_flags; /* MOD_MESHSEQ_xxx value that is set from MeshSeqCacheModifierData.read_flag. */
+} USDMeshReadParams;
+
+USDMeshReadParams create_mesh_read_params(double motion_sample_time, int read_flags);
+
 /* The USD_export takes a as_background_job parameter, and returns a boolean.
  *
  * When as_background_job=true, returns false immediately after scheduling
@@ -121,9 +131,8 @@ void USD_get_transform(struct CacheReader *reader, float r_mat[4][4], float time
 struct Mesh *USD_read_mesh(struct CacheReader *reader,
                            struct Object *ob,
                            struct Mesh *existing_mesh,
-                           double time,
-                           const char **err_str,
-                           int read_flag);
+                           USDMeshReadParams params,
+                           const char **err_str);
 
 bool USD_mesh_topology_changed(struct CacheReader *reader,
                                const struct Object *ob,
diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_meshsequencecache.cc b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_meshsequencecache.cc
index 16b54bd49bd..e323c592b44 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_meshsequencecache.cc
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_meshsequencecache.cc
@@ -245,12 +245,13 @@ static Mesh *modifyMesh(ModifierData *md, const ModifierEvalContext *ctx, Mesh *
 #  endif
       break;
     }
-    case CACHEFILE_TYPE_USD:
+    case CACHEFILE_TYPE_USD: {
 #  ifdef WITH_USD
-      result = USD_read_mesh(
-          mcmd->reader, ctx->object, mesh, time * FPS, &err_str, mcmd->read_flag);
+      const USDMeshReadParams params = create_mesh_read_params(time * FPS, mcmd->read_flag);
+      result = USD_read_mesh(mcmd->reader, ctx->object, mesh, params, &err_str);
 #  endif
       break;
+    }
     case CACHE_FILE_TYPE_INVALID:
       break;
   }