diff --git a/distributed/shuffle/_shuffle.py b/distributed/shuffle/_shuffle.py
index c14fb1dd0da..2a624dc5af0 100644
--- a/distributed/shuffle/_shuffle.py
+++ b/distributed/shuffle/_shuffle.py
@@ -56,6 +56,42 @@
     from dask.dataframe import DataFrame
 
 
+from distributed.protocol import dask_serialize
+
+class DelayedShufflePartition:
+    def __init__(self, shuffle_run: DataFrameShuffleRun | None, partition_id: int):
+        self.shuffle_run = shuffle_run
+        self.partition_id = partition_id
+        self._data = None
+
+    @property
+    def data(self):
+        if self._data is None:
+            try:
+                data = self.shuffle_run._read_from_disk((self.partition_id,))
+                self._data = convert_shards(data, self.meta)
+            except KeyError:
+                self._data = self.shuffle_run.meta.copy()
+        return self._data
+
+    def serialize(self):
+        return dask_serialize(self.data)
+
+@dask_serialize.register(DelayedShufflePartition)
+def serialize(obj: DelayedShufflePartition):
+    return dask_serialize(obj.data)
+
+def _get_partition_data(part):
+    if isinstance(part, DelayedShufflePartition):
+        return part.data
+    return part
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 def shuffle_transfer(
     input: pd.DataFrame,
     id: ShuffleId,
@@ -282,14 +318,22 @@ def _construct_graph(self) -> _T_LowLevelGraph:
 
         dsk[_barrier_key] = (shuffle_barrier, token, transfer_keys)
 
-        name = self.name
+        name_lazy = f"lazy-{self.name}"
         for part_out in self.parts_out:
-            dsk[(name, part_out)] = (
+            dsk[(name_lazy, part_out)] = (
                 shuffle_unpack,
                 token,
                 part_out,
                 _barrier_key,
             )
+
+        # TODO: Do this in a Blockwise layer after the shuffle
+        name = self.name
+        for part_out in self.parts_out:
+            dsk[(name, part_out)] = (
+                _get_partition_data,
+                (name_lazy, part_out),
+            )
         return dsk
 
 
@@ -501,11 +545,12 @@ def _get_output_partition(
         key: Key,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> pd.DataFrame:
-        try:
-            data = self._read_from_disk((partition_id,))
-            return convert_shards(data, self.meta)
-        except KeyError:
-            return self.meta.copy()
+        return DelayedShufflePartition(self, partition_id)
+        # try:
+        #     data = self._read_from_disk((partition_id,))
+        #     return convert_shards(data, self.meta)
+        # except KeyError:
+        #     return self.meta.copy()
 
     def _get_assigned_worker(self, id: int) -> str:
         return self.worker_for[id]