diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_cache.c b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_cache.c
index b7c16376d3..e8962fc002 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_cache.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_cache.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ efreet_cache_shutdown(void)
     theme_name = NULL;
 
     icon_cache = efreet_cache_close(icon_cache);
+    efreet_icon_themes_flush();
     icon_theme_cache = efreet_cache_close(icon_theme_cache);
 #endif
 
@@ -850,6 +851,7 @@ cache_update_cb(void *data __UNUSED__, Ecore_File_Monitor *em __UNUSED__,
         }
 
         icon_cache = efreet_cache_close(icon_cache);
+        efreet_icon_themes_flush();
         icon_theme_cache = efreet_cache_close(icon_theme_cache);
 
         ev = NEW(Efreet_Event_Cache_Update, 1);
diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_icon.c b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_icon.c
index 66009494ed..2c6bd26b1c 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_icon.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_icon.c
@@ -352,6 +352,18 @@ efreet_icon_theme_find(const char *theme_name)
     return theme;
 }
 
+#ifdef ICON_CACHE
+/**
+ * @internal
+ * @brief Clears icon theme cache
+ */
+void
+efreet_icon_themes_flush(void)
+{
+    IF_FREE_HASH(efreet_icon_themes);
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @internal
  * @param icon: The icon name to strip extension
diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_private.h b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_private.h
index d35688ca2b..243080ee2e 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_private.h
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_private.h
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ Efreet_Cache_Fallback_Icon *efreet_cache_icon_fallback_find(const char *icon);
 Efreet_Icon_Theme *efreet_cache_icon_theme_find(const char *theme);
 void efreet_cache_icon_theme_free(Efreet_Icon_Theme *theme);
 char **efreet_cache_icon_theme_name_list(int *num);
+
+void efreet_icon_themes_flush(void);
 #endif
 
 EAPI void efreet_hash_free(Eina_Hash *hash, Eina_Free_Cb free_cb);