diff --git a/src/js/messaging.js b/src/js/messaging.js
index 20ec0e3ca..776cf1928 100644
--- a/src/js/messaging.js
+++ b/src/js/messaging.js
@@ -987,6 +987,10 @@ var onMessage = function(request, sender, callback) {
     case 'purgeCache':
         µb.assets.purge(request.assetKey);
         µb.assets.remove('compiled/' + request.assetKey);
+        // https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/pull/2314#issuecomment-278716960
+        if ( request.assetKey === 'ublock-filters' ) {
+            µb.assets.purge('ublock-resources');
+        }
         break;
 
     case 'readHiddenSettings':