diff --git a/autotests/libs/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/libs/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/autotests/libs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/libs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
 add_akonadi_isolated_test(SOURCE transactiontest.cpp)
 add_akonadi_isolated_test(SOURCE itemcopytest.cpp)
 add_akonadi_isolated_test(SOURCE itemmovetest.cpp)
+add_akonadi_isolated_test(SOURCE invalidatecachejobtest.cpp)
 add_akonadi_isolated_test(SOURCE collectioncreatetest.cpp)
 add_akonadi_isolated_test(SOURCE collectioncopytest.cpp)
 add_akonadi_isolated_test(SOURCE collectionmovetest.cpp)
diff --git a/autotests/libs/invalidatecachejobtest.cpp b/autotests/libs/invalidatecachejobtest.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/libs/invalidatecachejobtest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (c) 2019 David Faure <faure@kde.org>
+
+    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+    option) any later version.
+
+    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Library General Public
+    License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+    along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to the
+    Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+    02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#include "invalidatecachejob_p.h"
+
+#include <collectionpathresolver.h>
+#include <itemfetchjob.h>
+#include <itemfetchscope.h>
+#include <qtest_akonadi.h>
+#include "test_utils.h"
+#include "control.h"
+
+using namespace Akonadi;
+
+class InvalidateCacheJobTest : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void initTestCase();
+    void shouldClearPayload();
+};
+
+
+void InvalidateCacheJobTest::initTestCase()
+{
+    AkonadiTest::checkTestIsIsolated();
+    Control::start();
+}
+
+void InvalidateCacheJobTest::shouldClearPayload()
+{
+    // Find collection by name
+    Collection col(collectionIdFromPath(QStringLiteral("res1/foo")));
+    const int colId = col.id();
+    QVERIFY(colId > 0);
+
+    // Find item with remote id "C"
+    auto *listJob = new ItemFetchJob(Collection(colId), this);
+    AKVERIFYEXEC(listJob);
+    const Item::List items = listJob->items();
+    QVERIFY(!items.isEmpty());
+    auto it = std::find_if(items.cbegin(), items.cend(), [](const Item &item) { return item.remoteId() == QLatin1String("C"); });
+    QVERIFY(it != items.cend());
+    const Item::Id itemId = it->id();
+
+    // Fetch item, from resource, with payload
+    auto *fetchJob = new ItemFetchJob(Item(itemId), this);
+    fetchJob->fetchScope().fetchFullPayload();
+    AKVERIFYEXEC(fetchJob);
+    QCOMPARE(fetchJob->items().first().payloadData(), "testmailbody2");
+
+    // Invalidate cache
+    auto *invCacheJob = new InvalidateCacheJob(Collection(colId), this);
+    AKVERIFYEXEC(invCacheJob);
+
+    // Fetch item from cache, should have no payload anymore
+    auto *fetchFromCacheJob = new ItemFetchJob(Item(itemId), this);
+    fetchFromCacheJob->fetchScope().fetchFullPayload();
+    fetchFromCacheJob->fetchScope().setCacheOnly(true);
+    AKVERIFYEXEC(fetchFromCacheJob);
+    QVERIFY(fetchFromCacheJob->items().first().payloadData().isEmpty());
+
+    // Fetch item from resource again
+    auto *fetchAgainJob = new ItemFetchJob(Item(itemId), this);
+    fetchAgainJob->fetchScope().fetchFullPayload();
+    AKVERIFYEXEC(fetchAgainJob);
+    QCOMPARE(fetchAgainJob->items().first().payloadData(), "testmailbody2");
+}
+
+QTEST_AKONADIMAIN(InvalidateCacheJobTest)
+
+#include "invalidatecachejobtest.moc"