diff --git a/plugin/cache/cache_test.go b/plugin/cache/cache_test.go
index 9417a59f6..d839ea1a3 100644
--- a/plugin/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/plugin/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
 
 	c, crr := newTestCache(maxTTL)
 
-	for _, tc := range cacheTestCases {
+	for n, tc := range cacheTestCases {
 		m := tc.in.Msg()
 		m = cacheMsg(m, tc)
 
@@ -204,11 +204,15 @@ func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
 			crr.set(m, k, mt, c.pttl)
 		}
 
-		i, _ := c.get(time.Now().UTC(), state, "dns://:53")
+		i := c.getIgnoreTTL(time.Now().UTC(), state, "dns://:53")
 		ok := i != nil
 
-		if ok != tc.shouldCache {
-			t.Errorf("Cached message that should not have been cached: %s", state.Name())
+		if !tc.shouldCache && ok {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: Cached message that should not have been cached: %s", n, state.Name())
+			continue
+		}
+		if tc.shouldCache && !ok {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: Did not cache message that should have been cached: %s", n, state.Name())
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/plugin/cache/handler.go b/plugin/cache/handler.go
index b7adc3a9e..2b4c89350 100644
--- a/plugin/cache/handler.go
+++ b/plugin/cache/handler.go
@@ -89,38 +89,23 @@ func (c *Cache) shouldPrefetch(i *item, now time.Time) bool {
 // Name implements the Handler interface.
 func (c *Cache) Name() string { return "cache" }
 
-func (c *Cache) get(now time.Time, state request.Request, server string) (*item, bool) {
-	k := hash(state.Name(), state.QType())
-	cacheRequests.WithLabelValues(server, c.zonesMetricLabel).Inc()
-
-	if i, ok := c.ncache.Get(k); ok && i.(*item).ttl(now) > 0 {
-		cacheHits.WithLabelValues(server, Denial, c.zonesMetricLabel).Inc()
-		return i.(*item), true
-	}
-
-	if i, ok := c.pcache.Get(k); ok && i.(*item).ttl(now) > 0 {
-		cacheHits.WithLabelValues(server, Success, c.zonesMetricLabel).Inc()
-		return i.(*item), true
-	}
-	cacheMisses.WithLabelValues(server, c.zonesMetricLabel).Inc()
-	return nil, false
-}
-
 // getIgnoreTTL unconditionally returns an item if it exists in the cache.
 func (c *Cache) getIgnoreTTL(now time.Time, state request.Request, server string) *item {
 	k := hash(state.Name(), state.QType())
 	cacheRequests.WithLabelValues(server, c.zonesMetricLabel).Inc()
 
 	if i, ok := c.ncache.Get(k); ok {
-		ttl := i.(*item).ttl(now)
-		if ttl > 0 || (c.staleUpTo > 0 && -ttl < int(c.staleUpTo.Seconds())) {
+		itm := i.(*item)
+		ttl := itm.ttl(now)
+		if itm.matches(state) && (ttl > 0 || (c.staleUpTo > 0 && -ttl < int(c.staleUpTo.Seconds()))) {
 			cacheHits.WithLabelValues(server, Denial, c.zonesMetricLabel).Inc()
 			return i.(*item)
 		}
 	}
 	if i, ok := c.pcache.Get(k); ok {
-		ttl := i.(*item).ttl(now)
-		if ttl > 0 || (c.staleUpTo > 0 && -ttl < int(c.staleUpTo.Seconds())) {
+		itm := i.(*item)
+		ttl := itm.ttl(now)
+		if itm.matches(state) && (ttl > 0 || (c.staleUpTo > 0 && -ttl < int(c.staleUpTo.Seconds()))) {
 			cacheHits.WithLabelValues(server, Success, c.zonesMetricLabel).Inc()
 			return i.(*item)
 		}
diff --git a/plugin/cache/item.go b/plugin/cache/item.go
index 3b47a3b6b..56d188b36 100644
--- a/plugin/cache/item.go
+++ b/plugin/cache/item.go
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 package cache
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/cache/freq"
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/request"
 
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 )
 
 type item struct {
+	Name               string
+	QType              uint16
 	Rcode              int
 	AuthenticatedData  bool
 	RecursionAvailable bool
@@ -24,6 +28,10 @@ type item struct {
 
 func newItem(m *dns.Msg, now time.Time, d time.Duration) *item {
 	i := new(item)
+	if len(m.Question) != 0 {
+		i.Name = m.Question[0].Name
+		i.QType = m.Question[0].Qtype
+	}
 	i.Rcode = m.Rcode
 	i.AuthenticatedData = m.AuthenticatedData
 	i.RecursionAvailable = m.RecursionAvailable
@@ -87,3 +95,10 @@ func (i *item) ttl(now time.Time) int {
 	ttl := int(i.origTTL) - int(now.UTC().Sub(i.stored).Seconds())
 	return ttl
 }
+
+func (i *item) matches(state request.Request) bool {
+	if state.QType() == i.QType && strings.EqualFold(state.QName(), i.Name) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}