diff --git a/backend/cache/cache.go b/backend/cache/cache.go
index 3d36a5620..cf79273f3 100644
--- a/backend/cache/cache.go
+++ b/backend/cache/cache.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/config/flags"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/config/obscure"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/hash"
+	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/rc"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/walk"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/lib/atexit"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -418,9 +419,66 @@ func NewFs(name, rootPath string) (fs.Fs, error) {
 	// even if the wrapped fs doesn't support it, we still want it
 	f.features.DirCacheFlush = f.DirCacheFlush
 
+	rc.Add(rc.Call{
+		Path:  "cache/expire",
+		Fn:    f.httpExpireRemote,
+		Title: "Purge a remote from cache",
+		Help: `
+Purge a remote from the cache backend. Supports either a directory or a file.
+Params:
+  - remote = path to remote (required)
+  - withData = true/false to delete cached data (chunks) as well (optional)
+`,
+	})
+
 	return f, fsErr
 }
 
+func (f *Fs) httpExpireRemote(in rc.Params) (out rc.Params, err error) {
+	out = make(rc.Params)
+	remoteInt, ok := in["remote"]
+	if !ok {
+		return out, errors.Errorf("remote is needed")
+	}
+	remote := remoteInt.(string)
+	withData := false
+	_, ok = in["withData"]
+	if ok {
+		withData = true
+	}
+
+	if !f.cache.HasEntry(path.Join(f.Root(), remote)) {
+		return out, errors.Errorf("%s doesn't exist in cache", remote)
+	}
+
+	co := NewObject(f, remote)
+	err = f.cache.GetObject(co)
+	if err != nil { // it could be a dir
+		cd := NewDirectory(f, remote)
+		err := f.cache.ExpireDir(cd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return out, errors.WithMessage(err, "error expiring directory")
+		}
+		out["status"] = "ok"
+		out["message"] = fmt.Sprintf("cached directory cleared: %v", remote)
+		return out, nil
+	}
+	// expire the entry
+	co.CacheTs = time.Now().Add(f.fileAge * -1)
+	err = f.cache.AddObject(co)
+	if err != nil {
+		return out, errors.WithMessage(err, "error expiring file")
+	}
+	if withData {
+		// safe to ignore as the file might not have been open
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(path.Join(f.cache.dataPath, co.abs()))
+	}
+
+	out["status"] = "ok"
+	out["message"] = fmt.Sprintf("cached file cleared: %v", remote)
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // receiveChangeNotify is a wrapper to notifications sent from the wrapped FS about changed files
 func (f *Fs) receiveChangeNotify(forgetPath string, entryType fs.EntryType) {
 	fs.Debugf(f, "notify: expiring cache for '%v'", forgetPath)
diff --git a/backend/cache/cache_internal_test.go b/backend/cache/cache_internal_test.go
index 08638cde8..9af01e242 100644
--- a/backend/cache/cache_internal_test.go
+++ b/backend/cache/cache_internal_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime/debug"
 
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/backend/cache"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/backend/crypt"
 	_ "github.com/ncw/rclone/backend/drive"
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/config"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/object"
+	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/rc"
+	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fs/rc/rcflags"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/fstest"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/vfs"
 	"github.com/ncw/rclone/vfs/vfsflags"
@@ -607,6 +612,56 @@ func TestInternalChangeSeenAfterDirCacheFlush(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, wrappedTime.Unix(), co.ModTime().Unix())
 }
 
+func TestInternalChangeSeenAfterRc(t *testing.T) {
+	rcflags.Opt.Enabled = true
+	rc.Start(&rcflags.Opt)
+
+	id := fmt.Sprintf("ticsarc%v", time.Now().Unix())
+	rootFs, boltDb := runInstance.newCacheFs(t, remoteName, id, false, true, nil, map[string]string{"rc": "true"})
+	defer runInstance.cleanupFs(t, rootFs, boltDb)
+
+	if !runInstance.useMount {
+		t.Skipf("needs mount")
+	}
+
+	cfs, err := runInstance.getCacheFs(rootFs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	chunkSize := cfs.ChunkSize()
+
+	// create some rand test data
+	testData := runInstance.randomBytes(t, (chunkSize*4 + chunkSize/2))
+	runInstance.writeRemoteBytes(t, rootFs, "data.bin", testData)
+
+	// update in the wrapped fs
+	o, err := cfs.UnWrap().NewObject(runInstance.encryptRemoteIfNeeded(t, "data.bin"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	wrappedTime := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
+	err = o.SetModTime(wrappedTime)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// get a new instance from the cache
+	co, err := rootFs.NewObject("data.bin")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotEqual(t, o.ModTime().String(), co.ModTime().String())
+
+	m := make(map[string]string)
+	res, err := http.Post(fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:5572/cache/expire?remote=%s", runInstance.encryptRemoteIfNeeded(t, "data.bin")), "application/json; charset=utf-8", strings.NewReader(""))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		_ = res.Body.Close()
+	}()
+	_ = json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&m)
+	require.Contains(t, m, "status")
+	require.Contains(t, m, "message")
+	require.Equal(t, "ok", m["status"])
+	require.Contains(t, m["message"], "cached file cleared")
+
+	// get a new instance from the cache
+	co, err = rootFs.NewObject("data.bin")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, wrappedTime.Unix(), co.ModTime().Unix())
+}
+
 func TestInternalCacheWrites(t *testing.T) {
 	id := "ticw"
 	rootFs, boltDb := runInstance.newCacheFs(t, remoteName, id, false, true, nil, map[string]string{"cache-writes": "true"})
diff --git a/docs/content/cache.md b/docs/content/cache.md
index 23a9d947c..c4d112eaa 100644
--- a/docs/content/cache.md
+++ b/docs/content/cache.md
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@ which makes it think we're downloading the full file instead of small chunks.
 Organizing the remotes in this order yelds better results:
 <span style="color:green">**cloud remote** -> **cache** -> **crypt**</span>
 
+### Cache and Remote Control (--rc) ###
+Cache supports the new `--rc` mode in rclone and can be remote controlled through the following end points:
+By default, the listener is disabled if you do not add the flag.
+
+### rc cache/expire
+Purge a remote from the cache backend. Supports either a directory or a file.
+Params:
+  - **remote** = path to remote **(required)**
+  - **withData** = true/false to delete cached data (chunks) as well _(optional, false by default)_
+
 ### Specific options ###
 
 Here are the command line options specific to this cloud storage