diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_collection.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_collection.h
index fddd576aee1..cf376883d55 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_collection.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_collection.h
@@ -217,7 +217,11 @@ bool BKE_collection_object_cyclic_check(struct Main *bmain,
 
 struct ListBase BKE_collection_object_cache_get(struct Collection *collection);
 ListBase BKE_collection_object_cache_instanced_get(struct Collection *collection);
+/** Free the object cache of given `collection` and all of its ancestors (recursively). */
 void BKE_collection_object_cache_free(struct Collection *collection);
+/** Free the object cache of all collections in given `bmain`, including master collections of
+ * scenes. */
+void BKE_main_collections_object_cache_free(const struct Main *bmain);
 
 struct Base *BKE_collection_or_layer_objects(const struct Scene *scene,
                                              struct ViewLayer *view_layer,
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c
index 014dff8c181..d712981a2c7 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ static CollectionParent *collection_find_parent(Collection *child, Collection *c
 static bool collection_find_child_recursive(const Collection *parent,
                                             const Collection *collection);
 
+static void collection_object_cache_free(Collection *collection);
+
 static void collection_gobject_hash_ensure(Collection *collection);
 static void collection_gobject_hash_update_object(Collection *collection,
                                                   Object *ob_old,
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ static void collection_free_data(ID *id)
   BLI_freelistN(&collection->children);
   BLI_freelistN(&collection->runtime.parents);
 
-  BKE_collection_object_cache_free(collection);
+  collection_object_cache_free(collection);
 }
 
 static void collection_foreach_id(ID *id, LibraryForeachIDData *data)
@@ -887,15 +889,27 @@ static void collection_object_cache_free(Collection *collection)
   collection->flag &= ~(COLLECTION_HAS_OBJECT_CACHE | COLLECTION_HAS_OBJECT_CACHE_INSTANCED);
   BLI_freelistN(&collection->runtime.object_cache);
   BLI_freelistN(&collection->runtime.object_cache_instanced);
+}
+
+void BKE_collection_object_cache_free(Collection *collection)
+{
+  collection_object_cache_free(collection);
 
   LISTBASE_FOREACH (CollectionParent *, parent, &collection->runtime.parents) {
     collection_object_cache_free(parent->collection);
   }
 }
 
-void BKE_collection_object_cache_free(Collection *collection)
+void BKE_main_collections_object_cache_free(const Main *bmain)
 {
-  collection_object_cache_free(collection);
+  for (Scene *scene = bmain->scenes.first; scene != NULL; scene = scene->id.next) {
+    collection_object_cache_free(scene->master_collection);
+  }
+
+  for (Collection *collection = bmain->collections.first; collection != NULL;
+       collection = collection->id.next) {
+    collection_object_cache_free(collection);
+  }
 }
 
 Base *BKE_collection_or_layer_objects(const Scene *scene,
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.cc
index 3e824506677..47cef9840c0 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/layer.cc
@@ -1431,6 +1431,8 @@ void BKE_main_collection_sync_remap(const Main *bmain)
   /* On remapping of object or collection pointers free caches. */
   /* TODO: try to make this faster */
 
+  BKE_main_collections_object_cache_free(bmain);
+
   for (Scene *scene = static_cast<Scene *>(bmain->scenes.first); scene;
        scene = static_cast<Scene *>(scene->id.next)) {
     LISTBASE_FOREACH (ViewLayer *, view_layer, &scene->view_layers) {
@@ -1447,14 +1449,12 @@ void BKE_main_collection_sync_remap(const Main *bmain)
       view_layer_bases_hash_create(view_layer, true);
     }
 
-    BKE_collection_object_cache_free(scene->master_collection);
     DEG_id_tag_update_ex((Main *)bmain, &scene->master_collection->id, ID_RECALC_COPY_ON_WRITE);
     DEG_id_tag_update_ex((Main *)bmain, &scene->id, ID_RECALC_COPY_ON_WRITE);
   }
 
   for (Collection *collection = static_cast<Collection *>(bmain->collections.first); collection;
        collection = static_cast<Collection *>(collection->id.next)) {
-    BKE_collection_object_cache_free(collection);
     DEG_id_tag_update_ex((Main *)bmain, &collection->id, ID_RECALC_COPY_ON_WRITE);
   }