diff --git a/Engine/AppManager.cpp b/Engine/AppManager.cpp
index 05be6613d2..32fde4165f 100644
--- a/Engine/AppManager.cpp
+++ b/Engine/AppManager.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,12 @@ AppManager::loadInternalAfterInitGui(const CLArgs& cl)
         _imp->restoreCaches();
     }
 
-    setLoadingStatus( tr("Loading plugin cache...") );
+    if (cl.isOpenFXCacheClearRequestedOnLaunch()) {
+        setLoadingStatus( tr("Clearing the OpenFX Plugins cache...") );
+        clearPluginsLoadedCache();
+    } else {
+        setLoadingStatus( tr("Loading plugin cache...") );
+    }
 
 
     ///Set host properties after restoring settings since it depends on the host name.
diff --git a/Tests/wmain.cpp b/Tests/wmain.cpp
index 7abdf160f5..9cf3ccecdd 100755
--- a/Tests/wmain.cpp
+++ b/Tests/wmain.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ GTEST_API_ int main(int argc, char **argv)
         int argc = 0;
         QStringList args;
         args << QString::fromUtf8("--clear-cache");
+        args << QString::fromUtf8("--clear-openfx-cache");
         args << QString::fromUtf8("--no-settings");
         CLArgs cl(args, true);
         if (!manager.load(argc, 0, cl)) {