diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cbfc0cb91197..6458edf85573 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 - [`Panic.rethrow` keeps original location][14480]
 - [Use `State.get if_missing` to avoid too frequent `Panic.throw`][14490]
 - [Lazily initialized local variables with Ref.memoize][14554].
+- [Flush system caches via Runtime.gc][14557]
 
 [14480]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/14480
 [14490]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/14490
 [14536]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/14554
+[14557]: https://github.com/enso-org/enso/pull/14557
 
 # Next Release
 
diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/docs/api/Runtime.md b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/docs/api/Runtime.md
index 2003b6f51862..3420353dcffa 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/docs/api/Runtime.md
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/docs/api/Runtime.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 - assert ~action:Standard.Base.Data.Boolean.Boolean message:Standard.Base.Data.Text.Text= -> Standard.Base.Any.Any
 - assertions_enabled -> Standard.Base.Any.Any
 - current_execution_environment -> Standard.Base.Any.Any
-- gc -> Standard.Base.Any.Any
+- gc flush_caches:Standard.Base.Data.Boolean.Boolean= -> Standard.Base.Nothing.Nothing
 - get_stack_trace -> (Standard.Base.Data.Vector.Vector Standard.Base.Runtime.Stack_Trace_Element)
 - no_inline ~action:Standard.Base.Any.Any -> Standard.Base.Any.Any
 - no_inline_with_arg function:Standard.Base.Any.Any arg:Standard.Base.Any.Any -> Standard.Base.Any.Any
diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Enso_Cloud/Internal/Utils.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Enso_Cloud/Internal/Utils.enso
index 26b57a125f92..0571aa393151 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Enso_Cloud/Internal/Utils.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Enso_Cloud/Internal/Utils.enso
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import project.Network.HTTP.Request_Body.Request_Body
 import project.Network.HTTP.Request_Error
 import project.Network.HTTP.Response.Response
 import project.Network.URI.URI
+import project.Runtime
 from project.Data.Boolean import False, True
 from project.Data.Text.Extensions import all
 from project.Error import all
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ tags_api = cloud_root_uri + "tags"
    Flushes all cloud caches, including the authentication data (so the next
    request will re-read the credentials file).
 flush_caches : Nothing
-flush_caches = CloudAPI.flushCloudCaches
+flush_caches = Runtime.gc flush_caches=True
 
 ## ---
    private: true
diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/Runtime_Helpers.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/Runtime_Helpers.enso
index d6b5b7f1e01c..b60ea2eef1eb 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/Runtime_Helpers.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/Runtime_Helpers.enso
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ polyglot java import java.lang.Thread
    You probably want `Runtime.get_stack_trace` instead.
 primitive_get_stack_trace = @Builtin_Method "Runtime.primitive_get_stack_trace"
 
-gc = @Builtin_Method "Runtime.gc"
+gc flush_caches = @Builtin_Method "Runtime.gc"
 assertions_enabled = @Builtin_Method "Runtime.assertions_enabled"
 no_inline ~action = @Builtin_Method "Runtime.no_inline"
 no_inline_with_arg function arg = @Builtin_Method "Runtime.no_inline_with_arg"
diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Runtime.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Runtime.enso
index 915f490fd492..8ef1e27e01ba 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Runtime.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Runtime.enso
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import project.Nothing.Nothing
 import project.Panic.Panic
 import project.Polyglot.Polyglot
 import project.Runtime.Source_Location.Source_Location
-from project.Data.Boolean import Boolean, True
+from project.Data.Boolean import Boolean, True, False
 from project.Data.Text.Extensions import all
 from project.Runtime.Context import Dataflow_Stack_Trace, Input, Output
 
@@ -46,14 +46,16 @@ get_stack_trace -> Vector Stack_Trace_Element =
    It is not _guaranteed_ to perform garbage collection, but in practice will
    _usually_ begin a garbage collection cycle.
 
+   ## Arguments
+    - `flush_caches`: specify `True` to flush internal caches before GC
+
    ## Examples
-   ### Ask for the runtime to collect garbage.
+   ### Ask for the runtime to collect garbage and clean all internal caches.
 
    ```
-         Runtime.gc
+         Runtime.gc flush_caches=True
    ```
-gc : Nothing
-gc = Runtime_Helpers.gc
+gc flush_caches:Boolean=False -> Nothing = Runtime_Helpers.gc flush_caches
 
 ## ---
    private: true
diff --git a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/runtime/GCNode.java b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/runtime/GCNode.java
index fdaa27ef1d07..ac790b3acdfc 100644
--- a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/runtime/GCNode.java
+++ b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/runtime/GCNode.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package org.enso.interpreter.node.expression.builtin.runtime;
 
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.CompilerDirectives;
-import com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.Specialization;
 import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.Node;
 import org.enso.interpreter.dsl.BuiltinMethod;
 import org.enso.interpreter.runtime.EnsoContext;
@@ -9,27 +8,25 @@
 @BuiltinMethod(
     type = "Runtime",
     name = "gc",
-    description = "Forces garbage collection",
+    description = "Forces garbage collection & other cleanups",
     autoRegister = false)
-public abstract class GCNode extends Node {
+public final class GCNode extends Node {
+  private GCNode() {}
 
-  public abstract Object execute();
+  @CompilerDirectives.TruffleBoundary
+  public Object execute(boolean flushCaches) {
+    var ctx = EnsoContext.get(this);
+    if (flushCaches) {
+      ctx.getResourceManager().scheduleFinalizationOfSystemReferences();
+    }
+    System.gc();
+    return ctx.getBuiltins().nothing();
+  }
 
   /**
    * @return A new GCNode.
    */
-  public static GCNode build() {
-    return GCNodeGen.create();
-  }
-
-  @Specialization
-  Object doGc() {
-    runGC();
-    return EnsoContext.get(this).getBuiltins().nothing();
-  }
-
-  @CompilerDirectives.TruffleBoundary
-  private void runGC() {
-    System.gc();
+  static GCNode build() {
+    return new GCNode();
   }
 }
diff --git a/std-bits/base/src/main/java/org/enso/base/enso_cloud/CloudAPI.java b/std-bits/base/src/main/java/org/enso/base/enso_cloud/CloudAPI.java
index 5394c5819046..332c5b4513c3 100644
--- a/std-bits/base/src/main/java/org/enso/base/enso_cloud/CloudAPI.java
+++ b/std-bits/base/src/main/java/org/enso/base/enso_cloud/CloudAPI.java
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package org.enso.base.enso_cloud;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
-import org.enso.base.enso_cloud.audit.AuditLog;
+import org.enso.base.cache.ReloadDetector;
 import org.enso.base.polyglot.EnsoMeta;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-public final class CloudAPI {
+public final class CloudAPI implements ReloadDetector.HasClearableCache {
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CloudAPI.class);
   private static CloudAPI cached;
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ private CloudAPI(String apiRootUri, String cloudProjectId, String cloudSessionId
     this.apiRootUri = apiRootUri;
     this.cloudProjectId = cloudProjectId;
     this.cloudSessionId = cloudSessionId;
+    ReloadDetector.register(this);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -33,11 +34,12 @@ public static CloudAPI getInstance() {
           if (cached.equals(fresh)) {
             return cached;
           }
+          cached = null;
           LOGGER.warn(
               "CloudAPI settings change detected. Dropping {}. Installing {}.", cached, fresh);
         }
       }
-      flushCloudCaches();
+      EnsoMeta.callStaticModuleMethod("Standard.Base.Runtime", "gc", true);
       synchronized (CloudAPI.class) {
         if (cached == null) {
           cached = fresh;
@@ -93,14 +95,6 @@ private static CloudAPI readFromEnv() {
     return new CloudAPI(apiRootUri, cloudProjectId, cloudSessionId);
   }
 
-  public static void flushCloudCaches() {
-    cached = null;
-    CloudRequestCache.INSTANCE.clear();
-    AuthenticationProvider.INSTANCE.reset();
-    EnsoSecretReader.INSTANCE.flushCache();
-    AuditLog.resetCache();
-  }
-
   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
     int hash = 3;
@@ -142,4 +136,9 @@ public String toString() {
         + cloudSessionId
         + '}';
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public void clearCache() {
+    cached = null;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/Cloud_Tests/src/Network/Enso_Cloud/Cloud_Tests_Setup.enso b/test/Cloud_Tests/src/Network/Enso_Cloud/Cloud_Tests_Setup.enso
index 3679bf0293e0..dfc6aa6e4135 100644
--- a/test/Cloud_Tests/src/Network/Enso_Cloud/Cloud_Tests_Setup.enso
+++ b/test/Cloud_Tests/src/Network/Enso_Cloud/Cloud_Tests_Setup.enso
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ type Cloud_Tests_Setup
             Panic.with_finalizer Cloud_Tests_Setup.reset <|
                 Test_Environment.unsafe_with_environment_override "ENSO_CLOUD_API_URL" self.api_url.to_text <|
                     Test_Environment.unsafe_with_environment_override "ENSO_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE" self.credentials_location.absolute.normalize.path <|
-                        Cloud_Tests_Setup.log_message level=..Warning "Start running with ENSO_CLOUD_API_URL and ENSO_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE override"
+                        Cloud_Tests_Setup.log_message level=..Finest "Start running with ENSO_CLOUD_API_URL and ENSO_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE override"
                         Cloud_Tests_Setup.reset
                         r = action
-                        Cloud_Tests_Setup.log_message level=..Warning "End of running with ENSO_CLOUD_API_URL and ENSO_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE override"
+                        Cloud_Tests_Setup.log_message level=..Finest "End of running with ENSO_CLOUD_API_URL and ENSO_CLOUD_CREDENTIALS_FILE override"
                         r
         _ -> action
 
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ type Cloud_Tests_Setup
 
     ## Flushes all cloud caches in order to allow switch between real and mock cloud environments.
     reset =
-        Cloud_Tests_Setup.log_message level=..Warning "Cloud_Tests_Setup.reset called"
-        CloudAPI.flushCloudCaches
-        Cloud_Tests_Setup.log_message level=..Warning "Cloud_Tests_Setup.reset done"
+        Cloud_Tests_Setup.log_message level=..Finest "Cloud_Tests_Setup.reset called"
+        Runtime.gc flush_caches=True
+        Cloud_Tests_Setup.log_message level=..Finest "Cloud_Tests_Setup.reset done"
 
     ## Detects the setup based on environment settings.
        If `ENSO_RUN_REAL_CLOUD_TEST` is defined, the tests will try running