diff --git a/itests/cache.feature b/itests/cache.feature
index 07457a4356d4a..7bc08ceff0896 100644
--- a/itests/cache.feature
+++ b/itests/cache.feature
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Feature: cache
 Scenario: clear cache default
 When command('jbang cache clear')
 * match exit == 0
-* match err == "[jbang] Clearing cache for urls\n[jbang] Clearing cache for jars\n[jbang] Clearing cache for scripts\n[jbang] Clearing cache for stdins\n[jbang] Clearing cache for deps\n"
+* match err == "[jbang] Clearing cache for urls\n[jbang] Clearing cache for jars\n[jbang] Clearing cache for kotlincs\n[jbang] Clearing cache for groovycs\n[jbang] Clearing cache for scripts\n[jbang] Clearing cache for stdins\n[jbang] Clearing cache for deps\n"
 
 Scenario: clear cache default
 When command('jbang cache clear --all')
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ When command('jbang cache clear --all')
 * match err == "[jbang] Clearing cache for urls\n[jbang] Clearing cache for jars\n[jbang] Clearing cache for jdks\n[jbang] Clearing cache for kotlincs\n[jbang] Clearing cache for groovycs\n[jbang] Clearing cache for projects\n[jbang] Clearing cache for scripts\n[jbang] Clearing cache for stdins\n[jbang] Clearing cache for deps\n"
 
 Scenario: clear cache default
-When command('jbang cache clear --all --no-jdk --no-url --no-jar --no-project --no-script --no-stdin --no-deps --no-kotlinc')
+When command('jbang cache clear --all --no-jdk --no-url --no-jar --no-project --no-script --no-stdin --no-deps --no-kotlinc --groovyc')
 * match exit == 0
 * match err == ""
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/jbang/cli/Cache.java b/src/main/java/dev/jbang/cli/Cache.java
index 10973a2edcedd..6bc20ed7767c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/jbang/cli/Cache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/jbang/cli/Cache.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public Integer clear(
 					"--jdk" }, description = "clear JDK cache only", negatable = true) Boolean jdks,
 			@CommandLine.Option(names = {
 					"--kotlinc" }, description = "clear kotlinc cache only", negatable = true) Boolean kotlincs,
+			@CommandLine.Option(names = {
+					"--groovyc" }, description = "clear groovyc cache only", negatable = true) Boolean groovys,
 			@CommandLine.Option(names = {
 					"--project" }, description = "clear temporary projects cache only", negatable = true) Boolean projects,
 			@CommandLine.Option(names = {
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ public Integer clear(
 				&& jars == null
 				&& jdks == null
 				&& kotlincs == null
+				&& groovys == null
 				&& projects == null
 				&& scripts == null
 				&& stdins == null
@@ -45,6 +48,8 @@ public Integer clear(
 			// add the default (safe) set
 			classes.add(dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.urls);
 			classes.add(dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.jars);
+			classes.add(dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.kotlincs);
+			classes.add(dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.groovycs);
 			classes.add(dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.scripts);
 			classes.add(dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.stdins);
 			classes.add(dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.deps);
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ public Integer clear(
 		toggleCache(jars, dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.jars, classes);
 		toggleCache(jdks, dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.jdks, classes);
 		toggleCache(kotlincs, dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.kotlincs, classes);
+		toggleCache(kotlincs, dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.groovycs, classes);
 		toggleCache(deps, dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.deps, classes);
 		toggleCache(projects, dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.projects, classes);
 		toggleCache(scripts, dev.jbang.Cache.CacheClass.scripts, classes);