diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index ffb60e6..fec5d6d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ version 2.67
 	    name to request that a FQDN option is returned in the
 	    reply. Thanks to Roy Marples for the patch.
 
+	    Make --clear-on-reload apply to setting upstream servers
+	    via DBus too.
+
 
 version 2.66
             Add the ability to act as an authoritative DNS
diff --git a/man/dnsmasq.8 b/man/dnsmasq.8
index a519fdb..8e9137c 100644
--- a/man/dnsmasq.8
+++ b/man/dnsmasq.8
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ by '/', like the --server syntax, eg.
 Don't poll /etc/resolv.conf for changes.
 .TP
 .B --clear-on-reload
-Whenever /etc/resolv.conf is re-read, clear the DNS cache.
+Whenever /etc/resolv.conf is re-read or the upstream servers are set
+via DBus, clear the DNS cache.
 This is useful when new nameservers may have different
 data than that held in cache.
 .TP
diff --git a/src/dbus.c b/src/dbus.c
index 7379341..da28a28 100644
--- a/src/dbus.c
+++ b/src/dbus.c
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ static DBusMessage* dbus_read_servers_ex(DBusMessage *message, int strings)
   const char *addr_err;
   char *dup = NULL;
   
-  my_syslog(LOG_INFO, _("setting upstream servers from DBus"));
-  
   if (!dbus_message_iter_init(message, &iter))
     {
       return dbus_message_new_error(message, DBUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS,
@@ -478,6 +476,7 @@ DBusHandlerResult message_handler(DBusConnection *connection,
 {
   char *method = (char *)dbus_message_get_member(message);
   DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
+  int clear_cache = 0, new_servers = 0;
     
   if (dbus_message_is_method_call(message, DBUS_INTERFACE_INTROSPECTABLE, "Introspect"))
     {
@@ -501,24 +500,34 @@ DBusHandlerResult message_handler(DBusConnection *connection,
     }
   else if (strcmp(method, "SetServers") == 0)
     {
-      my_syslog(LOG_INFO, _("setting upstream servers from DBus"));
       dbus_read_servers(message);
-      check_servers();
+      new_servers = 1;
     }
   else if (strcmp(method, "SetServersEx") == 0)
     {
       reply = dbus_read_servers_ex(message, 0);
-      check_servers();
+      new_servers = 1;
     }
   else if (strcmp(method, "SetDomainServers") == 0)
     {
       reply = dbus_read_servers_ex(message, 1);
-      check_servers();
+      new_servers = 1;
     }
   else if (strcmp(method, "ClearCache") == 0)
-    clear_cache_and_reload(dnsmasq_time());
+    clear_cache = 1;
   else
     return (DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED);
+   
+  if (new_servers)
+    {
+      my_syslog(LOG_INFO, _("setting upstream servers from DBus"));
+      check_servers();
+      if (option_bool(OPT_RELOAD))
+	clear_cache = 1;
+    }
+
+  if (clear_cache)
+    clear_cache_and_reload(dnsmasq_time());
   
   method = user_data; /* no warning */