diff --git a/src/bees-context.cc b/src/bees-context.cc
index 1c82bd7..ada5a1c 100644
--- a/src/bees-context.cc
+++ b/src/bees-context.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ BeesFdCache::open_root(shared_ptr<BeesContext> ctx, uint64_t root)
 Fd
 BeesFdCache::open_root_ino(shared_ptr<BeesContext> ctx, uint64_t root, uint64_t ino)
 {
+	if (m_file_cache_timer.age() > BEES_COMMIT_INTERVAL) {
+		BEESINFO("Clearing open FD cache to enable file delete");
+		m_file_cache.clear();
+		m_file_cache_timer.reset();
+		BEESCOUNT(open_clear);
+	}
 	return m_file_cache(ctx, root, ino);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bees.h b/src/bees.h
index 8a17960..8c74ca2 100644
--- a/src/bees.h
+++ b/src/bees.h
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ class BeesFdCache {
 	LRUCache<Fd, shared_ptr<BeesContext>, uint64_t>			m_root_cache;
 	LRUCache<Fd, shared_ptr<BeesContext>, uint64_t, uint64_t>	m_file_cache;
 	Timer								m_root_cache_timer;
+	Timer								m_file_cache_timer;
 
 public:
 	BeesFdCache();