diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index f1ef4b0109..7b306fb62f 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4776,9 +4776,17 @@ flush_parent:
 
 void bdrv_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
-    if (bs->drv && bs->drv->bdrv_invalidate_cache) {
-        bs->drv->bdrv_invalidate_cache(bs);
+    if (!bs->drv)  {
+        return;
     }
+
+    if (bs->drv->bdrv_invalidate_cache) {
+        bs->drv->bdrv_invalidate_cache(bs);
+    } else if (bs->file) {
+        bdrv_invalidate_cache(bs->file);
+    }
+
+    refresh_total_sectors(bs, bs->total_sectors);
 }
 
 void bdrv_invalidate_cache_all(void)
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index cfe80befa0..b5b1e8c1b9 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,8 @@ static void qcow2_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
     qcow2_close(bs);
 
+    bdrv_invalidate_cache(bs->file);
+
     options = qdict_new();
     qdict_put(options, QCOW2_OPT_LAZY_REFCOUNTS,
               qbool_from_int(s->use_lazy_refcounts));
diff --git a/block/qed.c b/block/qed.c
index 8802ad3845..837accd39b 100644
--- a/block/qed.c
+++ b/block/qed.c
@@ -1563,6 +1563,9 @@ static void bdrv_qed_invalidate_cache(BlockDriverState *bs)
     BDRVQEDState *s = bs->opaque;
 
     bdrv_qed_close(bs);
+
+    bdrv_invalidate_cache(bs->file);
+
     memset(s, 0, sizeof(BDRVQEDState));
     bdrv_qed_open(bs, NULL, bs->open_flags, NULL);
 }