diff --git a/shared_realm.cpp b/shared_realm.cpp
index 6d57f111..c87dd5d4 100644
--- a/shared_realm.cpp
+++ b/shared_realm.cpp
@@ -374,6 +374,22 @@ uint64_t Realm::get_schema_version(const realm::Realm::Config &config)
     return ObjectStore::get_schema_version(Realm(config).read_group());
 }
 
+void Realm::close()
+{
+    invalidate();
+
+    if (m_notifier) {
+        m_notifier->remove_realm(this);
+    }
+
+    m_group = nullptr;
+    m_shared_group = nullptr;
+    m_history = nullptr;
+    m_read_only_group = nullptr;
+    m_notifier = nullptr;
+    m_binding_context = nullptr;
+}
+
 SharedRealm RealmCache::get_realm(const std::string &path, std::thread::id thread_id)
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
@@ -446,6 +462,13 @@ void RealmCache::cache_realm(SharedRealm &realm, std::thread::id thread_id)
 void RealmCache::clear()
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_mutex);
+    for (auto const& path : m_cache) {
+        for (auto const& thread : path.second) {
+            if (auto realm = thread.second.lock()) {
+                realm->close();
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     m_cache.clear();
 }
diff --git a/shared_realm.hpp b/shared_realm.hpp
index e6c94fc2..81b14bf7 100644
--- a/shared_realm.hpp
+++ b/shared_realm.hpp
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ namespace realm {
         std::thread::id thread_id() const { return m_thread_id; }
         void verify_thread() const;
 
+        // Close this Realm and remove it from the cache. Continuing to use a
+        // Realm after closing it will produce undefined behavior.
+        void close();
+
         ~Realm();
 
       private: