diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index a6fd58674ba..0e228034a65 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ void WebContents::Reload(const mate::Dictionary& options) {
 }
 
 void WebContents::ReloadIgnoringCache(const mate::Dictionary& options) {
+  // Hack to remove pending entries that ignores cache and treated as a fresh
+  // load.
+  web_contents()->GetController().ReloadIgnoringCache(false);
   Reload(options);
 }