diff --git a/src/backends/all.rs b/src/backends/all.rs
index 586d13e..221fef4 100644
--- a/src/backends/all.rs
+++ b/src/backends/all.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ macro_rules! any {
             $($upper_backend,)*
         }
         impl AnyBackend {
+	    pub fn clean_cache(&self, config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
+		match self {
+		    $( AnyBackend::$upper_backend => $upper_backend::clean_cache(config), )*
+		}
+	    }
             pub fn version(&self, config: &Config) -> Result<String> {
                 match self {
                     $( AnyBackend::$upper_backend => $upper_backend::version(config), )*
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 72af046..045fdce 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub enum MainSubcommand {
     Sync(SyncCommand),
     Unmanaged(UnmanagedCommand),
     Backends(BackendsCommand),
+    Cache(CacheCommand),
 }
 
 #[derive(Args)]
@@ -86,3 +87,10 @@ pub struct UnmanagedCommand {}
 #[command(visible_alias("b"))]
 /// show the backends found by metapac
 pub struct BackendsCommand {}
+
+#[derive(Args)]
+/// Clean the cache of all the backends, or the ones specified
+pub struct CacheCommand {
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    pub backends: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
diff --git a/src/core.rs b/src/core.rs
index 860ca9c..80d2ccc 100644
--- a/src/core.rs
+++ b/src/core.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use dialoguer::Confirm;
 use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
 use toml_edit::{Array, DocumentMut, Item, Value};
 
-use crate::cli::BackendsCommand;
+use crate::cli::{BackendsCommand, CacheCommand};
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::review::review;
 
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ impl MainArguments {
             MainSubcommand::Sync(sync) => sync.run(&managed, &config),
             MainSubcommand::Unmanaged(unmanaged) => unmanaged.run(&managed, &config),
             MainSubcommand::Backends(found_backends) => found_backends.run(&config),
+            MainSubcommand::Cache(backends) => backends.run(&config),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -190,6 +191,17 @@ impl BackendsCommand {
     }
 }
 
+impl CacheCommand {
+    fn run(&self, config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
+        for backend in AnyBackend::iter() {
+            println!("Cleaning cache for {backend}\n\n");
+            backend.clean_cache(config)?
+        }
+        println!("\n\nCleaned all available backends");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 fn unmanaged(managed: &InstallOptions, config: &Config) -> Result<PackageIds> {
     QueryInfos::query_installed_packages(config)
         .map(|x| x.to_package_ids().difference(&managed.to_package_ids()))