diff --git a/server/controllers/items/lib/items.js b/server/controllers/items/lib/items.js
index cab727876d..f08aac18eb 100644
--- a/server/controllers/items/lib/items.js
+++ b/server/controllers/items/lib/items.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const getByAuthorizationLevel = require('./get_by_authorization_level')
 const user_ = __.require('controllers', 'user/lib/user')
 const db = __.require('couch', 'base')('items')
 const validateEntityType = require('./validate_entity_type')
+const { refreshInventoryViews } = require('./view/inventory_view')
 
 const items_ = module.exports = {
   byId: db.get,
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ const items_ = module.exports = {
     const res = await db.bulk(items)
     const itemsIds = _.map(res, 'id')
     const { docs } = await db.fetch(itemsIds)
+    await refreshInventoryViews({ usersIds: [ userId ], items })
     emit('user:inventory:update', userId)
     return docs
   },
diff --git a/server/controllers/items/lib/view/inventory_view.js b/server/controllers/items/lib/view/inventory_view.js
index 77b2942f54..b445a334cb 100644
--- a/server/controllers/items/lib/view/inventory_view.js
+++ b/server/controllers/items/lib/view/inventory_view.js
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@ const replaceEditionsByTheirWork = require('./replace_editions_by_their_work')
 const getEntitiesByUris = __.require('controllers', 'entities/lib/get_entities_by_uris')
 
 const inventoryView_ = module.exports = {
+  refreshInventoryViews: ({ usersIds, items }) => {
+    // refresh caches assuming usersIds are items owner, beware if not
+    const listings = _.map(items, _.property('listing'))
+    const authorizationLevels = _.uniq(listings)
+    return Promise.all(authorizationLevels.map(authorizationLevel => {
+      return inventoryView_.getInventoryViews({
+        usersIds,
+        authorizationLevel,
+        refresh: true
+      })
+    }))
+  },
   getInventoryViews: ({ usersIds, authorizationLevel, refresh }) => {
     return Promise.all(usersIds.map(userId => {
       return getInventoryView({ userId, authorizationLevel, refresh })
diff --git a/tests/api/items/inventory_view.test.js b/tests/api/items/inventory_view.test.js
index 1f4fa68249..bd493fc783 100644
--- a/tests/api/items/inventory_view.test.js
+++ b/tests/api/items/inventory_view.test.js
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 const CONFIG = require('config')
 const __ = CONFIG.universalPath
 const should = require('should')
-const { nonAuthReq, undesiredRes, getReservedUser } = __.require('apiTests', 'utils/utils')
+const { customAuthReq, nonAuthReq, undesiredRes, getReservedUser } = __.require('apiTests', 'utils/utils')
 const endpoint = '/api/items?action=inventory-view'
 const { groupPromise, createGroup, addMember } = require('../fixtures/groups')
-const { createItem } = require('../fixtures/items')
 const { createEdition } = require('../fixtures/entities')
 const { createUserWithItems } = require('../fixtures/populate')
+const { createItem } = require('../fixtures/items')
+const editionUriPromise = createEdition().then(({ uri }) => uri)
+const userPromise = createUserWithItems()
 
 describe('items:inventory-view', () => {
   it('should reject requests without a user or a group', done => {
@@ -20,6 +22,28 @@ describe('items:inventory-view', () => {
     .catch(done)
   })
 
+  describe('cache update', () => {
+    it('should refresh when a public new item is created', async () => {
+      const { _id: userId } = await userPromise
+      const { itemsByDate: oldItemsByDate } = await nonAuthReq('get', `${endpoint}&user=${userId}`)
+      const editionUri = await editionUriPromise
+
+      await customAuthReq(userPromise, 'post', '/api/items', { entity: editionUri, listing: 'public' })
+      const { itemsByDate: refreshedItemsByDate } = await nonAuthReq('get', `${endpoint}&user=${userId}`)
+      refreshedItemsByDate.length.should.equal(oldItemsByDate.length + 1)
+    })
+
+    it('should refresh when a private new item is created', async () => {
+      const { _id: userId } = await userPromise
+      const { itemsByDate: oldItemsByDate } = await nonAuthReq('get', `${endpoint}&user=${userId}`)
+      const editionUri = await editionUriPromise
+
+      await customAuthReq(userPromise, 'post', '/api/items', { entity: editionUri, listing: 'private' })
+      const { itemsByDate: ownerViewFreshItems } = await customAuthReq(userPromise, 'get', `${endpoint}&user=${userId}`)
+      ownerViewFreshItems.length.should.equal(oldItemsByDate.length + 1)
+    })
+  })
+
   describe('user', () => {
     it('should return a user inventory-view', async () => {
       const { _id: userId } = await createUserWithItems()