diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js
index 24ff83bd4..b1787d745 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ Zotero.Collection.prototype._eraseData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env
 	var items = [];
 	
 	var del = [];
+	var itemsToUpdate = [];
 	for(var i=0, len=descendents.length; i<len; i++) {
 		// Descendent collections
 		if (descendents[i].type == 'collection') {
@@ -587,6 +588,9 @@ Zotero.Collection.prototype._eraseData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env
 			if (env.options.deleteItems) {
 				del.push(descendents[i].id);
 			}
+			else {
+				itemsToUpdate.push(descendents[i].id);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	if (del.length) {
@@ -629,8 +633,16 @@ Zotero.Collection.prototype._eraseData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env
 	yield Zotero.DB.queryAsync ('DELETE FROM collections WHERE collectionID IN '
 		+ '(' + placeholders + ')', collections);
 	
-	// TODO: Update member items
 	env.deletedObjectIDs = collections;
+	
+	// Update collection cache for descendant items
+	if (!env.options.deleteItems) {
+		let deletedCollections = new Set(env.deletedObjectIDs);
+		itemsToUpdate.forEach(itemID => {
+			let item = Zotero.Items.get(itemID);
+			item._collections = item._collections.filter(c => !deletedCollections.has(c));
+		});
+	}
 });
 
 Zotero.Collection.prototype._finalizeErase = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
diff --git a/test/tests/collectionTest.js b/test/tests/collectionTest.js
index bc3c9211d..e8fdb3570 100644
--- a/test/tests/collectionTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/collectionTest.js
@@ -35,7 +35,24 @@ describe("Zotero.Collection", function() {
 			
 			assert.isTrue((yield Zotero.Items.getAsync(item1.id)).deleted);
 			assert.isTrue((yield Zotero.Items.getAsync(item2.id)).deleted);
-		})
+		});
+		
+		it("should clear collection from item cache", function* () {
+			var collection = yield createDataObject('collection');
+			var item = yield createDataObject('item', { collections: [collection.id] });
+			assert.lengthOf(item.getCollections(), 1);
+			yield collection.eraseTx();
+			assert.lengthOf(item.getCollections(), 0);
+		});
+		
+		it("should clear subcollection from descendent item cache", function* () {
+			var collection = yield createDataObject('collection');
+			var subcollection = yield createDataObject('collection', { parentID: collection.id });
+			var item = yield createDataObject('item', { collections: [subcollection.id] });
+			assert.lengthOf(item.getCollections(), 1);
+			yield collection.eraseTx();
+			assert.lengthOf(item.getCollections(), 0);
+		});
 	})
 	
 	describe("#version", function () {