diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 80d0fa0..be0a71b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## 3.1.1 under development
 
-- no changes in this release.
+- Bug #85: Clear stat cache in `FileCache::set()` (@samdark)
 
 ## 3.1.0 October 09, 2023
 
diff --git a/src/FileCache.php b/src/FileCache.php
index 3afb893..77d5fc2 100644
--- a/src/FileCache.php
+++ b/src/FileCache.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public function set(string $key, mixed $value, null|int|DateInterval $ttl = null
             throw new CacheException("Failed to create cache directory \"$cacheDirectory\".");
         }
 
-        // If ownership differs the touch call will fail, so we try to
+        // If ownership differs, the touch call will fail, so we try to
         // rebuild the file from scratch by deleting it first
         // https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/pull/16120
         if (function_exists('posix_geteuid') && is_file($file) && fileowner($file) !== posix_geteuid()) {
@@ -150,7 +150,12 @@ public function set(string $key, mixed $value, null|int|DateInterval $ttl = null
             }
         }
 
-        $result = @touch($file, $expiration);
+        $result = false;
+
+        if (@touch($file, $expiration)) {
+            clearstatcache();
+            $result = true;
+        }
 
         return $this->isLastErrorSafe($result);
     }
diff --git a/tests/FileCacheTest.php b/tests/FileCacheTest.php
index abb8e54..9077fdc 100644
--- a/tests/FileCacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/FileCacheTest.php
@@ -647,4 +647,22 @@ private function removeDirectory(string $directory): void
 
         rmdir($directory);
     }
+
+    public function testSetClearsStatCache(): void
+    {
+        $this->cache->set(__FUNCTION__, 'cache1', 2);
+
+        $refClass = new \ReflectionClass($this->cache);
+        $refMethodGetCacheFile = $refClass->getMethod('getCacheFile');
+        $refMethodGetCacheFile->setAccessible(true);
+        $cacheFile = $refMethodGetCacheFile->invoke($this->cache, __FUNCTION__);
+
+        // simulate cache expire 10 seconds ago
+        touch($cacheFile, time() - 10);
+        clearstatcache();
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->cache->get(__FUNCTION__));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->cache->set(__FUNCTION__, 'cache2', 2));
+        $this->assertSame('cache2', $this->cache->get(__FUNCTION__));
+    }
 }