diff --git a/python/server/qgsserverinterface.sip b/python/server/qgsserverinterface.sip
index bb537f558fe..3033cdfe4b5 100644
--- a/python/server/qgsserverinterface.sip
+++ b/python/server/qgsserverinterface.sip
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ class QgsServerInterface
     virtual QString configFilePath() = 0;
     /** Set the config file path */
     virtual void setConfigFilePath( const QString& configFilePath) = 0;
+    /** Remove entry from config cache */
+    virtual void removeConfigCacheEntry( const QString& path ) = 0;
+    /** Remove entry from layer cache */
+    virtual void removeProjectLayers( const QString& path ) = 0;
+
 
 private:
     /** Constructor */
diff --git a/src/server/qgsconfigcache.cpp b/src/server/qgsconfigcache.cpp
index aab9c4a66a4..431cd14d646 100644
--- a/src/server/qgsconfigcache.cpp
+++ b/src/server/qgsconfigcache.cpp
@@ -207,3 +207,10 @@ void QgsConfigCache::removeChangedEntry( const QString& path )
 
   mFileSystemWatcher.removePath( path );
 }
+
+
+void QgsConfigCache::removeEntry( const QString& path )
+{
+   removeChangedEntry( path );
+}
+
diff --git a/src/server/qgsconfigcache.h b/src/server/qgsconfigcache.h
index 6a9b0158985..dfb59d3ffac 100644
--- a/src/server/qgsconfigcache.h
+++ b/src/server/qgsconfigcache.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT QgsConfigCache : public QObject
       , const QMap<QString, QString>& parameterMap = ( QMap< QString, QString >() )
     );
 
+    void removeEntry( const QString& path );
+
   private:
     QgsConfigCache();
 
diff --git a/src/server/qgsmslayercache.cpp b/src/server/qgsmslayercache.cpp
index 363f747c07d..118db385430 100644
--- a/src/server/qgsmslayercache.cpp
+++ b/src/server/qgsmslayercache.cpp
@@ -226,3 +226,9 @@ void QgsMSLayerCache::logCacheContents() const
     QgsMessageLog::logMessage( "Url: " + it.value().url + " Layer name: " + it.value().layerPointer->name() + " Project: " + it.value().configFile, "Server", QgsMessageLog::INFO );
   }
 }
+
+
+void QgsMSLayerCache::removeProjectLayers( const QString& path )
+{
+    removeProjectFileLayers( path );
+}
diff --git a/src/server/qgsmslayercache.h b/src/server/qgsmslayercache.h
index fbd0687df6a..14b7b6ee3c2 100644
--- a/src/server/qgsmslayercache.h
+++ b/src/server/qgsmslayercache.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ class QgsMSLayerCache: public QObject
     //for debugging
     void logCacheContents() const;
 
+    /** Expose method for use in server interface */
+    void removeProjectLayers( const QString& path );
+
   protected:
     /** Protected singleton constructor*/
     QgsMSLayerCache();
diff --git a/src/server/qgsserverinterface.h b/src/server/qgsserverinterface.h
index be3dda612e7..7f3586b9229 100644
--- a/src/server/qgsserverinterface.h
+++ b/src/server/qgsserverinterface.h
@@ -111,6 +111,21 @@ class SERVER_EXPORT QgsServerInterface
      */
     virtual void setConfigFilePath( const QString& configFilePath ) = 0;
 
+    /** 
+     * Remove entry from config cache 
+     * @param path the path of the file to remove 
+     */
+    virtual void removeConfigCacheEntry( const QString& path ) = 0; 
+
+    /** 
+     * Remove entries from layer cache 
+     * @param path the path of the project which own the layers to be removed
+     */
+    virtual void removeProjectLayers( const QString& path ) = 0; 
+
+
+
+
   private:
     QString mConfigFilePath;
 };
diff --git a/src/server/qgsserverinterfaceimpl.cpp b/src/server/qgsserverinterfaceimpl.cpp
index 88935c070fa..ce7b34b941a 100644
--- a/src/server/qgsserverinterfaceimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/server/qgsserverinterfaceimpl.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
 
 #include "qgsserverinterfaceimpl.h"
-
+#include "qgsconfigcache.h"
+#include "qgsmslayercache.h"
 
 /** Constructor */
 QgsServerInterfaceImpl::QgsServerInterfaceImpl( QgsCapabilitiesCache* capCache )
@@ -72,3 +73,17 @@ void QgsServerInterfaceImpl::registerAccessControl( QgsAccessControlFilter* acce
 {
   mAccessControls->registerAccessControl( accessControl, priority );
 }
+
+
+void QgsServerInterfaceImpl::removeConfigCacheEntry( const QString& path )
+{
+    QgsConfigCache::instance()->removeEntry( path );
+}
+
+void QgsServerInterfaceImpl::removeProjectLayers( const QString& path )
+{
+    QgsMSLayerCache::instance()->removeProjectLayers( path );
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/server/qgsserverinterfaceimpl.h b/src/server/qgsserverinterfaceimpl.h
index 95b6d3d0c9e..25646f4db5c 100644
--- a/src/server/qgsserverinterfaceimpl.h
+++ b/src/server/qgsserverinterfaceimpl.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class QgsServerInterfaceImpl : public QgsServerInterface
     QString configFilePath() override { return mConfigFilePath; }
     void setConfigFilePath( const QString& configFilePath ) override;
     void setFilters( QgsServerFiltersMap *filters ) override;
+    void removeConfigCacheEntry( const QString& path ) override; 
+    void removeProjectLayers( const QString& path ) override; 
 
   private: