diff --git a/tests/site_file_tests.rb b/tests/site_file_tests.rb
index 120989ad..a52ab44b 100644
--- a/tests/site_file_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/site_file_tests.rb
@@ -275,6 +275,14 @@ describe 'site_files' do
       _(File.exists?(@site.files_path('chunkfive.otf'))).must_equal true
     end
 
+    it 'purges cache for html file with extension removed' do
+      upload 'files[]' => Rack::Test::UploadedFile.new('./tests/files/notindex.html', 'text/html')
+      _(PurgeCacheWorker.jobs.first['args'].last).must_equal '/notindex.html'
+      PurgeCacheWorker.jobs.clear
+      PurgeCacheWorker.new.perform @site.username, '/notindex.html'
+      _(PurgeCacheWorker.jobs.first['args'].last).must_equal '/notindex'
+    end
+
     it 'succeeds with index.html file' do
       _(@site.site_changed).must_equal false
       upload 'files[]' => Rack::Test::UploadedFile.new('./tests/files/index.html', 'text/html')
diff --git a/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb b/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
index 73ddf503..19d29af0 100644
--- a/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
+++ b/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ class PurgeCacheWorker
     # Must always have a forward slash
     path = '/' + path if path[0] != '/'
 
+    # Add removed html ext if present
+    html = path.match(/(.*)\.html?$/)
+    if html
+      PurgeCacheWorker.perform_async username, html.captures.first
+    end
+
     $redis_proxy.publish 'proxy', {cmd: 'purge', path: "#{username}#{path}"}.to_msgpack
 =begin
     url = Addressable::URI.encode_component(