diff --git a/include/PoolSQL.h b/include/PoolSQL.h
index 86c1fc0a05..86641daaa7 100644
--- a/include/PoolSQL.h
+++ b/include/PoolSQL.h
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ public:
      */
     PoolObjectSQL * get(const string& name, int uid, bool lock);
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the cache name index. Must be called when the owner of an object
+     * is changed
+     *
+     * @param old_name Object's name before the change
+     * @param old_uid Object's owner ID before the change
+     * @param new_name Object's name after the change
+     * @param new_uid Object's owner ID after the change
+     */
+    void update_cache_index(string& old_name,
+                            int     old_uid,
+                            string& new_name,
+                            int     new_uid);
+
     /**
      *  Finds a set objects that satisfies a given condition
      *   @param oids a vector with the oids of the objects.
diff --git a/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc b/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc
index e8f749e8a3..f763dd2b38 100644
--- a/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc
+++ b/src/pool/PoolSQL.cc
@@ -339,6 +339,32 @@ PoolObjectSQL * PoolSQL::get(const string& name, int ouid, bool olock)
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+void PoolSQL::update_cache_index(string& old_name,
+                                 int     old_uid,
+                                 string& new_name,
+                                 int     new_uid)
+{
+    map<string,PoolObjectSQL *>::iterator  index;
+
+    lock();
+
+    string old_key  = key(old_name, old_uid);
+    string new_key  = key(new_name, new_uid);
+
+    index = name_pool.find(old_key);
+
+    if ( index != name_pool.end() )
+    {
+        name_pool.erase(old_key);
+        name_pool.insert(make_pair(new_key, index->second));
+    }
+
+    unlock();
+}
+
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 void PoolSQL::replace()
 {
     bool removed = false;
diff --git a/src/rm/RequestManagerChown.cc b/src/rm/RequestManagerChown.cc
index f458cbbcf1..e1563dfd83 100644
--- a/src/rm/RequestManagerChown.cc
+++ b/src/rm/RequestManagerChown.cc
@@ -134,11 +134,16 @@ void RequestManagerChown::request_execute(xmlrpc_c::paramList const& paramList,
     {                                            
         failure_response(NO_EXISTS,get_error(object_name(auth_object),oid),att);
         return;
-    }    
+    }
 
     if ( noid != -1 )    
     {
+        string  obj_name = object->get_name();
+        int     old_uid  = object->get_uid();
+
         object->set_user(noid,nuname);
+
+        pool->update_cache_index(obj_name, old_uid, obj_name, noid);
     }
 
     if ( ngid != -1 )
@@ -273,4 +278,3 @@ void UserChown::request_execute(xmlrpc_c::paramList const& paramList,
 
     return;
 }
-    
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