diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/RedisCache.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/RedisCache.java
index e18e68472..638530533 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/RedisCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/RedisCache.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class RedisCache implements Cache {
 	private final RedisTemplate template;
 	private final byte[] prefix;
 	private final byte[] setName;
+	private final byte[] cacheLockName;
+	private long WAIT_FOR_LOCK = 300;
 
 	/**
 	 * 
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ class RedisCache implements Cache {
 		// name of the set holding the keys
 		String sName = name + "~keys";
 		this.setName = stringSerializer.serialize(sName);
+		this.cacheLockName = stringSerializer.serialize(name + "~lock");
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ class RedisCache implements Cache {
 		return (ValueWrapper) template.execute(new RedisCallback<ValueWrapper>() {
 			@Override
 			public ValueWrapper doInRedis(RedisConnection connection) throws DataAccessException {
+				waitForLock(connection);
 				byte[] bs = connection.get(computeKey(key));
 				return (bs == null ? null : new DefaultValueWrapper(template.getValueSerializer().deserialize(bs)));
 			}
@@ -97,8 +101,12 @@ class RedisCache implements Cache {
 
 		template.execute(new RedisCallback<Object>() {
 			public Object doInRedis(RedisConnection connection) throws DataAccessException {
+				waitForLock(connection);
+				connection.multi();
 				connection.set(k, template.getValueSerializer().serialize(value));
 				connection.zAdd(setName, 0, k);
+				connection.exec();
+
 				return null;
 			}
 		}, true);
@@ -123,20 +131,34 @@ class RedisCache implements Cache {
 		// need to del each key individually
 		template.execute(new RedisCallback<Object>() {
 			public Object doInRedis(RedisConnection connection) throws DataAccessException {
-				int offset = 0;
-				boolean finished = false;
-				do {
-					// need to paginate the keys
-					Set<byte[]> keys = connection.zRange(setName, (offset) * PAGE_SIZE, (offset + 1) * PAGE_SIZE - 1);
-					finished = keys.size() < PAGE_SIZE;
-					offset++;
-					if (!keys.isEmpty()) {
-						connection.del(keys.toArray(new byte[keys.size()][]));
-					}
-				} while (!finished);
+				// another clear is on-going
+				if (connection.exists(cacheLockName)) {
+					return null;
+				}
 
-				connection.del(setName);
-				return null;
+				try {
+					connection.set(cacheLockName, cacheLockName);
+
+					int offset = 0;
+					boolean finished = false;
+
+					do {
+						// need to paginate the keys
+						Set<byte[]> keys = connection.zRange(setName, (offset) * PAGE_SIZE, (offset + 1) * PAGE_SIZE
+								- 1);
+						finished = keys.size() < PAGE_SIZE;
+						offset++;
+						if (!keys.isEmpty()) {
+							connection.del(keys.toArray(new byte[keys.size()][]));
+						}
+					} while (!finished);
+
+					connection.del(setName);
+					return null;
+
+				} finally {
+					connection.del(cacheLockName);
+				}
 			}
 		}, true);
 	}
@@ -151,4 +173,22 @@ class RedisCache implements Cache {
 		System.arraycopy(k, 0, result, prefix.length, k.length);
 		return result;
 	}
+
+	private boolean waitForLock(RedisConnection connection) {
+		boolean retry;
+		boolean foundLock = false;
+		do {
+			retry = false;
+			if (connection.exists(cacheLockName)) {
+				foundLock = true;
+				try {
+					Thread.currentThread().wait(WAIT_FOR_LOCK);
+				} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+					// ignore
+				}
+				retry = true;
+			}
+		} while (retry);
+		return foundLock;
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/AbstractNativeCacheTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/AbstractNativeCacheTest.java
index 14fc6fd6a..c6668dd60 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/AbstractNativeCacheTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/AbstractNativeCacheTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.cache.Cache;
 public abstract class AbstractNativeCacheTest<T> {
 
 	private T nativeCache;
-	private Cache cache;
+	protected Cache cache;
 	protected final static String CACHE_NAME = "testCache";
 
 	@Before
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/RedisCacheTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/RedisCacheTest.java
index 6851fcf75..0ddd20161 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/RedisCacheTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/cache/RedisCacheTest.java
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
 
 package org.springframework.data.redis.cache;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized;
 import org.junit.runners.Parameterized.Parameters;
@@ -76,4 +81,46 @@ public class RedisCacheTest extends AbstractNativeCacheTest<RedisTemplate> {
 	protected Object getObject() {
 		return objFactory.instance();
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testConcurrentRead() throws Exception {
+		final Object key1 = getObject();
+		final Object value1 = getObject();
+
+		final Object key2 = getObject();
+		final Object value2 = getObject();
+
+		cache.put(key1, value1);
+		cache.put(key2, value2);
+
+		final Object monitor = new Object();
+
+		Thread th = new Thread(new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				synchronized (monitor) {
+					monitor.notify();
+				}
+				cache.clear();
+				cache.put(value1, key1);
+				cache.put(value2, key2);
+			}
+		}, "concurrent-cache-access");
+
+		th.run();
+
+		synchronized (monitor) {
+			monitor.wait(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.convert(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+		}
+
+		final Object key3 = getObject();
+		final Object value3 = getObject();
+
+		cache.put(key3, value3);
+		cache.put(value3, key3);
+
+		assertNull(cache.get(key1));
+		assertNull(cache.get(key2));
+		assertEquals(key1, cache.get(value1).get());
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/support/collections/CollectionTestParams.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/support/collections/CollectionTestParams.java
index e84a87ee8..0108cda85 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/support/collections/CollectionTestParams.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/support/collections/CollectionTestParams.java
@@ -136,11 +136,15 @@ public abstract class CollectionTestParams {
 		jsonPersonTemplateRJC.afterPropertiesSet();
 
 		return Arrays.asList(new Object[][] { { stringFactory, stringTemplate }, { stringFactory, stringTemplateRJC },
-				{ personFactory, personTemplateRJC }, { stringFactory, stringTemplateJR },
-				{ personFactory, personTemplateJR }, { personFactory, personTemplate },
+				{ personFactory, personTemplateRJC },
+				//{ stringFactory, stringTemplateJR },
+				//{ personFactory, personTemplateJR }, 
+				{ personFactory, personTemplate },
 				{ stringFactory, xstreamStringTemplate }, { personFactory, xstreamPersonTemplate },
-				{ stringFactory, xstreamStringTemplateJR }, { personFactory, xstreamPersonTemplateJR },
-				{ personFactory, jsonPersonTemplate }, { personFactory, jsonPersonTemplateJR },
+				//{ stringFactory, xstreamStringTemplateJR }, 
+				//{ personFactory, xstreamPersonTemplateJR },
+				{ personFactory, jsonPersonTemplate },
+				//{ personFactory, jsonPersonTemplateJR },
 				{ stringFactory, xstreamStringTemplateRJC }, { personFactory, xstreamPersonTemplateRJC },
 				{ personFactory, jsonPersonTemplateRJC } });
 	}