diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Cache/DatabaseStore.php b/src/Illuminate/Cache/DatabaseStore.php
index caebbcc25477..b8064e4df647 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Cache/DatabaseStore.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Cache/DatabaseStore.php
@@ -378,9 +378,10 @@ public function forgetIfExpired($key)
      */
     protected function forgetMany(array $keys)
     {
-        $this->table()->whereIn('key', array_map(function ($key) {
-            return $this->prefix.$key;
-        }, $keys))->delete();
+        $this->table()->whereIn('key', collect($keys)->flatMap(fn ($key) => [
+            $this->prefix.$key,
+            "{$this->prefix}illuminate:cache:flexible:created:{$key}",
+        ])->all())->delete();
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -395,9 +396,13 @@ protected function forgetMany(array $keys)
     protected function forgetManyIfExpired(array $keys, bool $prefixed = false)
     {
         $this->table()
-            ->whereIn('key', $prefixed ? $keys : array_map(function ($key) {
-                return $this->prefix.$key;
-            }, $keys))
+            ->whereIn('key', collect($keys)->flatMap(fn ($key) => $prefixed ? [
+                $key,
+                $this->prefix.'illuminate:cache:flexible:created:'.Str::chopStart($key, $this->prefix),
+            ] : [
+                "{$this->prefix}{$key}",
+                "{$this->prefix}illuminate:cache:flexible:created:{$key}",
+            ])->all())
             ->where('expiration', '<=', $this->getTime())
             ->delete();
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Cache/FileStore.php b/src/Illuminate/Cache/FileStore.php
index fbd541ad8604..3933a824bec2 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Cache/FileStore.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Cache/FileStore.php
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ public function restoreLock($name, $owner)
     public function forget($key)
     {
         if ($this->files->exists($file = $this->path($key))) {
+            $this->files->delete($this->path("illuminate:cache:flexible:created:{$key}"));
+
             return $this->files->delete($file);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php b/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php
index e5337cd4a094..19ece90313ff 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php
@@ -488,13 +488,13 @@ public function flexible($key, $ttl, $callback, $lock = null)
     {
         [
             $key => $value,
-            "{$key}:created" => $created,
-        ] = $this->many([$key, "{$key}:created"]);
+            "illuminate:cache:flexible:created:{$key}" => $created,
+        ] = $this->many([$key, "illuminate:cache:flexible:created:{$key}"]);
 
-        if ($created === null) {
+        if (in_array(null, [$value, $created], true)) {
             return tap(value($callback), fn ($value) => $this->putMany([
                 $key => $value,
-                "{$key}:created" => Carbon::now()->getTimestamp(),
+                "illuminate:cache:flexible:created:{$key}" => Carbon::now()->getTimestamp(),
             ], $ttl[1]));
         }
 
@@ -504,22 +504,22 @@ public function flexible($key, $ttl, $callback, $lock = null)
 
         $refresh = function () use ($key, $ttl, $callback, $lock, $created) {
             $this->store->lock(
-                "illuminate:cache:refresh:lock:{$key}",
+                "illuminate:cache:flexible:lock:{$key}",
                 $lock['seconds'] ?? 0,
                 $lock['owner'] ?? null,
             )->get(function () use ($key, $callback, $created, $ttl) {
-                if ($created !== $this->get("{$key}:created")) {
+                if ($created !== $this->get("illuminate:cache:flexible:created:{$key}")) {
                     return;
                 }
 
                 $this->putMany([
                     $key => value($callback),
-                    "{$key}:created" => Carbon::now()->getTimestamp(),
+                    "illuminate:cache:flexible:created:{$key}" => Carbon::now()->getTimestamp(),
                 ], $ttl[1]);
             });
         };
 
-        defer($refresh, "illuminate:cache:refresh:{$key}");
+        defer($refresh, "illuminate:cache:flexible:{$key}");
 
         return $value;
     }
diff --git a/tests/Cache/CacheDatabaseStoreTest.php b/tests/Cache/CacheDatabaseStoreTest.php
index 2e5393f21cb3..639373c3751d 100755
--- a/tests/Cache/CacheDatabaseStoreTest.php
+++ b/tests/Cache/CacheDatabaseStoreTest.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public function testNullIsReturnedAndItemDeletedWhenItemIsExpired()
         $getQuery->shouldReceive('get')->once()->andReturn(collect([(object) ['key' => 'prefixfoo', 'expiration' => 1]]));
 
         $deleteQuery = m::mock(stdClass::class);
-        $deleteQuery->shouldReceive('whereIn')->once()->with('key', ['prefixfoo'])->andReturn($deleteQuery);
+        $deleteQuery->shouldReceive('whereIn')->once()->with('key', ['prefixfoo', 'prefixilluminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'])->andReturn($deleteQuery);
         $deleteQuery->shouldReceive('where')->once()->with('expiration', '<=', m::any())->andReturn($deleteQuery);
         $deleteQuery->shouldReceive('delete')->once()->andReturnNull();
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public function testItemsMayBeRemovedFromCache()
         $store = $this->getStore();
         $table = m::mock(stdClass::class);
         $store->getConnection()->shouldReceive('table')->once()->with('table')->andReturn($table);
-        $table->shouldReceive('whereIn')->once()->with('key', ['prefixfoo'])->andReturn($table);
+        $table->shouldReceive('whereIn')->once()->with('key', ['prefixfoo', 'prefixilluminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'])->andReturn($table);
         $table->shouldReceive('delete')->once();
 
         $store->forget('foo');
diff --git a/tests/Cache/CacheFileStoreTest.php b/tests/Cache/CacheFileStoreTest.php
index 97ca9ba8b187..737c1f3bf521 100755
--- a/tests/Cache/CacheFileStoreTest.php
+++ b/tests/Cache/CacheFileStoreTest.php
@@ -285,14 +285,15 @@ public function testRemoveDeletesFileDoesntExist()
 
     public function testRemoveDeletesFile()
     {
-        $files = $this->mockFilesystem();
-        $hash = sha1('foobar');
-        $cache_dir = substr($hash, 0, 2).'/'.substr($hash, 2, 2);
+        $files = new Filesystem;
         $store = new FileStore($files, __DIR__);
         $store->put('foobar', 'Hello Baby', 10);
-        $files->expects($this->once())->method('exists')->with($this->equalTo(__DIR__.'/'.$cache_dir.'/'.$hash))->willReturn(true);
-        $files->expects($this->once())->method('delete')->with($this->equalTo(__DIR__.'/'.$cache_dir.'/'.$hash));
+
+        $this->assertFileExists($store->path('foobar'));
+
         $store->forget('foobar');
+
+        $this->assertFileDoesNotExist($store->path('foobar'));
     }
 
     public function testFlushCleansDirectory()
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Cache/RepositoryTest.php b/tests/Integration/Cache/RepositoryTest.php
index 77fd8c95302c..da168b85ed6a 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Cache/RepositoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Cache/RepositoryTest.php
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Tests\Integration\Cache;
 
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\LazilyRefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Orchestra\Testbench\Attributes\WithMigration;
 use Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase;
 
+#[WithMigration('cache')]
 class RepositoryTest extends TestCase
 {
+    use LazilyRefreshDatabase;
+
     public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
     {
         Carbon::setTestNow('2000-01-01 00:00:00');
@@ -22,7 +27,7 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         $this->assertSame(1, $value);
         $this->assertCount(0, defer());
         $this->assertSame(1, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684800, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684800, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
 
         // Cache is fresh. The value should be retrieved from the cache and used...
         $value = $cache->flexible('foo', [10, 20], function () use (&$count) {
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         $this->assertSame(1, $value);
         $this->assertCount(0, defer());
         $this->assertSame(1, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684800, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684800, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
 
         Carbon::setTestNow(now()->addSeconds(11));
 
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         $this->assertSame(1, $value);
         $this->assertCount(1, defer());
         $this->assertSame(1, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684800, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684800, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
 
         // We will hit it again within the same request. This should not queue
         // up an additional deferred callback as only one can be registered at
@@ -54,14 +59,14 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         $this->assertSame(1, $value);
         $this->assertCount(1, defer());
         $this->assertSame(1, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684800, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684800, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
 
         // We will now simulate the end of the request lifecycle by executing the
         // deferred callback. This should refresh the cache.
         defer()->invoke();
         $this->assertCount(0, defer());
         $this->assertSame(2, $cache->get('foo')); // this has been updated!
-        $this->assertSame(946684811, $cache->get('foo:created')); // this has been updated!
+        $this->assertSame(946684811, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo')); // this has been updated!
 
         // Now the cache is fresh again...
         $value = $cache->flexible('foo', [10, 20], function () use (&$count) {
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         $this->assertSame(2, $value);
         $this->assertCount(0, defer());
         $this->assertSame(2, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684811, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684811, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
 
         // Let's now progress time beyond the stale TTL...
         Carbon::setTestNow(now()->addSeconds(21));
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         $this->assertSame(3, $value);
         $this->assertCount(0, defer());
         $this->assertSame(3, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684832, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684832, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
 
         // Now lets see what happens when another request, job, or command is
         // also trying to refresh the same key at the same time. Will push past
@@ -94,20 +99,20 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         $this->assertSame(3, $value);
         $this->assertCount(1, defer());
         $this->assertSame(3, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684832, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684832, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
 
         // Now we will execute the deferred callback but we will first aquire
         // our own lock. This means that the value should not be refreshed by
         // deferred callback.
         /** @var Lock */
-        $lock = $cache->lock('illuminate:cache:refresh:lock:foo');
+        $lock = $cache->lock('illuminate:cache:flexible:lock:foo');
 
         $this->assertTrue($lock->acquire());
         defer()->first()();
         $this->assertSame(3, $value);
         $this->assertCount(1, defer());
         $this->assertSame(3, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684832, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684832, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
         $this->assertTrue($lock->release());
 
         // Now we have cleared the lock we will, one last time, confirm that
@@ -115,7 +120,7 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         defer()->invoke();
         $this->assertCount(0, defer());
         $this->assertSame(4, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684843, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684843, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
 
         // The last thing is to check that we don't refresh the cache in the
         // deferred callback if another thread has already done the work for us.
@@ -127,13 +132,13 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         $this->assertSame(4, $value);
         $this->assertCount(1, defer());
         $this->assertSame(4, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684843, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684843, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
 
         // There is now a deferred callback ready to refresh the cache. We will
         // simulate another thread updating the value.
         $cache->putMany([
             'foo' => 99,
-            'foo:created' => 946684863,
+            'illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo' => 946684863,
         ]);
 
         // then we will run the refresh callback
@@ -144,6 +149,90 @@ public function testStaleWhileRevalidate(): void
         $this->assertSame(99, $value);
         $this->assertCount(0, defer());
         $this->assertSame(99, $cache->get('foo'));
-        $this->assertSame(946684863, $cache->get('foo:created'));
+        $this->assertSame(946684863, $cache->get('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:foo'));
+    }
+
+    public function testItHandlesStrayTtlKeyAfterMainKeyIsForgotten()
+    {
+        $cache = Cache::driver('array');
+        $count = 0;
+
+        $value = $cache->flexible('count', [5, 10], function () use (&$count) {
+            $count = 1;
+
+            return $count;
+        });
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, $value);
+        $this->assertSame(1, $count);
+
+        $cache->forget('count');
+
+        $value = $cache->flexible('count', [5, 10], function () use (&$count) {
+            $count = 2;
+
+            return $count;
+        });
+        $this->assertSame(2, $value);
+        $this->assertSame(2, $count);
+    }
+
+    public function testItImplicitlyClearsTtlKeysFromDatabaseCache()
+    {
+        $this->freezeTime();
+        $cache = Cache::driver('database');
+
+        $cache->flexible('count', [5, 10], fn () => 1);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->has('count'));
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->has('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count'));
+
+        $cache->forget('count');
+
+        $this->assertEmpty($cache->getConnection()->table('cache')->get());
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->missing('count'));
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->missing('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count'));
+
+        $cache->flexible('count', [5, 10], fn () => 1);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->has('count'));
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->has('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count'));
+
+        $this->travel(20)->seconds();
+        $cache->forgetIfExpired('count');
+
+        $this->assertEmpty($cache->getConnection()->table('cache')->get());
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->missing('count'));
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->missing('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count'));
+    }
+
+    public function testItImplicitlyClearsTtlKeysFromFileDriver()
+    {
+        $this->freezeTime();
+        $cache = Cache::driver('file');
+
+        $cache->flexible('count', [5, 10], fn () => 1);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->has('count'));
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->has('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count'));
+
+        $cache->forget('count');
+
+        $this->assertFalse($cache->getFilesystem()->exists($cache->path('count')));
+        $this->assertFalse($cache->getFilesystem()->exists($cache->path('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count')));
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->missing('count'));
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->missing('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count'));
+
+        $cache->flexible('count', [5, 10], fn () => 1);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->has('count'));
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->has('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count'));
+
+        $this->travel(20)->seconds();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->missing('count'));
+        $this->assertFalse($cache->getFilesystem()->exists($cache->path('count')));
+        $this->assertFalse($cache->getFilesystem()->exists($cache->path('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count')));
+        $this->assertTrue($cache->missing('illuminate:cache:flexible:created:count'));
     }
 }