diff --git a/packages/@webex/internal-plugin-mercury/src/mercury.js b/packages/@webex/internal-plugin-mercury/src/mercury.js
index 506815b086c..e90a123266d 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/internal-plugin-mercury/src/mercury.js
+++ b/packages/@webex/internal-plugin-mercury/src/mercury.js
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ const Mercury = WebexPlugin.extend({
         this.webex.internal.feature.updateFeature(envelope.data.featureToggle);
       }
     });
+
+    // subject to change
+    this.on('event:u2c.cache-invalidation', (envelope) => {
+      if (
+        typeof this.webex.internal.services?.invalidateCache === 'function' &&
+        envelope &&
+        envelope.data
+      ) {
+        this.webex.internal.services.invalidateCache(envelope.data?.timestamp);
+      }
+    });
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/@webex/internal-plugin-mercury/test/unit/spec/mercury.js b/packages/@webex/internal-plugin-mercury/test/unit/spec/mercury.js
index 7bfa76e6890..be9e3c4e1a0 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/internal-plugin-mercury/test/unit/spec/mercury.js
+++ b/packages/@webex/internal-plugin-mercury/test/unit/spec/mercury.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ describe('plugin-mercury', () => {
       webex.internal.services = {
         convertUrlToPriorityHostUrl: sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve('ws://example-2.com')),
         markFailedUrl: sinon.stub().returns(Promise.resolve()),
+        invalidateCache: sinon.stub(),
       };
       webex.internal.metrics.submitClientMetrics = sinon.stub();
       webex.internal.newMetrics.callDiagnosticMetrics.setMercuryConnectedStatus = sinon.stub();
@@ -162,6 +163,11 @@ describe('plugin-mercury', () => {
             },
           },
         };
+        const cacheInvalidationEventEnvelope = {
+          data: {
+            timestamp: '1',
+          },
+        };
 
         assert.isFalse(mercury.connected, 'Mercury is not connected');
         assert.isTrue(mercury.connecting, 'Mercury is connecting');
@@ -176,18 +182,25 @@ describe('plugin-mercury', () => {
             webex.internal.feature.updateFeature,
             envelope.data.featureToggle
           );
+          mercury._emit('event:u2c.cache-invalidation', cacheInvalidationEventEnvelope);
+          assert.calledOnceWithExactly(
+            webex.internal.services.invalidateCache,
+            cacheInvalidationEventEnvelope.data.timestamp
+          );
           sinon.restore();
         });
       });
 
-      it('connects to Mercury but does not call updateFeature', () => {
+      it('connects to Mercury but does not call updateFeature or invalidateCache', () => {
         webex.internal.feature.updateFeature = sinon.stub();
         const promise = mercury.connect();
         const envelope = {};
 
         return promise.then(() => {
           mercury._emit('event:featureToggle_update', envelope);
+          mercury._emit('event:u2c.cache-invalidation', envelope);
           assert.notCalled(webex.internal.feature.updateFeature);
+          assert.notCalled(webex.internal.services.invalidateCache);
           sinon.restore();
         });
       });
diff --git a/packages/@webex/webex-core/src/lib/services-v2/services-v2.ts b/packages/@webex/webex-core/src/lib/services-v2/services-v2.ts
index 7c7a3842745..a9f6dd9630c 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/webex-core/src/lib/services-v2/services-v2.ts
+++ b/packages/@webex/webex-core/src/lib/services-v2/services-v2.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ const Services = WebexPlugin.extend({
 
   _services: [],
 
+  _timestamp: 0,
+
   /**
    * @private
    * Get the current catalog based on the assocaited
@@ -122,6 +124,15 @@ const Services = WebexPlugin.extend({
     this._services = unionBy(services, this._services, 'id');
   },
 
+  /**
+   * saves the timestamp of the last catalog update
+   * @param {number} timestamp
+   * @returns {void}
+   */
+  _updateTimestamp(timestamp: number): void {
+    this._timestamp = timestamp;
+  },
+
   /**
    * Update a list of `serviceUrls` to the most current
    * catalog via the defined `discoveryUrl` then returns the current
@@ -698,10 +709,11 @@ const Services = WebexPlugin.extend({
    * catalog endpoint.
    * @returns {Array<Service>}
    */
-  _formatReceivedHostmap({services, activeServices}) {
+  _formatReceivedHostmap({services, activeServices, timestamp}) {
     const formattedHostmap = services.map((service) => this._formatHostMapEntry(service));
     this._updateActiveServices(activeServices);
     this._updateServices(services);
+    this._updateTimestamp(timestamp);
 
     return formattedHostmap;
   },
@@ -821,6 +833,22 @@ const Services = WebexPlugin.extend({
     return newUrl.href;
   },
 
+  /**
+   * @param {number} timestamp - the timestamp to compare against
+   * @returns {Promise<void>}
+   */
+  invalidateCache(timestamp: number): Promise<void> {
+    if (timestamp > this._timestamp) {
+      this.logger.info('services: invalidating cache, timestamp is newer than current timestamp');
+
+      return this.updateServices({forceRefresh: true});
+    }
+
+    this.logger.info('services: not invalidating cache, timestamp is older than current timestamp');
+
+    return Promise.resolve();
+  },
+
   /**
    * @private
    * Simplified method wrapper for sending a request to get
diff --git a/packages/@webex/webex-core/test/integration/spec/services-v2/services-v2.js b/packages/@webex/webex-core/test/integration/spec/services-v2/services-v2.js
index 5e2d2c59ff7..83bd10e30eb 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/webex-core/test/integration/spec/services-v2/services-v2.js
+++ b/packages/@webex/webex-core/test/integration/spec/services-v2/services-v2.js
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ import WebexCore, {
 import testUsers from '@webex/test-helper-test-users';
 import uuid from 'uuid';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
-import {formattedServiceHostmapEntryConv} from '../../../fixtures/host-catalog-v2';
+import {
+  formattedServiceHostmapEntryConv,
+  serviceHostmapV2,
+} from '../../../fixtures/host-catalog-v2';
 
 // /* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
 describe('webex-core', () => {
@@ -494,6 +497,28 @@ describe('webex-core', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('#invalidateCache', () => {
+      let requestStub;
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        services._formatReceivedHostmap(serviceHostmapV2);
+      });
+
+      afterEach(() => {
+        requestStub.restore();
+      });
+
+      it('fetches new catalog when timestamp is newer than current timestamp', () => {
+        requestStub = sinon
+          .stub(webex.internal.newMetrics.callDiagnosticLatencies, 'measureLatency')
+          .returns(Promise.resolve());
+
+        services.invalidateCache(Date.now());
+
+        assert.calledOnce(requestStub);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('#updateServices()', () => {
       it('returns a Promise that and resolves on success', (done) => {
         const servicesPromise = services.updateServices();
diff --git a/packages/@webex/webex-core/test/unit/spec/services-v2/services-v2.ts b/packages/@webex/webex-core/test/unit/spec/services-v2/services-v2.ts
index e0b67333ae4..8fb916e953a 100644
--- a/packages/@webex/webex-core/test/unit/spec/services-v2/services-v2.ts
+++ b/packages/@webex/webex-core/test/unit/spec/services-v2/services-v2.ts
@@ -268,6 +268,32 @@ describe('webex-core', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('#invalidateCache', () => {
+      let serviceHostmap;
+      let formattedHM;
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        serviceHostmap = serviceHostmapV2;
+        formattedHM = services._formatReceivedHostmap(serviceHostmap);
+      });
+
+      it('makes request to fetch when timestamp is newer', async () => {
+        services.updateServices = sinon.stub();
+
+        await services.invalidateCache(Date.now());
+
+        assert.calledWith(services.updateServices, {forceRefresh: true});
+      });
+
+      it('does not make request when timestamp is older', async () => {
+        services.updateServices = sinon.stub();
+
+        await services.invalidateCache(0);
+
+        assert.notCalled(services.updateServices);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('#updateCatalog', () => {
       it('updates the catalog', async () => {
         const serviceGroup = 'postauth';