diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/312-docker-connection-reset.yml b/changelogs/fragments/312-docker-connection-reset.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fef7ff94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/312-docker-connection-reset.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "docker connection plugin - implement connection reset by clearing internal container user cache (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker/pull/312)."
+- "docker_api connection plugin - implement connection reset by clearing internal container user/group ID cache (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker/pull/312)."
diff --git a/plugins/connection/docker.py b/plugins/connection/docker.py
index 96d1b46f4..267429fcf 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/docker.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/docker.py
@@ -431,3 +431,7 @@ def close(self):
         """ Terminate the connection. Nothing to do for Docker"""
         super(Connection, self).close()
         self._connected = False
+
+    def reset(self):
+        # Clear container user cache
+        self._container_user_cache = {}
diff --git a/plugins/connection/docker_api.py b/plugins/connection/docker_api.py
index ead345a21..ce3dad13f 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/docker_api.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/docker_api.py
@@ -352,3 +352,6 @@ def close(self):
         """ Terminate the connection. Nothing to do for Docker"""
         super(Connection, self).close()
         self._connected = False
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self.ids.clear()