diff --git a/pkg/client/event/event.go b/pkg/client/event/event.go
index 0062d99206..9bc3a87c44 100644
--- a/pkg/client/event/event.go
+++ b/pkg/client/event/event.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	fromBlock            uint64
 	seekType             seek.Type
 	eventConsumerTimeout *time.Duration
+	noCacheInit          bool
 }
 
 // New returns a Client instance. Client receives events such as block, filtered block,
@@ -58,24 +59,7 @@ func New(channelProvider context.ChannelProvider, opts ...ClientOption) (*Client
 		return nil, errors.New("channel service not initialized")
 	}
 
-	var es fab.EventService
-	if eventClient.permitBlockEvents {
-		var opts []options.Opt
-		opts = append(opts, client.WithBlockEvents())
-		if eventClient.seekType != "" {
-			opts = append(opts, deliverclient.WithSeekType(eventClient.seekType))
-			if eventClient.seekType == seek.FromBlock {
-				opts = append(opts, deliverclient.WithBlockNum(eventClient.fromBlock))
-			}
-		}
-		if eventClient.eventConsumerTimeout != nil {
-			opts = append(opts, dispatcher.WithEventConsumerTimeout(*eventClient.eventConsumerTimeout))
-		}
-		es, err = channelContext.ChannelService().EventService(opts...)
-	} else {
-		es, err = channelContext.ChannelService().EventService()
-	}
-
+	es, err := eventService(channelContext, &eventClient)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "event service creation failed")
 	}
@@ -130,3 +114,31 @@ func (c *Client) RegisterTxStatusEvent(txID string) (fab.Registration, <-chan *f
 func (c *Client) Unregister(reg fab.Registration) {
 	c.eventService.Unregister(reg)
 }
+
+func blockEventOpts(eventClient *Client) (opts []options.Opt) {
+	opts = append(opts, client.WithBlockEvents())
+	if eventClient.seekType != "" {
+		opts = append(opts, deliverclient.WithSeekType(eventClient.seekType))
+		if eventClient.seekType == seek.FromBlock {
+			opts = append(opts, deliverclient.WithBlockNum(eventClient.fromBlock))
+		}
+	}
+	if eventClient.eventConsumerTimeout != nil {
+		opts = append(opts, dispatcher.WithEventConsumerTimeout(*eventClient.eventConsumerTimeout))
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func eventService(channelContext context.Channel, eventClient *Client) (es fab.EventService, err error) {
+	if eventClient.permitBlockEvents {
+		opts := blockEventOpts(eventClient)
+		if eventClient.noCacheInit {
+			es, err = channelContext.ChannelService().EventServiceNoCache(opts...)
+		} else {
+			es, err = channelContext.ChannelService().EventService(opts...)
+		}
+	} else {
+		es, err = channelContext.ChannelService().EventService()
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/event/opts.go b/pkg/client/event/opts.go
index 5803fabc56..3868daf631 100644
--- a/pkg/client/event/opts.go
+++ b/pkg/client/event/opts.go
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ import (
 // ClientOption describes a functional parameter for the New constructor
 type ClientOption func(*Client) error
 
+// WithNoCache indicates that event service must be initialized without cache.
+func WithNoCache() ClientOption {
+	return func(c *Client) error {
+		c.noCacheInit = true
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // WithBlockEvents indicates that block events are to be received.
 // Note that the caller must have sufficient privileges for this option.
 func WithBlockEvents() ClientOption {
diff --git a/pkg/client/resmgmt/mockchannelservice.gen.go b/pkg/client/resmgmt/mockchannelservice.gen.go
index 3958f3b6e7..2cbe66bae2 100644
--- a/pkg/client/resmgmt/mockchannelservice.gen.go
+++ b/pkg/client/resmgmt/mockchannelservice.gen.go
@@ -155,6 +155,23 @@ func (fake *MockChannelService) EventService(opts ...options.Opt) (fab.EventServ
 	return fake.eventServiceReturns.result1, fake.eventServiceReturns.result2
 }
 
+func (fake *MockChannelService) EventServiceNoCache(opts ...options.Opt) (fab.EventService, error) {
+	fake.eventServiceMutex.Lock()
+	ret, specificReturn := fake.eventServiceReturnsOnCall[len(fake.eventServiceArgsForCall)]
+	fake.eventServiceArgsForCall = append(fake.eventServiceArgsForCall, struct {
+		opts []options.Opt
+	}{opts})
+	fake.recordInvocation("EventService", []interface{}{opts})
+	fake.eventServiceMutex.Unlock()
+	if fake.EventServiceStub != nil {
+		return fake.EventServiceStub(opts...)
+	}
+	if specificReturn {
+		return ret.result1, ret.result2
+	}
+	return fake.eventServiceReturns.result1, fake.eventServiceReturns.result2
+}
+
 func (fake *MockChannelService) EventServiceCallCount() int {
 	fake.eventServiceMutex.RLock()
 	defer fake.eventServiceMutex.RUnlock()
diff --git a/pkg/common/providers/fab/context.go b/pkg/common/providers/fab/context.go
index 0f87fda5e7..91038c9073 100644
--- a/pkg/common/providers/fab/context.go
+++ b/pkg/common/providers/fab/context.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 type ChannelService interface {
 	Config() (ChannelConfig, error)
 	EventService(opts ...options.Opt) (EventService, error)
+	EventServiceNoCache(opts ...options.Opt) (EventService, error)
 	Membership() (ChannelMembership, error)
 	ChannelConfig() (ChannelCfg, error)
 	Transactor(reqCtx reqContext.Context) (Transactor, error)
diff --git a/pkg/fab/mocks/mockchprovider.go b/pkg/fab/mocks/mockchprovider.go
index 5bb1a4a314..b5312801d8 100644
--- a/pkg/fab/mocks/mockchprovider.go
+++ b/pkg/fab/mocks/mockchprovider.go
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ func (cs *MockChannelService) EventService(opts ...options.Opt) (fab.EventServic
 	return NewMockEventService(), nil
 }
 
+// EventServiceNoCache returns a mock event service
+func (cs *MockChannelService) EventServiceNoCache(opts ...options.Opt) (fab.EventService, error) {
+	return NewMockEventService(), nil
+}
+
 // SetTransactor changes the return value of Transactor
 func (cs *MockChannelService) SetTransactor(t fab.Transactor) {
 	cs.transactor = t
diff --git a/pkg/fabsdk/provider/chpvdr/chprovider.go b/pkg/fabsdk/provider/chpvdr/chprovider.go
index 0962fe77aa..9fe9e9aca3 100644
--- a/pkg/fabsdk/provider/chpvdr/chprovider.go
+++ b/pkg/fabsdk/provider/chpvdr/chprovider.go
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ func (cs *ChannelService) EventService(opts ...options.Opt) (fab.EventService, e
 	return cs.ctxtCache.GetEventService(cs.channelID, opts...)
 }
 
+// EventServiceNoCache creates EventService and returns it (without using cache).
+func (cs *ChannelService) EventServiceNoCache(opts ...options.Opt) (fab.EventService, error) {
+	cs.ctxtCache.Drain(DrainEventSevice)
+	return cs.ctxtCache.GetEventService(cs.channelID, opts...)
+}
+
 // Membership returns and caches a channel member identifier
 // A membership reference is returned that refreshes with the configured interval
 func (cs *ChannelService) Membership() (fab.ChannelMembership, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/fabsdk/provider/chpvdr/contextcache.go b/pkg/fabsdk/provider/chpvdr/contextcache.go
index ec97ace47a..47c00f23c4 100644
--- a/pkg/fabsdk/provider/chpvdr/contextcache.go
+++ b/pkg/fabsdk/provider/chpvdr/contextcache.go
@@ -20,9 +20,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+type drainType int
+
+const (
+	// DrainEventSevice used to drain event service cache
+	DrainEventSevice drainType = iota + 1
+	// DrainMembershipCache used to drain membership service cache
+	DrainMembershipCache
+	// DrainChCfgCache used to drain channel config cache
+	DrainChCfgCache
+	// DrainSelectionServiceCache used to drain selection service cache
+	DrainSelectionServiceCache
+	// DrainDiscoveryServiceCache used to drain discovery service cache
+	DrainDiscoveryServiceCache
+)
+
 type cache interface {
 	Get(lazycache.Key, ...interface{}) (interface{}, error)
 	Close()
+	DeleteAll()
 }
 
 type contextCache struct {
@@ -82,6 +98,22 @@ func newContextCache(ctx fab.ClientContext, opts []options.Opt) *contextCache {
 	return c
 }
 
+// Drain deletes all entries from the specified cache.
+func (c *contextCache) Drain(whatToDrain drainType) {
+	switch whatToDrain {
+	case DrainEventSevice:
+		c.eventServiceCache.DeleteAll()
+	case DrainMembershipCache:
+		c.membershipCache.DeleteAll()
+	case DrainChCfgCache:
+		c.chCfgCache.DeleteAll()
+	case DrainSelectionServiceCache:
+		c.selectionServiceCache.DeleteAll()
+	case DrainDiscoveryServiceCache:
+		c.discoveryServiceCache.DeleteAll()
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *contextCache) Close() {
 	logger.Debug("Closing event service cache...")
 	c.eventServiceCache.Close()
@@ -170,6 +202,7 @@ func (c *contextCache) GetEventService(channelID string, opts ...options.Opt) (f
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	eventService, err := c.eventServiceCache.Get(key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err