diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0baa20673..37ad1937b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Inspired from [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 - Added `doc_status`, `remote_store`, `segment_replication` and `unreferenced_file_cleanups_performed` to `SegmentStats` ([#395](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/pull/395))
 - Added `concurrent_query_*` and `search_idle_reactivate_count_total` fields to `SearchStats` ([#395](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/pull/395))
 - Added `remote_store` to `TranslogStats` ([#395](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/pull/395))
+- Added `file` to `/_cache/clear` and `/{index}/_cache/clear` ([#396](https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-api-specification/pull/396))
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/spec/namespaces/indices.yaml b/spec/namespaces/indices.yaml
index 2bda325dc..a4b909b4d 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/indices.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/indices.yaml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ paths:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.expand_wildcards'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.fielddata'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.fields'
+        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.file'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.ignore_unavailable'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.query'
@@ -1160,6 +1161,7 @@ paths:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.expand_wildcards'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.fielddata'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.fields'
+        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.file'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.ignore_unavailable'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.index'
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/indices.clear_cache::query.query'
@@ -2763,6 +2765,14 @@ components:
       schema:
         $ref: '../schemas/_common.yaml#/components/schemas/Fields'
       style: form
+    indices.clear_cache::query.file:
+      in: query
+      name: file
+      description: If true, clears the unused entries from the file cache on nodes with the Search role.
+      schema:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      style: form
     indices.clear_cache::query.ignore_unavailable:
       in: query
       name: ignore_unavailable
diff --git a/tests/indices/cache.yaml b/tests/indices/cache.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee57d1df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/indices/cache.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+$schema: ../../json_schemas/test_story.schema.yaml
+
+description: Test index clear cache.
+prologues:
+  - path: /movies
+    method: PUT
+  - path: /games
+    method: PUT
+epilogues:
+  - path: /movies
+    method: DELETE
+    status: [200, 404]
+  - path: /games
+    method: DELETE
+    status: [200, 404]
+chapters:
+  - synopsis: Clear all cache (POST).
+    path: /_cache/clear
+    method: POST
+    parameters:
+      allow_no_indices: true
+      expand_wildcards: none
+      fielddata: true
+      fields: '*'
+      file: false
+      index:
+        - movies
+      ignore_unavailable: true
+      query: true
+      request: true
+    response:
+      status: 200
+      payload:
+        _shards: {}
+  - synopsis: Clear index cache (POST).
+    path: /{index}/_cache/clear
+    method: POST
+    parameters:
+      index:
+        - movies
+        - games
+    response:
+      status: 200
+      payload:
+        _shards: {}