diff --git a/include/libdnf5/base/transaction.hpp b/include/libdnf5/base/transaction.hpp
index a2036ba8b..86a004974 100644
--- a/include/libdnf5/base/transaction.hpp
+++ b/include/libdnf5/base/transaction.hpp
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ class Transaction {
     /// To watch progress or trigger actions during specific transactions events,
     /// setup the `callbacks` object.
     ///
+    /// After a successful transaction, any temporarily downloaded packages are removed
+    /// if the 'keepcache' option is set to 'false' and the transaction involved an inbound action.
+    /// Otherwise, the packages are preserved on the disk.
+    ///
     /// @return An enum describing the result of running the transaction.
     TransactionRunResult run();
 
diff --git a/libdnf5/base/transaction.cpp b/libdnf5/base/transaction.cpp
index 67285c543..5fdaeeac8 100644
--- a/libdnf5/base/transaction.cpp
+++ b/libdnf5/base/transaction.cpp
@@ -524,6 +524,15 @@ static void process_scriptlets_output(int fd, Logger * logger) {
     close(fd);
 }
 
+static bool contains_any_inbound_package(std::vector<TransactionPackage> & packages) {
+    for (const auto & package : packages) {
+        if (transaction_item_action_is_inbound(package.get_action())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 Transaction::TransactionRunResult Transaction::Impl::test() {
     return this->_run(std::make_unique<libdnf5::rpm::TransactionCallbacks>(), "", std::nullopt, "", true);
 }
@@ -869,18 +878,24 @@ Transaction::TransactionRunResult Transaction::Impl::_run(
 
     if (ret == 0) {
         // removes any temporarily stored packages from the system
-        libdnf5::repo::TempFilesMemory temp_files_memory(config.get_cachedir_option().get_value());
-        auto temp_files = temp_files_memory.get_files();
-        for (auto & file : temp_files) {
-            try {
-                if (!std::filesystem::remove(file)) {
-                    logger->debug("Temporary file \"{}\" doesn't exist.", file);
+        // only if any inbound action takes place
+        auto keepcache = config.get_keepcache_option().get_value();
+        auto any_inbound_action_present = contains_any_inbound_package(packages);
+        if (!keepcache && any_inbound_action_present) {
+            libdnf5::repo::TempFilesMemory temp_files_memory(config.get_cachedir_option().get_value());
+            auto temp_files = temp_files_memory.get_files();
+            for (auto & file : temp_files) {
+                try {
+                    if (!std::filesystem::remove(file)) {
+                        logger->debug("Temporary file \"{}\" doesn't exist.", file);
+                    }
+                } catch (const std::filesystem::filesystem_error & ex) {
+                    logger->debug(
+                        "An error occurred when trying to remove a temporary file \"{}\": {}", file, ex.what());
                 }
-            } catch (const std::filesystem::filesystem_error & ex) {
-                logger->debug("An error occurred when trying to remove a temporary file \"{}\": {}", file, ex.what());
             }
+            temp_files_memory.clear();
         }
-        temp_files_memory.clear();
 
         return TransactionRunResult::SUCCESS;
     } else {