diff --git a/webclient/app-controller.js b/webclient/app-controller.js
index 1d38b84e8..6c3759878 100644
--- a/webclient/app-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/app-controller.js
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('MatrixWebClientController', ['matrixService', 'mPresence', 'eventStreamService'])
-.controller('MatrixWebClientController', ['$scope', '$location', '$rootScope', '$timeout', '$animate', 'matrixService', 'mPresence', 'eventStreamService', 'matrixPhoneService',
-                               function($scope, $location, $rootScope, $timeout, $animate, matrixService, mPresence, eventStreamService, matrixPhoneService) {
+.controller('MatrixWebClientController', ['$scope', '$location', '$rootScope', '$timeout', '$animate', 'matrixService', 'mPresence', 'eventStreamService', 'eventHandlerService', 'matrixPhoneService',
+                               function($scope, $location, $rootScope, $timeout, $animate, matrixService, mPresence, eventStreamService, eventHandlerService, matrixPhoneService) {
          
     // Check current URL to avoid to display the logout button on the login page
     $scope.location = $location.path();
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ angular.module('MatrixWebClientController', ['matrixService', 'mPresence', 'even
         // Clean permanent data
         matrixService.setConfig({});
         matrixService.saveConfig();
-        
+
+        // Reset cached data
+        eventHandlerService.reset();
+
         // And go to the login page
         $location.url("login");
     };
diff --git a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
index 1f32289bd..705a5a07f 100644
--- a/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
+++ b/webclient/components/matrix/event-handler-service.js
@@ -36,13 +36,19 @@ angular.module('eventHandlerService', [])
     var CALL_EVENT = "CALL_EVENT";
     var NAME_EVENT = "NAME_EVENT";
     var TOPIC_EVENT = "TOPIC_EVENT";
+    var RESET_EVENT = "RESET_EVENT";    // eventHandlerService has been resetted
+
+    var initialSyncDeferred;
+
+    var reset = function() {
+        initialSyncDeferred = $q.defer();
+
+        $rootScope.events = {
+            rooms: {} // will contain roomId: { messages:[], members:{userid1: event} }
+        };
+    }
+    reset();
 
-    var initialSyncDeferred = $q.defer();
-    
-    $rootScope.events = {
-        rooms: {} // will contain roomId: { messages:[], members:{userid1: event} }
-    };
-    
     // used for dedupping events - could be expanded in future...
     // FIXME: means that we leak memory over time (along with lots of the rest
     // of the app, given we never try to reap memory yet)
@@ -236,6 +242,12 @@ angular.module('eventHandlerService', [])
         CALL_EVENT: CALL_EVENT,
         NAME_EVENT: NAME_EVENT,
         TOPIC_EVENT: TOPIC_EVENT,
+        RESET_EVENT: RESET_EVENT,
+        
+        reset: function() {
+            reset();
+            $rootScope.$broadcast(RESET_EVENT);
+        },
     
         handleEvent: function(event, isLiveEvent, isStateEvent) {
 
diff --git a/webclient/home/home-controller.js b/webclient/home/home-controller.js
index 85e8990c2..c0c4ea11a 100644
--- a/webclient/home/home-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/home/home-controller.js
@@ -142,4 +142,9 @@ angular.module('HomeController', ['matrixService', 'eventHandlerService', 'Recen
 
         refresh();
     };
+
+    // Clean data when user logs out
+    $scope.$on(eventHandlerService.RESET_EVENT, function() {
+        $scope.public_rooms = [];
+    });
 }]);
diff --git a/webclient/recents/recents-controller.js b/webclient/recents/recents-controller.js
index b65f97439..a0db0538f 100644
--- a/webclient/recents/recents-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/recents/recents-controller.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ angular.module('RecentsController', ['matrixService', 'matrixFilter', 'eventHand
         }
         
         return memberCount;
-    }
+    };
 
     $scope.onInit = function() {
         // Init recents list only once
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ angular.module('RecentsController', ['matrixService', 'matrixFilter', 'eventHand
             }
         );
     };
-    
+
+    // Clean data when user logs out
+    $scope.$on(eventHandlerService.RESET_EVENT, function() {
+
+        delete $rootScope.rooms;
+    });
 }]);