diff --git a/frappe/tests/classes/integration_test_case.py b/frappe/tests/classes/integration_test_case.py
index 2d44c4a514..a089f2e0cd 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/classes/integration_test_case.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/classes/integration_test_case.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class IntegrationTestCase(UnitTestCase):
 			frappe.db.__class__.sql = orig_sql
 
 	@contextmanager
-	def assertRedisCallCounts(self, count: int) -> AbstractContextManager[None]:
+	def assertRedisCallCounts(self, count: int, *, exact=False) -> AbstractContextManager[None]:
 		from frappe.utils.redis_wrapper import RedisWrapper
 
 		commands = []
@@ -146,9 +146,11 @@ class IntegrationTestCase(UnitTestCase):
 			orig_execute = RedisWrapper.execute_command
 			RedisWrapper.execute_command = execute_command_and_count
 			yield
-			self.assertLessEqual(
-				len(commands), count, msg="commands executed: \n" + "\n".join(str(c) for c in commands)
-			)
+			msg = "commands executed: \n" + "\n".join(str(c) for c in commands)
+			if exact:
+				self.assertEqual(len(commands), count, msg=msg)
+			else:
+				self.assertLessEqual(len(commands), count, msg=msg)
 		finally:
 			RedisWrapper.execute_command = orig_execute
 
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_client_cache.py b/frappe/tests/test_client_cache.py
index 39cc314f45..ade4ad2b8b 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_client_cache.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_client_cache.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import time
 
 import frappe
 from frappe.tests import IntegrationTestCase
+from frappe.utils.redis_wrapper import _ClientCache
 
 TEST_KEY = "42"
 
@@ -35,5 +36,23 @@ class TestClientCache(IntegrationTestCase):
 		# current thread. So we wait.
 		time.sleep(0.1)
 
-		with self.assertRedisCallCounts(1):
+		with self.assertRedisCallCounts(1, exact=True):
 			self.assertEqual(frappe.client_cache.get_value(TEST_KEY), val)
+
+	def test_client_local_cache_ttl(self):
+		c = _ClientCache(ttl=1)
+		c.set_value(TEST_KEY, 42)
+		with self.assertRedisCallCounts(0):
+			c.get_value(TEST_KEY)
+		time.sleep(1)
+
+		with self.assertRedisCallCounts(1, exact=True):
+			c.get_value(TEST_KEY)
+
+	def test_client_cache_maxsize(self):
+		c = _ClientCache(maxsize=2)
+		c.set_value(TEST_KEY, 42)
+		c.set_value(frappe.generate_hash(), 42)
+		c.set_value(frappe.generate_hash(), 42)
+
+		self.assertEqual(len(c.local_cache), 2)
diff --git a/frappe/utils/redis_wrapper.py b/frappe/utils/redis_wrapper.py
index 94361c928d..bcfa4831bc 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/redis_wrapper.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/redis_wrapper.py
@@ -450,16 +450,14 @@ class _ClientCache:
 		if val is None:
 			return None
 
-		if len(self.local_cache) >= self.maxsize:
-			with suppress(RuntimeError):
-				self.local_cache.pop(next(iter(self.local_cache)), None)
-
+		self.ensure_max_size()
 		self.local_cache[key] = (val, time.monotonic() + self.local_ttl)
 
 		return val
 
 	def set_value(self, key, val):
 		key = self.redis.make_key(key)
+		self.ensure_max_size()
 		self.redis.set_value(key, val, shared=True)
 		self.local_cache[key] = (val, time.monotonic() + self.local_ttl)
 		# XXX: We need to tell redis that we indeed read this key we just wrote
@@ -469,6 +467,11 @@ class _ClientCache:
 		#   doesn't send invalidation.
 		_ = self.redis.get_value(key, shared=True, use_local_cache=False)
 
+	def ensure_max_size(self):
+		if len(self.local_cache) >= self.maxsize:
+			with suppress(RuntimeError):
+				self.local_cache.pop(next(iter(self.local_cache)), None)
+
 	def delete_value(self, key):
 		key = self.redis.make_key(key)
 		self.redis.delete_value(key, shared=True)