diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/312-docker-connection-reset.yml b/changelogs/fragments/312-docker-connection-reset.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fef7ff94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/312-docker-connection-reset.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+minor_changes:
+- "docker connection plugin - implement connection reset by clearing internal container user cache (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker/pull/312)."
+- "docker_api connection plugin - implement connection reset by clearing internal container user/group ID cache (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.docker/pull/312)."
diff --git a/plugins/connection/docker.py b/plugins/connection/docker.py
index e786e931..f039b994 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/docker.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/docker.py
@@ -435,3 +435,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         """ Terminate the connection. Nothing to do for Docker"""
         super(Connection, self).close()
         self._connected = False
+
+    def reset(self):
+        # Clear container user cache
+        self._container_user_cache = {}
diff --git a/plugins/connection/docker_api.py b/plugins/connection/docker_api.py
index 65504156..102f9237 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/docker_api.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/docker_api.py
@@ -383,3 +383,6 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
         """ Terminate the connection. Nothing to do for Docker"""
         super(Connection, self).close()
         self._connected = False
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self.ids.clear()