diff --git a/src/Assets/AssetContainer.php b/src/Assets/AssetContainer.php
index d4bbbee5db6..3566540f3f3 100644
--- a/src/Assets/AssetContainer.php
+++ b/src/Assets/AssetContainer.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 use Statamic\Facades\Search;
 use Statamic\Facades\Stache;
 use Statamic\Facades\URL;
-use Statamic\Statamic;
 use Statamic\Support\Arr;
 use Statamic\Support\Str;
 use Statamic\Support\Traits\FluentlyGetsAndSets;
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ public function listContents()
 
     public function contents()
     {
-        return Blink::onceIf(! Statamic::isWorker(), 'asset-listing-cache-'.$this->handle(), function () {
+        return Blink::once('asset-listing-cache-'.$this->handle(), function () {
             return app(AssetContainerContents::class)->container($this);
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/Assets/AssetContainerContents.php b/src/Assets/AssetContainerContents.php
index fa9b33e4278..9c32f2defba 100644
--- a/src/Assets/AssetContainerContents.php
+++ b/src/Assets/AssetContainerContents.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use League\Flysystem\DirectoryListing;
 use Statamic\Facades\Stache;
-use Statamic\Statamic;
 use Statamic\Support\Str;
 
 class AssetContainerContents
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ public function container($container)
      */
     public function all()
     {
-        if ($this->files && ! Statamic::isWorker()) {
+        if ($this->files) {
             return $this->files;
         }
 
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ public function metaFilesIn($folder, $recursive)
 
     public function filteredFilesIn($folder, $recursive)
     {
-        if (isset($this->filteredFiles[$key = $folder.($recursive ? '-recursive' : '')]) && ! Statamic::isWorker()) {
+        if (isset($this->filteredFiles[$key = $folder.($recursive ? '-recursive' : '')])) {
             return $this->filteredFiles[$key];
         }
 
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ public function filteredFilesIn($folder, $recursive)
 
     public function filteredDirectoriesIn($folder, $recursive)
     {
-        if (isset($this->filteredDirectories[$key = $folder.($recursive ? '-recursive' : '')]) && ! Statamic::isWorker()) {
+        if (isset($this->filteredDirectories[$key = $folder.($recursive ? '-recursive' : '')])) {
             return $this->filteredDirectories[$key];
         }
 
@@ -297,10 +296,6 @@ public function add($path)
 
         $files = $this->all()->put($path, $metadata);
 
-        if (Statamic::isWorker()) {
-            $this->cacheStore()->put($this->key(), $files, $this->ttl());
-        }
-
         $this->filteredFiles = null;
         $this->filteredDirectories = null;
 
diff --git a/src/Stache/Indexes/Index.php b/src/Stache/Indexes/Index.php
index 61182a2e005..f8be968065c 100644
--- a/src/Stache/Indexes/Index.php
+++ b/src/Stache/Indexes/Index.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 namespace Statamic\Stache\Indexes;
 
 use Statamic\Facades\Stache;
-use Statamic\Statamic;
 
 abstract class Index
 {
@@ -66,17 +65,12 @@ public function load()
         }
 
         $loadingKey = $this->store->key().'/'.$this->name;
-        $currentlyLoadingThis = in_array($loadingKey, static::$loadingStack);
 
         static::$loadingStack[] = $loadingKey;
 
         try {
             $this->loaded = true;
 
-            if (Statamic::isWorker() && ! $currentlyLoadingThis) {
-                $this->loaded = false;
-            }
-
             debugbar()->addMessage("Loading index: {$loadingKey}", 'stache');
 
             $this->items = Stache::cacheStore()->get($this->cacheKey());
@@ -163,6 +157,11 @@ public function clear()
         Stache::cacheStore()->forget($this->cacheKey());
     }
 
+    public function resetMemoizedState()
+    {
+        $this->loaded = false;
+    }
+
     /** @deprecated */
     public static function currentlyLoading()
     {
diff --git a/src/Stache/ServiceProvider.php b/src/Stache/ServiceProvider.php
index 6981985207e..b54b619e676 100644
--- a/src/Stache/ServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Stache/ServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 namespace Statamic\Stache;
 
+use Illuminate\Queue\Events\JobProcessing;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider as LaravelServiceProvider;
 use Statamic\Assets\QueryBuilder as AssetQueryBuilder;
 use Statamic\Facades\File;
 use Statamic\Facades\Site;
 use Statamic\Stache\Query\EntryQueryBuilder;
 use Statamic\Stache\Query\SubmissionQueryBuilder;
+use Statamic\Statamic;
 use Symfony\Component\Lock\LockFactory;
 use Symfony\Component\Lock\Store\FlockStore;
 
@@ -45,6 +48,8 @@ public function boot()
         $stache->sites(Site::all()->keys()->all());
 
         $this->registerStores($stache);
+
+        $this->resetMemoizedStateBetweenJobs($stache);
     }
 
     private function registerStores($stache)
@@ -70,6 +75,19 @@ private function registerStores($stache)
         $stache->registerStores($stores->all());
     }
 
+    private function resetMemoizedStateBetweenJobs($stache)
+    {
+        Event::listen(JobProcessing::class, function () use ($stache) {
+            if (! Statamic::isWorker()) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $stache->stores()->each->resetMemoizedState();
+
+            $this->app->make('stache.indexes')->each->resetMemoizedState();
+        });
+    }
+
     private function locks()
     {
         if (config('statamic.stache.lock.enabled', true)) {
diff --git a/src/Stache/Stores/AggregateStore.php b/src/Stache/Stores/AggregateStore.php
index 334c0b63835..df641e96186 100644
--- a/src/Stache/Stores/AggregateStore.php
+++ b/src/Stache/Stores/AggregateStore.php
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ public function warm()
         $this->discoverStores()->each->warm();
     }
 
+    public function resetMemoizedState()
+    {
+        parent::resetMemoizedState();
+
+        $this->stores->each->resetMemoizedState();
+    }
+
     public function paths()
     {
         return $this->discoverStores()->flatMap(function ($store) {
diff --git a/src/Stache/Stores/ContainerAssetsStore.php b/src/Stache/Stores/ContainerAssetsStore.php
index bec0212f604..a8cc4424106 100644
--- a/src/Stache/Stores/ContainerAssetsStore.php
+++ b/src/Stache/Stores/ContainerAssetsStore.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 use Statamic\Facades\AssetContainer;
 use Statamic\Facades\Stache;
-use Statamic\Statamic;
 use Statamic\Support\Str;
 
 class ContainerAssetsStore extends ChildStore
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ public function getItemsFromFiles()
 
     public function paths()
     {
-        if ($this->paths && ! Statamic::isWorker()) {
+        if ($this->paths) {
             return $this->paths;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Stache/Stores/Store.php b/src/Stache/Stores/Store.php
index c220b679e1b..b9b067a76a6 100644
--- a/src/Stache/Stores/Store.php
+++ b/src/Stache/Stores/Store.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 use Statamic\Stache\Exceptions\DuplicateKeyException;
 use Statamic\Stache\Indexes;
 use Statamic\Stache\Indexes\Index;
-use Statamic\Statamic;
 use Statamic\Support\Arr;
 use Statamic\Support\Str;
 
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ public function paths()
     {
         $this->handleFileChanges();
 
-        if ($this->paths && ! Statamic::isWorker()) {
+        if ($this->paths) {
             return $this->paths;
         }
 
@@ -378,6 +377,11 @@ public function clearCachedPaths()
         Stache::cacheStore()->forget($this->pathsCacheKey());
     }
 
+    public function resetMemoizedState()
+    {
+        $this->paths = null;
+    }
+
     protected function pathsCacheKey()
     {
         return "stache::indexes::{$this->key()}::path";
diff --git a/tests/Assets/AssetContainerTest.php b/tests/Assets/AssetContainerTest.php
index 955c04bdb04..067a3e4d374 100644
--- a/tests/Assets/AssetContainerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Assets/AssetContainerTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Facade;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use League\Flysystem\DirectoryAttributes;
@@ -581,7 +582,7 @@ public function it_gets_the_files_from_the_cache_only_once()
     }
 
     #[Test]
-    public function it_gets_the_files_from_the_cache_every_time_if_running_in_a_queue_worker()
+    public function it_still_only_gets_the_files_from_the_cache_once_per_job_if_running_in_a_queue_worker()
     {
         $cacheKey = 'asset-list-contents-test';
 
@@ -607,6 +608,14 @@ public function it_gets_the_files_from_the_cache_every_time_if_running_in_a_queu
         $expected = ['one.jpg', 'two.jpg'];
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $container->files()->all());
         $this->assertEquals(1, $cacheHits);
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $container->files()->all());
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $cacheHits);
+
+        // Laravel's real queue worker daemon loop clears resolved facade instances
+        // before every job it processes, which resets the Blink-backed
+        // AssetContainerContents instance behind the `contents()` call.
+        Facade::clearResolvedInstances();
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $container->files()->all());
         $this->assertEquals(2, $cacheHits);
     }
@@ -709,7 +718,7 @@ public function it_gets_the_folders_from_the_cache_and_blink_only_once()
     }
 
     #[Test]
-    public function it_gets_the_folders_from_the_cache_and_blink_every_time_if_running_in_a_queue_worker()
+    public function it_still_only_gets_the_folders_from_the_cache_and_blink_once_per_job_if_running_in_a_queue_worker()
     {
         $cacheKey = 'asset-list-contents-test';
 
@@ -735,11 +744,20 @@ public function it_gets_the_folders_from_the_cache_and_blink_every_time_if_runni
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $container->folders()->all());
         $this->assertEquals(1, $cacheHits);
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $container->folders()->all());
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $cacheHits);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $cacheHits);
 
+        // Still within the same job (resolved facade instances haven't been cleared),
+        // a freshly newed up container reuses the same Blink-cached contents.
         $anotherInstanceOfTheContainer = (new AssetContainer)->handle('test')->disk('test');
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $anotherInstanceOfTheContainer->folders()->all());
-        $this->assertEquals(3, $cacheHits);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $cacheHits);
+
+        // Laravel's real queue worker daemon loop clears resolved facade instances
+        // before every job it processes, which resets the Blink-backed contents cache.
+        Facade::clearResolvedInstances();
+
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $container->folders()->all());
+        $this->assertEquals(2, $cacheHits);
     }
 
     #[Test]
@@ -757,8 +775,11 @@ public function it_does_not_leak_stale_contents_state_across_calls_when_running_
         Request::swap(new FakeArtisanRequest('queue:work'));
 
         // First job populates the instance's $metaFiles cache. metaFilesIn() has no
-        // isWorker() guard, so if contents() reused the same instance across jobs
-        // the filtered result would stick around and bleed into the next job.
+        // memoization guard of its own, so if contents() reused the same instance
+        // across jobs the filtered result would stick around and bleed into the
+        // next job. In real usage, Laravel's queue worker daemon loop clears
+        // resolved facade instances before every job it processes, which resets
+        // the Blink-backed instance behind `contents()` at each job boundary.
         $this->assertEquals(
             ['.meta/a.txt.yaml'],
             $container->contents()->metaFilesIn('/', true)->keys()->all()
@@ -772,6 +793,10 @@ public function it_does_not_leak_stale_contents_state_across_calls_when_running_
             '.meta/b.txt.yaml' => ['type' => 'file', 'path' => '.meta/b.txt.yaml', 'dirname' => '.meta'],
         ]));
 
+        // Simulate the job boundary: Laravel clears resolved facade instances
+        // before every job.
+        Facade::clearResolvedInstances();
+
         $this->assertEquals(
             ['.meta/a.txt.yaml', '.meta/b.txt.yaml'],
             $container->contents()->metaFilesIn('/', true)->keys()->sort()->values()->all()
diff --git a/tests/Stache/StoreTest.php b/tests/Stache/StoreTest.php
index 419e2d2ddbc..7ce04b16e31 100644
--- a/tests/Stache/StoreTest.php
+++ b/tests/Stache/StoreTest.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public function it_gets_the_paths_from_the_cache_only_once()
     }
 
     #[Test]
-    public function it_gets_the_paths_from_the_cache_every_time_if_running_in_a_queue_worker()
+    public function it_still_only_gets_the_paths_from_the_cache_once_per_job_if_running_in_a_queue_worker()
     {
         $store = $this->store->directory('/path/to/directory');
         $cacheKey = "stache::indexes::{$store->key()}::path";
@@ -83,6 +83,33 @@ public function it_gets_the_paths_from_the_cache_every_time_if_running_in_a_queu
         $expected = collect(['foo', 'bar']);
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $store->paths());
         $this->assertEquals(1, $cacheHits);
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $store->paths());
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $cacheHits);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_gets_the_paths_from_the_cache_again_after_memoized_state_is_reset_between_jobs()
+    {
+        $store = $this->store->directory('/path/to/directory');
+        $cacheKey = "stache::indexes::{$store->key()}::path";
+
+        Cache::put($cacheKey, ['foo', 'bar']);
+
+        $cacheHits = 0;
+        Event::listen(CacheHit::class, function ($event) use (&$cacheHits, $cacheKey) {
+            if ($event->key === $cacheKey) {
+                $cacheHits++;
+            }
+        });
+
+        Request::swap(new FakeArtisanRequest('queue:listen'));
+
+        $expected = collect(['foo', 'bar']);
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, $store->paths());
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $cacheHits);
+
+        $store->resetMemoizedState();
+
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $store->paths());
         $this->assertEquals(2, $cacheHits);
     }