diff --git a/src/ol/layer/WebGLTile.js b/src/ol/layer/WebGLTile.js
index 7080c7ce3c..04ad68e0a0 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/WebGLTile.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/WebGLTile.js
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ import {assign} from '../obj.js';
  * temporary layers. The standard way to add a layer to a map and have it managed by the map is to
  * use {@link module:ol/Map#addLayer}.
  * @property {boolean} [useInterimTilesOnError=true] Use interim tiles on error.
+ * @property {number} [cacheSize=512] The internal texture cache size.  This needs to be large enough to render
+ * two zoom levels worth of tiles.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -265,12 +267,23 @@ class WebGLTileLayer extends BaseTileLayer {
 
     const style = options.style || {};
     delete options.style;
+
+    const cacheSize = options.cacheSize;
+    delete options.cacheSize;
+
     super(options);
 
     /**
      * @type {Style}
+     * @private
      */
     this.style_ = style;
+
+    /**
+     * @type {number}
+     * @private
+     */
+    this.cacheSize_ = cacheSize;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -292,6 +305,7 @@ class WebGLTileLayer extends BaseTileLayer {
       fragmentShader: parsedStyle.fragmentShader,
       uniforms: parsedStyle.uniforms,
       className: this.getClassName(),
+      cacheSize: this.cacheSize_,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/TileLayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/TileLayer.js
index 48f0a197d9..0540d0a69f 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/TileLayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/TileLayer.js
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ const attributeDescriptions = [
   },
 ];
 
+const empty = {};
+
 /**
  * Transform a zoom level into a depth value ranging from -1 to 1.
  * @param {number} z A zoom level.
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ function getRenderExtent(frameState) {
  * @property {Object<string, import("../../webgl/Helper").UniformValue>} [uniforms] Additional uniforms
  * made available to shaders.
  * @property {string} [className='ol-layer'] A CSS class name to set to the canvas element.
+ * @property {number} [cacheSize=512] The texture cache size.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -177,7 +180,8 @@ class WebGLTileLayerRenderer extends WebGLLayerRenderer {
     this.helper.flushBufferData(indices);
     this.indices_ = indices;
 
-    this.tileTextureCache_ = new LRUCache(512);
+    const cacheSize = options.cacheSize !== undefined ? options.cacheSize : 512;
+    this.tileTextureCache_ = new LRUCache(cacheSize);
 
     this.renderedOpacity_ = NaN;
   }
@@ -468,23 +472,17 @@ class WebGLTileLayerRenderer extends WebGLLayerRenderer {
     }
 
     // TODO: let the renderers manage their own cache instead of managing the source cache
-    if (tileSource.canExpireCache()) {
-      /**
-       * @param {import("../../PluggableMap.js").default} map Map.
-       * @param {import("../../PluggableMap.js").FrameState} frameState Frame state.
-       */
-      const postRenderFunction = function (map, frameState) {
-        const tileSourceKey = getUid(tileSource);
-        if (tileSourceKey in frameState.usedTiles) {
-          tileSource.expireCache(
-            frameState.viewState.projection,
-            frameState.usedTiles[tileSourceKey]
-          );
-        }
-      };
+    /**
+     * Here we unconditionally expire the source cache since the renderer maintains
+     * its own cache.
+     * @param {import("../../PluggableMap.js").default} map Map.
+     * @param {import("../../PluggableMap.js").FrameState} frameState Frame state.
+     */
+    const postRenderFunction = function (map, frameState) {
+      tileSource.expireCache(tileSource.getProjection(), empty);
+    };
 
-      frameState.postRenderFunctions.push(postRenderFunction);
-    }
+    frameState.postRenderFunctions.push(postRenderFunction);
 
     this.postRender(frameState);
     return canvas;
diff --git a/src/ol/source/DataTile.js b/src/ol/source/DataTile.js
index 3a813aa34e..cc1acc26aa 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/DataTile.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/DataTile.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import {getUid} from '../util.js';
  * @property {import("../tilegrid/TileGrid.js").default} [tileGrid] Tile grid.
  * @property {boolean} [opaque=false] Whether the layer is opaque.
  * @property {import("./State.js").default} [state] The source state.
- * @property {number} [cacheSize] Number of tiles to retain in the cache.
  * @property {number} [tilePixelRatio] Tile pixel ratio.
  * @property {boolean} [wrapX=true] Render tiles beyond the antimeridian.
  * @property {number} [transition] Transition time when fading in new tiles (in miliseconds).
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ class DataTileSource extends TileSource {
     }
 
     super({
-      cacheSize: options.cacheSize,
+      cacheSize: 0.1, // don't cache on the source
       projection: projection,
       tileGrid: tileGrid,
       opaque: options.opaque,
diff --git a/test/browser/spec/ol/layer/webgltile.test.js b/test/browser/spec/ol/layer/webgltile.test.js
index 1fae9b1771..edd5aab452 100644
--- a/test/browser/spec/ol/layer/webgltile.test.js
+++ b/test/browser/spec/ol/layer/webgltile.test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import WebGLHelper from '../../../../../src/ol/webgl/Helper.js';
 import WebGLTileLayer from '../../../../../src/ol/layer/WebGLTile.js';
 import {createCanvasContext2D} from '../../../../../src/ol/dom.js';
 
-describe('ol.layer.Tile', function () {
+describe('ol/layer/WebGLTile', function () {
   /** @type {WebGLTileLayer} */
   let layer;
   /** @type {Map} */
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ describe('ol.layer.Tile', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  it('tries to expire the source tile cache', (done) => {
+    const source = layer.getSource();
+    const expire = sinon.spy(source, 'expireCache');
+
+    layer.updateStyleVariables({r: 1, g: 2, b: 3});
+    map.once('rendercomplete', () => {
+      expect(expire.called).to.be(true);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+
   it('throws on incorrect style configs', function () {
     function incorrectStyle() {
       layer.style_ = {
diff --git a/test/browser/spec/ol/renderer/webgl/tilelayer.test.js b/test/browser/spec/ol/renderer/webgl/tilelayer.test.js
index d1dc885246..ed4a224640 100644
--- a/test/browser/spec/ol/renderer/webgl/tilelayer.test.js
+++ b/test/browser/spec/ol/renderer/webgl/tilelayer.test.js
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ describe('ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer', function () {
     };
   });
 
+  it('maintains a cache on the renderer instead of the source', function () {
+    expect(tileLayer.getSource().tileCache.highWaterMark).to.be(0.1);
+    expect(renderer.tileTextureCache_.highWaterMark).to.be(512);
+  });
+
   it('#prepareFrame()', function () {
     const source = tileLayer.getSource();
     tileLayer.setSource(null);
@@ -73,7 +78,7 @@ describe('ol.renderer.webgl.TileLayer', function () {
     expect(rendered).to.be.a(HTMLCanvasElement);
     expect(frameState.tileQueue.getCount()).to.be(1);
     expect(Object.keys(frameState.wantedTiles).length).to.be(1);
-    expect(frameState.postRenderFunctions.length).to.be(0); // no tile expired
+    expect(frameState.postRenderFunctions.length).to.be(1); // clear source cache (use renderer cache)
     expect(renderer.tileTextureCache_.count_).to.be(1);
   });