diff --git a/doc/manual/upgrading.rst b/doc/manual/upgrading.rst
index 912e688589..16aeb9c35a 100644
--- a/doc/manual/upgrading.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/upgrading.rst
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ transferring the configuration settings from the old version.
 After upgrading the files, you can run ``dj_setup_database upgrade``
 to migrate the database.
 
-If you have any active contests, we recommend to run "Refresh
-scoreboard cache" from the DOMjudge web interface after the upgrade.
-
 Upgrading from pre-7.0 versions
 -------------------------------
 The upgrade procedure described above works from DOMjudge 7.0
diff --git a/sql/dj_setup_database.in b/sql/dj_setup_database.in
index 8095fb706c..fc803939c3 100755
--- a/sql/dj_setup_database.in
+++ b/sql/dj_setup_database.in
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ upgrade)
 
 	symfony_console doctrine:migrations:migrate -n
 	DBUSER=$domjudge_DBUSER PASSWD=$domjudge_PASSWD symfony_console domjudge:load-default-data
+
+	symfony_console domjudge:refresh-cache
 	verbose "DOMjudge database upgrade completed."
 	;;
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/Command/RefreshCacheCommand.php b/webapp/src/Command/RefreshCacheCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f93c73024e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/Command/RefreshCacheCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Command;
+
+use App\Entity\Contest;
+use App\Service\ScoreboardService;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Style\SymfonyStyle;
+
+#[AsCommand(
+    name: 'domjudge:refresh-cache',
+    description: 'Refreshes the scoreboard caches for all contests'
+)]
+class RefreshCacheCommand extends Command
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        protected readonly EntityManagerInterface $em,
+        protected readonly ScoreboardService $scoreboardService,
+    ) {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $style = new SymfonyStyle($input, $output);
+
+        $contests = $this->em->getRepository(Contest::class)->findAll();
+        foreach ($contests as $contest) {
+            $this->scoreboardService->refreshCache($contest);
+            $style->success("Refreshed cache for contest {$contest->getName()}.");
+        }
+
+        return Command::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}