diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/BufferCache.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/BufferCache.java
index f1fe86f..ea108cb 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/BufferCache.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-storage-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/buffercache/BufferCache.java
@@ -1139,7 +1139,9 @@
     }
 
     private ICachedPage confiscatePage(long dpid, int multiplier) throws HyracksDataException {
-        return getPageLoop(dpid, multiplier, true);
+        ICachedPage page = getPageLoop(dpid, multiplier, true);
+        page.getBuffer().clear();
+        return page;
     }
 
     private ICachedPage confiscateInner(long dpid, int multiplier) {
diff --git a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/BufferCacheTest.java b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/BufferCacheTest.java
index 593b00d..6ed4a09 100644
--- a/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/BufferCacheTest.java
+++ b/hyracks-fullstack/hyracks/hyracks-tests/hyracks-storage-common-test/src/test/java/org/apache/hyracks/storage/common/BufferCacheTest.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     private static final int NUM_PAGES = 10;
     private static final int MAX_OPEN_FILES = 20;
     private static final int HYRACKS_FRAME_SIZE = PAGE_SIZE;
-    private IHyracksTaskContext ctx = TestUtils.create(HYRACKS_FRAME_SIZE);
+    private final IHyracksTaskContext ctx = TestUtils.create(HYRACKS_FRAME_SIZE);
 
     private static final Random rnd = new Random(50);
 
@@ -443,6 +443,28 @@
         bufferCache.closeFile(fileId);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testClearingConfiscatedPages() throws HyracksDataException {
+        TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.init(PAGE_SIZE, 1, MAX_OPEN_FILES);
+        IBufferCache bufferCache =
+                TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.getBufferCache(ctx.getJobletContext().getServiceContext());
+        String fileName = getFileName();
+        IIOManager ioManager = TestStorageManagerComponentHolder.getIOManager();
+        FileReference file = ioManager.resolve(fileName);
+        int fileId = bufferCache.createFile(file);
+        int testPageId = 0;
+        bufferCache.openFile(fileId);
+        ICachedPage aPage = bufferCache.confiscatePage(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, testPageId));
+        Assert.assertEquals(PAGE_SIZE, aPage.getBuffer().limit());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, aPage.getBuffer().position());
+        aPage.getBuffer().limit(5);
+        aPage.getBuffer().position(1);
+        bufferCache.returnPage(aPage);
+        aPage = bufferCache.confiscatePage(BufferedFileHandle.getDiskPageId(fileId, testPageId));
+        Assert.assertEquals(PAGE_SIZE, aPage.getBuffer().limit());
+        Assert.assertEquals(0, aPage.getBuffer().position());
+    }
+
     @AfterClass
     public static void cleanup() throws Exception {
         for (String s : openedFiles) {