diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90f7a64cdfc..6a4493c8038 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
   ```
   which allows the client to avoid taking defensive snapshots of past results using `cloneDeep`, as explained by [@benjamn](https://github.com/benjamn) in [#4543](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/pull/4543).
 
+- Avoid updating (and later invalidating) cache watches when `fetchPolicy` is `'no-cache'`. <br/>
+  [@bradleyayers](https://github.com/bradleyayers) in [PR #4573](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/pull/4573), part of [issue #3452](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-client/issues/3452)
+
 ### Apollo Cache In-Memory
 
 - Support `new InMemoryCache({ freezeResults: true })` to help enforce immutability. <br/>
diff --git a/packages/apollo-client/src/core/QueryManager.ts b/packages/apollo-client/src/core/QueryManager.ts
index 4fc782ad515..3c69b2eee4d 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-client/src/core/QueryManager.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-client/src/core/QueryManager.ts
@@ -437,7 +437,9 @@ export class QueryManager<TStore> {
     const requestId = this.generateRequestId();
 
     // set up a watcher to listen to cache updates
-    const cancel = this.updateQueryWatch(queryId, query, updatedOptions);
+    const cancel = fetchPolicy !== 'no-cache'
+      ? this.updateQueryWatch(queryId, query, updatedOptions)
+      : undefined;
 
     // Initialize query in store with unique requestId
     this.setQuery(queryId, () => ({