diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/problemCollectors.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/problemCollectors.ts
index e886d8ef1a9e14af057379d45d417109d2419650..c40e58579b1d0b8d51488fc1588099d3e41260fb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/problemCollectors.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/tasks/common/problemCollectors.ts
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ export class AbstractProblemCollector extends EventEmitter implements IDisposabl
 		}
 		return result;
 	}
+
+	protected cleanMarkerCaches(): void {
+		this.markers.clear();
+		this.deliveredMarkers.clear();
+	}
 }
 
 export enum ProblemHandlingStrategy {
@@ -410,6 +415,7 @@ export class WatchingProblemCollector extends AbstractProblemCollector implement
 			if (matches) {
 				result = true;
 				this.emit(ProblemCollectorEvents.WatchingBeginDetected, {});
+				this.cleanMarkerCaches();
 				this.resetCurrentResource();
 				let owner = beginMatcher.problemMatcher.owner;
 				let file = matches[beginMatcher.pattern.file];
@@ -435,6 +441,7 @@ export class WatchingProblemCollector extends AbstractProblemCollector implement
 				let owner = endMatcher.problemMatcher.owner;
 				this.resetCurrentResource();
 				this.cleanMarkers(owner);
+				this.cleanMarkerCaches();
 			}
 		}
 		return result;