diff --git a/examples/DancingGoat-K13Ecommerce/Controllers/TestController.cs b/examples/DancingGoat-K13Ecommerce/Controllers/TestController.cs
index 3e4ca008..90045564 100644
--- a/examples/DancingGoat-K13Ecommerce/Controllers/TestController.cs
+++ b/examples/DancingGoat-K13Ecommerce/Controllers/TestController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce.Orders;
+using Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce.Products;
 using Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce.ShoppingCart;
 using Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce.StoreApi;
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> TestUpdateOrder([FromServices] IOrderService or
 
         order.OrderShippingOption = new KShippingOption { ShippingOptionId = 2 };
         order.OrderPaymentOption = new KPaymentOption { PaymentOptionId = 1 };
-        
+
         order.OrderPaymentResult = new KPaymentResult
         {
             PaymentIsCompleted = true,
@@ -67,5 +68,19 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> TestUpdateOrder([FromServices] IOrderService or
 
         return Ok();
     }
+
+    public async Task<IActionResult> TestCartCacheIssue([FromServices] IShoppingService shoppingService, [FromServices] IProductService productService)
+    {
+        //first ensure that ShoppingCartGUID cookie is set to existing cart from previous session
+
+        var prices = await productService.GetProductPrices(33);//set real SKUID
+                                                               // now empty cart is cached in K13
+
+        var cart = await shoppingService.GetCurrentShoppingCartContent();
+
+        // now when cart is empty and cookie is removed -> invalid
+
+        return Json(cart);
+    }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce/KenticoStoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce/KenticoStoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 0725e1d0..81e6be8a 100644
--- a/src/Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce/KenticoStoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce/KenticoStoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 using IdentityModel.Client;
 
+using Kentico.Web.Mvc;
 using Kentico.Xperience.Ecommerce.Common.ContentItemSynchronization;
 using Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce.Activities;
 using Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce.Admin;
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddKenticoStoreServices(this IServiceCollection
     {
         services.AddOptions<KenticoStoreConfig>().Bind(configuration.GetSection("CMS" + nameof(KenticoStoreConfig)));
 
+        services.Configure<CookieLevelOptions>(options =>
+            options.CookieConfigurations.Add(ShoppingCartClientStorage.ShoppingCartKey, CookieLevel.Essential)
+        );
+
         // default cache for token management
         services.AddDistributedMemoryCache();
         //add token management config
diff --git a/src/Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce/ShoppingCart/ShoppingCartClientStorage.cs b/src/Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce/ShoppingCart/ShoppingCartClientStorage.cs
index 95fdfd1c..54802b41 100644
--- a/src/Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce/ShoppingCart/ShoppingCartClientStorage.cs
+++ b/src/Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce/ShoppingCart/ShoppingCartClientStorage.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace Kentico.Xperience.K13Ecommerce.ShoppingCart;
 internal class ShoppingCartClientStorage
     (ICookieAccessor cookieAccessor, IConversionService conversionService) : IShoppingCartClientStorage
 {
-    private const string ShoppingCartKey = "ShoppingCartGUID";
+    public const string ShoppingCartKey = "ShoppingCartGUID";
 
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ internal class ShoppingCartClientStorage
     /// <inheritdoc/>
     public void SetCartGuid(Guid cartGuid) =>
         cookieAccessor.Set(ShoppingCartKey, cartGuid.ToString(),
-            new CookieOptions { HttpOnly = true, Expires = DateTimeOffset.Now.AddMonths(1), SameSite = SameSiteMode.Strict });
+            new CookieOptions
+            {
+                IsEssential = true,
+                HttpOnly = true,
+                Expires = DateTimeOffset.Now.AddMonths(1),
+                SameSite = SameSiteMode.Strict
+            });
 
 
     /// <inheritdoc/>
diff --git a/src/Kentico.Xperience.StoreApi/ShoppingCart/StoreApiCurrentShoppingCartService.cs b/src/Kentico.Xperience.StoreApi/ShoppingCart/StoreApiCurrentShoppingCartService.cs
index dab1639c..e4e2b8e4 100644
--- a/src/Kentico.Xperience.StoreApi/ShoppingCart/StoreApiCurrentShoppingCartService.cs
+++ b/src/Kentico.Xperience.StoreApi/ShoppingCart/StoreApiCurrentShoppingCartService.cs
@@ -99,16 +99,19 @@ public void SetCurrentShoppingCart(ShoppingCartInfo cart)
     /// <returns>Candidate cart or <c>null</c> when no candidate cart found.</returns>
     protected ShoppingCartInfo GetCandidateCart(ref bool anonymize, ref bool evaluationIsNeeded)
     {
+        //custom code starts
+        var shoppingCartGuid = GetCurrentCartGuid();
+
         var cart = mCartCache.GetCart();
-        if (cart != null)
+        if (cart != null && (shoppingCartGuid == Guid.Empty || cart.ShoppingCartGUID != Guid.Empty))
         {
+            // Return cached cart only when requested ShoppingCartGuid is empty otherwise cached cart cannot be empty (ShoppingCartGUID is empty GUID).
+            // Cache can contain empty cart from another request where cart identifier is not sent, like request for price calculation which works with empty cart
             return cart;
         }
 
         evaluationIsNeeded = true;
 
-        //custom code starts
-        var shoppingCartGuid = GetCurrentCartGuid();
         cart = shoppingCartGuid != Guid.Empty ? mCartRepository.GetCart(shoppingCartGuid) : null;
         //Don't anonymize cart because getting cart from client is only way how to get it when it isn't cached.
         //On client app (xbyK) session storage is used as primary option and cookie as secondary, so some anonymize flag in REST api