diff --git a/src/Bootstrappers/CacheTenancyBootstrapper.php b/src/Bootstrappers/CacheTenancyBootstrapper.php
index 97bd7d24..74fc8490 100644
--- a/src/Bootstrappers/CacheTenancyBootstrapper.php
+++ b/src/Bootstrappers/CacheTenancyBootstrapper.php
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Contracts\Tenant;
 
 /**
  * Makes cache tenant-aware by applying a prefix.
+ *
+ * Using this bootstrapper together with DatabaseTenancyBootstrapper
+ * with a database cache store will result in "double scoping". The store will be scoped
+ * by the DB connection (entries will go into the tenant's database) *and* by the prefix.
+ * This is harmless in most cases, but is important to be aware of.
+ *
+ * If you only use database cache stores, consider using DatabaseCacheBootstrapper instead.
+ *
+ * @see Stancl\Tenancy\Bootstrappers\DatabaseCacheBootstrapper
  */
 class CacheTenancyBootstrapper implements TenancyBootstrapper
 {
diff --git a/src/Bootstrappers/DatabaseCacheBootstrapper.php b/src/Bootstrappers/DatabaseCacheBootstrapper.php
index 0e41849f..81611d0a 100644
--- a/src/Bootstrappers/DatabaseCacheBootstrapper.php
+++ b/src/Bootstrappers/DatabaseCacheBootstrapper.php
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\TenancyServiceProvider;
  *
  * By default, this bootstrapper scopes ALL cache stores that use the database driver. If you only
  * want to scope SOME stores, set the static $stores property to an array of names of the stores
- * you want to scope. These stores must use 'database' as their driver.
+ * you want to scope. Those stores must use 'database' as their driver.
  *
  * Notably, this bootstrapper sets TenancyServiceProvider::$adjustCacheManagerUsing to a callback
  * that ensures all affected stores still use the central connection when accessed via global cache
- * (typicaly the GlobalCache facade or global_cache() helper).
+ * (typically the GlobalCache facade or global_cache() helper). The code in TenancyServiceProvider
+ * that uses `extend()` callbacks to make database stores on the global cache manager use the central
+ * connection only corrects stores scoped by the Database*Tenancy*Bootstrapper. This bootstrapper
+ * also changes the stores' connection in the *config* to 'tenant' which doesn't let that callback
+ * change the connection back to central on the global cache manager.
  */
 class DatabaseCacheBootstrapper implements TenancyBootstrapper
 {
diff --git a/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php b/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php
index afd20fb6..23d1ffab 100644
--- a/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php
@@ -86,14 +86,30 @@ class TenancyServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             // This works great for cache stores that are *directly* scoped, like Redis or
             // any other tagged or prefixed stores, but it doesn't work for the database driver.
             //
-            // When we use the DatabaseTenancyBootstrapper, it changes the default connection,
-            // and therefore the connection of the database store that will be created when
-            // this new CacheManager is instantiated again.
+            // When DatabaseTenancyBootstrapper is used, it changes the default DB connection
+            // to 'tenant'. A freshly created CacheManager would therefore instantiate database
+            // stores with the tenant connection.
             //
-            // For that reason, we also adjust the relevant stores on this new CacheManager
-            // using the callback below. It is set by DatabaseCacheBootstrapper.
+            // For that reason, we override the 'database' driver creator on this manager so that
+            // database stores are built with the central connection, and we run the
+            // $adjustCacheManagerUsing callback below (set by DatabaseCacheBootstrapper).
             $manager = new CacheManager($app);
 
+            // When DatabaseTenancyBootstrapper is used, database stores whose 'connection'
+            // config is null fall back to the default DB connection ('tenant'). Reset each
+            // such store to its explicitly configured connection, or fall back to central.
+            $centralConnection = $app['config']['tenancy.database.central_connection'];
+            $manager->extend('database', function ($_app, array $config) use ($centralConnection) {
+                $config['connection'] ??= $centralConnection;
+
+                /** @var CacheManager $this */
+                return $this->createDatabaseDriver($config); // @phpstan-ignore method.protected
+            });
+
+            // DatabaseCacheBootstrapper explicitly writes 'tenant' into each store's 'connection'
+            // config. The extend() closure above would then read 'tenant' as the configured value
+            // (not null) and use it directly, so the central connection fallback wouldn't be used.
+            // This callback is used to correct those connections back to central for globalCache.
             if (static::$adjustCacheManagerUsing !== null) {
                 (static::$adjustCacheManagerUsing)($manager);
             }
diff --git a/tests/CachedTenantResolverTest.php b/tests/CachedTenantResolverTest.php
index 920c95a1..fc6cfb79 100644
--- a/tests/CachedTenantResolverTest.php
+++ b/tests/CachedTenantResolverTest.php
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ test('cache is invalidated when tenant is updated from within the tenant context
     ['redis', [CacheTenancyBootstrapper::class]],
     ['redis', [CacheTagsBootstrapper::class]],
     ['database', [DatabaseTenancyBootstrapper::class, DatabaseCacheBootstrapper::class]],
+    ['database', [DatabaseTenancyBootstrapper::class, CacheTenancyBootstrapper::class]],
 ]);
 
 test('cache is invalidated when the tenant is deleted', function (string $resolver, bool $configureTenantModelColumn) {
diff --git a/tests/GlobalCacheTest.php b/tests/GlobalCacheTest.php
index 016ad2a4..4cda8b74 100644
--- a/tests/GlobalCacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/GlobalCacheTest.php
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ test('global cache is always central', function (string $store, array $bootstrap
     ['redis', [CacheTagsBootstrapper::class]],
     ['redis', [CacheTenancyBootstrapper::class]],
     ['database', [DatabaseTenancyBootstrapper::class, DatabaseCacheBootstrapper::class]],
+    ['database', [DatabaseTenancyBootstrapper::class, CacheTenancyBootstrapper::class]],
 ])->with([
     'helper',
     'facade',