diff --git a/js/db_search.js b/js/db_search.js
index 94fdf6cf0..3527b62b9 100644
--- a/js/db_search.js
+++ b/js/db_search.js
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
     /**
-     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Append a random
-     * number to tell server that each Ajax request is a new one
+     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Don't let the
+     * web server serve cached pages
      */
     $.ajaxSetup({
-        data: {'random': function() {
-                return Math.random();
-        }}
+        cache: 'false'
     });
 
     /**
diff --git a/js/server_privileges.js b/js/server_privileges.js
index dff2c65ba..4ecfea00f 100644
--- a/js/server_privileges.js
+++ b/js/server_privileges.js
@@ -163,13 +163,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     /**
      * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Some queries
      * are affected by cache settings on the server side, and hence, show stale
-     * data.  Append a random number to tell server that each Ajax request is a
-     * new one
+     * data.  Don't let the web server serve cached pages
      */
     $.ajaxSetup({
-        data: {'random': function() {
-                return Math.random();
-        }}
+        cache: 'false'
     });
 
     /**
diff --git a/js/sql.js b/js/sql.js
index 76e6c4056..ee66044fc 100644
--- a/js/sql.js
+++ b/js/sql.js
@@ -108,13 +108,11 @@ function appendInlineAnchor(disp_mode) {
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
     /**
-     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Append a random
-     * number to tell server that each Ajax request is a new one
+     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Don't let the
+     * web server serve cached pages
      */
     $.ajaxSetup({
-        data: {'random': function() {
-                return Math.random();
-        }}
+        cache: 'false'
     });
 
     /**
diff --git a/js/tbl_select.js b/js/tbl_select.js
index 12072b049..97de18113 100644
--- a/js/tbl_select.js
+++ b/js/tbl_select.js
@@ -14,13 +14,11 @@
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
     /**
-     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Append a random
-     * number to tell server that each Ajax request is a new one
+     * Set a parameter for all Ajax queries made on this page.  Don't let the
+     * web server serve cached pages
      */
     $.ajaxSetup({
-        data: {'random': function() {
-                return Math.random();
-        }}
+        cache: 'false'
     });
 
     /**
diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index 2a0563856..7dd39f9b5 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -2937,6 +2937,7 @@ function PMA_ajaxResponse($message, $success = true, $extra_data = array())
 
     // Set the Content-Type header to JSON so that jQuery parses the response correctly
     if(!isset($GLOBALS['is_header_sent'])) {
+        header('Cache-Control: no-cache');
         header("Content-Type: application/json");
     }
     echo json_encode($response);
diff --git a/server_privileges.php b/server_privileges.php
index 567a44ce1..710151ef3 100644
--- a/server_privileges.php
+++ b/server_privileges.php
@@ -1731,6 +1731,11 @@ if (empty($_REQUEST['adduser']) && (! isset($checkprivs) || ! strlen($checkprivs
 
         // A user was selected -> display the user's properties
 
+        // In an Ajax request, prevent cached values from showing
+        if($GLOBALS['is_ajax_request'] == true) {
+            header('Cache-Control: no-cache');
+        }
+
         echo '<h2>' . "\n"
            . PMA_getIcon('b_usredit.png')
            . __('Edit Privileges') . ': '