diff --git a/db/c.cc b/db/c.cc
index 4ddf6ad80..0a6ae8562 100644
--- a/db/c.cc
+++ b/db/c.cc
@@ -4193,6 +4193,14 @@ rocksdb_cache_t* rocksdb_cache_create_lru(size_t capacity) {
   return c;
 }
 
+rocksdb_cache_t* rocksdb_cache_create_lru_with_strict_capacity_limit(
+    size_t capacity) {
+  rocksdb_cache_t* c = new rocksdb_cache_t;
+  c->rep = NewLRUCache(capacity);
+  c->rep->SetStrictCapacityLimit(true);
+  return c;
+}
+
 rocksdb_cache_t* rocksdb_cache_create_lru_opts(
     rocksdb_lru_cache_options_t* opt) {
   rocksdb_cache_t* c = new rocksdb_cache_t;
diff --git a/include/rocksdb/c.h b/include/rocksdb/c.h
index aae4d3486..1456c15a6 100644
--- a/include/rocksdb/c.h
+++ b/include/rocksdb/c.h
@@ -1766,6 +1766,8 @@ extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_lru_cache_options_set_memory_allocator(
 
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API rocksdb_cache_t* rocksdb_cache_create_lru(
     size_t capacity);
+extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API rocksdb_cache_t*
+rocksdb_cache_create_lru_with_strict_capacity_limit(size_t capacity);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API rocksdb_cache_t* rocksdb_cache_create_lru_opts(
     rocksdb_lru_cache_options_t*);
 extern ROCKSDB_LIBRARY_API void rocksdb_cache_destroy(rocksdb_cache_t* cache);