diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/WebContentGenerator.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/WebContentGenerator.java
index 1c0a7081763..038accde199 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/WebContentGenerator.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/WebContentGenerator.java
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ public abstract class WebContentGenerator extends WebApplicationObjectSupport {
 			String ccValue = cacheControl.getHeaderValue();
 			if (ccValue != null) {
 				response.setHeader(HEADER_CACHE_CONTROL, ccValue);
+				if (response.containsHeader(HEADER_PRAGMA)) {
+					response.setHeader(HEADER_PRAGMA, "");
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -430,6 +433,9 @@ public abstract class WebContentGenerator extends WebApplicationObjectSupport {
 			}
 			response.setHeader(HEADER_CACHE_CONTROL, headerValue);
 		}
+		if (response.containsHeader(HEADER_PRAGMA)) {
+			response.setHeader(HEADER_PRAGMA, "");
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/WebContentInterceptorTests.java b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/WebContentInterceptorTests.java
index 19340357ec1..047167e8c65 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/WebContentInterceptorTests.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/WebContentInterceptorTests.java
@@ -105,6 +105,34 @@ public class WebContentInterceptorTests {
 		assertThat(cacheControlHeaders, Matchers.emptyIterable());
 	}
 
+	// SPR-13252
+	@Test
+	public void cachingConfigAndPragmaHeader() throws Exception {
+		WebContentInterceptor interceptor = new WebContentInterceptor();
+		interceptor.setCacheSeconds(10);
+		response.setHeader("Pragma", "no-cache");
+
+		interceptor.preHandle(request, response, null);
+
+		Iterable<String> pragmaHeaders = response.getHeaders("Pragma");
+		assertThat(pragmaHeaders, Matchers.contains(""));
+	}
+
+	// SPR-13252
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+	@Test
+	public void http10CachingConfigAndPragmaHeader() throws Exception {
+		WebContentInterceptor interceptor = new WebContentInterceptor();
+		interceptor.setCacheSeconds(10);
+		interceptor.setAlwaysMustRevalidate(true);
+		response.setHeader("Pragma", "no-cache");
+
+		interceptor.preHandle(request, response, null);
+
+		Iterable<String> pragmaHeaders = response.getHeaders("Pragma");
+		assertThat(pragmaHeaders, Matchers.contains(""));
+	}
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	@Test
 	public void http10CachingConfigAndSpecificMapping() throws Exception {