diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bdd12c7c..1b3a3ec5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.6.3
+
+- Split the `with_deferred_parent_expiration` and `with_deferred_parent_expiration`. (#578)
+
 ## 1.6.2
 
-- Support deferred expiry of associations and attributes. Add a rake task to create test database.
+- Support deferred expiry of associations and attributes. Add a rake task to create test database. (#577)
 
 ## 1.6.1
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 6b392fac..3bcbd6ca 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ GIT
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    identity_cache (1.6.2)
+    identity_cache (1.6.3)
       activerecord (>= 7.0)
       ar_transaction_changes (~> 1.1)
 
diff --git a/lib/identity_cache.rb b/lib/identity_cache.rb
index 7cd3e142..aaacfb88 100644
--- a/lib/identity_cache.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_cache.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class AssociationError < StandardError; end
 
   class InverseAssociationError < StandardError; end
 
+  class NestedDeferredParentBlockError < StandardError; end
+
   class NestedDeferredCacheExpirationBlockError < StandardError; end
 
   class UnsupportedScopeError < StandardError; end
@@ -202,6 +204,51 @@ def fetch_multi(*keys)
       result
     end
 
+    # Executes a block with deferred parent expiration, ensuring that the parent
+    # records' cache expiration is deferred until the block completes. When the block
+    # completes, it triggers expiration of the primary index for the parent records.
+    # Raises a NestedDeferredParentBlockError if a deferred parent expiration block
+    # is already active on the current thread.
+    #
+    # == Parameters:
+    # No parameters.
+    #
+    # == Raises:
+    # NestedDeferredParentBlockError if a deferred parent expiration block is already active.
+    #
+    # == Yield:
+    # Runs the provided block with deferred parent expiration.
+    #
+    # == Returns:
+    # The result of executing the provided block.
+    #
+    # == Ensures:
+    # Cleans up thread-local variables related to deferred parent expiration regardless
+    # of whether the block raises an exception.
+    def with_deferred_parent_expiration
+      raise NestedDeferredParentBlockError if Thread.current[:idc_deferred_parent_expiration]
+
+      if Thread.current[:idc_deferred_expiration]
+        ActiveRecord.deprecator.warn(<<-WARNING.squish)
+        `with_deferred_parent_expiration` is deprecated and will be removed in 1.7.0.
+        Use `with_deferred_expiration` instead.
+        WARNING
+      end
+
+      Thread.current[:idc_deferred_parent_expiration] = true
+      Thread.current[:idc_parent_records_for_cache_expiry] = Set.new
+
+      result = yield
+
+      Thread.current[:idc_deferred_parent_expiration] = nil
+      Thread.current[:idc_parent_records_for_cache_expiry].each(&:expire_primary_index)
+
+      result
+    ensure
+      Thread.current[:idc_deferred_parent_expiration] = nil
+      Thread.current[:idc_parent_records_for_cache_expiry].clear
+    end
+
     # Executes a block with deferred cache expiration, ensuring that the records' (parent,
     # children and attributes) cache expiration is deferred until the block completes. When
     # the block completes, it issues delete_multi calls for all the records and attributes
@@ -225,6 +272,13 @@ def fetch_multi(*keys)
     def with_deferred_expiration
       raise NestedDeferredCacheExpirationBlockError if Thread.current[:idc_deferred_expiration]
 
+      if Thread.current[:idc_deferred_parent_expiration]
+        ActiveRecord.deprecator.warn(<<-WARNING.squish)
+        `with_deferred_parent_expiration` is deprecated and will be removed in 1.7.0.
+        Use `with_deferred_expiration` instead.
+        WARNING
+      end
+
       Thread.current[:idc_deferred_expiration] = true
       Thread.current[:idc_records_to_expire] = Set.new
       Thread.current[:idc_attributes_to_expire] = Set.new
diff --git a/lib/identity_cache/parent_model_expiration.rb b/lib/identity_cache/parent_model_expiration.rb
index 1993a21c..499e6d0b 100644
--- a/lib/identity_cache/parent_model_expiration.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_cache/parent_model_expiration.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ def expire_parent_caches
       add_parents_to_cache_expiry_set(parents_to_expire)
       parents_to_expire.select! { |parent| parent.class.primary_cache_index_enabled }
       parents_to_expire.reduce(true) do |all_expired, parent|
+        if Thread.current[:idc_deferred_parent_expiration]
+          Thread.current[:idc_parent_records_for_cache_expiry] << parent
+          next parent
+        end
         parent.expire_primary_index && all_expired
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/identity_cache/version.rb b/lib/identity_cache/version.rb
index f100f710..8634ac34 100644
--- a/lib/identity_cache/version.rb
+++ b/lib/identity_cache/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module IdentityCache
-  VERSION = "1.6.2"
+  VERSION = "1.6.3"
   CACHE_VERSION = 8
 end
diff --git a/test/index_cache_test.rb b/test/index_cache_test.rb
index e9ffaa1f..dcf5843c 100644
--- a/test/index_cache_test.rb
+++ b/test/index_cache_test.rb
@@ -166,6 +166,129 @@ def test_unique_cache_index_with_non_id_primary_key
     assert_equal(123, KeyedRecord.fetch_by_value("a").id)
   end
 
+  def test_with_deferred_parent_expiration_expires_parent_index_once
+    Item.send(:cache_has_many, :associated_records, embed: true)
+
+    @parent = Item.create!(title: "bob")
+    @records = @parent.associated_records.create!([{ name: "foo" }, { name: "bar" }, { name: "baz" }])
+
+    @memcached_spy = Spy.on(backend, :write).and_call_through
+
+    expected_item_expiration_count = Array(@parent).count
+    expected_associated_record_expiration_count = @records.count
+
+    expected_return_value = "Some text that we expect to see returned from the block"
+
+    result = IdentityCache.with_deferred_parent_expiration do
+      @parent.transaction do
+        @parent.associated_records.destroy_all
+      end
+      assert_equal(expected_associated_record_expiration_count, @memcached_spy.calls.count)
+      expected_return_value
+    end
+
+    expired_cache_keys = @memcached_spy.calls.map(&:args).map(&:first)
+    item_expiration_count = expired_cache_keys.count { _1.include?("Item") }
+    associated_record_expiration_count = expired_cache_keys.count { _1.include?("AssociatedRecord") }
+
+    assert_operator(@memcached_spy.calls.count, :>, 0)
+    assert_equal(expected_item_expiration_count, item_expiration_count)
+    assert_equal(expected_associated_record_expiration_count, associated_record_expiration_count)
+    assert_equal(expected_return_value, result)
+  end
+
+  def test_double_nested_deferred_parent_expiration_will_raise_error
+    Item.send(:cache_has_many, :associated_records, embed: true)
+
+    @parent = Item.create!(title: "bob")
+    @records = @parent.associated_records.create!([{ name: "foo" }, { name: "bar" }, { name: "baz" }])
+
+    @memcached_spy = Spy.on(backend, :write).and_call_through
+
+    assert_raises(IdentityCache::NestedDeferredParentBlockError) do
+      IdentityCache.with_deferred_parent_expiration do
+        IdentityCache.with_deferred_parent_expiration do
+          @parent.transaction do
+            @parent.associated_records.destroy_all
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    assert_equal(0, @memcached_spy.calls.count)
+  end
+
+  def test_deep_association_with_deferred_parent_expiration_expires_parent_once
+    AssociatedRecord.send(:has_many, :deeply_associated_records, dependent: :destroy)
+    Item.send(:cache_has_many, :associated_records, embed: true)
+
+    @parent = Item.create!(title: "bob")
+    @records = @parent.associated_records.create!([{ name: "foo" }, { name: "bar" }, { name: "baz" }])
+    @records.each do
+      _1.deeply_associated_records.create!([
+        { name: "a", item: @parent },
+        { name: "b", item: @parent },
+        { name: "c", item: @parent },
+      ])
+    end
+
+    @memcached_spy = Spy.on(backend, :write).and_call_through
+
+    expected_item_expiration_count = Array(@parent).count
+    expected_associated_record_expiration_count = @records.count
+    expected_deeply_associated_record_expiration_count = @records.flat_map(&:deeply_associated_records).count
+
+    IdentityCache.with_deferred_parent_expiration do
+      @parent.transaction do
+        @parent.associated_records.destroy_all
+      end
+    end
+
+    expired_cache_keys = @memcached_spy.calls.map(&:args).map(&:first)
+    item_expiration_count = expired_cache_keys.count { _1.include?("Item") }
+    associated_record_expiration_count = expired_cache_keys.count { _1.include?(":AssociatedRecord:") }
+    deeply_associated_record_expiration_count = expired_cache_keys.count { _1.include?("DeeplyAssociatedRecord") }
+
+    assert_operator(@memcached_spy.calls.count, :>, 0)
+    assert_equal(expected_item_expiration_count, item_expiration_count)
+    assert_equal(expected_associated_record_expiration_count, associated_record_expiration_count)
+    assert_equal(expected_deeply_associated_record_expiration_count, deeply_associated_record_expiration_count)
+  end
+
+  def test_with_deferred_expiration_and_deferred_parent_expiration_is_compatible
+    Item.send(:cache_has_many, :associated_records, embed: true)
+
+    @parent = Item.create!(title: "bob")
+    @records = @parent.associated_records.create!([{ name: "foo" }, { name: "bar" }, { name: "baz" }])
+
+    @memcached_spy_write_multi = Spy.on(backend, :write_multi).and_call_through
+    @memcached_spy_write = Spy.on(backend, :write).and_call_through
+    expected_item_expiration_count = Array(@parent).count
+    expected_associated_record_expiration_count = @records.count
+
+    expected_return_value = "Some text that we expect to see returned from the block"
+
+    result =
+      IdentityCache.with_deferred_parent_expiration do
+        IdentityCache.with_deferred_expiration do
+          @parent.transaction do
+            @parent.associated_records.destroy_all
+          end
+          expected_return_value
+        end
+      end
+
+    all_keys_write = @memcached_spy_write.calls.map(&:args).map(&:first)
+    all_keys_write_multi = @memcached_spy_write_multi.calls.flat_map { |call| call.args.first.keys }
+    item_expiration_count = all_keys_write.count { _1.include?(":blob:Item:") }
+    associated_record_expiration_count = all_keys_write_multi.count { _1.include?(":blob:AssociatedRecord:") }
+
+    assert_equal(1, @memcached_spy_write_multi.calls.count)
+    assert_equal(expected_item_expiration_count, item_expiration_count)
+    assert_equal(expected_associated_record_expiration_count, associated_record_expiration_count)
+    assert_equal(expected_return_value, result)
+  end
+
   def test_with_deferred_expiration_for_parent_records_expires_parent_index_once
     Item.send(:cache_has_many, :associated_records, embed: true)
 
@@ -173,6 +296,7 @@ def test_with_deferred_expiration_for_parent_records_expires_parent_index_once
     @records = @parent.associated_records.create!([{ name: "foo" }, { name: "bar" }, { name: "baz" }])
 
     @memcached_spy_write_multi = Spy.on(backend, :write_multi).and_call_through
+    @memcached_spy_write = Spy.on(backend, :write).and_call_through
     expected_item_expiration_count = Array(@parent).count
     expected_associated_record_expiration_count = @records.count
 
@@ -193,6 +317,7 @@ def test_with_deferred_expiration_for_parent_records_expires_parent_index_once
     assert_equal(expected_item_expiration_count, item_expiration_count)
     assert_equal(expected_associated_record_expiration_count, associated_record_expiration_count)
     assert_equal(expected_return_value, result)
+    assert(@memcached_spy_write.calls.empty?)
   end
 
   def test_double_nested_deferred_expiration_for_parent_records_will_raise_error