diff --git a/_pytest/cacheprovider.py b/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
index 5f7b476db..cff951fec 100755
--- a/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
+++ b/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     config.pluginmanager.register(LFPlugin(config), "lfplugin")
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def cache(request):
+    return request.config.cache
+
 def pytest_report_header(config):
     if config.option.verbose:
         relpath = py.path.local().bestrelpath(config.cache._cachedir)
diff --git a/testing/test_cache.py b/testing/test_cache.py
index 9ec8966d7..9eedb7dc7 100755
--- a/testing/test_cache.py
+++ b/testing/test_cache.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class TestNewAPI:
         assert result.ret == 0
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*1 passed*"])
 
-    def XXX_test_cachefuncarg(self, testdir):
+    def test_cachefuncarg(self, testdir):
         testdir.makepyfile("""
             import pytest
             def test_cachefuncarg(cache):