diff --git a/src/manipulation/_evalUrl.js b/src/manipulation/_evalUrl.js
index 6704749ae..0fdacbcee 100644
--- a/src/manipulation/_evalUrl.js
+++ b/src/manipulation/_evalUrl.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ jQuery._evalUrl = function( url ) {
 		url: url,
 		type: "GET",
 		dataType: "script",
+		cache: true,
 		async: false,
 		global: false,
 		"throws": true
diff --git a/test/unit/manipulation.js b/test/unit/manipulation.js
index b9d59fc4d..ca3b8b548 100644
--- a/test/unit/manipulation.js
+++ b/test/unit/manipulation.js
@@ -2434,3 +2434,12 @@ test( "Validate creation of multiple quantities of certain elements (#13818)", 4
 		});
 	});
 });
+
+asyncTest( "Insert script with data-URI (gh-1887)", 1, function() {
+	Globals.register( "testFoo" );
+	jQuery( "#qunit-fixture" ).append( "<script src=\"data:text/javascript,testFoo = 'foo';\"></script>" );
+	setTimeout(function() {
+		strictEqual( window[ "testFoo" ], "foo", "data-URI script executed" );
+		start();
+	}, 100 );
+});