diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index c32881a29..242e5a6ab 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type Cache interface {
 	SetStats(s StatsClient)
 }
 
-// LRUCache represents a least recently used Cache implemenation.
+// LRUCache represents a least recently used Cache implementation.
 type LRUCache struct {
 	cache  *lru.Cache
 	counts map[uint64]uint64
@@ -483,3 +483,35 @@ func (s *SimpleCache) Fetch(id uint64) (*Bitmap, bool) {
 func (s *SimpleCache) Add(id uint64, b *Bitmap) {
 	s.cache[id] = b
 }
+
+// NopCache represents a no-op Cache implementation.
+type NopCache struct {
+	stats StatsClient
+}
+
+// Ensure NopCache implements Cache.
+var _ Cache = &NopCache{}
+
+// NewNopCache returns a new instance of NopCache.
+func NewNopCache() *NopCache {
+	return &NopCache{
+		stats: NopStatsClient,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *NopCache) Add(id uint64, n uint64)     {}
+func (c *NopCache) BulkAdd(id uint64, n uint64) {}
+func (c *NopCache) Get(id uint64) uint64        { return 0 }
+func (c *NopCache) IDs() []uint64               { return make([]uint64, 0, 0) }
+
+func (c *NopCache) Invalidate() {}
+func (c *NopCache) Len() int    { return 0 }
+func (c *NopCache) Recalculate() {
+}
+func (c *NopCache) SetStats(s StatsClient) {
+	c.stats = s
+}
+
+func (c *NopCache) Top() []BitmapPair {
+	return []BitmapPair{}
+}
diff --git a/fragment.go b/fragment.go
index 64c31434b..b20dfd9c0 100644
--- a/fragment.go
+++ b/fragment.go
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ func (f *Fragment) openCache() error {
 		f.cache = NewRankCache(f.CacheSize)
 	case CacheTypeLRU:
 		f.cache = NewLRUCache(f.CacheSize)
+	case CacheTypeNone:
+		f.cache = NewNopCache()
 	default:
 		return ErrInvalidCacheType
 	}
@@ -702,6 +704,10 @@ func (f *Fragment) Top(opt TopOptions) ([]Pair, error) {
 }
 
 func (f *Fragment) topBitmapPairs(rowIDs []uint64) []BitmapPair {
+	// Don't retrieve from storage if CacheTypeNone.
+	if f.CacheType == CacheTypeNone {
+		return f.cache.Top()
+	}
 	// If no specific rows are requested, retrieve top rows.
 	if len(rowIDs) == 0 {
 		f.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/fragment_test.go b/fragment_test.go
index 01f4a46bc..982d4a066 100644
--- a/fragment_test.go
+++ b/fragment_test.go
@@ -415,6 +415,24 @@ func TestFragment_TopN_IDs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Ensure a fragment return none if CacheTypeNone is set
+func TestFragment_TopN_NopCache(t *testing.T) {
+	f := test.MustOpenFragment("i", "f", pilosa.ViewStandard, 0, pilosa.CacheTypeNone)
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	// Set bits on various rows.
+	f.MustSetBits(100, 1, 2, 3)
+	f.MustSetBits(101, 4, 5, 6, 7)
+	f.MustSetBits(102, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
+
+	// Retrieve top rows.
+	if pairs, err := f.Top(pilosa.TopOptions{RowIDs: []uint64{100, 101, 200}}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(pairs, []pilosa.Pair{}) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected pairs: %s", spew.Sdump(pairs))
+	}
+}
+
 // Ensure the fragment cache limit works
 func TestFragment_TopN_CacheSize(t *testing.T) {
 	slice := uint64(0)
diff --git a/frame.go b/frame.go
index 42990aeb6..d295ff01c 100644
--- a/frame.go
+++ b/frame.go
@@ -905,12 +905,13 @@ func (p importBitSet) Less(i, j int) bool { return p.rowIDs[i] < p.rowIDs[j] }
 const (
 	CacheTypeLRU    = "lru"
 	CacheTypeRanked = "ranked"
+	CacheTypeNone   = "none"
 )
 
 // IsValidCacheType returns true if v is a valid cache type.
 func IsValidCacheType(v string) bool {
 	switch v {
-	case CacheTypeLRU, CacheTypeRanked:
+	case CacheTypeLRU, CacheTypeRanked, CacheTypeNone:
 		return true
 	default:
 		return false
diff --git a/index.go b/index.go
index a5cdd1911..a07d28dfe 100644
--- a/index.go
+++ b/index.go
@@ -388,16 +388,12 @@ func (i *Index) createFrame(name string, opt FrameOptions) (*Frame, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Validate mutually exclusive options if ranges are enabled.
-	//
-	// NOTE(https://github.com/pilosa/pilosa/issues/399):
-	// Cache type should be validated as "none" once it is allowed.
 	if opt.RangeEnabled {
 		if opt.InverseEnabled {
 			return nil, ErrInverseRangeNotAllowed
-		} else if opt.CacheType != "" && opt.CacheType != CacheTypeLRU {
+		} else if opt.CacheType != "" && opt.CacheType != CacheTypeNone {
 			return nil, ErrRangeCacheNotAllowed
 		}
-		opt.CacheSize = 0
 	} else {
 		if len(opt.Fields) > 0 {
 			return nil, ErrFrameFieldsNotAllowed
diff --git a/index_test.go b/index_test.go
index 2c23f7a40..0d17a72af 100644
--- a/index_test.go
+++ b/index_test.go
@@ -149,6 +149,18 @@ func TestIndex_CreateFrame(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 
+		t.Run("RangeEnabledWithCacheTypeNone", func(t *testing.T) {
+			index := test.MustOpenIndex()
+			defer index.Close()
+			if _, err := index.CreateFrame("f", pilosa.FrameOptions{
+				RangeEnabled: true,
+				CacheType:    pilosa.CacheTypeNone,
+				CacheSize:    uint32(5),
+			}); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		})
+
 		t.Run("ErrFrameFieldsNotAllowed", func(t *testing.T) {
 			index := test.MustOpenIndex()
 			defer index.Close()