diff --git a/packages/fx-core/src/component/generator/templates/metadata/index.ts b/packages/fx-core/src/component/generator/templates/metadata/index.ts
index 33cc4f12133..58aec274df2 100644
--- a/packages/fx-core/src/component/generator/templates/metadata/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fx-core/src/component/generator/templates/metadata/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,32 @@ import * as folder from "../../../../folder";
 import * as templateHelper from "../../templateHelper";
 import { Template } from "./interface";
 
+function getMetadataVersionFiles(platform?: Platform): string[] {
+  const configRoot = path.join(os.homedir(), `.${String(ConfigFolderName)}`);
+  if (platform === Platform.VS) {
+    return [path.join(configRoot, "vs-metadata", "template-vs-version.txt")];
+  }
+  return [
+    path.join(configRoot, "template-version.txt"),
+    path.join(configRoot, "template-version-v4.txt"),
+  ];
+}
+
+function invalidateCorruptedMetadataCache(cacheFilePath: string, platform?: Platform): void {
+  try {
+    fs.removeSync(cacheFilePath);
+  } catch {
+    // best-effort cleanup
+  }
+  for (const versionFile of getMetadataVersionFiles(platform)) {
+    try {
+      fs.removeSync(versionFile);
+    } catch {
+      // best-effort cleanup
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 function getTemplateMetadataConfig(configName: string, platform?: Platform): Template[] {
   let jsonPath: string;
 
@@ -31,7 +57,13 @@ function getTemplateMetadataConfig(configName: string, platform?: Platform): Tem
     cachedJsonPath &&
     fs.pathExistsSync(cachedJsonPath)
   ) {
-    jsonPath = cachedJsonPath;
+    try {
+      const content = fs.readFileSync(cachedJsonPath, "utf-8");
+      return JSON.parse(content) as Template[];
+    } catch {
+      invalidateCorruptedMetadataCache(cachedJsonPath, platform);
+    }
+    jsonPath = path.join(folder.getTemplatesFolder(), "metadata", configName);
   } else {
     jsonPath = path.join(folder.getTemplatesFolder(), "metadata", configName);
   }
diff --git a/packages/fx-core/src/question/scaffold/vsc/rootNode.ts b/packages/fx-core/src/question/scaffold/vsc/rootNode.ts
index add063e5552..23980160b14 100644
--- a/packages/fx-core/src/question/scaffold/vsc/rootNode.ts
+++ b/packages/fx-core/src/question/scaffold/vsc/rootNode.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,26 @@ import * as templateHelper from "../../../component/generator/templateHelper";
 import * as folder from "../../../folder";
 import { constructNode } from "../constructNode";
 
+function invalidateCorruptedUiCache(cacheFilePath: string): void {
+  try {
+    fs.removeSync(cacheFilePath);
+  } catch {
+    // best-effort cleanup
+  }
+  const configRoot = path.join(os.homedir(), `.${String(ConfigFolderName)}`);
+  const versionFiles = [
+    path.join(configRoot, "template-version.txt"),
+    path.join(configRoot, "template-version-v4.txt"),
+  ];
+  for (const versionFile of versionFiles) {
+    try {
+      fs.removeSync(versionFile);
+    } catch {
+      // best-effort cleanup
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Load the wizard question tree from wizardNode.json.
  * Combined JSON with all sub-trees inlined.
@@ -43,16 +63,26 @@ function loadUiNode(fileName: string, platform: Platform): IQTreeNode {
   // escape hatch in metadata/index.ts — they carry no local code bindings.)
   const v4Enabled = featureFlagManager.getBooleanValue(FeatureFlags.V4Enabled);
 
-  let jsonPath: string;
   let source: string;
   if (!v4Enabled && !templateHelper.useLocalTemplate() && fs.pathExistsSync(cachedJsonPath)) {
-    jsonPath = cachedJsonPath;
-    source = "cache";
+    try {
+      const content = fs.readFileSync(cachedJsonPath, "utf-8");
+      TOOLS?.logProvider?.info(
+        `[Dynamic Template] Loaded ${fileName} from cache: ${cachedJsonPath}`
+      );
+      return constructNode(content, platform);
+    } catch {
+      invalidateCorruptedUiCache(cachedJsonPath);
+      source = "bundled";
+      TOOLS?.logProvider?.info(
+        `[Dynamic Template] Cached ${fileName} is corrupted, fallback to bundled UI.`
+      );
+    }
   } else {
-    jsonPath = path.join(folder.getTemplatesFolder(), "ui", fileName);
     source = "bundled";
   }
 
+  const jsonPath = path.join(folder.getTemplatesFolder(), "ui", fileName);
   const content = fs.readFileSync(jsonPath, "utf-8");
   TOOLS?.logProvider?.info(`[Dynamic Template] Loaded ${fileName} from ${source}: ${jsonPath}`);
   return constructNode(content, platform);
diff --git a/packages/fx-core/tests/component/generator/templates/metadata.test.ts b/packages/fx-core/tests/component/generator/templates/metadata.test.ts
index 2e781cceec7..de34d392a18 100644
--- a/packages/fx-core/tests/component/generator/templates/metadata.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fx-core/tests/component/generator/templates/metadata.test.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,47 @@ describe("metadata platform routing", () => {
       assert.include(readPath, path.join("metadata", "allTemplates.json"));
     });
 
+    it("falls back to bundled metadata and clears cache markers when cached metadata is corrupted", () => {
+      vi.spyOn(templateHelper, "useLocalTemplate").mockReturnValue(false);
+      vi.spyOn(folder, "getTemplatesFolder").mockReturnValue(path.resolve("/bundled"));
+      vi.spyOn(fs, "pathExistsSync").mockReturnValue(true);
+      const readFileSyncStub = vi
+        .spyOn(fs, "readFileSync")
+        .mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+          throw new Error("corrupted cache");
+        })
+        .mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify(mockTemplates) as any);
+      const removeSyncStub = vi.spyOn(fs, "removeSync").mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+      const result = getAllTemplatesOnPlatform(Platform.VSCode);
+
+      assert.deepEqual(result, [mockTemplates[0], mockTemplates[2]]);
+      assert.isTrue(removeSyncStub.mock.calls.length > 0);
+      const removedPaths = removeSyncStub.mock.calls.map((c) => String(c[0]));
+      assert.isTrue(removedPaths.some((p) => p.includes("template-version.txt")));
+      assert.isTrue(removedPaths.some((p) => p.includes("template-version-v4.txt")));
+    });
+
+    it("clears VS marker when VS cached metadata is corrupted", () => {
+      vi.spyOn(templateHelper, "useLocalTemplate").mockReturnValue(false);
+      vi.spyOn(folder, "getTemplatesFolder").mockReturnValue(path.resolve("/bundled"));
+      vi.spyOn(fs, "pathExistsSync").mockReturnValue(true);
+      vi.spyOn(fs, "readFileSync")
+        .mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+          throw new Error("corrupted cache");
+        })
+        .mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify(mockTemplates) as any);
+      const removeSyncStub = vi.spyOn(fs, "removeSync").mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+      const result = getAllTemplatesOnPlatform(Platform.VS);
+
+      assert.deepEqual(result, [mockTemplates[1]]);
+      const removedPaths = removeSyncStub.mock.calls.map((c) => String(c[0]));
+      assert.isTrue(
+        removedPaths.some((p) => p.includes(path.join("vs-metadata", "template-vs-version.txt")))
+      );
+    });
+
     it("falls back to bundled path when useLocalTemplate is true", () => {
       vi.spyOn(templateHelper, "useLocalTemplate").mockReturnValue(true);
       vi.spyOn(folder, "getTemplatesFolder").mockReturnValue(path.resolve("/bundled"));
diff --git a/packages/fx-core/tests/question/scaffold.test.ts b/packages/fx-core/tests/question/scaffold.test.ts
index 680d0dd4a82..8d3bcf43382 100644
--- a/packages/fx-core/tests/question/scaffold.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fx-core/tests/question/scaffold.test.ts
@@ -1471,6 +1471,26 @@ describe("rootNode", () => {
     const readPath = String(readFileSyncStub.mock.calls[0][0]);
     assert.include(readPath, path.join(`.${String(ConfigFolderName)}`, "ui", "wizardNode.json"));
   });
+
+  it("clears cache markers and falls back to bundled UI when v3 cache JSON is corrupted", () => {
+    vi.spyOn(templateHelper, "useLocalTemplate").mockReturnValue(false);
+    vi.spyOn(featureFlagManager, "getBooleanValue").mockReturnValue(false);
+    vi.spyOn(fs, "pathExistsSync").mockReturnValue(true);
+    vi.spyOn(fs, "readFileSync")
+      .mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+        throw new Error("bad json");
+      })
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(JSON.stringify({ data: { type: "group", name: "root" }, children: [] }));
+    const removeSyncStub = vi.spyOn(fs, "removeSync").mockImplementation(() => undefined as any);
+
+    const node = getRootProjectTypeNode(Platform.VSCode);
+
+    assert.isDefined(node);
+    assert.equal(node.data?.name, "root");
+    const removedPaths = removeSyncStub.mock.calls.map((call) => String(call[0]));
+    assert.isTrue(removedPaths.some((p) => p.includes("template-version.txt")));
+    assert.isTrue(removedPaths.some((p) => p.includes("template-version-v4.txt")));
+  });
 });
 
 describe("constructNode", () => {