diff --git a/changelog.d/1221.change.md b/changelog.d/1221.change.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..742b2f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1221.change.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Allow original slotted cached_property classes to be cleaned by GC.
+Allow super calls in slotted cached properties.
diff --git a/src/attr/_make.py b/src/attr/_make.py
index 10b4eca7..3e0e203d 100644
--- a/src/attr/_make.py
+++ b/src/attr/_make.py
@@ -318,11 +318,11 @@ def _compile_and_eval(script, globs, locs=None, filename=""):
     eval(bytecode, globs, locs)
 
 
-def _make_method(name, script, filename, globs):
+def _make_method(name, script, filename, globs, locals=None):
     """
     Create the method with the script given and return the method object.
     """
-    locs = {}
+    locs = {} if locals is None else locals
 
     # In order of debuggers like PDB being able to step through the code,
     # we add a fake linecache entry.
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ def _make_cached_property_getattr(
     lines = [
         # Wrapped to get `__class__` into closure cell for super()
         # (It will be replaced with the newly constructed class after construction).
-        "def wrapper():",
+        "def wrapper(_cls):",
         "    __class__ = _cls",
         "    def __getattr__(self, item, cached_properties=cached_properties, original_getattr=original_getattr, _cached_setattr_get=_cached_setattr_get):",
         "         func = cached_properties.get(item)",
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ def _make_cached_property_getattr(
     lines.extend(
         [
             "    return __getattr__",
-            "__getattr__ = wrapper()",
+            "__getattr__ = wrapper(_cls)",
         ]
     )
 
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@ def _make_cached_property_getattr(
     glob = {
         "cached_properties": cached_properties,
         "_cached_setattr_get": _obj_setattr.__get__,
-        "_cls": cls,
         "original_getattr": original_getattr,
     }
 
@@ -653,6 +652,9 @@ def _make_cached_property_getattr(
         "\n".join(lines),
         unique_filename,
         glob,
+        locals={
+            "_cls": cls,
+        },
     )
 
 
@@ -938,6 +940,10 @@ class _ClassBuilder:
                 # Clear out function from class to avoid clashing.
                 del cd[name]
 
+            additional_closure_functions_to_update.extend(
+                cached_properties.values()
+            )
+
             class_annotations = _get_annotations(self._cls)
             for name, func in cached_properties.items():
                 annotation = inspect.signature(func).return_annotation
diff --git a/tests/test_make.py b/tests/test_make.py
index 19f7a4cd..b67453d5 100644
--- a/tests/test_make.py
+++ b/tests/test_make.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 """
 Tests for `attr._make`.
 """
-
-
 import copy
 import functools
 import gc
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ from hypothesis.strategies import booleans, integers, lists, sampled_from, text
 import attr
 
 from attr import _config
-from attr._compat import PY310
+from attr._compat import PY310, PY_3_8_PLUS
 from attr._make import (
     Attribute,
     Factory,
@@ -1773,6 +1771,27 @@ class TestClassBuilder:
 
         assert [C2] == C.__subclasses__()
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not PY_3_8_PLUS, reason="cached_property is 3.8+")
+    def test_no_references_to_original_when_using_cached_property(self):
+        """
+        When subclassing a slotted class and using cached property, there are no stray references to the original class.
+        """
+
+        @attr.s(slots=True)
+        class C:
+            pass
+
+        @attr.s(slots=True)
+        class C2(C):
+            @functools.cached_property
+            def value(self) -> int:
+                return 0
+
+        # The original C2 is in a reference cycle, so force a collect:
+        gc.collect()
+
+        assert [C2] == C.__subclasses__()
+
     def _get_copy_kwargs(include_slots=True):
         """
         Generate a list of compatible attr.s arguments for the `copy` tests.
diff --git a/tests/test_slots.py b/tests/test_slots.py
index 26365ab0..c1332f2d 100644
--- a/tests/test_slots.py
+++ b/tests/test_slots.py
@@ -943,6 +943,25 @@ def test_slots_with_multiple_cached_property_subclasses_works():
     assert ab.h == "h"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not PY_3_8_PLUS, reason="cached_property is 3.8+")
+def test_slotted_cached_property_can_access_super():
+    """
+    Multiple sub-classes shouldn't break cached properties.
+    """
+
+    @attr.s(slots=True)
+    class A:
+        x = attr.ib(kw_only=True)
+
+    @attr.s(slots=True)
+    class B(A):
+        @functools.cached_property
+        def f(self):
+            return super().x * 2
+
+    assert B(x=1).f == 2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(not PY_3_8_PLUS, reason="cached_property is 3.8+")
 def test_slots_sub_class_avoids_duplicated_slots():
     """