diff --git a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
index 6d0861406..07907e46a 100644
--- a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ http {
     gzip_proxied no-cache no-store private expired auth;
     gzip_vary on;
 
+    proxy_cache_path /dev/shm/nginx_cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=api_cache:10m max_size=10m inactive=1m use_temp_path=off;
+
     upstream frigate_api {
         server 127.0.0.1:5001;
         keepalive 1024;
@@ -185,6 +187,11 @@ http {
             proxy_pass http://frigate_api/;
             include proxy.conf;
 
+            proxy_cache api_cache;
+            proxy_cache_lock on;
+            proxy_cache_use_stale updating;
+            proxy_cache_valid any 10s;
+
             location /api/stats {
                 access_log off;
                 rewrite ^/api/(.*)$ $1 break;