diff --git a/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf b/docker/main/rootfs/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
index 6d0861406..25131a108 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 +187,19 @@ 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 200 5s;
+            proxy_cache_bypass $http_x_cache_bypass;
+            add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status;
+
+            location /api/vod/ {
+                proxy_pass http://frigate_api/vod/;
+                include proxy.conf;
+                proxy_cache off;
+            }
+
             location /api/stats {
                 access_log off;
                 rewrite ^/api/(.*)$ $1 break;
diff --git a/web/src/api/index.jsx b/web/src/api/index.jsx
index 9e4e63b41..d4113ed2b 100644
--- a/web/src/api/index.jsx
+++ b/web/src/api/index.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 axios.defaults.baseURL = `${baseUrl}api/`;
 axios.defaults.headers.common = {
   'X-CSRF-TOKEN': 1,
+  'X-CACHE-BYPASS': 1,
 };
 
 export function ApiProvider({ children, options }) {