diff --git a/shared/http/jwt.go b/shared/http/jwt.go
index 986fb6c..bb2dfdd 100644
--- a/shared/http/jwt.go
+++ b/shared/http/jwt.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/jwa"
 	"github.com/lestrrat-go/jwx/jwt"
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const ClaimsContextKey contextKey = "claims"
 // JWTProtect uses the public key located at the given URL to check if the
 // cookie value is signed properly. In case yes, the JWT claims will be added
 // to the request context
-func JWTProtect(keyURL, cookieName, headerName string, authorizer func(*http.Request, map[string]interface{}) error) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+func JWTProtect(keyURL, cookieName, headerName string, authorizer func(*http.Request, map[string]interface{}) error, cache Cache) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			var jwtValue string
@@ -38,10 +39,23 @@ func JWTProtect(keyURL, cookieName, headerName string, authorizer func(*http.Req
 				return
 			}
 
-			keys, keysErr := fetchKeys(keyURL)
-			if keysErr != nil {
-				RespondWithJSONError(w, fmt.Errorf("jwt: error fetching keys: %v", keysErr), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				return
+			var keys [][]byte
+			if cache != nil {
+				lookup, lookupErr := cache.Get()
+				if lookupErr == nil {
+					keys = lookup
+				}
+			}
+			if keys == nil {
+				var keysErr error
+				keys, keysErr = fetchKeys(keyURL)
+				if keysErr != nil {
+					RespondWithJSONError(w, fmt.Errorf("jwt: error fetching keys: %v", keysErr), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+					return
+				}
+				if cache != nil {
+					cache.Set(keys)
+				}
 			}
 
 			var token *jwt.Token
@@ -117,3 +131,44 @@ func fetchKeys(keyURL string) ([][]byte, error) {
 	}
 	return asBytes, nil
 }
+
+// Cache can be implemented by consumers in order to define how requests
+// for public keys are being cached. For most use cases, the default cache
+// supplied by this package will suffice.
+type Cache interface {
+	Get() ([][]byte, error)
+	Set([][]byte)
+}
+
+type defaultCache struct {
+	value    *[][]byte
+	expires  time.Duration
+	deadline time.Time
+}
+
+// DefaultCacheExpiry should be used by cache instantiations without
+// any particular requirements.
+const DefaultCacheExpiry = time.Minute * 15
+
+// ErrNoCache is returned on a cache lookup that did not yield a result
+var ErrNoCache = errors.New("nothing found in cache")
+
+func (c *defaultCache) Get() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if c.value != nil && time.Now().Before(c.deadline) {
+		return *c.value, nil
+	}
+	return nil, ErrNoCache
+}
+
+func (c *defaultCache) Set(value [][]byte) {
+	c.deadline = time.Now().Add(c.expires)
+	c.value = &value
+}
+
+// NewDefaultKeyCache creates a simple cache that will hold a single
+// value for the given expiration time
+func NewDefaultKeyCache(expires time.Duration) Cache {
+	return &defaultCache{
+		expires: expires,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/shared/http/jwt_test.go b/shared/http/jwt_test.go
index fe62b4e..4826efd 100644
--- a/shared/http/jwt_test.go
+++ b/shared/http/jwt_test.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func TestJWTProtect(t *testing.T) {
 			if test.server != nil {
 				url = test.server.URL
 			}
-			wrappedHandler := JWTProtect(url, "auth", "X-RPC-Authentication", test.authorizer)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			wrappedHandler := JWTProtect(url, "auth", "X-RPC-Authentication", test.authorizer, nil)(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				w.Write([]byte("OK"))
 			}))
 			w := httptest.NewRecorder()