diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ResourceDialog.vue b/frontend/src/components/ResourceDialog.vue
index ddbe4942d..6b1d92faa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ResourceDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ResourceDialog.vue
@@ -144,6 +144,13 @@
 
 				<Checkbox size="sm" label="Auto fetch data on load" v-model="newResource.auto" />
 
+				<Checkbox
+					v-if="newResource.resource_type === 'API Resource'"
+					size="sm"
+					label="Cache data across page loads"
+					v-model="newResource.cache"
+				/>
+
 				<!-- Transform Results for any Resource Type -->
 				<ScriptSection
 					title="Transform Results"
@@ -237,6 +244,7 @@ const emptyResource: Resource = {
 	on_success: "",
 	on_error: "",
 	auto: true,
+	cache: false,
 }
 
 const newResource = ref<Resource>({ ...emptyResource })
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/studioResources.ts b/frontend/src/data/studioResources.ts
index 775e4e808..bd3cc0381 100644
--- a/frontend/src/data/studioResources.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/data/studioResources.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export const studioPageResources = createListResource({
 		"resource_type",
 		"resource_name",
 		"auto",
+		"cache",
 		"fields",
 		"filters",
 		"limit",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/AppContainer.vue b/frontend/src/pages/AppContainer.vue
index 850baedca..cdacc9836 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/AppContainer.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/AppContainer.vue
@@ -24,39 +24,47 @@ const codeStore = useCodeStore()
 const page = ref<StudioPage | null>(null)
 
 const rootBlock = ref<Block | null>(null)
+let renderedPath: string | null = null
 
-async function loadPage() {
-	let { pageRoute } = route.params as { pageRoute: string[] }
-	const isDynamic = route.meta?.isDynamic
-
-	let currentPath = "/"
-	if (isDynamic) {
-		currentPath = route.matched?.[0]?.path
-	} else if (pageRoute) {
-		currentPath = pageRoute[0]
-	}
-
+async function loadPage(force: boolean = false) {
+	const currentPath = resolvePagePath()
 	if (!currentPath) {
 		rootBlock.value = null
+		renderedPath = null
 		return
 	}
 
-	page.value = await findPageWithRoute(window.app_name, currentPath)
+	const isSamePage = !force && currentPath === renderedPath
+	if (!isSamePage) {
+		const nextPage = await findPageWithRoute(window.app_name, currentPath)
+		if (!nextPage) return
+		page.value = nextPage
+	}
 	if (!page.value) return
+
 	await store.setPageData(page.value)
 	await codeStore.setPageScript(page.value, Boolean(page.value.is_standard))
 
+	if (isSamePage) return
+
 	const blocks = window.is_preview
 		? JSON.parse(page.value?.draft_blocks || page.value?.blocks)
 		: JSON.parse(page.value?.blocks)
 	if (blocks) {
 		rootBlock.value = getBlockInstance(blocks[0])
+		renderedPath = currentPath
 	}
 }
 
-watch(() => route.path, loadPage, { immediate: true })
+watch(() => route.path, () => loadPage(), { immediate: true })
 
-if (window.is_preview) useLivePreview(page, loadPage)
+if (window.is_preview) useLivePreview(page, () => loadPage(true))
+
+function resolvePagePath() {
+	if (route.meta?.isDynamic) return route.matched?.[0]?.path
+	const { pageRoute } = route.params as { pageRoute: string[] }
+	return pageRoute ? pageRoute[0] : "/"
+}
 
 usePageMeta(() => {
 	return {
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/codeStore.ts b/frontend/src/stores/codeStore.ts
index ba7e836ce..7a49248a2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/codeStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/codeStore.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import * as globalUtils from "@/utils/globalUtils"
 import { getInitialVariableValue, getValueFromObject, setValueInObject } from "@/utils/helpers"
 import { isDynamicValue, normalizeDynamicValue } from "@/utils/code"
 import { isFunctionExpression, toOptionalChaining, getTopLevelBindings } from "@/utils/parseCode"
-import type { Filters, Resource, DocumentResource, DataResult } from "@/types/Studio/StudioResource"
+import type { Filters, Resource, APIResource, DocumentResource, DataResult } from "@/types/Studio/StudioResource"
 import type { StudioPage } from "@/types/Studio/StudioPage"
 import type { Variable } from "@/types/Studio/StudioPageVariable"
 import type { ExpressionEvaluationContext } from "@/types"
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ const useCodeStore = defineStore("codeStore", () => {
 	async function setPageResources(page: StudioPage, setResourceConfig: boolean = false) {
 		studioPageResources.filters = { parent: page.name }
 		await studioPageResources.reload()
-		resources.value = {}
 
 		const resourcePromises = studioPageResources.data.map(async (resource: Resource) => {
 			const newResource = await getNewResource(resource, {
@@ -73,14 +72,16 @@ const useCodeStore = defineStore("codeStore", () => {
 
 		const resolvedResources = await Promise.all(resourcePromises)
 
+		const nextResources: Record<string, Resource> = {}
 		resolvedResources.forEach((item) => {
-			resources.value[item.resource_name] = item.value
+			nextResources[item.resource_name] = item.value
 			if (setResourceConfig) {
 				if (!item.value) return
-				resources.value[item.resource_name].resource_id = item.resource_id
-				resources.value[item.resource_name].resource_type = item.resource_type
+				nextResources[item.resource_name].resource_id = item.resource_id
+				nextResources[item.resource_name].resource_type = item.resource_type
 			}
 		})
+		resources.value = nextResources
 	}
 
 	async function setPageVariables(page: StudioPage) {
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ const useCodeStore = defineStore("codeStore", () => {
 		switch (resource.resource_type) {
 			case "Document":
 				return getDocumentResource(resource, context)
-			case "Document List":
+			case "Document List": {
 				const params: any = {
 					doctype: resource.document_type,
 					fields: fields.length ? fields : "*",
@@ -463,18 +464,27 @@ const useCodeStore = defineStore("codeStore", () => {
 					params["orderBy"] = `${resource.sort_field} ${resource.sort_order}`
 				}
 				return createListResource(params)
-			case "API Resource":
+			}
+			case "API Resource": {
+				const apiParams = getAPIParams(resource.params, context)
 				return createResource({
 					url: resource.url,
 					method: resource.method,
-					params: getAPIParams(resource.params, context),
+					params: apiParams,
 					auto: resource.auto,
+					cache: getCacheOption(resource, apiParams),
 					...getTransforms(resource),
 					...getSuccessErrorHandlers(resource),
 				})
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	function getCacheOption(resource: APIResource, params: Record<string, any> | string | null) {
+		if (!resource.cache) return undefined
+		return [resource.resource_name, resource.url, resource.method, JSON.stringify(params)]
+	}
+
 	function getAPIParams(params: Record<string, any> | string | null = null, context: ExpressionEvaluationContext) {
 		if (!params) return null
 		if (typeof params === "string") {
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/Studio/StudioResource.ts b/frontend/src/types/Studio/StudioResource.ts
index 0c6e7c931..a71f9ee8a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/Studio/StudioResource.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/Studio/StudioResource.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ interface BaseResource {
 	resource_type: ResourceType
 	/** Whether to automatically fetch data on first load */
 	auto?: boolean
+	/** Whether to reuse the resource and its data across page loads, keyed on url + params */
+	cache?: boolean
 	transform?: string | null
 	on_success?: string
 	on_error?: string
diff --git a/studio/studio/doctype/studio_page_resource/studio_page_resource.json b/studio/studio/doctype/studio_page_resource/studio_page_resource.json
index 3494c9c17..47016e351 100644
--- a/studio/studio/doctype/studio_page_resource/studio_page_resource.json
+++ b/studio/studio/doctype/studio_page_resource/studio_page_resource.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   "sort_field",
   "sort_order",
   "auto",
+  "cache",
   "document_resource_section",
   "document_type",
   "column_break_mkdu",
@@ -173,6 +174,13 @@
    "fieldtype": "Check",
    "in_list_view": 1,
    "label": "Auto fetch data on load"
+  },
+  {
+   "default": "0",
+   "description": "Reuse this resource and its data across page loads, keyed on url + params",
+   "fieldname": "cache",
+   "fieldtype": "Check",
+   "label": "Cache data across page loads"
   }
  ],
  "grid_page_length": 50,