diff --git a/lib/kamal/cli/proxy.rb b/lib/kamal/cli/proxy.rb
index 381bf2616..d58eb5459 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/cli/proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/cli/proxy.rb
@@ -448,6 +448,49 @@ def loadbalancer(status)
     end
   end
 
+  desc "cache SUBCOMMAND", "Manage the response cache (stats, purge)"
+  option :count, type: :boolean, default: false, desc: "stats: measure entries and bytes per service (walks a shared store's keyspace)"
+  option :json, type: :boolean, default: false, desc: "stats: print the raw report as JSON"
+  option :path_prefix, type: :string, default: nil, desc: "purge: drop only the entries below this path, e.g. /assets"
+  def cache(subcommand)
+    count, json, path_prefix = options[:count], options[:json], options[:path_prefix]
+
+    case subcommand
+    when "stats"
+      # The cache lives where its policy applies: at the loadbalancer when
+      # load balancing (cache is edge-only in the layering contract),
+      # otherwise on each proxy host.
+      if KAMAL.config.proxy.load_balancing?
+        on(KAMAL.config.proxy.effective_loadbalancer) do |host|
+          puts_by_host host, capture_with_info(*KAMAL.loadbalancer.cache_stats(count: count, json: json)), type: "Loadbalancer"
+        end
+      else
+        on(KAMAL.proxy_hosts) do |host|
+          puts_by_host host, capture_with_info(*KAMAL.proxy(host).cache_stats(count: count, json: json)), type: "Proxy"
+        end
+      end
+    when "purge"
+      if KAMAL.config.proxy.load_balancing?
+        # The loadbalancer registers one service under the bare service name.
+        on(KAMAL.config.proxy.effective_loadbalancer) do |host|
+          execute *KAMAL.auditor.record("Purged the response cache"), verbosity: :debug
+          puts_by_host host, capture_with_info(*KAMAL.loadbalancer.cache_purge(KAMAL.config.service, path_prefix: path_prefix)), type: "Loadbalancer"
+        end
+      else
+        # Each proxied role registered its own service, so purge walks them.
+        on(KAMAL.proxy_hosts) do |host|
+          execute *KAMAL.auditor.record("Purged the response cache"), verbosity: :debug
+
+          KAMAL.roles_on(host).select(&:running_proxy?).each do |role|
+            puts_by_host host, capture_with_info(*KAMAL.proxy(host).cache_purge(role.container_prefix, path_prefix: path_prefix)), type: "Proxy"
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    else
+      puts "Unknown cache subcommand: #{subcommand}. Available: stats, purge"
+    end
+  end
+
   desc "domains SUBCOMMAND", "Manage dynamic TLS domains (refresh, list, stats)"
   def domains(subcommand)
     case subcommand
diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/loadbalancer.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/loadbalancer.rb
index 2584e72e3..44ff13673 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/commands/loadbalancer.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/loadbalancer.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,17 @@ def list
     docker :exec, container_name, "kamal-proxy", :list
   end
 
+  # Cache policy is edge-only under load balancing (see the layering contract),
+  # so the cache admin surface lives here - registered under the bare service
+  # name, unlike the per-role services on the proxy hosts.
+  def cache_stats(count: false, json: false)
+    docker :exec, container_name, "kamal-proxy", :cache, :stats, *optionize({ count: count || nil, json: json || nil }.compact)
+  end
+
+  def cache_purge(service, path_prefix: nil)
+    docker :exec, container_name, "kamal-proxy", :cache, :purge, service, *optionize({ "path-prefix": path_prefix }.compact)
+  end
+
   def config_digest
     docker :inspect, container_name, "--format", "'{{ index .Config.Labels \"#{Kamal::Commands::Proxy::CONFIG_DIGEST_LABEL}\" }}'"
   end
diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/proxy.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/proxy.rb
index c000e8bb0..79b5f3230 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/commands/proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/proxy.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ def list(name: container_name, json: false)
     docker :exec, name, "kamal-proxy", :list, *("--json" if json)
   end
 
+  def cache_stats(count: false, json: false)
+    docker :exec, container_name, "kamal-proxy", :cache, :stats, *optionize({ count: count || nil, json: json || nil }.compact)
+  end
+
+  def cache_purge(service, path_prefix: nil)
+    docker :exec, container_name, "kamal-proxy", :cache, :purge, service, *optionize({ "path-prefix": path_prefix }.compact)
+  end
+
   # One mount destination per line - what the running container was actually
   # booted with, as opposed to what the current configuration would mount.
   def mount_destinations
diff --git a/lib/kamal/configuration/docs/proxy.yml b/lib/kamal/configuration/docs/proxy.yml
index 61f043d27..f69ac937b 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/configuration/docs/proxy.yml
+++ b/lib/kamal/configuration/docs/proxy.yml
@@ -633,11 +633,20 @@ proxy:
   # naming one moves it into the key for every path in the service, which is
   # usually not what you want.
   #
+  # ### Administering it
+  #
+  # `kamal proxy cache stats` reports what the cache is holding (add `--count`
+  # to measure entries and bytes per service, `--json` for the raw report),
+  # and `kamal proxy cache purge` drops this app's cached responses
+  # (`--path-prefix /assets` to narrow it). Both run on the layer that owns
+  # the cache - the loadbalancer when load balancing, else each proxy host.
+  #
   # ### When it is not caching
   #
-  # A cache that quietly stores nothing is the usual first surprise. kamal-proxy
-  # explains every refusal — check `kamal proxy logs` for the reason, and the
-  # `cache_refusals_total` metric (by `reason`) if you run with `metrics_port`.
+  # A cache that quietly stores nothing is the usual first surprise. Start with
+  # `kamal proxy cache stats`; kamal-proxy also explains every refusal — check
+  # `kamal proxy logs` for the reason, and the `cache_refusals_total` metric
+  # (by `reason`) if you run with `metrics_port`.
   # The common reasons are a missing `Cache-Control: public, max-age=...` on the
   # app's response, a `Set-Cookie` header, a body over `max_body`, and
   # `variant_limit` from `max_variants`.
diff --git a/test/cli/proxy_test.rb b/test/cli/proxy_test.rb
index 69c090710..9dbd34c9e 100644
--- a/test/cli/proxy_test.rb
+++ b/test/cli/proxy_test.rb
@@ -610,6 +610,82 @@ class CliProxyTest < CliTestCase
     end
   end
 
+  # Cache admin surfaces on the layer that owns the cache: the loadbalancer
+  # when load balancing (cache policy is edge-only), else the proxy hosts.
+  test "cache stats" do
+    SSHKit::Backend::Abstract.any_instance.expects(:capture_with_info)
+      .with(:docker, :exec, "kamal-proxy", "kamal-proxy", :cache, :stats)
+      .returns("Response cache (per node): 12 entries").twice
+
+    run_command("cache", "stats").tap do |output|
+      assert_match "12 entries", output
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "cache stats passes count and json through" do
+    SSHKit::Backend::Abstract.any_instance.expects(:capture_with_info)
+      .with(:docker, :exec, "kamal-proxy", "kamal-proxy", :cache, :stats, "--count", "--json")
+      .returns("{}").twice
+
+    run_command("cache", "stats", "--count", "--json").tap do |output|
+      assert_match "{}", output
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "cache stats with loadbalancer asks the loadbalancer" do
+    Kamal::Configuration::Proxy.any_instance.unstub(:load_balancing?)
+
+    SSHKit::Backend::Abstract.any_instance.expects(:capture_with_info)
+      .with(:docker, :exec, "load-balancer", "kamal-proxy", :cache, :stats)
+      .returns("Response cache (shared): 40 entries")
+
+    run_command("cache", "stats", fixture: :with_loadbalancer).tap do |output|
+      assert_match "Loadbalancer Host: lb.example.com", output
+      assert_match "40 entries", output
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Without a loadbalancer, each proxied role registered its own service, so
+  # purge walks them per host.
+  test "cache purge purges each proxied role service" do
+    SSHKit::Backend::Abstract.any_instance.expects(:capture_with_info)
+      .with(:docker, :exec, "kamal-proxy", "kamal-proxy", :cache, :purge, "app-web")
+      .returns("Purged 3 cached responses").twice
+
+    run_command("cache", "purge").tap do |output|
+      assert_match "Purged 3 cached responses", output
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "cache purge passes the path prefix through" do
+    SSHKit::Backend::Abstract.any_instance.expects(:capture_with_info)
+      .with(:docker, :exec, "kamal-proxy", "kamal-proxy", :cache, :purge, "app-web", "--path-prefix", "\"/assets\"")
+      .returns("Purged 1 cached response").twice
+
+    run_command("cache", "purge", "--path-prefix", "/assets").tap do |output|
+      assert_match "Purged 1 cached response", output
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "cache purge with loadbalancer purges the bare service on the loadbalancer" do
+    Kamal::Configuration::Proxy.any_instance.unstub(:load_balancing?)
+
+    SSHKit::Backend::Abstract.any_instance.expects(:capture_with_info)
+      .with(:docker, :exec, "load-balancer", "kamal-proxy", :cache, :purge, "app")
+      .returns("Purged 7 cached responses")
+
+    run_command("cache", "purge", fixture: :with_loadbalancer).tap do |output|
+      assert_match "Loadbalancer Host: lb.example.com", output
+      assert_match "Purged 7 cached responses", output
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "cache with an unknown subcommand" do
+    run_command("cache", "flush").tap do |output|
+      assert_match "Unknown cache subcommand: flush. Available: stats, purge", output
+    end
+  end
+
   test "domains list with loadbalancer" do
     Kamal::Configuration::Proxy.any_instance.unstub(:load_balancing?)
 
diff --git a/test/commands/loadbalancer_test.rb b/test/commands/loadbalancer_test.rb
index 08bf56578..c8788e781 100644
--- a/test/commands/loadbalancer_test.rb
+++ b/test/commands/loadbalancer_test.rb
@@ -230,6 +230,20 @@ class CommandsLoadbalancerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_no_match(/--rewrite/, command)
   end
 
+  # Cache policy is edge-only under load balancing, so the admin surface
+  # lives on the load balancer - registered under the bare service name.
+  test "cache stats" do
+    assert_equal \
+      "docker exec load-balancer kamal-proxy cache stats --count",
+      new_command.cache_stats(count: true).join(" ")
+  end
+
+  test "cache purge" do
+    assert_equal \
+      "docker exec load-balancer kamal-proxy cache purge app",
+      new_command.cache_purge("app").join(" ")
+  end
+
   test "domains" do
     assert_equal \
       "docker exec load-balancer kamal-proxy domains list",
diff --git a/test/commands/proxy_test.rb b/test/commands/proxy_test.rb
index 4a8439e58..7a4152902 100644
--- a/test/commands/proxy_test.rb
+++ b/test/commands/proxy_test.rb
@@ -278,6 +278,30 @@ class CommandsProxyTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       new_command.list(json: true).join(" ")
   end
 
+  test "cache stats" do
+    assert_equal \
+      "docker exec kamal-proxy kamal-proxy cache stats",
+      new_command.cache_stats.join(" ")
+  end
+
+  test "cache stats with count and json" do
+    assert_equal \
+      "docker exec kamal-proxy kamal-proxy cache stats --count --json",
+      new_command.cache_stats(count: true, json: true).join(" ")
+  end
+
+  test "cache purge" do
+    assert_equal \
+      "docker exec kamal-proxy kamal-proxy cache purge app-web",
+      new_command.cache_purge("app-web").join(" ")
+  end
+
+  test "cache purge with path prefix" do
+    assert_equal \
+      "docker exec kamal-proxy kamal-proxy cache purge app-web --path-prefix \"/assets\"",
+      new_command.cache_purge("app-web", path_prefix: "/assets").join(" ")
+  end
+
   test "mount_destinations" do
     assert_equal \
       "docker inspect kamal-proxy --format '{{range .Mounts}}{{println .Destination}}{{end}}'",