diff --git a/accounts/pkg/config/config.go b/accounts/pkg/config/config.go
index ac0b6abe8..2e5859a16 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string
 	Namespace string
 	Root      string
+	CacheTTL  int
 }
 
 // GRPC defines the available grpc configuration.
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/flagset/flagset.go b/accounts/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
index 1eb938153..f533f3b47 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ func ServerWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 			EnvVars:     []string{"ACCOUNTS_HTTP_ROOT"},
 			Destination: &cfg.HTTP.Root,
 		},
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:        "http-cache-ttl",
+			Value:       604800, // 7 days
+			Usage:       "Set the static assets caching duration in seconds",
+			EnvVars:     []string{"ACCOUNTS_CACHE_TTL"},
+			Destination: &cfg.HTTP.CacheTTL,
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "grpc-namespace",
 			Value:       "com.owncloud.api",
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go b/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 7f0ecd8ea..4514d412a 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) http.Service {
 			assets.Logger(options.Logger),
 			assets.Config(options.Config),
 		),
+		options.Config.HTTP.CacheTTL,
 	))
 
 	mux.Route(options.Config.HTTP.Root, func(r chi.Router) {
diff --git a/ocis-phoenix/pkg/config/config.go b/ocis-phoenix/pkg/config/config.go
index 1aa518d98..fcd898ffe 100644
--- a/ocis-phoenix/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/ocis-phoenix/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string
 	Root      string
 	Namespace string
+	CacheTTL  int
 }
 
 // Tracing defines the available tracing configuration.
diff --git a/ocis-phoenix/pkg/flagset/flagset.go b/ocis-phoenix/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
index 45eadde1d..a832b4d2a 100644
--- a/ocis-phoenix/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
+++ b/ocis-phoenix/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ func ServerWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 			EnvVars:     []string{"PHOENIX_NAMESPACE"},
 			Destination: &cfg.HTTP.Namespace,
 		},
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:        "http-cache-ttl",
+			Value:       604800, // 7 days
+			Usage:       "Set the static assets caching duration in seconds",
+			EnvVars:     []string{"PHOENIX_CACHE_TTL"},
+			Destination: &cfg.HTTP.CacheTTL,
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "asset-path",
 			Value:       "",
diff --git a/ocis-phoenix/pkg/service/v0/service.go b/ocis-phoenix/pkg/service/v0/service.go
index 11ea50e66..4bb9942b2 100644
--- a/ocis-phoenix/pkg/service/v0/service.go
+++ b/ocis-phoenix/pkg/service/v0/service.go
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ package svc
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/ocis-phoenix/pkg/assets"
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ func NewService(opts ...Option) Service {
 
 	m.Route(options.Config.HTTP.Root, func(r chi.Router) {
 		r.Get("/config.json", svc.Config)
-		r.Mount("/", svc.Static())
+		r.Mount("/", svc.Static(options.Config.HTTP.CacheTTL))
 	})
 
 	return svc
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ func (p Phoenix) Config(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // Static simply serves all static files.
-func (p Phoenix) Static() http.HandlerFunc {
+func (p Phoenix) Static(ttl int) http.HandlerFunc {
 	rootWithSlash := p.config.HTTP.Root
 
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(rootWithSlash, "/") {
@@ -141,7 +144,10 @@ func (p Phoenix) Static() http.HandlerFunc {
 		),
 	)
 
-	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// we don't have a last modification date of the static assets, so we use the service start date
+	lastModified := time.Now().UTC().Format(http.TimeFormat)
+
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if rootWithSlash != "/" && r.URL.Path == p.config.HTTP.Root {
 			http.Redirect(
 				w,
@@ -162,6 +168,10 @@ func (p Phoenix) Static() http.HandlerFunc {
 			return
 		}
 
+		w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", fmt.Sprintf("max-age=%s", strconv.Itoa(ttl)))
+		w.Header().Set("Last-Modified", lastModified)
+		w.Header().Del("Expires")
+
 		static.ServeHTTP(w, r)
-	})
+	}
 }
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/middleware/static.go b/ocis-pkg/middleware/static.go
index 01bf4af94..718dd8435 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/middleware/static.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/middleware/static.go
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package middleware
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // Static is a middleware that serves static assets.
-func Static(root string, fs http.FileSystem) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+func Static(root string, fs http.FileSystem, ttl int) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(root, "/") {
 		root = root + "/"
 	}
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@ func Static(root string, fs http.FileSystem) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		),
 	)
 
+	// we don't have a last modification date of the static assets, so we use the service start date
+	lastModified := time.Now().UTC().Format(http.TimeFormat)
+
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			if strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, path.Join(root, "api")) {
@@ -27,6 +33,9 @@ func Static(root string, fs http.FileSystem) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 				if strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "/") {
 					http.NotFound(w, r)
 				} else {
+					w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", fmt.Sprintf("max-age=%s", strconv.Itoa(ttl)))
+					w.Header().Set("Last-Modified", lastModified)
+					w.Header().Del("Expires")
 					static.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/settings/pkg/config/config.go b/settings/pkg/config/config.go
index c0fd101c1..3b8a20201 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type HTTP struct {
 	Addr      string
 	Namespace string
 	Root      string
+	CacheTTL  int
 }
 
 // GRPC defines the available grpc configuration.
diff --git a/settings/pkg/flagset/flagset.go b/settings/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
index 22eb72c5f..ab3adfdc1 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/flagset/flagset.go
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ func ServerWithConfig(cfg *config.Config) []cli.Flag {
 			EnvVars:     []string{"SETTINGS_HTTP_ROOT"},
 			Destination: &cfg.HTTP.Root,
 		},
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:        "http-cache-ttl",
+			Value:       604800, // 7 days
+			Usage:       "Set the static assets caching duration in seconds",
+			EnvVars:     []string{"SETTINGS_CACHE_TTL"},
+			Destination: &cfg.HTTP.CacheTTL,
+		},
 		&cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:        "grpc-addr",
 			Value:       "0.0.0.0:9191",
diff --git a/settings/pkg/server/http/server.go b/settings/pkg/server/http/server.go
index d4c8819a9..aa46a0251 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) http.Service {
 			assets.Logger(options.Logger),
 			assets.Config(options.Config),
 		),
+		options.Config.HTTP.CacheTTL,
 	))
 
 	mux.Route(options.Config.HTTP.Root, func(r chi.Router) {