diff --git a/iris.conf.example b/iris.conf.example
index 0732925..98f676b 100644
--- a/iris.conf.example
+++ b/iris.conf.example
@@ -376,3 +376,10 @@ http_ajax_request_timeout: 30
 # engine will be closed after this many seconds, including connections
 # that haven't started/completed an HTTP request.
 http_request_timeout: 5
+
+
+# HTTP Cache Period: period in **days** to request the client to store
+# static resources. Sets the Expires and Cache-Control headers
+# Note: recompiling static resources (js/css) will override the previous versions
+# in clients cache
+http_cache_period: 30
diff --git a/qwebirc/engines/staticengine.py b/qwebirc/engines/staticengine.py
index 087551c..1ed965c 100644
--- a/qwebirc/engines/staticengine.py
+++ b/qwebirc/engines/staticengine.py
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@
 import qwebirc.util as util
 import pprint
 from adminengine import AdminEngineAction
-
-# TODO, cache gzip stuff
-cache = {}
-def clear_cache():
-  global cache
-  cache = {}
+from qwebirc.util.caching import cache
 
 def apply_gzip(request):
   accept_encoding = request.getHeader('accept-encoding')
@@ -29,6 +24,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     
   def render(self, request):
     self.hit(request)
+    cache(request)
     request = apply_gzip(request)
     return static.File.render(self, request)
     
diff --git a/qwebirc/util/caching.py b/qwebirc/util/caching.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d64124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qwebirc/util/caching.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from wsgiref.handlers import format_date_time as format_date
+from datetime import date, timedelta
+from time import mktime
+
+import qwebirc.config as config
+
+'''
+   Sets the cache headers for a (static resource) request
+'''
+def cache(request, expires=None, public=True):
+    if expires is None:
+        expires = int(config.tuneback["http_cache_period"])
+    
+    #set expires header
+    expiry = (date.today() + timedelta(expires)).timetuple()
+    request.responseHeaders.setRawHeaders("expires" , [format_date(mktime(expiry))])
+ 
+    #set cache control
+    cache_control = "max-age=" + str(int(60*60*24*expires))
+    if public:
+        cache_control += ", public"
+    else:
+        cache_control += ", private"
+    request.responseHeaders.setRawHeaders("cache-control", [cache_control])
+
+    return request
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