diff --git a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/defaults/main.yml
index de1a31461..0aaa53edc 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_federation_api_ssl_trusted_certificate: "{{ matr
 
 # The tmpfs at /tmp needs to be large enough to handle multiple concurrent file uploads.
 matrix_nginx_proxy_tmp_directory_size_mb: "{{ (matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_federation_api_client_max_body_size_mb | int) * 50 }}"
-
+matrix_nginx_proxy_tmp_cache_directory_size_mb: "{{ (matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_max_size_mb | int) * 2 }}"
 # A list of strings containing additional configuration blocks to add to the nginx server configuration (nginx.conf).
 # for big matrixservers to enlarge the number of open files to prevent timeouts
 # matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_additional_configuration_blocks:
@@ -557,6 +557,16 @@ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_media_repository_locations: []
 matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_user_dir_locations: []
 matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_frontend_proxy_locations: []
 
+# synapse content caching
+matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_enabled: false
+matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_path: "{{ '/tmp/synapse-cache' if matrix_nginx_proxy_enabled else matrix_nginx_proxy_data_path+'/synapse-cache' }}"
+matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_keys_zone_name: "STATIC"
+matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_keys_zone_size: "10m"
+matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_inactive_time: "48h"
+matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_max_size_mb: 1024
+matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_proxy_cache_valid_time: "24h"
+
+
 # The amount of worker processes and connections
 # Consider increasing these when you are expecting high amounts of traffic
 # http://nginx.org/en/docs/ngx_core_module.html#worker_connections
diff --git a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/tasks/setup_nginx_proxy.yml b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/tasks/setup_nginx_proxy.yml
index 92454e96f..30001dd29 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/tasks/setup_nginx_proxy.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/tasks/setup_nginx_proxy.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,17 @@
 #
 - name: Ensure Matrix nginx-proxy paths exist
   file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
     state: directory
     mode: 0750
     owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
     group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
   with_items:
-    - "{{ matrix_nginx_proxy_base_path }}"
-    - "{{ matrix_nginx_proxy_data_path }}"
-    - "{{ matrix_nginx_proxy_confd_path }}"
+    - {path: "{{ matrix_nginx_proxy_base_path }}", when: true}
+    - {path: "{{ matrix_nginx_proxy_data_path }}", when: true}
+    - {path: "{{ matrix_nginx_proxy_confd_path }}", when: true}
+    - {path: "{{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_path }}", when: "{{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_enabled and not matrix_nginx_proxy_enabled }}"}
+  when: item.when|bool
 
 - name: Ensure Matrix nginx-proxy configured (main config override)
   template:
diff --git a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/nginx/conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2 b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/nginx/conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2
index 720b50867..b15546fe6 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/nginx/conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/nginx/conf.d/matrix-synapse.conf.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 {% set user_dir_workers = matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_workers_list|selectattr('type', 'equalto', 'user_dir')|list %}
 {% set frontend_proxy_workers = matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_workers_list|selectattr('type', 'equalto', 'frontend_proxy')|list %}
 {% if matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_workers_enabled %}
+	{% if matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_enabled %}
+    	proxy_cache_path  {{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_path }} levels=1:2 keys_zone={{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_keys_zone_name }}:{{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_keys_zone_size }} inactive={{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_inactive_time }} max_size={{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_max_size_mb }}m;
+	{% endif %}
 	# Round Robin "upstream" pools for workers
 
 	{% if generic_workers %}
@@ -95,6 +98,14 @@ server {
 				client_body_buffer_size 25M;
 				client_max_body_size {{ matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_client_api_client_max_body_size_mb }}M;
 				proxy_max_temp_file_size 0;
+
+				{% if matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_enabled %}
+					proxy_buffering        on;
+					proxy_cache            {{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_keys_zone_name }};
+					proxy_cache_valid      any  {{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_proxy_cache_valid_time }};
+					proxy_force_ranges on;
+					add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status;
+				{% endif %}
 			}
 			{% endfor %}
 		{% endif %}
@@ -227,6 +238,14 @@ server {
 				client_body_buffer_size 25M;
 				client_max_body_size {{ matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_federation_api_client_max_body_size_mb }}M;
 				proxy_max_temp_file_size 0;
+
+				{% if matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_enabled %}
+					proxy_buffering        on;
+					proxy_cache            {{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_keys_zone_name }};
+					proxy_cache_valid      any  {{ matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_proxy_cache_valid_time }};
+					proxy_force_ranges on;
+					add_header X-Cache-Status $upstream_cache_status;
+				{% endif %}
 			}
 			{% endfor %}
 		{% endif %}
diff --git a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/systemd/matrix-nginx-proxy.service.j2 b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/systemd/matrix-nginx-proxy.service.j2
index 172a83bc9..74356ea93 100755
--- a/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/systemd/matrix-nginx-proxy.service.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-nginx-proxy/templates/systemd/matrix-nginx-proxy.service.j2
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ ExecStart={{ matrix_host_command_docker }} run --rm --name matrix-nginx-proxy \
 			--cap-drop=ALL \
 			--read-only \
 			--tmpfs=/tmp:rw,noexec,nosuid,size={{ matrix_nginx_proxy_tmp_directory_size_mb }}m \
+			{% if matrix_nginx_proxy_synapse_cache_enabled %}
+			--tmpfs=/tmp/synapse-cache:rw,noexec,nosuid,size={{ matrix_nginx_proxy_tmp_cache_directory_size_mb }}m\
+			{% endif %}
 			--network={{ matrix_docker_network }} \
 			{% if matrix_nginx_proxy_container_http_host_bind_port %}
 			-p {{ matrix_nginx_proxy_container_http_host_bind_port }}:8080 \