diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b91f27c74a..9d0c115582 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ bin/
 
 # Gradle & builds
 build
+build-cache
 target
 out
 .gradle
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 41f55a5303..5970e287bb 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 org.gradle.daemon=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
+org.gradle.caching=true
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 8dd114e648..56bd8789e7 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -18,3 +18,10 @@ rootProject.children.each { project ->
 }
 
 enableFeaturePreview('STABLE_PUBLISHING')
+
+buildCache {
+    local(DirectoryBuildCache) {
+        directory = new File(rootDir, 'build-cache')
+        removeUnusedEntriesAfterDays = 30
+    }
+}