diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
index 93620a08..139aeb6c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/layout.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'components/card.html' %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load utilities %}
+{% load cache %}
 
 {% block card-header %}
 <div
@@ -11,7 +12,10 @@
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
 
+{# three day cache #}
+{% cache 259200 status_content status.id %}
 {% block card-content %}{% endblock %}
+{% endcache %}
 
 {% block card-footer %}
 {% if moderation_mode and perms.bookwyrm.moderate_post %}