diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/Chart.lock b/helm/flowfuse/Chart.lock
index 4a972786..6664fb81 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/Chart.lock
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/Chart.lock
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@ dependencies:
 - name: postgresql
   repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
   version: 11.9.13
-digest: sha256:1423e37aa789fccab1a4b5db593ccda3887032de2a4814b928df938f6db1de3a
-generated: "2024-02-13T12:15:48.820039+01:00"
+- name: valkey
+  repository: oci://registry-1.docker.io/cloudpirates
+  version: 0.15.3
+digest: sha256:e43b7e22bffb62a4f6c6042e837e5bcb9e7a6e2f5066d96bcf62ce05ef7bab03
+generated: "2026-02-03T16:07:53.32473377Z"
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/Chart.yaml b/helm/flowfuse/Chart.yaml
index ea78376d..7f6be15d 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/Chart.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ dependencies:
     import-values:
       - child: image
         parent: postgresql.image
+  - name: valkey
+    version: 0.15.3
+    repository: oci://registry-1.docker.io/cloudpirates
+    condition: forge.localValkey
 maintainers:
   - name: "FlowFuse Inc"
     url: "https://flowfuse.com"
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/README.md b/helm/flowfuse/README.md
index 9a095c73..1ae36665 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/README.md
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ For other values please refer to the documentation below.
  - `forge.https` is the Forge App accessed via HTTPS (default `true`)
  - `forge.registry` the hostname for the container registry used for FlowFuse images and as a fallback for init containers and other images in this chart (default: empty, meaning Docker Hub)
  - `forge.localPostgresql` Deploy a PostgreSQL v14 Database into Kubernetes cluster (default `true`)
+ - `forge.localValkey` Deploy a Valkey Cache instance (default `true`)
  - `forge.initContainers.config.image.registry` optional registry override used only for the "config" init container image; falls back to `forge.registry` when unset
  - `forge.initContainers.waitForLocalDb.image.registry` optional registry override used only for the "wait-for-local-db" init container image; falls back to `forge.registry` when unset
  - `forge.cloudProvider` can be `aws` or `openshift` but will include more as needed (default not set)
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ For other values please refer to the documentation below.
  - `forge.service.nodePort` allows to set custom nodePort value when `forge.service.type` value is set to `NodePort` (default not set)
  - `forge.logging.level` sets logging level for the Forge app (default: `info` from "info", "error", "debug", "warn", "trace", "fatal")
  - `forge.logging.http` sets HTTP request level logging for the Forge app (default: `info` from "info", "error", "debug", "warn", "trace", "fatal")
+ - `forge.cache.type` sets the shared cache mode (default: `valkey`, alternative `memory`)
 
  
 note: `forge.projectSelector` and `forge.managementSelector` defaults mean that you must have at least 2 nodes in your cluster and they need to be labeled before installing.
@@ -355,6 +357,18 @@ Note: External secret must contain following keys:
 - `postgress-password` - the password to use for the postgres user (equivalent to `postgresql.auth.postgresPassword` key)
 
 
+### Valkey Shared Cache
+- `valkey.host` Hostname for external Valkey/Redis instance (default `<helm Release>-valkey`)
+- `valkey.port` Port for external Valkey/Redis instance (default `6379`)
+- `valkey.url` Full URL for an external Valkey/Redis instance (default empty, this take priority over `valkey.host` & `valkey.port`)
+- `valkey.replicaCount` Number of Valkey instances (default `1`)
+- `valkey.persistence.enabled` Should Valkey persist to disk (default `false`)
+- `valkey.persistence.size` How large a storage volume should be created if enabled (default `20Gi`)
+- `valkey.auth.enabled` Should Valkey require authentication (default `false`)
+- `valkey.auth.password` Set a password (default not set, will generate if auth enabled)
+- `valkey.metrics.enabled` Enabled metrics endpoint (default `false`)
+- `valkey.config` allows to overwrite the default Valkey configuration
+
 ###  Liveness, readiness and startup probes
 
 Following values can be used to configure the liveness, readiness and startup probes for all pods:
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/charts/valkey-0.15.3.tgz b/helm/flowfuse/charts/valkey-0.15.3.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52d88a38
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diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm/flowfuse/templates/_helpers.tpl
index dd39bfd2..4dfd9db4 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -317,4 +317,26 @@ Usage: {{ include "forge.filteredBrokerIngressAnnotations" . }}
 {{- if $filtered -}}
 {{- toYaml $filtered -}}
 {{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Get the valkey host name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "forge.valkeyHost" -}}
+{{- if not .Values.valkey.host -}}
+    {{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name "valkey" }}
+{{- else -}}
+    {{- .Values.valkey.host }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Get the valkey port number.
+*/}}
+{{- define "forge.valkeyPort" -}}
+{{- if not .Values.valkey.host -}}
+    6379
+{{- else -}}
+    {{- .Values.valkey.port }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/templates/configmap.yaml b/helm/flowfuse/templates/configmap.yaml
index 30641e93..c0095ede 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -358,4 +358,19 @@ data:
       driver:
 {{ toYaml .Values.forge.tables.driver | indent 8 }}
       {{- end -}}
-    {{- end -}}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- if and (eq .Values.forge.cache.type "valkey") (not .Values.forge.localValkey) (not .Values.valkey.url) -}}
+    {{- fail "forge.cache.type=valkey requires either forge.localValkey=true or valkey.url to be set" -}}
+    {{- end }}
+    cache:
+      {{- if eq .Values.forge.cache.type "valkey" }}
+      driver: 'redis'
+      options:
+        {{- if .Values.valkey.url }}
+        url: {{ .Values.valkey.url }}
+        {{ else }}
+        url: redis://{{ include "forge.valkeyHost" . }}:{{ include "forge.valkeyPort" . }}
+        {{- end -}}
+      {{- else }}
+      driver: 'memory'
+      {{- end -}}
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/values.schema.json b/helm/flowfuse/values.schema.json
index ce6d8d1f..ae378006 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/values.schema.json
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/values.schema.json
@@ -1125,6 +1125,17 @@
                             "enum": ["info", "debug", "error", "trace", "fatal", "warn"]
                         }
                     }
+                },
+                "cache": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "type": {
+                            "enum": ["valkey", "memory"]
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                "localValkey": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
                 }
             },
             "required": [
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/values.yaml b/helm/flowfuse/values.yaml
index 73611435..329eae1e 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/values.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ forge:
   replicas: 1
   revisionHistoryLimit: 10
   localPostgresql: true
+  localValkey: true
   https: true
   projectNamespace: flowforge
   projectSelector:
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ forge:
   logging:
     level: info
     http: info
+  cache:
+    type: valkey
 
   persistentStorage:
     enabled: false
@@ -356,3 +359,28 @@ npmRegistry:
     repository: "flowfuse/npm-registry"
     tag: "latest"
   podSecurityContext: {}
+
+valkey:
+  replicaCount: 1
+
+  persistence:
+    enabled: false
+
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      memory: 512Mi
+      cpu: 250m
+    limits:
+      memory: 1Gi
+      cpu: 500m
+
+  auth:
+    enabled: false
+
+  metrics:
+    enabled: false
+
+  config:
+    maxMemory: 800mb
+    maxMemoryPolicy: allkeys-lru
+    save: 3600 1 300 100 60 10000