diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index f6d77d904ba9..888abbacea49 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -4872,6 +4872,12 @@ def _make_locale_paths(settings):  # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
 ENABLE_AUTHN_LOGIN_BLOCK_HIBP_POLICY = False
 HIBP_LOGIN_BLOCK_PASSWORD_FREQUENCY_THRESHOLD = 5
 
+# .. setting_name: MFE_CONFIG_API_CACHE_TIMEOUT
+# .. setting_default: 60*5
+# .. setting_description: The MFE_CONFIG site configuration will be cached during the
+#   specified time
+MFE_CONFIG_API_CACHE_TIMEOUT = 60*5
+
 ############### Settings for the ace_common plugin #################
 ACE_ENABLED_CHANNELS = ['django_email']
 ACE_ENABLED_POLICIES = ['bulk_email_optout']
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/mfe_api/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/mfe_api/views.py
index 6cd15d3c84a7..c046bb2c509a 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/mfe_api/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/mfe_api/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
+from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_page
+
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
@@ -9,6 +13,7 @@ class MFEConfigView(APIView):
     Provides an API endpoint for MFE config from site configurations.
     """
 
+    @method_decorator(cache_page(settings.MFE_CONFIG_API_CACHE_TIMEOUT))
     def get(self, request):
         """
         GET /api/mfe/v1/config