diff --git a/states/gitea/defaults.yaml b/states/gitea/defaults.yaml
index c694cf4..41c2f31 100644
--- a/states/gitea/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/gitea/defaults.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ gitea:
     lfs_jwt_secret: createYourOwnJWTSecret
     enable_gzip: false
     landing_page: home
+  cache:
+    enabled: true
+    adapter: redis
+    host: redis://127.0.0.1:6379/0?pool_size=100&idle_timeout=180s
   mailer:
     enable: true
     hostname: mail.example.com
@@ -62,4 +66,4 @@ gitea:
     internal_token: myUniqueInternalToken
   other:
     show_footer_branding: true
-    show_footer_version: true
\ No newline at end of file
+    show_footer_version: true
diff --git a/states/gitea/files/app.ini.j2 b/states/gitea/files/app.ini.j2
index 54570d7..53338b2 100644
--- a/states/gitea/files/app.ini.j2
+++ b/states/gitea/files/app.ini.j2
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ LFS_JWT_SECRET   = {{ gitea.server.lfs_jwt_secret }}
 ENABLE_GZIP      = {{ gitea.server.enable_gzip }}
 LANDING_PAGE     = {{ gitea.server.landing_page }}
 
+[cache]
+ENABLED       = {{ gitea.cache.enabled }}
+ADAPTER       = {{ gitea.cache.adapter }}
+HOST          = {{ gitea.cache.host }}
+
 [mailer]
 ENABLED       = {{ gitea.mailer.enable }}
 HELO_HOSTNAME = {{ gitea.mailer.hostname }}