diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
index 11d246889..b398cf7a4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ Friendly reminder: We have a [bug bounty program](https://hackerone.com/tendermi
 - [types] \#6120 use batch verification for verifying commits signatures. 
   - If the key type supports the batch verification API it will try to batch verify. If the verification fails we will single verify each signature. 
 - [privval/file] \#6185 Return error on `LoadFilePV`, `LoadFilePVEmptyState`. Allows for better programmatic control of Tendermint.
-- [privval] /#6240 Add `context.Context` to privval interface. 
+- [privval] \#6240 Add `context.Context` to privval interface. 
+- [rpc] \#6265 set cache control in http-rpc response header (@JayT106)
 
 ### BUG FIXES
 
diff --git a/light/proxy/routes.go b/light/proxy/routes.go
index e28b23e0c..10d2ba94e 100644
--- a/light/proxy/routes.go
+++ b/light/proxy/routes.go
@@ -18,36 +18,36 @@ func RPCRoutes(c *lrpc.Client) map[string]*rpcserver.RPCFunc {
 		"unsubscribe_all": rpcserver.NewWSRPCFunc(c.UnsubscribeAllWS, ""),
 
 		// info API
-		"health":               rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeHealthFunc(c), ""),
-		"status":               rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeStatusFunc(c), ""),
-		"net_info":             rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeNetInfoFunc(c), ""),
-		"blockchain":           rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockchainInfoFunc(c), "minHeight,maxHeight"),
-		"genesis":              rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeGenesisFunc(c), ""),
-		"block":                rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockFunc(c), "height"),
-		"block_by_hash":        rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockByHashFunc(c), "hash"),
-		"block_results":        rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockResultsFunc(c), "height"),
-		"commit":               rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeCommitFunc(c), "height"),
-		"tx":                   rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeTxFunc(c), "hash,prove"),
-		"tx_search":            rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeTxSearchFunc(c), "query,prove,page,per_page,order_by"),
-		"block_search":         rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockSearchFunc(c), "query,page,per_page,order_by"),
-		"validators":           rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeValidatorsFunc(c), "height,page,per_page"),
-		"dump_consensus_state": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeDumpConsensusStateFunc(c), ""),
-		"consensus_state":      rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeConsensusStateFunc(c), ""),
-		"consensus_params":     rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeConsensusParamsFunc(c), "height"),
-		"unconfirmed_txs":      rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeUnconfirmedTxsFunc(c), "limit"),
-		"num_unconfirmed_txs":  rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeNumUnconfirmedTxsFunc(c), ""),
+		"health":               rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeHealthFunc(c), "", false),
+		"status":               rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeStatusFunc(c), "", false),
+		"net_info":             rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeNetInfoFunc(c), "", false),
+		"blockchain":           rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockchainInfoFunc(c), "minHeight,maxHeight", true),
+		"genesis":              rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeGenesisFunc(c), "", true),
+		"block":                rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockFunc(c), "height", true),
+		"block_by_hash":        rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockByHashFunc(c), "hash", true),
+		"block_results":        rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockResultsFunc(c), "height", true),
+		"commit":               rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeCommitFunc(c), "height", true),
+		"tx":                   rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeTxFunc(c), "hash,prove", true),
+		"tx_search":            rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeTxSearchFunc(c), "query,prove,page,per_page,order_by", false),
+		"block_search":         rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBlockSearchFunc(c), "query,page,per_page,order_by", false),
+		"validators":           rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeValidatorsFunc(c), "height,page,per_page", true),
+		"dump_consensus_state": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeDumpConsensusStateFunc(c), "", false),
+		"consensus_state":      rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeConsensusStateFunc(c), "", false),
+		"consensus_params":     rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeConsensusParamsFunc(c), "height", true),
+		"unconfirmed_txs":      rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeUnconfirmedTxsFunc(c), "limit", false),
+		"num_unconfirmed_txs":  rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeNumUnconfirmedTxsFunc(c), "", false),
 
 		// tx broadcast API
-		"broadcast_tx_commit": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBroadcastTxCommitFunc(c), "tx"),
-		"broadcast_tx_sync":   rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBroadcastTxSyncFunc(c), "tx"),
-		"broadcast_tx_async":  rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBroadcastTxAsyncFunc(c), "tx"),
+		"broadcast_tx_commit": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBroadcastTxCommitFunc(c), "tx", false),
+		"broadcast_tx_sync":   rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBroadcastTxSyncFunc(c), "tx", false),
+		"broadcast_tx_async":  rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBroadcastTxAsyncFunc(c), "tx", false),
 
 		// abci API
-		"abci_query": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeABCIQueryFunc(c), "path,data,height,prove"),
-		"abci_info":  rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeABCIInfoFunc(c), ""),
+		"abci_query": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeABCIQueryFunc(c), "path,data,height,prove", false),
+		"abci_info":  rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeABCIInfoFunc(c), "", true),
 
 		// evidence API
-		"broadcast_evidence": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBroadcastEvidenceFunc(c), "evidence"),
+		"broadcast_evidence": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(makeBroadcastEvidenceFunc(c), "evidence", false),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rpc/core/routes.go b/rpc/core/routes.go
index 5583d6f29..d83a882a3 100644
--- a/rpc/core/routes.go
+++ b/rpc/core/routes.go
@@ -14,43 +14,43 @@ var Routes = map[string]*rpc.RPCFunc{
 	"unsubscribe_all": rpc.NewWSRPCFunc(UnsubscribeAll, ""),
 
 	// info API
-	"health":               rpc.NewRPCFunc(Health, ""),
-	"status":               rpc.NewRPCFunc(Status, ""),
-	"net_info":             rpc.NewRPCFunc(NetInfo, ""),
-	"blockchain":           rpc.NewRPCFunc(BlockchainInfo, "minHeight,maxHeight"),
-	"genesis":              rpc.NewRPCFunc(Genesis, ""),
-	"block":                rpc.NewRPCFunc(Block, "height"),
-	"block_by_hash":        rpc.NewRPCFunc(BlockByHash, "hash"),
-	"block_results":        rpc.NewRPCFunc(BlockResults, "height"),
-	"commit":               rpc.NewRPCFunc(Commit, "height"),
-	"check_tx":             rpc.NewRPCFunc(CheckTx, "tx"),
-	"tx":                   rpc.NewRPCFunc(Tx, "hash,prove"),
-	"tx_search":            rpc.NewRPCFunc(TxSearch, "query,prove,page,per_page,order_by"),
-	"block_search":         rpc.NewRPCFunc(BlockSearch, "query,page,per_page,order_by"),
-	"validators":           rpc.NewRPCFunc(Validators, "height,page,per_page"),
-	"dump_consensus_state": rpc.NewRPCFunc(DumpConsensusState, ""),
-	"consensus_state":      rpc.NewRPCFunc(ConsensusState, ""),
-	"consensus_params":     rpc.NewRPCFunc(ConsensusParams, "height"),
-	"unconfirmed_txs":      rpc.NewRPCFunc(UnconfirmedTxs, "limit"),
-	"num_unconfirmed_txs":  rpc.NewRPCFunc(NumUnconfirmedTxs, ""),
+	"health":               rpc.NewRPCFunc(Health, "", false),
+	"status":               rpc.NewRPCFunc(Status, "", false),
+	"net_info":             rpc.NewRPCFunc(NetInfo, "", false),
+	"blockchain":           rpc.NewRPCFunc(BlockchainInfo, "minHeight,maxHeight", true),
+	"genesis":              rpc.NewRPCFunc(Genesis, "", true),
+	"block":                rpc.NewRPCFunc(Block, "height", true),
+	"block_by_hash":        rpc.NewRPCFunc(BlockByHash, "hash", true),
+	"block_results":        rpc.NewRPCFunc(BlockResults, "height", true),
+	"commit":               rpc.NewRPCFunc(Commit, "height", true),
+	"check_tx":             rpc.NewRPCFunc(CheckTx, "tx", true),
+	"tx":                   rpc.NewRPCFunc(Tx, "hash,prove", true),
+	"tx_search":            rpc.NewRPCFunc(TxSearch, "query,prove,page,per_page,order_by", false),
+	"block_search":         rpc.NewRPCFunc(BlockSearch, "query,page,per_page,order_by", false),
+	"validators":           rpc.NewRPCFunc(Validators, "height,page,per_page", true),
+	"dump_consensus_state": rpc.NewRPCFunc(DumpConsensusState, "", false),
+	"consensus_state":      rpc.NewRPCFunc(ConsensusState, "", false),
+	"consensus_params":     rpc.NewRPCFunc(ConsensusParams, "height", true),
+	"unconfirmed_txs":      rpc.NewRPCFunc(UnconfirmedTxs, "limit", false),
+	"num_unconfirmed_txs":  rpc.NewRPCFunc(NumUnconfirmedTxs, "", false),
 
 	// tx broadcast API
-	"broadcast_tx_commit": rpc.NewRPCFunc(BroadcastTxCommit, "tx"),
-	"broadcast_tx_sync":   rpc.NewRPCFunc(BroadcastTxSync, "tx"),
-	"broadcast_tx_async":  rpc.NewRPCFunc(BroadcastTxAsync, "tx"),
+	"broadcast_tx_commit": rpc.NewRPCFunc(BroadcastTxCommit, "tx", false),
+	"broadcast_tx_sync":   rpc.NewRPCFunc(BroadcastTxSync, "tx", false),
+	"broadcast_tx_async":  rpc.NewRPCFunc(BroadcastTxAsync, "tx", false),
 
 	// abci API
-	"abci_query": rpc.NewRPCFunc(ABCIQuery, "path,data,height,prove"),
-	"abci_info":  rpc.NewRPCFunc(ABCIInfo, ""),
+	"abci_query": rpc.NewRPCFunc(ABCIQuery, "path,data,height,prove", false),
+	"abci_info":  rpc.NewRPCFunc(ABCIInfo, "", true),
 
 	// evidence API
-	"broadcast_evidence": rpc.NewRPCFunc(BroadcastEvidence, "evidence"),
+	"broadcast_evidence": rpc.NewRPCFunc(BroadcastEvidence, "evidence", false),
 }
 
 // AddUnsafeRoutes adds unsafe routes.
 func AddUnsafeRoutes() {
 	// control API
-	Routes["dial_seeds"] = rpc.NewRPCFunc(UnsafeDialSeeds, "seeds")
-	Routes["dial_peers"] = rpc.NewRPCFunc(UnsafeDialPeers, "peers,persistent,unconditional,private")
-	Routes["unsafe_flush_mempool"] = rpc.NewRPCFunc(UnsafeFlushMempool, "")
+	Routes["dial_seeds"] = rpc.NewRPCFunc(UnsafeDialSeeds, "seeds", false)
+	Routes["dial_peers"] = rpc.NewRPCFunc(UnsafeDialPeers, "peers,persistent,unconditional,private", false)
+	Routes["unsafe_flush_mempool"] = rpc.NewRPCFunc(UnsafeFlushMempool, "", false)
 }
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/doc.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/doc.go
index b014fe38d..813f055f5 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/doc.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/doc.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 // Define some routes
 //
 //   var Routes = map[string]*rpcserver.RPCFunc{
-//	    "status": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(Status, "arg"),
+//	    "status": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(Status, "arg", false),
 //   }
 //
 // An rpc function:
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/jsonrpc_test.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/jsonrpc_test.go
index ec12f85d7..c06f13b7e 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/jsonrpc_test.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/jsonrpc_test.go
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ type ResultEchoDataBytes struct {
 
 // Define some routes
 var Routes = map[string]*server.RPCFunc{
-	"echo":            server.NewRPCFunc(EchoResult, "arg"),
+	"echo":            server.NewRPCFunc(EchoResult, "arg", false),
 	"echo_ws":         server.NewWSRPCFunc(EchoWSResult, "arg"),
-	"echo_bytes":      server.NewRPCFunc(EchoBytesResult, "arg"),
-	"echo_data_bytes": server.NewRPCFunc(EchoDataBytesResult, "arg"),
-	"echo_int":        server.NewRPCFunc(EchoIntResult, "arg"),
+	"echo_bytes":      server.NewRPCFunc(EchoBytesResult, "arg", false),
+	"echo_data_bytes": server.NewRPCFunc(EchoDataBytesResult, "arg", false),
+	"echo_int":        server.NewRPCFunc(EchoIntResult, "arg", false),
 }
 
 func EchoResult(ctx *types.Context, v string) (*ResultEcho, error) {
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_json_handler.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_json_handler.go
index 17cba3828..eb8a22eb4 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_json_handler.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_json_handler.go
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ func makeJSONRPCHandler(funcMap map[string]*RPCFunc, logger log.Logger) http.Han
 			requests = []types.RPCRequest{request}
 		}
 
+		// Set the default response cache to true unless
+		// 1. Any RPC request rrror.
+		// 2. Any RPC request doesn't allow to be cached.
+		// 3. Any RPC request has the height argument and the value is 0 (the default).
+		var c = true
 		for _, request := range requests {
 			request := request
 
@@ -74,11 +79,13 @@ func makeJSONRPCHandler(funcMap map[string]*RPCFunc, logger log.Logger) http.Han
 					responses,
 					types.RPCInvalidRequestError(request.ID, fmt.Errorf("path %s is invalid", r.URL.Path)),
 				)
+				c = false
 				continue
 			}
 			rpcFunc, ok := funcMap[request.Method]
 			if !ok || rpcFunc.ws {
 				responses = append(responses, types.RPCMethodNotFoundError(request.ID))
+				c = false
 				continue
 			}
 			ctx := &types.Context{JSONReq: &request, HTTPReq: r}
@@ -90,9 +97,15 @@ func makeJSONRPCHandler(funcMap map[string]*RPCFunc, logger log.Logger) http.Han
 						responses,
 						types.RPCInvalidParamsError(request.ID, fmt.Errorf("error converting json params to arguments: %w", err)),
 					)
+					c = false
 					continue
 				}
 				args = append(args, fnArgs...)
+
+			}
+
+			if hasDefaultHeight(request, args) {
+				c = false
 			}
 
 			returns := rpcFunc.f.Call(args)
@@ -106,23 +119,28 @@ func makeJSONRPCHandler(funcMap map[string]*RPCFunc, logger log.Logger) http.Han
 			// if this already of type RPC error then forward that error
 			case *types.RPCError:
 				responses = append(responses, types.NewRPCErrorResponse(request.ID, e.Code, e.Message, e.Data))
-
+				c = false
 			default: // we need to unwrap the error and parse it accordingly
 				switch errors.Unwrap(err) {
 				// check if the error was due to an invald request
 				case ctypes.ErrZeroOrNegativeHeight, ctypes.ErrZeroOrNegativePerPage,
 					ctypes.ErrPageOutOfRange, ctypes.ErrInvalidRequest:
 					responses = append(responses, types.RPCInvalidRequestError(request.ID, err))
-
+					c = false
 				// lastly default all remaining errors as internal errors
 				default: // includes ctypes.ErrHeightNotAvailable and ctypes.ErrHeightExceedsChainHead
 					responses = append(responses, types.RPCInternalError(request.ID, err))
+					c = false
 				}
 			}
+
+			if c && !rpcFunc.cache {
+				c = false
+			}
 		}
 
 		if len(responses) > 0 {
-			if wErr := WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, responses...); wErr != nil {
+			if wErr := WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, c, responses...); wErr != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to write responses", "res", responses, "err", wErr)
 			}
 		}
@@ -258,3 +276,12 @@ func writeListOfEndpoints(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, funcMap map[st
 	w.WriteHeader(200)
 	w.Write(buf.Bytes()) // nolint: errcheck
 }
+
+func hasDefaultHeight(r types.RPCRequest, h []reflect.Value) bool {
+	switch r.Method {
+	case "block", "block_results", "commit", "consensus_params", "validators":
+		return len(h) < 2 || h[1].IsZero()
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_json_handler_test.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_json_handler_test.go
index a5c14e59a..591277586 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_json_handler_test.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_json_handler_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import (
 
 func testMux() *http.ServeMux {
 	funcMap := map[string]*RPCFunc{
-		"c": NewRPCFunc(func(ctx *types.Context, s string, i int) (string, error) { return "foo", nil }, "s,i"),
+		"c":     NewRPCFunc(func(ctx *types.Context, s string, i int) (string, error) { return "foo", nil }, "s,i", false),
+		"block": NewRPCFunc(func(ctx *types.Context, h int) (string, error) { return "block", nil }, "height", true),
 	}
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
@@ -227,3 +228,35 @@ func TestUnknownRPCPath(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, http.StatusNotFound, res.StatusCode, "should always return 404")
 	res.Body.Close()
 }
+
+func TestRPCResponseCache(t *testing.T) {
+	mux := testMux()
+	body := strings.NewReader(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0","method":"block","id": 0, "params": ["1"]}`)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("Get", "http://localhost/", body)
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mux.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	res := rec.Result()
+
+	// Always expecting back a JSONRPCResponse
+	require.True(t, statusOK(res.StatusCode), "should always return 2XX")
+	require.Equal(t, "max-age=31536000", res.Header.Get("Cache-control"))
+
+	_, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	res.Body.Close()
+	require.Nil(t, err, "reading from the body should not give back an error")
+
+	// send a request with default height.
+	body = strings.NewReader(`{"jsonrpc": "2.0","method":"block","id": 0, "params": ["0"]}`)
+	req, _ = http.NewRequest("Get", "http://localhost/", body)
+	rec = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mux.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	res = rec.Result()
+
+	// Always expecting back a JSONRPCResponse
+	require.True(t, statusOK(res.StatusCode), "should always return 2XX")
+	require.Equal(t, "", res.Header.Get("Cache-control"))
+
+	_, err = ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	res.Body.Close()
+	require.Nil(t, err, "reading from the body should not give back an error")
+}
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_server.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_server.go
index 86dbed4fa..c21c71c49 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_server.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_server.go
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ func WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(
 }
 
 // WriteRPCResponseHTTP marshals res as JSON (with indent) and writes it to w.
-func WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, res ...types.RPCResponse) error {
+// If the rpc response can be cached, add cache-control to the response header.
+func WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, c bool, res ...types.RPCResponse) error {
 	var v interface{}
 	if len(res) == 1 {
 		v = res[0]
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ func WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, res ...types.RPCResponse) error
 		return fmt.Errorf("json marshal: %w", err)
 	}
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	if c {
+		w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "max-age=31536000") // expired after one year
+	}
 	w.WriteHeader(200)
 	_, err = w.Write(jsonBytes)
 	return err
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ func RecoverAndLogHandler(handler http.Handler, logger log.Logger) http.Handler
 
 				// If RPCResponse
 				if res, ok := e.(types.RPCResponse); ok {
-					if wErr := WriteRPCResponseHTTP(rww, res); wErr != nil {
+					if wErr := WriteRPCResponseHTTP(rww, false, res); wErr != nil {
 						logger.Error("failed to write response", "res", res, "err", wErr)
 					}
 				} else {
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_server_test.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_server_test.go
index f4da2f971..e7c517cde 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_server_test.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_server_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestWriteRPCResponseHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// one argument
 	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	err := WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.NewRPCSuccessResponse(id, &sampleResult{"hello"}))
+	err := WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, true, types.NewRPCSuccessResponse(id, &sampleResult{"hello"}))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	resp := w.Result()
 	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func TestWriteRPCResponseHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 200, resp.StatusCode)
 	assert.Equal(t, "application/json", resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "max-age=31536000", resp.Header.Get("Cache-control"))
 	assert.Equal(t, `{
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
   "id": -1,
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ func TestWriteRPCResponseHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 	// multiple arguments
 	w = httptest.NewRecorder()
 	err = WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w,
+		false,
 		types.NewRPCSuccessResponse(id, &sampleResult{"hello"}),
 		types.NewRPCSuccessResponse(id, &sampleResult{"world"}))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_uri_handler.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_uri_handler.go
index cd03383f7..f5a2ecebc 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_uri_handler.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/http_uri_handler.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func makeHTTPHandler(rpcFunc *RPCFunc, logger log.Logger) func(http.ResponseWrit
 		// if no error then return a success response
 		case nil:
 			res := types.NewRPCSuccessResponse(dummyID, result)
-			if wErr := WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, res); wErr != nil {
+			if wErr := WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, rpcFunc.cache, res); wErr != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to write response", "res", res, "err", wErr)
 			}
 
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/parse_test.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/parse_test.go
index 9f36adca7..86316f8e5 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/parse_test.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/parse_test.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func TestParseJSONArray(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestParseJSONRPC(t *testing.T) {
 	demo := func(ctx *types.Context, height int, name string) {}
-	call := NewRPCFunc(demo, "height,name")
+	call := NewRPCFunc(demo, "height,name", false)
 
 	cases := []struct {
 		raw    string
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func TestParseJSONRPC(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestParseURI(t *testing.T) {
 	demo := func(ctx *types.Context, height int, name string) {}
-	call := NewRPCFunc(demo, "height,name")
+	call := NewRPCFunc(demo, "height,name", false)
 
 	cases := []struct {
 		raw    []string
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/rpc_func.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/rpc_func.go
index 17e72cb10..24f3c8976 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/server/rpc_func.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/server/rpc_func.go
@@ -31,20 +31,22 @@ type RPCFunc struct {
 	returns  []reflect.Type // type of each return arg
 	argNames []string       // name of each argument
 	ws       bool           // websocket only
+	cache    bool           // allow the RPC response can be cached by the proxy cache server
 }
 
 // NewRPCFunc wraps a function for introspection.
 // f is the function, args are comma separated argument names
-func NewRPCFunc(f interface{}, args string) *RPCFunc {
-	return newRPCFunc(f, args, false)
+// cache is a bool value to allow the client proxy server to cache the RPC results
+func NewRPCFunc(f interface{}, args string, cache bool) *RPCFunc {
+	return newRPCFunc(f, args, false, cache)
 }
 
 // NewWSRPCFunc wraps a function for introspection and use in the websockets.
 func NewWSRPCFunc(f interface{}, args string) *RPCFunc {
-	return newRPCFunc(f, args, true)
+	return newRPCFunc(f, args, true, false)
 }
 
-func newRPCFunc(f interface{}, args string, ws bool) *RPCFunc {
+func newRPCFunc(f interface{}, args string, ws bool, c bool) *RPCFunc {
 	var argNames []string
 	if args != "" {
 		argNames = strings.Split(args, ",")
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ func newRPCFunc(f interface{}, args string, ws bool) *RPCFunc {
 		returns:  funcReturnTypes(f),
 		argNames: argNames,
 		ws:       ws,
+		cache:    c,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/rpc/jsonrpc/test/main.go b/rpc/jsonrpc/test/main.go
index fe3ffb769..e36caa3b5 100644
--- a/rpc/jsonrpc/test/main.go
+++ b/rpc/jsonrpc/test/main.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var routes = map[string]*rpcserver.RPCFunc{
-	"hello_world": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(HelloWorld, "name,num"),
+	"hello_world": rpcserver.NewRPCFunc(HelloWorld, "name,num", false),
 }
 
 func HelloWorld(ctx *rpctypes.Context, name string, num int) (Result, error) {
diff --git a/test/fuzz/rpc/jsonrpc/server/handler.go b/test/fuzz/rpc/jsonrpc/server/handler.go
index 3779ed2b4..b93388dd1 100644
--- a/test/fuzz/rpc/jsonrpc/server/handler.go
+++ b/test/fuzz/rpc/jsonrpc/server/handler.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var rpcFuncMap = map[string]*rs.RPCFunc{
-	"c": rs.NewRPCFunc(func(s string, i int) (string, int) { return "foo", 200 }, "s,i"),
+	"c": rs.NewRPCFunc(func(s string, i int) (string, int) { return "foo", 200 }, "s,i", false),
 }
 var mux *http.ServeMux