diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 114591a..8c4db0b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ CACHE_TIMEOUT_7TV=300
 CACHE_TIMEOUT_BTTV=300
 CACHE_TIMEOUT_FFZ=300
 CACHE_TIMEOUT_TWITCH=300
+MAX_CACHE_TTL=300
 TWITCH_CLIENT_ID=
 TWITCH_SECRET=
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index bba04fa..101cb2c 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 load_dotenv()
 CACHE_CHANNEL_LIMIT = int(os.getenv('CACHE_CHANNEL_LIMIT', 500))
+MAX_CACHE_TTL = int(os.getenv('MAX_CACHE_TTL', 300))
 
 cache = LRUCache(maxsize=CACHE_CHANNEL_LIMIT)
 
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ def not_found(error):
 def rate_limit_exceeded(error):
     return custom_error(429, 'Rate limit exceeded. Please slow down (60 requests per minute).')
 
+if (MAX_CACHE_TTL > 0):
+    @app.after_request
+    def add_header(response):
+        response.headers['Cache-Control'] = f'max-age={MAX_CACHE_TTL}'
+        return response
+
 @app.route('/')
 def index():
     return jsonify({