diff --git a/activitypub.go b/activitypub.go
index a18a636..d533e44 100644
--- a/activitypub.go
+++ b/activitypub.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	// TODO: delete. don't use this!
 	apCustomHandleDefault = "blog"
+
+	apCacheTime = time.Minute
 )
 
 type RemoteUser struct {
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ func handleFetchCollectionActivities(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 
 	p := c.PersonObject()
 
+	setCacheControl(w, apCacheTime)
 	return impart.RenderActivityJSON(w, p, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ func handleFetchCollectionOutbox(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 		ocp.OrderedItems = append(ocp.OrderedItems, *a)
 	}
 
+	setCacheControl(w, apCacheTime)
 	return impart.RenderActivityJSON(w, ocp, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -207,6 +211,7 @@ func handleFetchCollectionFollowers(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 			ocp.OrderedItems = append(ocp.OrderedItems, f.ActorID)
 		}
 	*/
+	setCacheControl(w, apCacheTime)
 	return impart.RenderActivityJSON(w, ocp, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -251,6 +256,7 @@ func handleFetchCollectionFollowing(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	// Return outbox page
 	ocp := activitystreams.NewOrderedCollectionPage(accountRoot, "following", 0, p)
 	ocp.OrderedItems = []interface{}{}
+	setCacheControl(w, apCacheTime)
 	return impart.RenderActivityJSON(w, ocp, http.StatusOK)
 }
 
@@ -743,3 +749,7 @@ func unmarshalActor(actorResp []byte, actor *activitystreams.Person) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func setCacheControl(w http.ResponseWriter, ttl time.Duration) {
+	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", fmt.Sprintf("public, max-age=%.0f", ttl.Seconds()))
+}
diff --git a/collections.go b/collections.go
index 5c9a1b7..2208751 100644
--- a/collections.go
+++ b/collections.go
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ func handleViewCollection(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) erro
 	if strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept"), "application/activity+json") {
 		ac := c.PersonObject()
 		ac.Context = []interface{}{activitystreams.Namespace}
+		setCacheControl(w, apCacheTime)
 		return impart.RenderActivityJSON(w, ac, http.StatusOK)
 	}
 
diff --git a/posts.go b/posts.go
index d2fbcca..f58707f 100644
--- a/posts.go
+++ b/posts.go
@@ -1089,6 +1089,7 @@ func fetchPost(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 		p.Collection = &CollectionObj{Collection: *coll}
 		po := p.ActivityObject(app.cfg)
 		po.Context = []interface{}{activitystreams.Namespace}
+		setCacheControl(w, apCacheTime)
 		return impart.RenderActivityJSON(w, po, http.StatusOK)
 	}
 
@@ -1430,6 +1431,7 @@ Are you sure it was ever here?`,
 		p.extractData()
 		ap := p.ActivityObject(app.cfg)
 		ap.Context = []interface{}{activitystreams.Namespace}
+		setCacheControl(w, apCacheTime)
 		return impart.RenderActivityJSON(w, ap, http.StatusOK)
 	} else {
 		p.extractData()