diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f2494c833..45869d7eb7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "json-2-csv": "^2.0.22",
     "less": "^2.0.0",
     "logrotate-stream": "^0.2.3",
-    "lru-cache": "4.0.1",
+    "lru-cache": "4.0.2",
     "mime": "^1.3.4",
     "minimist": "^1.1.1",
     "mkdirp": "~0.5.0",
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin/cache.js b/src/controllers/admin/cache.js
index dce16818f8..dea5f0345b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin/cache.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin/cache.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ var cacheController = {};
 cacheController.get = function (req, res) {
 	var postCache = require('../../posts/cache');
 	var groupCache = require('../../groups').cache;
+	var userSettingsCache = require('../../user').settingsCache;
 
 	var avgPostSize = 0;
 	var percentFull = 0;
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ cacheController.get = function (req, res) {
 			percentFull: percentFull,
 			avgPostSize: avgPostSize,
 		},
+		userSettingsCache: {
+			length: userSettingsCache.length,
+			max: userSettingsCache.max,
+			itemCount: userSettingsCache.itemCount,
+			percentFull: ((userSettingsCache.length / userSettingsCache.max) * 100).toFixed(2),
+		},
 		groupCache: {
 			length: groupCache.length,
 			max: groupCache.max,
diff --git a/src/user/settings.js b/src/user/settings.js
index bef20e0087..76da620d32 100644
--- a/src/user/settings.js
+++ b/src/user/settings.js
@@ -2,83 +2,121 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var async = require('async');
+
 var meta = require('../meta');
 var db = require('../database');
 var plugins = require('../plugins');
 
+var LRU = require('lru-cache');
+
+var cache = LRU({
+	max: 500,
+	length: function () { return 1; },
+	maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60,
+});
+
 module.exports = function (User) {
+	User.settingsCache = cache;
+
 	User.getSettings = function (uid, callback) {
 		if (!parseInt(uid, 10)) {
 			return onSettingsLoaded(0, {}, callback);
 		}
 
-		db.getObject('user:' + uid + ':settings', function (err, settings) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
+		var cached = cache.get('user:' + uid + ':settings');
+		if (cached) {
+			return onSettingsLoaded(uid, cached || {}, callback);
+		}
 
-			onSettingsLoaded(uid, settings || {}, callback);
-		});
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				db.getObject('user:' + uid + ':settings', next);
+			},
+			function (settings, next) {
+				settings = settings || {};
+				settings.uid = uid;
+				cache.set('user:' + uid + ':settings', settings);
+				onSettingsLoaded(uid, settings || {}, next);
+			},
+		], callback);
 	};
 
 	User.getMultipleUserSettings = function (uids, callback) {
+		function getFromCache(next) {
+			var settings = uids.map(function (uid) {
+				return cache.get('user:' + uid + ':settings') || {};
+			});
+			async.map(settings, function (setting, next) {
+				onSettingsLoaded(setting.uid, setting, next);
+			}, next);
+		}
+
+
 		if (!Array.isArray(uids) || !uids.length) {
 			return callback(null, []);
 		}
 
-		var keys = uids.map(function (uid) {
-			return 'user:' + uid + ':settings';
+		var nonCachedUids = uids.filter(function (uid) {
+			return !cache.has('user:' + uid + ':settings');
 		});
 
-		db.getObjects(keys, function (err, settings) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			for (var i = 0; i < settings.length; i += 1) {
-				settings[i] = settings[i] || {};
-				settings[i].uid = uids[i];
-			}
+		if (!nonCachedUids.length) {
+			return getFromCache(callback);
+		}
 
-			async.map(settings, function (setting, next) {
-				onSettingsLoaded(setting.uid, setting, next);
-			}, callback);
+		var keys = nonCachedUids.map(function (uid) {
+			return 'user:' + uid + ':settings';
 		});
+
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				db.getObjects(keys, next);
+			},
+			function (settings, next) {
+				settings.forEach(function (userSettings, index) {
+					userSettings = userSettings || {};
+					userSettings.uid = nonCachedUids[index];
+					cache.set('user:' + userSettings.uid + ':settings', userSettings);
+				});
+
+				getFromCache(next);
+			},
+		], callback);
 	};
 
 	function onSettingsLoaded(uid, settings, callback) {
-		plugins.fireHook('filter:user.getSettings', { uid: uid, settings: settings }, function (err, data) {
-			if (err) {
-				return callback(err);
-			}
-
-			settings = data.settings;
-
-			var defaultTopicsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerPage, 10) || 20;
-			var defaultPostsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.postsPerPage, 10) || 20;
-
-			settings.showemail = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'showemail', 0), 10) === 1;
-			settings.showfullname = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'showfullname', 0), 10) === 1;
-			settings.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'openOutgoingLinksInNewTab', 0), 10) === 1;
-			settings.dailyDigestFreq = getSetting(settings, 'dailyDigestFreq', 'off');
-			settings.usePagination = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'usePagination', 0), 10) === 1;
-			settings.topicsPerPage = Math.min(settings.topicsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.topicsPerPage, 10) : defaultTopicsPerPage, defaultTopicsPerPage);
-			settings.postsPerPage = Math.min(settings.postsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.postsPerPage, 10) : defaultPostsPerPage, defaultPostsPerPage);
-			settings.userLang = settings.userLang || meta.config.defaultLang || 'en-GB';
-			settings.topicPostSort = getSetting(settings, 'topicPostSort', 'oldest_to_newest');
-			settings.categoryTopicSort = getSetting(settings, 'categoryTopicSort', 'newest_to_oldest');
-			settings.followTopicsOnCreate = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'followTopicsOnCreate', 1), 10) === 1;
-			settings.followTopicsOnReply = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'followTopicsOnReply', 0), 10) === 1;
-			settings.sendChatNotifications = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'sendChatNotifications', 0), 10) === 1;
-			settings.sendPostNotifications = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'sendPostNotifications', 0), 10) === 1;
-			settings.restrictChat = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'restrictChat', 0), 10) === 1;
-			settings.topicSearchEnabled = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'topicSearchEnabled', 0), 10) === 1;
-			settings.delayImageLoading = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'delayImageLoading', 1), 10) === 1;
-			settings.bootswatchSkin = settings.bootswatchSkin || meta.config.bootswatchSkin || 'default';
-			settings.scrollToMyPost = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'scrollToMyPost', 1), 10) === 1;
-
-			callback(null, settings);
-		});
+		async.waterfall([
+			function (next) {
+				plugins.fireHook('filter:user.getSettings', { uid: uid, settings: settings }, next);
+			},
+			function (data, next) {
+				settings = data.settings;
+
+				var defaultTopicsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.topicsPerPage, 10) || 20;
+				var defaultPostsPerPage = parseInt(meta.config.postsPerPage, 10) || 20;
+
+				settings.showemail = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'showemail', 0), 10) === 1;
+				settings.showfullname = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'showfullname', 0), 10) === 1;
+				settings.openOutgoingLinksInNewTab = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'openOutgoingLinksInNewTab', 0), 10) === 1;
+				settings.dailyDigestFreq = getSetting(settings, 'dailyDigestFreq', 'off');
+				settings.usePagination = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'usePagination', 0), 10) === 1;
+				settings.topicsPerPage = Math.min(settings.topicsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.topicsPerPage, 10) : defaultTopicsPerPage, defaultTopicsPerPage);
+				settings.postsPerPage = Math.min(settings.postsPerPage ? parseInt(settings.postsPerPage, 10) : defaultPostsPerPage, defaultPostsPerPage);
+				settings.userLang = settings.userLang || meta.config.defaultLang || 'en-GB';
+				settings.topicPostSort = getSetting(settings, 'topicPostSort', 'oldest_to_newest');
+				settings.categoryTopicSort = getSetting(settings, 'categoryTopicSort', 'newest_to_oldest');
+				settings.followTopicsOnCreate = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'followTopicsOnCreate', 1), 10) === 1;
+				settings.followTopicsOnReply = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'followTopicsOnReply', 0), 10) === 1;
+				settings.sendChatNotifications = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'sendChatNotifications', 0), 10) === 1;
+				settings.sendPostNotifications = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'sendPostNotifications', 0), 10) === 1;
+				settings.restrictChat = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'restrictChat', 0), 10) === 1;
+				settings.topicSearchEnabled = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'topicSearchEnabled', 0), 10) === 1;
+				settings.delayImageLoading = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'delayImageLoading', 1), 10) === 1;
+				settings.bootswatchSkin = settings.bootswatchSkin || meta.config.bootswatchSkin || 'default';
+				settings.scrollToMyPost = parseInt(getSetting(settings, 'scrollToMyPost', 1), 10) === 1;
+				next(null, settings);
+			},
+		], callback);
 	}
 
 	function getSetting(settings, key, defaultValue) {
@@ -138,6 +176,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 				User.updateDigestSetting(uid, data.dailyDigestFreq, next);
 			},
 			function (next) {
+				cache.del('user:' + uid + ':settings');
 				User.getSettings(uid, next);
 			},
 		], callback);
@@ -160,8 +199,9 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 
 	User.setSetting = function (uid, key, value, callback) {
 		if (!parseInt(uid, 10)) {
-			return callback();
+			return setImmediate(callback);
 		}
+		cache.del('user:' + uid + ':settings');
 		db.setObjectField('user:' + uid + ':settings', key, value, callback);
 	};
 };
diff --git a/src/views/admin/advanced/cache.tpl b/src/views/admin/advanced/cache.tpl
index 126cba8db0..72854a34b0 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/advanced/cache.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/advanced/cache.tpl
@@ -26,6 +26,24 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
+		<div class="panel panel-default">
+			<div class="panel-heading"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> User Settings Cache</div>
+			<div class="panel-body">
+
+				<label>[[admin/advanced/cache:items-in-cache]]</label><br/>
+				<span>{userSettingsCache.itemCount}</span><br/>
+
+				<label>[[admin/advanced/cache:length-to-max]]</label><br/>
+				<span>{userSettingsCache.length} / {userSettingsCache.max}</span><br/>
+
+				<div class="progress">
+					<div class="progress-bar" role="progressbar" aria-valuenow="{userSettingsCache.percentFull}" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" style="width: {userSettingsCache.percentFull}%;">
+						[[admin/advanced/cache:percent-full, {userSettingsCache.percentFull}]]
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+
 		<div class="panel panel-default">
 			<div class="panel-heading"><i class="fa fa-calendar-o"></i> Group Cache</div>
 			<div class="panel-body">