diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 716e0c64..1b68d447 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/text v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.24.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20240716161551-93cc26a95ae9 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240808171019-573a1156607a // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240808171019-573a1156607a // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240808171019-573a1156607a // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240812133136-8ffd90a71988 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240812133136-8ffd90a71988 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240812133136-8ffd90a71988 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.65.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.34.2 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b03edd7b..caeab2c1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -523,12 +523,12 @@ google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20180817151627-c66870c02cf8/go.mod h1:JiN7NxoALGmiZfu7CAH4rXhgtRTLTxftemlI0sWmxmc=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20190819201941-24fa4b261c55/go.mod h1:DMBHOl98Agz4BDEuKkezgsaosCRResVns1a3J2ZsMNc=
 google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200526211855-cb27e3aa2013/go.mod h1:NbSheEEYHJ7i3ixzK3sjbqSGDJWnxyFXZblF3eUsNvo=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240808171019-573a1156607a h1:3JVv3Ujh+kGiajpSqHWnbWPuu0nQqMZ3hASNDDF9974=
-google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240808171019-573a1156607a/go.mod h1:7uvplUBj4RjHAxIZ//98LzOvrQ04JBkaixRmCMI29hc=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240808171019-573a1156607a h1:KyUe15n7B1YCu+kMmPtlXxgkLQbp+Dw0tCRZf9Sd+CE=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240808171019-573a1156607a/go.mod h1:4+X6GvPs+25wZKbQq9qyAXrwIRExv7w0Ea6MgZLZiDM=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240808171019-573a1156607a h1:EKiZZXueP9/T68B8Nl0GAx9cjbQnCId0yP3qPMgaaHs=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240808171019-573a1156607a/go.mod h1:Ue6ibwXGpU+dqIcODieyLOcgj7z8+IcskoNIgZxtrFY=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240812133136-8ffd90a71988 h1:CT2Thj5AuPV9phrYMtzX11k+XkzMGfRAet42PmoTATM=
+google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20240812133136-8ffd90a71988/go.mod h1:7uvplUBj4RjHAxIZ//98LzOvrQ04JBkaixRmCMI29hc=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240812133136-8ffd90a71988 h1:+/tmTy5zAieooKIXfzDm9KiA3Bv6JBwriRN9LY+yayk=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240812133136-8ffd90a71988/go.mod h1:4+X6GvPs+25wZKbQq9qyAXrwIRExv7w0Ea6MgZLZiDM=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240812133136-8ffd90a71988 h1:V71AcdLZr2p8dC9dbOIMCpqi4EmRl8wUwnJzXXLmbmc=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240812133136-8ffd90a71988/go.mod h1:Ue6ibwXGpU+dqIcODieyLOcgj7z8+IcskoNIgZxtrFY=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.19.0/go.mod h1:mqu4LbDTu4XGKhr4mRzUsmM4RtVoemTSY81AxZiDr8c=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.23.0/go.mod h1:Y5yQAOtifL1yxbo5wqy6BxZv8vAUGQwXBOALyacEbxg=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.25.1/go.mod h1:c3i+UQWmh7LiEpx4sFZnkU36qjEYZ0imhYfXVyQciAY=
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 34ecb840..30a549bf 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ var (
 			ContentSecurityPolicy:   "",
 			PermissionsPolicy:       "",
 			CrossOriginOpenerPolicy: "",
+			CacheControl:            "",
 		},
 		Branding: httpd.Branding{},
 	}
@@ -1557,6 +1558,12 @@ func getHTTPDSecurityConfFromEnv(idx int) (httpd.SecurityConf, bool) { //nolint:
 		isSet = true
 	}
 
+	cacheControl, ok := os.LookupEnv(fmt.Sprintf("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__%v__SECURITY__CACHE_CONTROL", idx))
+	if ok {
+		result.CacheControl = cacheControl
+		isSet = true
+	}
+
 	return result, isSet
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 8c433569..a9965aa9 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -1209,6 +1209,7 @@ func TestHTTPDBindingsFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	os.Setenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__SECURITY__CONTENT_SECURITY_POLICY", "script-src $NONCE")
 	os.Setenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__SECURITY__PERMISSIONS_POLICY", "fullscreen=(), geolocation=()")
 	os.Setenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__SECURITY__CROSS_ORIGIN_OPENER_POLICY", "same-origin")
+	os.Setenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__SECURITY__CACHE_CONTROL", "private")
 	os.Setenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__EXTRA_CSS__0__PATH", "path1")
 	os.Setenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__EXTRA_CSS__1__PATH", "path2")
 	os.Setenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__BRANDING__WEB_ADMIN__FAVICON_PATH", "favicon.ico")
@@ -1274,6 +1275,7 @@ func TestHTTPDBindingsFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 		os.Unsetenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__SECURITY__CONTENT_SECURITY_POLICY")
 		os.Unsetenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__SECURITY__PERMISSIONS_POLICY")
 		os.Unsetenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__SECURITY__CROSS_ORIGIN_OPENER_POLICY")
+		os.Unsetenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__SECURITY__CACHE_CONTROL")
 		os.Unsetenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__EXTRA_CSS__0__PATH")
 		os.Unsetenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__EXTRA_CSS__1__PATH")
 		os.Unsetenv("SFTPGO_HTTPD__BINDINGS__2__BRANDING__WEB_ADMIN__FAVICON_PATH")
@@ -1386,6 +1388,7 @@ func TestHTTPDBindingsFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "script-src $NONCE", bindings[2].Security.ContentSecurityPolicy)
 	require.Equal(t, "fullscreen=(), geolocation=()", bindings[2].Security.PermissionsPolicy)
 	require.Equal(t, "same-origin", bindings[2].Security.CrossOriginOpenerPolicy)
+	require.Equal(t, "private", bindings[2].Security.CacheControl)
 	require.Equal(t, "favicon.ico", bindings[2].Branding.WebAdmin.FaviconPath)
 	require.Equal(t, "logo.png", bindings[2].Branding.WebClient.LogoPath)
 	require.Equal(t, "disclaimer", bindings[2].Branding.WebClient.DisclaimerName)
diff --git a/internal/httpd/httpd.go b/internal/httpd/httpd.go
index 6872dc69..4cac5f28 100644
--- a/internal/httpd/httpd.go
+++ b/internal/httpd/httpd.go
@@ -416,7 +416,9 @@ type SecurityConf struct {
 	PermissionsPolicy string `json:"permissions_policy" mapstructure:"permissions_policy"`
 	// CrossOriginOpenerPolicy allows to set the `Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy` header value. Default is "".
 	CrossOriginOpenerPolicy string `json:"cross_origin_opener_policy" mapstructure:"cross_origin_opener_policy"`
-	proxyHeaders            []string
+	// CacheControl allow to set the Cache-Control header value.
+	CacheControl string `json:"cache_control" mapstructure:"cache_control"`
+	proxyHeaders []string
 }
 
 func (s *SecurityConf) updateProxyHeaders() {
diff --git a/internal/httpd/httpd_test.go b/internal/httpd/httpd_test.go
index 704b7cd3..960e8f81 100644
--- a/internal/httpd/httpd_test.go
+++ b/internal/httpd/httpd_test.go
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 				Value: "https",
 			},
 		},
+		CacheControl: "private",
 	}
 	httpdtest.SetBaseURL(httpBaseURL)
 	// required to test sftpfs
@@ -13149,12 +13150,14 @@ func TestDefender(t *testing.T) {
 	req.RemoteAddr = remoteAddr
 	rr = executeRequest(req)
 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusOK, rr)
+	assert.Empty(t, rr.Header().Get("Cache-Control"))
 
 	req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/.well-known/acme-challenge/foo", nil)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	req.RemoteAddr = remoteAddr
 	rr = executeRequest(req)
 	checkResponseCode(t, http.StatusNotFound, rr)
+	assert.Equal(t, "no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate, private", rr.Header().Get("Cache-Control"))
 
 	_, err = httpdtest.RemoveUser(user, http.StatusOK)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/internal/httpd/internal_test.go b/internal/httpd/internal_test.go
index 5e4f5950..2c3d02e2 100644
--- a/internal/httpd/internal_test.go
+++ b/internal/httpd/internal_test.go
@@ -3181,6 +3181,7 @@ func TestSecureMiddlewareIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 				STSIncludeSubdomains: true,
 				STSPreload:           true,
 				ContentTypeNosniff:   true,
+				CacheControl:         "private",
 			},
 		},
 		enableWebAdmin:  true,
@@ -3200,6 +3201,7 @@ func TestSecureMiddlewareIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 	r.Host = "127.0.0.1"
 	server.router.ServeHTTP(rr, r)
 	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusForbidden, rr.Code)
+	assert.Equal(t, "no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate, private", rr.Header().Get("Cache-Control"))
 
 	rr = httptest.NewRecorder()
 	r.Header.Set(forwardedHostHeader, "www.sftpgo.com")
diff --git a/internal/httpd/middleware.go b/internal/httpd/middleware.go
index 12d69736..ac647f69 100644
--- a/internal/httpd/middleware.go
+++ b/internal/httpd/middleware.go
@@ -582,3 +582,17 @@ func checkPartialAuth(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, audience string, t
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func cacheControlMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache, no-store, max-age=0, must-revalidate, private")
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+func cleanCacheControlMiddleware(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Del("Cache-Control")
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/httpd/server.go b/internal/httpd/server.go
index 839239c8..88020a34 100644
--- a/internal/httpd/server.go
+++ b/internal/httpd/server.go
@@ -1234,7 +1234,6 @@ func (s *httpdServer) initializeRouter() {
 	s.router.Use(s.parseHeaders)
 	s.router.Use(logger.NewStructuredLogger(logger.GetLogger()))
 	s.router.Use(middleware.Recoverer)
-	s.router.Use(middleware.Maybe(s.checkConnection, s.mustCheckPath))
 	if s.binding.Security.Enabled {
 		secureMiddleware := secure.New(secure.Options{
 			AllowedHosts:            s.binding.Security.AllowedHosts,
@@ -1250,6 +1249,9 @@ func (s *httpdServer) initializeRouter() {
 			CrossOriginOpenerPolicy: s.binding.Security.CrossOriginOpenerPolicy,
 		})
 		secureMiddleware.SetBadHostHandler(http.HandlerFunc(s.badHostHandler))
+		if s.binding.Security.CacheControl == "private" {
+			s.router.Use(cacheControlMiddleware)
+		}
 		s.router.Use(secureMiddleware.Handler)
 		if s.binding.Security.HTTPSRedirect {
 			s.router.Use(s.binding.Security.redirectHandler)
@@ -1270,6 +1272,7 @@ func (s *httpdServer) initializeRouter() {
 		})
 		s.router.Use(c.Handler)
 	}
+	s.router.Use(middleware.Maybe(s.checkConnection, s.mustCheckPath))
 	s.router.Use(middleware.GetHead)
 	s.router.Use(middleware.Maybe(middleware.StripSlashes, s.mustStripSlash))
 
@@ -1479,6 +1482,7 @@ func (s *httpdServer) initializeRouter() {
 
 		if s.renderOpenAPI {
 			s.router.Group(func(router chi.Router) {
+				router.Use(cleanCacheControlMiddleware)
 				router.Use(compressor.Handler)
 				serveStaticDir(router, webOpenAPIPath, s.openAPIPath, false)
 			})
@@ -1487,6 +1491,7 @@ func (s *httpdServer) initializeRouter() {
 
 	if s.enableWebAdmin || s.enableWebClient {
 		s.router.Group(func(router chi.Router) {
+			router.Use(cleanCacheControlMiddleware)
 			router.Use(compressor.Handler)
 			serveStaticDir(router, webStaticFilesPath, s.staticFilesPath, true)
 		})
@@ -1524,12 +1529,12 @@ func (s *httpdServer) setupWebClientRoutes() {
 			r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, maxRequestSize)
 			http.Redirect(w, r, webClientLoginPath, http.StatusFound)
 		})
-		s.router.Get(path.Join(webStaticFilesPath, "branding/webclient/logo.png"),
+		s.router.With(cleanCacheControlMiddleware).Get(path.Join(webStaticFilesPath, "branding/webclient/logo.png"),
 			func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, maxRequestSize)
 				renderPNGImage(w, r, dbBrandingConfig.getWebClientLogo())
 			})
-		s.router.Get(path.Join(webStaticFilesPath, "branding/webclient/favicon.png"),
+		s.router.With(cleanCacheControlMiddleware).Get(path.Join(webStaticFilesPath, "branding/webclient/favicon.png"),
 			func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, maxRequestSize)
 				renderPNGImage(w, r, dbBrandingConfig.getWebClientFavicon())
@@ -1657,12 +1662,12 @@ func (s *httpdServer) setupWebAdminRoutes() {
 			r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, maxLoginBodySize)
 			s.redirectToWebPath(w, r, webAdminLoginPath)
 		})
-		s.router.Get(path.Join(webStaticFilesPath, "branding/webadmin/logo.png"),
+		s.router.With(cleanCacheControlMiddleware).Get(path.Join(webStaticFilesPath, "branding/webadmin/logo.png"),
 			func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, maxRequestSize)
 				renderPNGImage(w, r, dbBrandingConfig.getWebAdminLogo())
 			})
-		s.router.Get(path.Join(webStaticFilesPath, "branding/webadmin/favicon.png"),
+		s.router.With(cleanCacheControlMiddleware).Get(path.Join(webStaticFilesPath, "branding/webadmin/favicon.png"),
 			func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				r.Body = http.MaxBytesReader(w, r.Body, maxRequestSize)
 				renderPNGImage(w, r, dbBrandingConfig.getWebAdminFavicon())
diff --git a/sftpgo.json b/sftpgo.json
index 74d2dbef..95998081 100644
--- a/sftpgo.json
+++ b/sftpgo.json
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@
           "content_type_nosniff": false,
           "content_security_policy": "",
           "permissions_policy": "",
-          "cross_origin_opener_policy": ""
+          "cross_origin_opener_policy": "",
+          "cache_control": ""
         },
         "branding": {
           "web_admin": {