diff --git a/platform/persistence/bundle.json b/platform/persistence/bundle.json
index 011c46b666..0fb445a2ee 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/bundle.json
+++ b/platform/persistence/bundle.json
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
                 "type": "provider",
                 "implementation": "CouchPersistenceProvider.js",
                 "depends": [ "$http", "$q", "PERSISTENCE_SPACE", "COUCHDB_PATH" ]
+            },
+            {
+                "provides": "persistenceService",
+                "type": "decorator",
+                "implementation": "CachingPersistenceDecorator.js",
+                "depends": [ "PERSISTENCE_SPACE" ]
             }
         ],
         "constants": [
diff --git a/platform/persistence/src/CachingPersistenceDecorator.js b/platform/persistence/src/CachingPersistenceDecorator.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca646fa11d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/persistence/src/CachingPersistenceDecorator.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*global define*/
+
+define(
+    [],
+    function () {
+        'use strict';
+
+        /**
+         * A caching persistence decorator maintains local copies of persistent objects
+         * that have been loaded, and keeps them in sync after writes. This allows
+         * retrievals to occur more quickly after the first load.
+         *
+         * @constructor
+         * @param {string[]} CACHE_SPACES persistence space names which
+         *        should be cached
+         * @param {PersistenceService} persistenceService the service which
+         *        implements object persistence, whose inputs/outputs
+         *        should be cached.
+         */
+        function CachingPersistenceDecorator(CACHE_SPACES, persistenceService) {
+            var spaces = CACHE_SPACES || [], // List of spaces to cache
+                cache = {}; // Where objects will be stored
+
+            // Utility function; avoid sharing one instance everywhere.
+            function clone(value) {
+                // Only clone truthy values (no need to clone undefined, false...)
+                return value && JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(value));
+            }
+
+            // Place value in the cache for space, if there is one.
+            function addToCache(space, key, value) {
+                if (cache[space]) {
+                    cache[space][key] = { value: clone(value) };
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Create a function for putting value into a cache;
+            // useful for then-chaining.
+            function putCache(space, key) {
+                return function (value) {
+                    addToCache(space, key, value);
+                    return value;
+                };
+            }
+
+            // Wrap as a thenable; used instead of $q.when because that
+            // will resolve on a future tick, which can cause latency
+            // issues (which this decorator is intended to address.)
+            function fastPromise(value) {
+                return {
+                    then: function (callback) {
+                        return fastPromise(callback(value));
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            // Arrayify list of spaces to cache, if necessary.
+            spaces = Array.isArray(spaces) ? spaces : [ spaces ];
+
+            // Initialize caches
+            spaces.forEach(function (space) {
+                cache[space] = {};
+            });
+
+            // Provide PersistenceService interface; mostly delegate to the
+            // decorated service, intervene and cache where appropriate.
+            return {
+                listSpaces: function () {
+                    return persistenceService.listSpaces();
+                },
+                listObjects: function (space) {
+                    return persistenceService.listObjects(space);
+                },
+                createObject: function (space, key, value) {
+                    addToCache(space, key, value);
+                    return persistenceService.createObject(space, key, value);
+                },
+                readObject: function (space, key) {
+                    return (cache[space] && cache[space][key]) ?
+                            fastPromise(clone(cache[space][key].value)) :
+                            persistenceService.readObject(space, key)
+                                .then(putCache(space, key));
+                },
+                updateObject: function (space, key, value) {
+                    addToCache(space, key, value);
+                    return persistenceService.updateObject(space, key, value);
+                },
+                deleteObject: function (space, key, value) {
+                    if (cache[space]) {
+                        delete cache[space][key];
+                    }
+                    return persistenceService.deleteObject(space, key, value);
+                }
+            };
+
+        }
+
+        return CachingPersistenceDecorator;
+    }
+);
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diff --git a/platform/persistence/test/CachingPersistenceDecoratorSpec.js b/platform/persistence/test/CachingPersistenceDecoratorSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2904544b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/persistence/test/CachingPersistenceDecoratorSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*global define,Promise,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,waitsFor,jasmine*/
+
+define(
+    ["../src/CachingPersistenceDecorator"],
+    function (CachingPersistenceDecorator) {
+        "use strict";
+
+
+        describe("The caching persistence decorator", function () {
+        });
+    }
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/persistence/test/suite.json b/platform/persistence/test/suite.json
index 9a5621116d..3beda3a01d 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/test/suite.json
+++ b/platform/persistence/test/suite.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [
+    "CachingPersistenceDecorator",
     "CouchDocument",
     "CouchIndicator",
     "CouchPersistenceProvider"