diff --git a/roles/libravatar/templates/httpd/libravatar.conf b/roles/libravatar/templates/httpd/libravatar.conf
index 555a5d94e9..0245df1069 100644
--- a/roles/libravatar/templates/httpd/libravatar.conf
+++ b/roles/libravatar/templates/httpd/libravatar.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ RewriteEngine on
 
 Alias "/nobody" "/srv/libravatar/static/img/nobody"
 
+<Directory /srv/libravatar/static/img>
+    <IfModule mod_expires.c>
+        ExpiresActive On
+        ExpiresDefault "A86400"
+        Header merge "Cache-Control" "public"
+    </IfModule>
+</Directory>
+
 <VirtualHost *:80>
     ServerName  {{ server_name }}
     ServerAlias {{ server_redirect_name }}