diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index f56885d16b..c9a6c50698 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ static const int BANDWIDTH_METER_CLICK_MAX_DRAG_LENGTH = 6; // farther dragged c
 
 const int IDLE_SIMULATE_MSECS = 16;              //  How often should call simulate and other stuff
                                                  //  in the idle loop?  (60 FPS is default)
+
+const unsigned MAXIMUM_CACHE_SIZE = 10737418240;  // 10GB
+
 static QTimer* idleTimer = NULL;
 
 const QString CHECK_VERSION_URL = "https://highfidelity.io/latestVersion.xml";
@@ -347,9 +350,9 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer &startup_time) :
     billboardPacketTimer->start(AVATAR_BILLBOARD_PACKET_SEND_INTERVAL_MSECS);
 
     QString cachePath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DataLocation);
-
     QNetworkAccessManager& networkAccessManager = NetworkAccessManager::getInstance();
     QNetworkDiskCache* cache = new QNetworkDiskCache();
+    cache->setMaximumCacheSize(MAXIMUM_CACHE_SIZE);
     cache->setCacheDirectory(!cachePath.isEmpty() ? cachePath : "interfaceCache");
     networkAccessManager.setCache(cache);