diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/instance/SystemStatus/index.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/instance/SystemStatus/index.tsx
index 11adb42107c21..6bee341d1df3a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/instance/SystemStatus/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/instance/SystemStatus/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { systemStatusLogic, InstanceStatusTabName } from './systemStatusLogic'
 import { useActions, useValues } from 'kea'
 import { PageHeader } from 'lib/components/PageHeader'
 import { preflightLogic } from 'scenes/PreflightCheck/preflightLogic'
-import { IconOpenInNew } from 'lib/lemon-ui/icons'
+import { IconInfo, IconOpenInNew } from 'lib/lemon-ui/icons'
 import { OverviewTab } from 'scenes/instance/SystemStatus/OverviewTab'
 import { InternalMetricsTab } from 'scenes/instance/SystemStatus/InternalMetricsTab'
 import { SceneExport } from 'scenes/sceneTypes'
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { featureFlagLogic } from 'lib/logic/featureFlagLogic'
 import { FEATURE_FLAGS } from 'lib/constants'
 import { KafkaInspectorTab } from './KafkaInspectorTab'
 import { LemonTab, LemonTabs } from 'lib/lemon-ui/LemonTabs'
+import { Tooltip } from 'lib/lemon-ui/Tooltip'
 
 export const scene: SceneExport = {
     component: SystemStatus,
@@ -33,7 +34,11 @@ export function SystemStatus(): JSX.Element {
     let tabs = [
         {
             key: 'overview',
-            label: 'System overview',
+            label: (
+                <Tooltip title={<>System overview is cached for 60 seconds</>}>
+                    System overview <IconInfo />
+                </Tooltip>
+            ),
             content: <OverviewTab />,
         },
     ] as LemonTab<InstanceStatusTabName>[]
diff --git a/posthog/api/instance_status.py b/posthog/api/instance_status.py
index 6d685dc783e32..c54b9b2bc071c 100644
--- a/posthog/api/instance_status.py
+++ b/posthog/api/instance_status.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import connection
+from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
+from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_page
 from rest_framework import viewsets
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ class InstanceStatusViewSet(viewsets.ViewSet):
 
     permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated, SingleTenancyOrAdmin]
 
+    @method_decorator(cache_page(60))
     def list(self, request: Request) -> Response:
         redis_alive = is_redis_alive()
         postgres_alive = is_postgres_alive()
diff --git a/posthog/settings/web.py b/posthog/settings/web.py
index ca0c035765a7e..b062ce632a71a 100644
--- a/posthog/settings/web.py
+++ b/posthog/settings/web.py
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ def add_recorder_js_headers(headers, path, url):
                 "^/api/organizations/@current/plugins/?$",
                 "^api/projects/@current/feature_flags/my_flags/?$",
                 "^/?api/projects/\\d+/query/?$",
+                "^/?api/instance_status/?$",
             ]
         ),
     )
diff --git a/posthog/test/base.py b/posthog/test/base.py
index 8b66387037a7c..5457bbe4056bc 100644
--- a/posthog/test/base.py
+++ b/posthog/test/base.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import pytest
 import sqlparse
 from django.apps import apps
+from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.db import connection, connections
 from django.db.migrations.executor import MigrationExecutor
 from django.test import TestCase, TransactionTestCase, override_settings
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ class APIBaseTest(TestMixin, ErrorResponsesMixin, DRFTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
 
+        cache.clear()
         TEST_clear_cloud_cache(self.initial_cloud_mode)
         TEST_clear_instance_license_cache()