diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a0bb2def..7d9d91d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: true
 
+      - name: ccache
+        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ matrix.gcc_ver }}
+          verbose: 2
+
       - name: Create LFS file hash list
         run: git -C third_party/silabs/gecko_sdk lfs ls-files -l | cut -d' ' -f1 | sort > .lfs-assets-id
 
@@ -94,7 +100,14 @@ jobs:
         run: docker load -i ot-efr32-dev.tar
 
       - name: Start ot-efr32-dev container
-        run: docker run --rm -it --user $(id -u) --name ot-efr32-dev -d -v $PWD:/ot-efr32 -w /ot-efr32 ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG }}
+        run: |
+          docker run \
+            --rm -it -d \
+            --user $(id -u) \
+            --name ot-efr32-dev \
+            --env CCACHE_DIR=/ot-efr32/.ccache \
+            -v $PWD:/ot-efr32 -w /ot-efr32\
+            ${{ env.DOCKER_IMAGE_SHA_TAG }}
 
       - name: Bootstrap ARM Toolchain
         run: docker exec ot-efr32-dev script/bootstrap arm_toolchain ${{ matrix.gcc_download_url }} ${{ matrix.gcc_extract_dir }} ${{ env.TOOLCHAIN_DIR }}
diff --git a/script/bootstrap b/script/bootstrap
index de6f511c..d75fbd89 100755
--- a/script/bootstrap
+++ b/script/bootstrap
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ install_packages_apt()
     # Install dependencies
     sudo apt-get update
     apt_packages=(
+        ccache
         coreutils
         git
         git-lfs
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ install_packages_brew()
     echo 'Installing script dependencies...'
 
     brew_packages=(
+        ccache
         coreutils
         git
         git-lfs
diff --git a/script/build b/script/build
index 7793bc41..22a53621 100755
--- a/script/build
+++ b/script/build
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ OT_OPTIONS=(
     "-DOT_EXTERNAL_HEAP=ON"
     "-DOT_SLAAC=ON"
 )
+
+# Check if ccache is installed and use it if available
+if command -v ccache >/dev/null; then
+    OT_OPTIONS+=("-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache")
+    OT_OPTIONS+=("-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache")
+fi
 readonly OT_OPTIONS
 
 generate()
diff --git a/script/build_example_apps b/script/build_example_apps
index 21c0ed44..7a1e15b6 100755
--- a/script/build_example_apps
+++ b/script/build_example_apps
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ OT_OPTIONS=(
     "-DOT_PING_SENDER=ON"
     "-DOT_SLAAC=ON"
 )
+
+# Check if ccache is installed and use it if available
+if command -v ccache >/dev/null; then
+    OT_OPTIONS+=("-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache")
+    OT_OPTIONS+=("-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache")
+fi
 readonly OT_OPTIONS
 
 die()