diff --git a/web/client/nginx.conf b/web/client/nginx.conf
index f24cff5..3b34ef1 100644
--- a/web/client/nginx.conf
+++ b/web/client/nginx.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ server {
     root /usr/share/nginx/html;
     index index.html;
 
+    # Texture proxy cache zone (100MB, inactive entries purged after 7 days)
+    proxy_cache_path /tmp/nginx_texture_cache levels=1:2 keys_zone=textures:10m
+                     max_size=100m inactive=7d use_temp_path=off;
+
     # Serve static files, fallback to index.html for SPA routing
     location / {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.html;
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@ server {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
         # Let the server set Cache-Control, but also cache at nginx level
+        proxy_cache textures;
         proxy_cache_valid 200 7d;
         proxy_cache_valid 404 1d;
         expires 7d;