diff --git a/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/list_w2l_templates.rs b/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/list_w2l_templates.rs
index 0ce308eba7..f39e10c208 100644
--- a/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/list_w2l_templates.rs
+++ b/crates/lib/database_queries/src/queries/w2l/w2l_templates/list_w2l_templates.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use sqlx::MySqlPool;
 
 // FIXME: This is the old style of query scoping and shouldn't be copied.
 
-#[derive(Serialize)]
+#[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
 pub struct W2lTemplateRecordForList {
   pub template_token: String,
   pub template_type: String,
diff --git a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/list_w2l_templates.rs b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/list_w2l_templates.rs
index 4c7a0e0236..f9d7d3b3f1 100644
--- a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/list_w2l_templates.rs
+++ b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/w2l/list_w2l_templates.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::AnyhowResult;
 use crate::http_server::web_utils::response_error_helpers::to_simple_json_error;
 use crate::server_state::ServerState;
 use database_queries::queries::w2l::w2l_templates::list_w2l_templates::{W2lTemplateRecordForList, list_w2l_templates};
-use log::{info, warn, log};
+use log::{info, warn, log, error};
 use regex::Regex;
 use sqlx::MySqlPool;
 use sqlx::error::DatabaseError;
@@ -57,22 +57,47 @@ pub async fn list_w2l_templates_handler(
   http_request: HttpRequest,
   server_state: web::Data<Arc<ServerState>>) -> Result<HttpResponse, ListW2lTemplatesError>
 {
-  let no_scope_creator = None;
+  // TODO(bt): Perhaps we should build a second endpoint to allow fetching a user's W2L templates
+  //  and including them in the global list (before they're mod approved!) just for the uploader.
 
-  // TODO(bt): Ideally we show users their own W2L templates here before they're mod approved.
+  let maybe_templates = server_state
+      .caches
+      .w2l_template_list
+      .copy_without_bump_if_unexpired()
+      .map_err(|e| {
+        error!("Error consulting cache: {:?}", e);
+        ListW2lTemplatesError::ServerError
+      })?;
 
-  let query_results = list_w2l_templates(
-    &server_state.mysql_pool,
-    no_scope_creator,
-    true,
-  ).await;
+  let templates = match maybe_templates {
+    Some(templates) => {
+      templates
+    },
+    None => {
+      const NO_CREATOR_SCOPING_HERE : Option<&'static str> = None;
 
-  let templates = match query_results {
-    Ok(results) => results,
-    Err(e) => {
-      warn!("w2l template list query error: {:?}", e);
-      return Err(ListW2lTemplatesError::ServerError);
-    }
+      let query_results = list_w2l_templates(
+        &server_state.mysql_pool,
+        NO_CREATOR_SCOPING_HERE,
+        true,
+      ).await;
+
+      let templates = match query_results {
+        Ok(results) => results,
+        Err(e) => {
+          warn!("w2l template list query error: {:?}", e);
+          return Err(ListW2lTemplatesError::ServerError);
+        }
+      };
+
+      server_state.caches.w2l_template_list.store_copy(&templates)
+          .map_err(|e| {
+            error!("error storing cache: {:?}", e);
+            ListW2lTemplatesError::ServerError
+          })?;
+      
+      templates
+    },
   };
 
   let response = ListW2lTemplatesSuccessResponse {
diff --git a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/main.rs b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
index 669ab286e5..379f929852 100644
--- a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/main.rs
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
   let voice_list_cache = SingleItemTtlCache::create_with_duration(voice_list_cache_ttl);
   let category_list_cache = SingleItemTtlCache::create_with_duration(category_list_cache_ttl);
 
+  let w2l_template_cache = SingleItemTtlCache::create_with_duration(
+    easyenv::get_env_duration_seconds_or_default("W2L_TEMPLATE_LIST_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS", Duration::from_secs(300)) // 5 minutes
+  );
+
   let tts_queue_length_cache = SingleItemTtlCache::create_with_duration(
     easyenv::get_env_duration_seconds_or_default("TTS_QUEUE_LENGTH_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS", Duration::from_secs(30))
   );
@@ -392,6 +396,7 @@ async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
     static_api_token_set,
     caches: InMemoryCaches {
       voice_list: voice_list_cache,
+      w2l_template_list: w2l_template_cache,
       category_list: category_list_cache,
       tts_queue_length: tts_queue_length_cache,
     },
diff --git a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/server_state.rs b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/server_state.rs
index 7cf0f9d02d..30130f5afd 100644
--- a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/server_state.rs
+++ b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/server_state.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use memory_caching::single_item_ttl_cache::SingleItemTtlCache;
 use r2d2_redis::{r2d2, RedisConnectionManager};
 use sqlx::MySqlPool;
 use database_queries::queries::tts::tts_inference_jobs::get_pending_tts_inference_job_count::TtsQueueLengthResult;
+use database_queries::queries::w2l::w2l_templates::list_w2l_templates::W2lTemplateRecordForList;
 use storage_buckets_common::bucket_client::BucketClient;
 
 /// State that is injected into every endpoint.
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ pub struct InMemoryCaches {
   /// In-memory caches with TTL-based eviction. Contains a list of all voices.
   pub voice_list: SingleItemTtlCache<Vec<TtsModelRecordForResponse>>,
 
+  /// Contains a list of all W2L templates.
+  pub w2l_template_list: SingleItemTtlCache<Vec<W2lTemplateRecordForList>>,
+
   /// In-memory caches with TTL-based eviction. Contains a list of all TTS categories.
   pub category_list: SingleItemTtlCache<Vec<DisplayCategory>>,