diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index a45f0b28..5306e1ca 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 9ca026fc..bd9620f6 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "vault-explorer",
 	"name": "Vault Explorer",
-	"version": "1.27.2",
+	"version": "1.28.0",
 	"minAppVersion": "1.4.13",
 	"description": "Explore your vault in visual format",
 	"author": "DecafDev",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39a709be..416f73d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "obsidian-vault-explorer",
-	"version": "1.27.2",
+	"version": "1.28.0",
 	"description": "Explore your vault in visual format",
 	"main": "main.js",
 	"scripts": {
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 		"typescript": "4.7.4"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
+		"idb": "^8.0.0",
 		"js-logger": "^1.6.1",
 		"lodash": "^4.17.21",
 		"nanoid": "^5.0.7",
diff --git a/src/svelte/app/components/grid-card.svelte b/src/svelte/app/components/grid-card.svelte
index 5af8c12b..18b6f4ba 100644
--- a/src/svelte/app/components/grid-card.svelte
+++ b/src/svelte/app/components/grid-card.svelte
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	import Icon from "src/svelte/shared/components/icon.svelte";
 	import { getIconIdForFile } from "../services/file-icon";
 	import License from "src/svelte/shared/services/license";
-	import { fetchSocialMediaImage } from "../services/social-media-image";
+	import { fetchSocialImage } from "../services/social-media-image";
 	import { PluginEvent } from "src/event/types";
 	import GridCardContainer from "./grid-card-container.svelte";
 	import GridCardTitle from "./grid-card-title.svelte";
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 		if (!loadSocialMediaImage) return;
 
 		if (imageUrl === null && url !== null) {
-			imgSrc = await fetchSocialMediaImage(url);
+			imgSrc = await fetchSocialImage(url);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/svelte/app/services/social-media-image.ts b/src/svelte/app/services/social-media-image.ts
index b543c962..a63cf899 100644
--- a/src/svelte/app/services/social-media-image.ts
+++ b/src/svelte/app/services/social-media-image.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,33 @@
+import { DBSchema, IDBPDatabase, openDB } from "idb";
 import Logger from "js-logger";
 import { requestUrl } from "obsidian";
 
-export const fetchSocialMediaImage = async (url: string) => {
+const DATABASE_NAME = "vaultexplorer";
+const STORE_NAME = "socialMediaImage";
+const ENTRY_EXPIRATION_TIME = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7; //1 week
+
+interface SocialImageDB extends DBSchema {
+	socialMediaImage: {
+		key: string;
+		value: {
+			url: string;
+			socialImageUrl: string;
+			timestamp: number;
+		};
+	};
+}
+
+export const clearSocialImageCache = async () => {
+	Logger.trace({
+		fileName: "social-media-image.ts",
+		functionName: "clearSocialMediaImageCache",
+		message: "called",
+	});
+	const db = await openDatabase();
+	await db.clear(STORE_NAME);
+};
+
+export const fetchSocialImage = async (url: string) => {
 	Logger.trace({
 		fileName: "social-media-image.ts",
 		functionName: "fetchSocialMediaImage",
@@ -9,6 +35,28 @@ export const fetchSocialMediaImage = async (url: string) => {
 	});
 
 	try {
+		const entry = await getCachedSocialImageEntry(url);
+		if (entry !== null) {
+			Logger.trace(
+				{
+					fileName: "social-media-image.ts",
+					functionName: "fetchSocialMediaImage",
+					message: "found cached entry",
+				},
+				entry
+			);
+			if (Date.now() - entry.timestamp < ENTRY_EXPIRATION_TIME) {
+				const { socialImageUrl } = entry;
+				Logger.debug({
+					fileName: "social-media-image.ts",
+					functionName: "fetchSocialMediaImage",
+					message:
+						"timestamp is within expiration time. returning cached image url",
+				});
+				return socialImageUrl;
+			}
+		}
+
 		const response = await requestUrl({
 			url,
 			method: "GET",
@@ -32,6 +80,7 @@ export const fetchSocialMediaImage = async (url: string) => {
 				},
 				{ imageUrl }
 			);
+			await putSocialImageUrl(url, imageUrl);
 		} else {
 			Logger.warn(
 				{
@@ -51,7 +100,7 @@ export const fetchSocialMediaImage = async (url: string) => {
 				functionName: "fetchSocialMediaImage",
 				message: "failed to fetch",
 			},
-			{ url, error }
+			error
 		);
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -63,3 +112,22 @@ const getMetaTagContent = (document: Document, property: string) => {
 		document.querySelector(`meta[name='${property}']`);
 	return tag ? tag.getAttribute("content") : "";
 };
+
+const putSocialImageUrl = async (url: string, socialImageUrl: string) => {
+	const db = await openDatabase();
+	db.put(STORE_NAME, { url, socialImageUrl, timestamp: Date.now() });
+};
+
+const getCachedSocialImageEntry = async (url: string) => {
+	const db = await openDatabase();
+	const cachedEntry = await db.get(STORE_NAME, url);
+	return cachedEntry ?? null;
+};
+
+const openDatabase = (): Promise<IDBPDatabase<SocialImageDB>> => {
+	return openDB<SocialImageDB>(DATABASE_NAME, 1, {
+		upgrade(db) {
+			db.createObjectStore(STORE_NAME, { keyPath: "url" });
+		},
+	});
+};
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index fcb8469d..71014605 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -101,5 +101,6 @@
 	"1.26.3": "1.4.13",
 	"1.27.0": "1.4.13",
 	"1.27.1": "1.4.13",
-	"1.27.2": "1.4.13"
+	"1.27.2": "1.4.13",
+	"1.28.0": "1.4.13"
 }