diff --git a/packages/gateway/src/gateway-language-model.test.ts b/packages/gateway/src/gateway-language-model.test.ts
index 1cd8aa488345..657c24124100 100644
--- a/packages/gateway/src/gateway-language-model.test.ts
+++ b/packages/gateway/src/gateway-language-model.test.ts
@@ -1482,6 +1482,48 @@ describe('GatewayLanguageModel', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('should pass caching option for doGenerate', async () => {
+      prepareJsonResponse({
+        content: { type: 'text', text: 'Test response' },
+      });
+
+      await createTestModel().doGenerate({
+        prompt: TEST_PROMPT,
+        providerOptions: {
+          gateway: {
+            caching: 'auto',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const requestBody = await server.calls[0].requestBodyJson;
+      expect(requestBody.providerOptions).toEqual({
+        gateway: { caching: 'auto' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should pass caching option for doStream', async () => {
+      prepareStreamResponse({
+        content: ['Hello', ' world'],
+      });
+
+      const { stream } = await createTestModel().doStream({
+        prompt: TEST_PROMPT,
+        providerOptions: {
+          gateway: {
+            caching: 'auto',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      await convertReadableStreamToArray(stream);
+
+      const requestBody = await server.calls[0].requestBodyJson;
+      expect(requestBody.providerOptions).toEqual({
+        gateway: { caching: 'auto' },
+      });
+    });
+
     it('should pass providerTimeouts for doGenerate', async () => {
       prepareJsonResponse({
         content: { type: 'text', text: 'Test response' },
diff --git a/packages/gateway/src/gateway-provider-options.ts b/packages/gateway/src/gateway-provider-options.ts
index 5a808d505b7a..358a4f9ddda2 100644
--- a/packages/gateway/src/gateway-provider-options.ts
+++ b/packages/gateway/src/gateway-provider-options.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ const gatewayProviderOptions = lazySchema(() =>
        * - `'tps'`: highest tokens-per-second first
        */
       sort: z.enum(['cost', 'ttft', 'tps']).optional(),
+      /**
+       * Automatically apply cache markers for providers that require them.
+       *
+       * Example: `'auto'`
+       */
+      caching: z.literal('auto').optional(),
       /**
        * The unique identifier for the end user on behalf of whom the request was made.
        *