diff --git a/oml/cache.py b/oml/cache.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88c8443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oml/cache.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import time
+
+class Cache(dict):
+
+    def __init__(self, ttl=10):
+        self._ttl = ttl
+        self._added = {}
+
+    def get(self, key):
+        if key in self._added:
+            if self._added[key] < time.time():
+                del self._added[key]
+                del self[key]
+                return
+            return dict.__getitem__(self, key)
+
+    def set(self, key, value, ttl=None):
+        ttl = ttl or self._ttl
+        self._added[key] = time.time() + ttl
+        dict.__setitem__(self, key, value)
diff --git a/oml/item/api.py b/oml/item/api.py
index b19fed3..b2ed0a5 100644
--- a/oml/item/api.py
+++ b/oml/item/api.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import division
 
 import os
 import json
+import hashlib
 
 from oxtornado import actions
 
@@ -44,24 +45,28 @@ def find(data):
     if 'group' in q:
         names = {}
         groups = {}
-        items = [i.id for i in q['qs'].options(load_only('id'))]
-        qs = models.Find.query.filter_by(key=q['group'])
-        if items:
-            qs = qs.filter(models.Find.item_id.in_(items))
-            for f in qs.values('value', 'findvalue'):
-                value = f[0]
-                findvalue = f[1]
-                if findvalue not in groups:
-                    groups[findvalue] = 0
-                groups[findvalue] += 1
-                names[findvalue] = value
-            g = [{'name': names[k], 'items': groups[k]} for k in groups]
-        else:
-            g = []
-        if 'sort' in q:
-            g.sort(key=lambda k: k[q['sort'][0]['key']])
-            if q['sort'][0]['operator'] == '-':
-                g.reverse()
+        key = 'group:' + hashlib.sha1(json.dumps(data)).hexdigest()
+        g = state.cache.get(key)
+        if g is None:
+            items = [i.id for i in q['qs'].options(load_only('id'))]
+            qs = models.Find.query.filter_by(key=q['group'])
+            if items:
+                qs = qs.filter(models.Find.item_id.in_(items))
+                for f in qs.values('value', 'findvalue'):
+                    value = f[0]
+                    findvalue = f[1]
+                    if findvalue not in groups:
+                        groups[findvalue] = 0
+                    groups[findvalue] += 1
+                    names[findvalue] = value
+                g = [{'name': names[k], 'items': groups[k]} for k in groups]
+            else:
+                g = []
+            if 'sort' in q:
+                g.sort(key=lambda k: k[q['sort'][0]['key']])
+                if q['sort'][0]['operator'] == '-':
+                    g.reverse()
+            state.cache.set(key, g)
         if 'positions' in data:
             response['positions'] = {}
             ids = [k['name'] for k in g]
diff --git a/oml/server.py b/oml/server.py
index bf37f03..55774a9 100644
--- a/oml/server.py
+++ b/oml/server.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import websocket
 import state
 import node.server
 import oxtornado
+from cache import Cache
 
 from item.icons import IconHandler
 from item.handlers import EpubHandler, ReaderHandler, FileHandler
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ def run():
             pid.write('%s' % os.getpid())
 
     state.main = IOLoop.instance()
+    state.cache = Cache(ttl=10)
 
     def start_node():
         import user
diff --git a/oml/user/models.py b/oml/user/models.py
index 1373592..839b3b6 100644
--- a/oml/user/models.py
+++ b/oml/user/models.py
@@ -276,12 +276,17 @@ class List(db.Model):
         return self.public_id.encode('utf-8')
 
     def items_count(self):
-        from item.models import Item
-        if self._query:
-            data = self._query
-            return Parser(Item).find({'query': data}).count()
-        else:
-            return len(self.items)
+        key = 'list:' + self.public_id
+        value = state.cache.get(key)
+        if key is None:
+            from item.models import Item
+            if self._query:
+                data = self._query
+                value = Parser(Item).find({'query': data}).count()
+            else:
+                value = len(self.items)
+            state.cache.set(key, value)
+        return value
 
     def json(self):
         r = {