diff --git a/nym-api/src/ecash/tests/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/ecash/tests/mod.rs
index 0fe5282943..b222aa8b6e 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/ecash/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/ecash/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ impl TestFixture {
         AppState {
             nyxd_client,
             chain_status_cache: ChainStatusCache::new(Duration::from_secs(42)),
-            address_info_cache: AddressInfoCache::new(),
+            address_info_cache: AddressInfoCache::new(Duration::from_secs(42), 1000),
             forced_refresh: ForcedRefresh::new(true),
             nym_contract_cache: NymContractCache::new(),
             node_status_cache: NodeStatusCache::new(),
diff --git a/nym-api/src/support/cli/run.rs b/nym-api/src/support/cli/run.rs
index 334a800657..e1c889007c 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/support/cli/run.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/support/cli/run.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ pub(crate) struct Args {
     #[clap(long)]
     pub(crate) bind_address: Option<SocketAddr>,
 
+    /// account/address cache TTL: should be lower than epoch length (1 hour)
+    /// because, at worst, data will be stale for <epoch_length> + <cache_ttl> seconds
+    #[clap(long, env = "ADDRESS_CACHE_REFRESH_INTERVAL_S")]
+    pub(crate) address_cache_ttl_seconds: Option<u64>,
+
+    /// number of addresses that are cached on account/address endpoint
+    #[clap(long, env = "ADDRESS_CACHE_CAPACITY")]
+    pub(crate) address_cache_capacity: Option<u64>,
+
     #[clap(hide = true, long, default_value_t = false)]
     pub(crate) allow_illegal_ips: bool,
 }
@@ -194,7 +203,10 @@ async fn start_nym_api_tasks_axum(config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<ShutdownHan
     let router = router.with_state(AppState {
         nyxd_client: nyxd_client.clone(),
         chain_status_cache: ChainStatusCache::new(DEFAULT_CHAIN_STATUS_CACHE_TTL),
-        address_info_cache: AddressInfoCache::new(),
+        address_info_cache: AddressInfoCache::new(
+            config.address_cache.time_to_live,
+            config.address_cache.capacity,
+        ),
         forced_refresh: ForcedRefresh::new(
             config.topology_cacher.debug.node_describe_allow_illegal_ips,
         ),
diff --git a/nym-api/src/support/config/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/support/config/mod.rs
index f1d54d054b..cf2161eaa2 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/support/config/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/support/config/mod.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ const DEFAULT_TOPOLOGY_CACHE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
 const DEFAULT_NODE_STATUS_CACHE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(120);
 const DEFAULT_CIRCULATING_SUPPLY_CACHE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3600);
 
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_ADDRESS_CACHE_TTL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60 * 15);
+pub(crate) const DEFAULT_ADDRESS_CACHE_CAPACITY: u64 = 1000;
+
 pub(crate) const DEFAULT_NODE_DESCRIBE_CACHE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(4500);
 pub(crate) const DEFAULT_NODE_DESCRIBE_BATCH_SIZE: usize = 50;
 
@@ -111,6 +114,9 @@ pub struct Config {
 
     #[serde(alias = "coconut_signer")]
     pub ecash_signer: EcashSigner,
+
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub address_cache: AddressCacheConfig,
 }
 
 impl NymConfigTemplate for Config {
@@ -130,6 +136,7 @@ impl Config {
             circulating_supply_cacher: Default::default(),
             rewarding: Default::default(),
             ecash_signer: EcashSigner::new_default(id.as_ref()),
+            address_cache: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +186,12 @@ impl Config {
         if args.allow_illegal_ips {
             self.topology_cacher.debug.node_describe_allow_illegal_ips = true
         }
+        if let Some(address_cache_ttl) = args.address_cache_ttl {
+            self.address_cache.time_to_live = address_cache_ttl;
+        }
+        if let Some(address_cache_capacity) = args.address_cache_capacity {
+            self.address_cache.capacity = address_cache_capacity;
+        }
 
         self
     }
@@ -292,6 +305,21 @@ impl Base {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct AddressCacheConfig {
+    pub time_to_live: Duration,
+    pub capacity: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for AddressCacheConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            time_to_live: DEFAULT_ADDRESS_CACHE_TTL,
+            capacity: DEFAULT_ADDRESS_CACHE_CAPACITY,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // this got separated into 2 structs so that we could have a sane `default` implementation for the latter
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
 pub struct NetworkMonitor {
diff --git a/nym-api/src/support/config/override.rs b/nym-api/src/support/config/override.rs
index a2f6d9c76c..4f8b96db31 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/support/config/override.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/support/config/override.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
 
 use crate::support::cli::{init, run};
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::{net::SocketAddr, time::Duration};
 
 // Configuration that can be overridden.
 pub(crate) struct OverrideConfig {
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ pub(crate) struct OverrideConfig {
     /// default: `127.0.0.1:8080` in `debug` builds and `0.0.0.0:8080` in `release`
     pub(crate) bind_address: Option<SocketAddr>,
 
+    pub(crate) address_cache_ttl: Option<Duration>,
+    pub(crate) address_cache_capacity: Option<u64>,
+
     pub(crate) allow_illegal_ips: bool,
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@ impl From<init::Args> for OverrideConfig {
             announce_address: args.announce_address,
             monitor_credentials_mode: Some(args.monitor_credentials_mode),
             bind_address: args.bind_address,
+            // irrelevant for --init command because we set the value in --run
+            address_cache_ttl: None,
+            address_cache_capacity: None,
             allow_illegal_ips: args.allow_illegal_ips,
         }
     }
@@ -62,6 +68,8 @@ impl From<run::Args> for OverrideConfig {
             announce_address: args.announce_address,
             monitor_credentials_mode: args.monitor_credentials_mode,
             bind_address: args.bind_address,
+            address_cache_ttl: args.address_cache_ttl_seconds.map(Duration::from_secs),
+            address_cache_capacity: args.address_cache_capacity,
             allow_illegal_ips: args.allow_illegal_ips,
         }
     }
diff --git a/nym-api/src/unstable_routes/account/cache.rs b/nym-api/src/unstable_routes/account/cache.rs
index a60a13abb0..34f0ddbee1 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/unstable_routes/account/cache.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/unstable_routes/account/cache.rs
@@ -17,17 +17,11 @@ pub(crate) struct AddressInfoCache {
 }
 
 impl AddressInfoCache {
-    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
-        // epoch duration = 1 hour
-        // cache TTL is slightly lower than that to avoid too stale data in case
-        // cache was refreshed JUST BEFORE epoch transition
-        let cache_ttl = Duration::from_secs(60 * 30);
-        let max_capacity = 1000;
-
+    pub(crate) fn new(cache_ttl: Duration, capacity: u64) -> Self {
         AddressInfoCache {
             inner: Cache::builder()
                 .time_to_live(cache_ttl)
-                .max_capacity(max_capacity)
+                .max_capacity(capacity)
                 .build(),
         }
     }