diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
index c5fd4d4b2..9176b7dbe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/molecule.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
     when: always
     paths:
     - molecule_logs/
+  cache:
+    key: vagrant_boxes
+    paths:
+    - ~/vagrant.d/boxes/
 
 # CI template for periodic CI jobs
 # Enabled when PERIODIC_CI_ENABLED var is set
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml b/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
index 3e581ae5c..908ce4b67 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/vagrant.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
     - ./tests/scripts/vagrant_clean.sh
   script:
     - ./tests/scripts/testcases_run.sh
+  cache:
+    key: vagrant_boxes
+    paths:
+    - ~/vagrant.d/boxes/
 
 vagrant_ubuntu20-calico-dual-stack:
   stage: deploy-extended