diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcService.cs
index 4d2e3d5da..a6f335eda 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcService.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using FluentValidation.Results;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using NLog;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Cache;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Serializer;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc.Model;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
@@ -25,11 +26,18 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
         private readonly IEnumerable<IApiProvider> _apiProviders;
         private readonly Logger _logger;
 
-        public XbmcService(IXbmcJsonApiProxy proxy, IEnumerable<IApiProvider> apiProviders, Logger logger)
+        private readonly ICached<XbmcVersion> _xbmcVersionCache;
+
+        public XbmcService(IXbmcJsonApiProxy proxy,
+                           IEnumerable<IApiProvider> apiProviders,
+                           ICacheManager cacheManager,
+                           Logger logger)
         {
             _proxy = proxy;
             _apiProviders = apiProviders;
             _logger = logger;
+
+            _xbmcVersionCache = cacheManager.GetCache<XbmcVersion>(GetType());
         }
 
         public void Notify(XbmcSettings settings, string title, string message)
@@ -54,20 +62,22 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
         {
             try
             {
-                var response = _proxy.GetJsonVersion(settings);
+                return _xbmcVersionCache.Get(settings.Address, () =>
+                {
 
-                _logger.Debug("Getting version from response: " + response);
-                var result = Json.Deserialize<XbmcJsonResult<JObject>>(response);
+                    var response = _proxy.GetJsonVersion(settings);
 
-                var versionObject = result.Result.Property("version");
+                    _logger.Debug("Getting version from response: " + response);
+                    var result = Json.Deserialize<XbmcJsonResult<JObject>>(response);
 
-                if (versionObject.Value.Type == JTokenType.Integer)
-                    return new XbmcVersion((int)versionObject.Value);
+                    var versionObject = result.Result.Property("version");
 
-                if (versionObject.Value.Type == JTokenType.Object)
-                    return Json.Deserialize<XbmcVersion>(versionObject.Value.ToString());
+                    if (versionObject.Value.Type == JTokenType.Integer) return new XbmcVersion((int) versionObject.Value);
 
-                throw new InvalidCastException("Unknown Version structure!: " + versionObject);
+                    if (versionObject.Value.Type == JTokenType.Object) return Json.Deserialize<XbmcVersion>(versionObject.Value.ToString());
+
+                    throw new InvalidCastException("Unknown Version structure!: " + versionObject);
+                }, TimeSpan.FromHours(12));
             }
 
             catch (Exception ex)
@@ -94,6 +104,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
 
         public ValidationFailure Test(XbmcSettings settings)
         {
+            _xbmcVersionCache.Clear();
+
             try
             {
                 _logger.Debug("Determining version of XBMC Host: {0}", settings.Address);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcSettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcSettings.cs
index 055e02af8..edce3ac06 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcSettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcSettings.cs
@@ -70,5 +70,10 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
         {
             return Validator.Validate(this);
         }
+
+        public override int GetHashCode()
+        {
+            return base.GetHashCode();
+        }
     }
 }