diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 17871388a4..0ef0992e15 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ test_script:
   # run build and run tests
   - npm run build
 
+# Cache node_modules for faster builds
+cache:
+  - 'node_modules'
+
 # remove, as appveyor doesn't support secure variables on pr builds
 # so `COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN` cannot be set, without hard-coding in this file
 #on_success: