diff --git a/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx b/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
index 603663aa7b..dd8bfc5191 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+import { QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ import {
   useLocale,
 } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import MESSAGES from 'soapbox/locales/messages';
+import { queryClient } from 'soapbox/queries/client';
 import { useCachedLocationHandler } from 'soapbox/utils/redirect';
 import { generateThemeCss } from 'soapbox/utils/theme';
 
@@ -281,11 +283,13 @@ const SoapboxHead: React.FC<ISoapboxHead> = ({ children }) => {
 const Soapbox: React.FC = () => {
   return (
     <Provider store={store}>
-      <SoapboxHead>
-        <SoapboxLoad>
-          <SoapboxMount />
-        </SoapboxLoad>
-      </SoapboxHead>
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <SoapboxHead>
+          <SoapboxLoad>
+            <SoapboxMount />
+          </SoapboxLoad>
+        </SoapboxHead>
+      </QueryClientProvider>
     </Provider>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts b/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d772e9288c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/queries/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+
+const queryClient = new QueryClient({
+  defaultOptions: {
+    queries: {
+      refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
+      staleTime: 60000, // 1 minute
+      cacheTime: Infinity,
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+export { queryClient };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a34f1b539d..3c8ccb13fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     "@tabler/icons": "^1.73.0",
     "@tailwindcss/forms": "^0.4.0",
     "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.1",
+    "@tanstack/react-query": "^4.0.10",
     "@testing-library/react": "^12.1.4",
     "@types/escape-html": "^1.0.1",
     "@types/http-link-header": "^1.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4469a177a3..6677785fd3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2296,6 +2296,20 @@
     lodash.isplainobject "^4.0.6"
     lodash.merge "^4.6.2"
 
+"@tanstack/query-core@^4.0.0-beta.1":
+  version "4.0.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tanstack/query-core/-/query-core-4.0.10.tgz#cae6f818006616dc72c95c863592f5f68b47548a"
+  integrity sha512-9LsABpZXkWZHi4P1ozRETEDXQocLAxVzQaIhganxbNuz/uA3PsCAJxJTiQrknG5htLMzOF5MqM9G10e6DCxV1A==
+
+"@tanstack/react-query@^4.0.10":
+  version "4.0.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@tanstack/react-query/-/react-query-4.0.10.tgz#92c71a2632c06450d848d4964959bd216cde03c0"
+  integrity sha512-Wn5QhZUE5wvr6rGClV7KeQIUsdTmYR9mgmMZen7DSRWauHW2UTynFg3Kkf6pw+XlxxOLsyLWwz/Q6q1lSpM3TQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@tanstack/query-core" "^4.0.0-beta.1"
+    "@types/use-sync-external-store" "^0.0.3"
+    use-sync-external-store "^1.2.0"
+
 "@testing-library/dom@^8.0.0":
   version "8.12.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@testing-library/dom/-/dom-8.12.0.tgz#fef5e545533fb084175dda6509ee71d7d2f72e23"
@@ -2876,6 +2890,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/unist/-/unist-2.0.6.tgz#250a7b16c3b91f672a24552ec64678eeb1d3a08d"
   integrity sha512-PBjIUxZHOuj0R15/xuwJYjFi+KZdNFrehocChv4g5hu6aFroHue8m0lBP0POdK2nKzbw0cgV1mws8+V/JAcEkQ==
 
+"@types/use-sync-external-store@^0.0.3":
+  version "0.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-0.0.3.tgz#b6725d5f4af24ace33b36fafd295136e75509f43"
+  integrity sha512-EwmlvuaxPNej9+T4v5AuBPJa2x2UOJVdjCtDHgcDqitUeOtjnJKJ+apYjVcAoBEMjKW1VVFGZLUb5+qqa09XFA==
+
 "@types/uuid@^8.3.4":
   version "8.3.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.4.tgz#bd86a43617df0594787d38b735f55c805becf1bc"
@@ -11645,6 +11664,11 @@ use-latest@^1.2.1:
   dependencies:
     use-isomorphic-layout-effect "^1.1.1"
 
+use-sync-external-store@^1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.2.0.tgz#7dbefd6ef3fe4e767a0cf5d7287aacfb5846928a"
+  integrity sha512-eEgnFxGQ1Ife9bzYs6VLi8/4X6CObHMw9Qr9tPY43iKwsPw8xE8+EFsf/2cFZ5S3esXgpWgtSCtLNS41F+sKPA==
+
 util-deprecate@^1.0.1, util-deprecate@^1.0.2, util-deprecate@~1.0.1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz#450d4dc9fa70de732762fbd2d4a28981419a0ccf"