diff --git a/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/cache.test.ts b/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/cache.test.ts
index 36ddf102..94ccb502 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/cache.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/cache.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer'
 
-import { describe, test, expect } from 'vitest'
+import { describe, test, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import { NetlifyCache } from './cache.js'
+import { ERROR_CODES } from './errors.js'
 import { getMockFetch } from '../test/fetch.js'
 import { decodeHeaders } from '../test/headers.js'
 
@@ -196,5 +197,44 @@ describe('Cache API', () => {
 
       expect([...resourceHeaders]).toStrictEqual([...headers])
     })
+
+    test('logs a message when the response is not added to the cache', async () => {
+      const consoleWarn = vi.spyOn(globalThis.console, 'warn')
+      const mockFetch = getMockFetch({
+        responses: {
+          'https://example.netlify/.netlify/cache/https%3A%2F%2Fnetlify.com%2F': [
+            (_, init) => {
+              const headers = init?.headers as Record<string, string>
+
+              expect(headers.Authorization).toBe(`Bearer ${token}`)
+              expect(headers['netlify-forwarded-host']).toBe(host)
+
+              return new Response(null, { headers: { 'netlify-programmable-error': 'no_ttl' }, status: 400 })
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      })
+      const cache = new NetlifyCache({
+        base64Encode,
+        getContext: () => ({ host, token, url }),
+        name: 'my-cache',
+        userAgent,
+      })
+
+      const headers = new Headers()
+      headers.set('content-type', 'text/html')
+      headers.set('x-custom-header', 'foobar')
+
+      const response = new Response('<h1>Hello world</h1>', { headers })
+
+      await cache.put(new Request('https://netlify.com'), response)
+
+      mockFetch.restore()
+
+      expect(consoleWarn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Failed to write to the cache: ${ERROR_CODES.no_ttl}`)
+      consoleWarn.mockRestore()
+
+      expect(mockFetch.requests.length).toBe(1)
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/cache.ts b/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/cache.ts
index 917026ef..b71f0e97 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/cache.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/cache.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { Base64Encoder, EnvironmentOptions, RequestContext, RequestContextFactory } from './environment.js'
 
+import { ERROR_CODES, GENERIC_ERROR } from './errors.js'
 import * as HEADERS from '../headers.js'
 
 const allowedProtocols = new Set(['http:', 'https:'])
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ export class NetlifyCache implements Cache {
     const context = this.#getContext()
     const resourceURL = extractAndValidateURL(request)
 
-    await fetch(`${context.url}/${toCacheKey(resourceURL)}`, {
+    const cacheResponse = await fetch(`${context.url}/${toCacheKey(resourceURL)}`, {
       body: response.body,
       headers: {
         ...this[getInternalHeaders](context),
@@ -157,6 +158,13 @@ export class NetlifyCache implements Cache {
       duplex: 'half',
       method: 'POST',
     })
+
+    if (!cacheResponse.ok) {
+      const errorDetail = cacheResponse.headers.get(HEADERS.ErrorDetail) ?? ''
+      const errorMessage = ERROR_CODES[errorDetail as keyof typeof ERROR_CODES] || GENERIC_ERROR
+
+      console.warn(`Failed to write to the cache: ${errorMessage}`)
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/errors.ts b/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2afaf574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cache/src/bootstrap/errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export const ERROR_CODES = {
+  invalid_vary:
+    'Responses must not use unsupported directives of the `Netlify-Vary` header (https://ntl.fyi/cache_api_invalid_vary).',
+  no_cache:
+    'Responses must not set cache control headers with the `private`, `no-cache` or `no-store` directives (https://ntl.fyi/cache_api_no_cache).',
+  low_ttl:
+    'Responses must have a cache control header with a `max-age` or `s-maxage` directive (https://ntl.fyi/cache_api_low_ttl).',
+  no_directive:
+    'Responses must have a cache control header with caching directives (https://ntl.fyi/cache_api_no_directive).',
+  no_ttl:
+    'Responses must have a cache control header with a `max-age` or `s-maxage` directive (https://ntl.fyi/cache_api_no_ttl).',
+  no_status: 'Responses must specify a status code (https://ntl.fyi/cache_api_no_status).',
+  invalid_directive:
+    'Responses must have a cache control header with caching directives (https://ntl.fyi/cache_api_invalid_directive).',
+  status: 'Responses must have a status code between 200 and 299 (https://ntl.fyi/cache_api_status).',
+}
+
+export const GENERIC_ERROR = 'The server has returned an unexpected error (https://ntl.fyi/cache_api_error).'
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/headers.ts b/packages/cache/src/headers.ts
index 00dfc855..828b5b34 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/headers.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/headers.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export const NetlifyCacheId = 'netlify-cache-id'
 export const NetlifyCacheTag = 'netlify-cache-tag'
 export const NetlifyCdnCacheControl = 'netlify-cdn-cache-control'
 export const NetlifyVary = 'netlify-vary'
+export const ErrorDetail = 'netlify-programmable-error'
 export const ResourceHeaders = 'netlify-programmable-headers'
 export const ResourceStatus = 'netlify-programmable-status'
 export const ResourceStore = 'netlify-programmable-store'