diff --git a/.changeset/funny-ligers-wonder.md b/.changeset/funny-ligers-wonder.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f552d1296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/funny-ligers-wonder.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"trigger.dev": patch
+---
+
+Added external cache support for local image builds
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/deploy.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/deploy.ts
index 36f35d442e..1e6e291113 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/deploy.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/commands/deploy.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const DeployCommandOptions = CommonCommandOptions.extend({
   envFile: z.string().optional(),
   // Local build options
   forceLocalBuild: z.boolean().optional(),
+  useRegistryCache: z.boolean().default(false),
   network: z.enum(["default", "none", "host"]).optional(),
   push: z.boolean().optional(),
   builder: z.string().default("trigger"),
@@ -112,11 +113,19 @@ export function configureDeployCommand(program: Command) {
           "Skip promoting the deployment to the current deployment for the environment."
         )
     )
+      .addOption(
+        new CommandOption(
+          "--use-registry-cache",
+          "Use the registry cache when building the image. The registry must be supported as a cache storage backend."
+        ).hideHelp()
+      )
       .addOption(
         new CommandOption(
           "--no-cache",
           "Do not use the cache when building the image. This will slow down the build process but can be useful if you are experiencing issues with the cache."
-        ).hideHelp()
+        )
+          .conflicts("useRegistryCache")
+          .hideHelp()
       )
       .addOption(
         new CommandOption("--load", "Load the built image into your local docker").hideHelp()
@@ -418,6 +427,7 @@ async function _deployCommand(dir: string, options: DeployCommandOptions) {
 
   const buildResult = await buildImage({
     isLocalBuild,
+    useRegistryCache: options.useRegistryCache,
     noCache: options.noCache,
     deploymentId: deployment.id,
     deploymentVersion: deployment.version,
diff --git a/packages/cli-v3/src/deploy/buildImage.ts b/packages/cli-v3/src/deploy/buildImage.ts
index 7aed546862..6f044c8a7d 100644
--- a/packages/cli-v3/src/deploy/buildImage.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-v3/src/deploy/buildImage.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { CliApiClient } from "../apiClient.js";
 export interface BuildImageOptions {
   // Common options
   isLocalBuild: boolean;
+  useRegistryCache?: boolean;
   imagePlatform: string;
   noCache?: boolean;
   load?: boolean;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export interface BuildImageOptions {
 export async function buildImage(options: BuildImageOptions): Promise<BuildImageResults> {
   const {
     isLocalBuild,
+    useRegistryCache,
     imagePlatform,
     noCache,
     push,
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ export async function buildImage(options: BuildImageOptions): Promise<BuildImage
       authenticateToRegistry,
       load,
       noCache,
+      useRegistryCache,
       extraCACerts,
       apiUrl,
       apiKey,
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@ interface SelfHostedBuildImageOptions {
   apiClient: CliApiClient;
   branchName?: string;
   noCache?: boolean;
+  useRegistryCache?: boolean;
   extraCACerts?: string;
   buildEnvVars?: Record<string, string | undefined>;
   network?: string;
@@ -316,7 +320,7 @@ interface SelfHostedBuildImageOptions {
 }
 
 async function localBuildImage(options: SelfHostedBuildImageOptions): Promise<BuildImageResults> {
-  const { builder, imageTag, deploymentId, apiClient } = options;
+  const { builder, imageTag, deploymentId, apiClient, useRegistryCache } = options;
 
   // Ensure multi-platform build is supported on the local machine
   let builderExists = false;
@@ -483,6 +487,8 @@ async function localBuildImage(options: SelfHostedBuildImageOptions): Promise<Bu
     options.onLog?.(`Successfully logged in to ${cloudRegistryHost}`);
   }
 
+  const projectCacheRef = getProjectCacheRefFromImageTag(imageTag);
+
   const args = [
     "buildx",
     "build",
@@ -491,6 +497,14 @@ async function localBuildImage(options: SelfHostedBuildImageOptions): Promise<Bu
     "-f",
     "Containerfile",
     options.noCache ? "--no-cache" : undefined,
+    ...(useRegistryCache
+      ? [
+          "--cache-to",
+          `type=registry,mode=max,image-manifest=true,oci-mediatypes=true,ref=${projectCacheRef}`,
+          "--cache-from",
+          `type=registry,ref=${projectCacheRef}`,
+        ]
+      : []),
     "--platform",
     options.imagePlatform,
     options.network ? `--network=${options.network}` : undefined,
@@ -928,6 +942,11 @@ function extractRegistryHostFromImageTag(imageTag: string): string | undefined {
   return host;
 }
 
+function getProjectCacheRefFromImageTag(imageTag: string): string {
+  const lastColonIndex = imageTag.lastIndexOf(":");
+  return `${imageTag.substring(0, lastColonIndex)}:cache`;
+}
+
 async function getDockerUsernameAndPassword(
   apiClient: CliApiClient,
   deploymentId: string