diff --git a/axes/signals.py b/axes/signals.py
index f48d23d..0339010 100644
--- a/axes/signals.py
+++ b/axes/signals.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.dispatch import Signal
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 from django.contrib.auth.signals import user_logged_out
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save, post_delete
+from django.core.cache import cache
 
-from axes.models import AccessLog
+from axes.models import AccessLog, AccessAttempt
 from axes.settings import DISABLE_ACCESS_LOG
 
 
@@ -26,3 +28,19 @@ if not DISABLE_ACCESS_LOG:
             access_log = access_logs[0]
             access_log.logout_time = now()
             access_log.save()
+
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=AccessAttempt)
+def update_cache_after_save(instance, **kwargs):
+    from axes.decorators import get_cache_timeout, get_cache_key
+    cache_hash_key = get_cache_key(instance)
+    if not cache.get(cache_hash_key):
+        cache_timeout = get_cache_timeout()
+        cache.set(cache_hash_key, instance.failures_since_start, cache_timeout)
+
+
+@receiver(post_delete, sender=AccessAttempt)
+def delete_cache_after_delete(instance, **kwargs):
+    from axes.decorators import get_cache_key
+    cache_hash_key = get_cache_key(instance)
+    cache.delete(cache_hash_key)