diff --git a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
index b5a47c6ce0f..f164f86a0a9 100644
--- a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "nix/util/callback.hh"
 #include "nix/util/signals.hh"
 #include "nix/util/archive.hh"
+#include "nix/store/nar-cache.hh"
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <future>
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 BinaryCacheStore::BinaryCacheStore(Config & config)
     : config{config}
+    , narCache{config.localNarCache.get() ? std::make_shared<NarCache>(*config.localNarCache.get()) : nullptr}
 {
     if (config.secretKeyFile != "")
         signers.push_back(std::make_unique<LocalSigner>(SecretKey{readFile(config.secretKeyFile)}));
@@ -552,7 +554,7 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::registerDrvOutput(const Realisation & info)
 
 ref<RemoteFSAccessor> BinaryCacheStore::getRemoteFSAccessor(bool requireValidPath)
 {
-    return make_ref<RemoteFSAccessor>(ref<Store>(shared_from_this()), requireValidPath, config.localNarCache);
+    return make_ref<RemoteFSAccessor>(ref<Store>(shared_from_this()), requireValidPath, narCache);
 }
 
 ref<SourceAccessor> BinaryCacheStore::getFSAccessor(bool requireValidPath)
diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/binary-cache-store.hh b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/binary-cache-store.hh
index 80c0bc9d0cb..7c9ed875b61 100644
--- a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/binary-cache-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/binary-cache-store.hh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace nix {
 
 struct NarInfo;
+class NarCache;
 class RemoteFSAccessor;
 
 struct BinaryCacheStoreConfig : virtual StoreConfig
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ protected:
 
     constexpr const static std::string cacheInfoFile = "nix-cache-info";
 
+    std::shared_ptr<NarCache> narCache;
+
     BinaryCacheStore(Config &);
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/meson.build b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/meson.build
index c7026818ea7..405d19b1c6b 100644
--- a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/meson.build
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ headers = [ config_pub_h ] + files(
   'machines.hh',
   'make-content-addressed.hh',
   'names.hh',
+  'nar-cache.hh',
   'nar-info-disk-cache.hh',
   'nar-info.hh',
   'outputs-spec.hh',
diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/nar-cache.hh b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/nar-cache.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15cb74ca575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/nar-cache.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "nix/util/hash.hh"
+#include "nix/util/nar-accessor.hh"
+
+#include <filesystem>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+class NarCache
+{
+    const std::filesystem::path cacheDir;
+
+    std::filesystem::path makeCacheFile(const Hash & narHash, const std::string & ext);
+
+public:
+
+    NarCache(std::filesystem::path cacheDir);
+
+    void upsertNar(const Hash & narHash, Source & source);
+
+    void upsertNarListing(const Hash & narHash, std::string_view narListingData);
+
+    // FIXME: use a sink.
+    std::optional<std::string> getNar(const Hash & narHash);
+
+    // FIXME: use a sink.
+    GetNarBytes getNarBytes(const Hash & narHash);
+
+    std::optional<std::string> getNarListing(const Hash & narHash);
+};
+
+} // namespace nix
diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/remote-fs-accessor.hh b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/remote-fs-accessor.hh
index 479a7393207..ed0d244ba33 100644
--- a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/remote-fs-accessor.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/remote-fs-accessor.hh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
+struct NarCache;
+
 class RemoteFSAccessor : public SourceAccessor
 {
     ref<Store> store;
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ class RemoteFSAccessor : public SourceAccessor
 
     bool requireValidPath;
 
-    std::optional<std::filesystem::path> cacheDir;
+    std::shared_ptr<NarCache> narCache;
 
     std::pair<ref<SourceAccessor>, CanonPath> fetch(const CanonPath & path);
 
@@ -38,8 +40,7 @@ public:
      */
     std::shared_ptr<SourceAccessor> accessObject(const StorePath & path);
 
-    RemoteFSAccessor(
-        ref<Store> store, bool requireValidPath = true, std::optional<std::filesystem::path> cacheDir = {});
+    RemoteFSAccessor(ref<Store> store, bool requireValidPath = true, std::shared_ptr<NarCache> narCache = {});
 
     std::optional<Stat> maybeLstat(const CanonPath & path) override;
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/meson.build b/src/libstore/meson.build
index 0e5a9cb7bb4..99db3c5ef65 100644
--- a/src/libstore/meson.build
+++ b/src/libstore/meson.build
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ sources = files(
   'make-content-addressed.cc',
   'misc.cc',
   'names.cc',
+  'nar-cache.cc',
   'nar-info-disk-cache.cc',
   'nar-info.cc',
   'optimise-store.cc',
diff --git a/src/libstore/nar-cache.cc b/src/libstore/nar-cache.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5373676025d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore/nar-cache.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "nix/store/nar-cache.hh"
+#include "nix/util/file-system.hh"
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+namespace nix {
+
+NarCache::NarCache(std::filesystem::path cacheDir_)
+    : cacheDir(std::move(cacheDir_))
+{
+    assert(!cacheDir.empty());
+    createDirs(cacheDir);
+}
+
+std::filesystem::path NarCache::makeCacheFile(const Hash & narHash, const std::string & ext)
+{
+    return (cacheDir / narHash.to_string(HashFormat::Nix32, false)) + "." + ext;
+}
+
+void NarCache::upsertNar(const Hash & narHash, Source & source)
+{
+    try {
+        /* FIXME: do this asynchronously. */
+        writeFile(makeCacheFile(narHash, "nar"), source);
+    } catch (SystemError &) {
+        ignoreExceptionExceptInterrupt();
+    }
+}
+
+void NarCache::upsertNarListing(const Hash & narHash, std::string_view narListingData)
+{
+    try {
+        writeFile(makeCacheFile(narHash, "ls"), narListingData);
+    } catch (SystemError &) {
+        ignoreExceptionExceptInterrupt();
+    }
+}
+
+std::optional<std::string> NarCache::getNar(const Hash & narHash)
+{
+    try {
+        return nix::readFile(makeCacheFile(narHash, "nar"));
+    } catch (SystemError &) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+}
+
+GetNarBytes NarCache::getNarBytes(const Hash & narHash)
+{
+    return seekableGetNarBytes(makeCacheFile(narHash, "nar"));
+}
+
+std::optional<std::string> NarCache::getNarListing(const Hash & narHash)
+{
+    try {
+        return nix::readFile(makeCacheFile(narHash, "ls"));
+    } catch (SystemError &) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace nix
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-fs-accessor.cc b/src/libstore/remote-fs-accessor.cc
index 7297723e16b..5d712ae1b26 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-fs-accessor.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-fs-accessor.cc
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include "nix/store/remote-fs-accessor.hh"
-#include "nix/util/nar-accessor.hh"
-
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
+#include "nix/store/nar-cache.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
-RemoteFSAccessor::RemoteFSAccessor(
-    ref<Store> store, bool requireValidPath, std::optional<std::filesystem::path> cacheDir_)
+RemoteFSAccessor::RemoteFSAccessor(ref<Store> store, bool requireValidPath, std::shared_ptr<NarCache> narCache)
     : store(store)
     , requireValidPath(requireValidPath)
-    , cacheDir(std::move(cacheDir_))
+    , narCache(std::move(narCache))
 {
-    if (cacheDir)
-        createDirs(*cacheDir);
 }
 
 std::pair<ref<SourceAccessor>, CanonPath> RemoteFSAccessor::fetch(const CanonPath & path)
@@ -47,48 +40,22 @@ std::shared_ptr<SourceAccessor> RemoteFSAccessor::accessObject(const StorePath &
         return std::move(sink.s);
     };
 
-    if (cacheDir) {
-        auto makeCacheFile = [&](const std::string & ext) {
-            auto res = *cacheDir / info->narHash.to_string(HashFormat::Nix32, false);
-            res += ".";
-            res += ext;
-            return res;
-        };
-
-        auto cacheFile = makeCacheFile("nar");
-        auto listingFile = makeCacheFile("ls");
-
-        if (nix::pathExists(cacheFile)) {
-            try {
-                return cacheAccessor(makeLazyNarAccessor(
-                    nlohmann::json::parse(nix::readFile(listingFile)).template get<NarListing>(),
-                    seekableGetNarBytes(cacheFile)));
-            } catch (SystemError &) {
-            }
-
-            try {
-                return cacheAccessor(makeNarAccessor(nix::readFile(cacheFile)));
-            } catch (SystemError &) {
-            }
-        }
+    if (narCache) {
+        if (auto listingData = narCache->getNarListing(info->narHash))
+            return cacheAccessor(makeLazyNarAccessor(
+                nlohmann::json::parse(*listingData).template get<NarListing>(), narCache->getNarBytes(info->narHash)));
+
+        if (auto nar = narCache->getNar(info->narHash))
+            return cacheAccessor(makeNarAccessor(std::move(*nar)));
 
         auto nar = getNar();
 
-        try {
-            /* FIXME: do this asynchronously. */
-            writeFile(cacheFile, nar);
-        } catch (...) {
-            ignoreExceptionExceptInterrupt();
-        }
+        StringSource source{nar};
+        narCache->upsertNar(info->narHash, source);
 
         auto narAccessor = makeNarAccessor(std::move(nar));
 
-        try {
-            nlohmann::json j = narAccessor->getListing();
-            writeFile(listingFile, j.dump());
-        } catch (...) {
-            ignoreExceptionExceptInterrupt();
-        }
+        narCache->upsertNarListing(info->narHash, nlohmann::json(narAccessor->getListing()).dump());
 
         return cacheAccessor(narAccessor);
     }