diff --git a/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-linux-steps.yaml b/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-linux-steps.yaml
index bdc9c6a65c0..448999622c0 100644
--- a/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-linux-steps.yaml
+++ b/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-linux-steps.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ steps:
 
 - template: /build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/log-disk-space.yaml
 
+- template: /build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/cache-gradle.yaml
+  parameters:
+    xaSourcePath: ${{ parameters.xaSourcePath }}
+
 - script: make jenkins PREPARE_CI=1 PREPARE_AUTOPROVISION=1 CONFIGURATION=$(XA.Build.Configuration) MSBUILD_ARGS='${{ parameters.makeMSBuildArgs }}'
   workingDirectory: ${{ parameters.xaSourcePath }}
   displayName: make jenkins
diff --git a/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-macos-steps.yaml b/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-macos-steps.yaml
index f9d207ec43f..5c0af7a6ffe 100644
--- a/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-macos-steps.yaml
+++ b/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-macos-steps.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ steps:
 
 - template: /build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/log-disk-space.yaml
 
+- template: /build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/cache-gradle.yaml
+  parameters:
+    xaSourcePath: ${{ parameters.xaSourcePath }}
+
 # Prepare and Build everything
 - script: make jenkins CONFIGURATION=$(XA.Build.Configuration) PREPARE_CI=1 PREPARE_AUTOPROVISION=1 MSBUILD_ARGS='${{ parameters.makeMSBuildArgs }}'
   workingDirectory: ${{ parameters.xaSourcePath }}
diff --git a/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-windows-steps.yaml b/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-windows-steps.yaml
index 2227e7ae8fc..c8651b02d76 100644
--- a/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-windows-steps.yaml
+++ b/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/build-windows-steps.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ steps:
   parameters:
     remove_dotnet: true
 
+- template: /build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/cache-gradle.yaml
+  parameters:
+    xaSourcePath: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)
+
 - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
   displayName: Prepare Solution
   inputs:
diff --git a/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/cache-gradle.yaml b/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/cache-gradle.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..289f2d307b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-tools/automation/yaml-templates/cache-gradle.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Shared Gradle dependency cache template
+# Caches Gradle downloads between pipeline runs to avoid transient network
+# failures when resolving Maven dependencies.
+#
+# See: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/release/caching
+
+parameters:
+  xaSourcePath: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/android
+
+steps:
+- script: git submodule status --cached external/Java.Interop > $(Agent.TempDirectory)/java-interop-submodule-hash.txt
+  workingDirectory: ${{ parameters.xaSourcePath }}
+  displayName: get Java.Interop submodule hash
+
+- task: Cache@2
+  displayName: cache Gradle downloads
+  inputs:
+    key: '"gradle" | "v1" | "$(Agent.OS)" | ${{ parameters.xaSourcePath }}/build-tools/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties | ${{ parameters.xaSourcePath }}/src/**/build.gradle | $(Agent.TempDirectory)/java-interop-submodule-hash.txt'
+    restoreKeys: |
+      "gradle" | "v1" | "$(Agent.OS)"
+    path: $(HOME)/.gradle/caches