diff --git a/app/models/broadcast_message.rb b/app/models/broadcast_message.rb
index 61119633717..ab3778b6397 100644
--- a/app/models/broadcast_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/broadcast_message.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ class BroadcastMessage < ActiveRecord::Base
   default_value_for :font,  '#FFFFFF'
 
   def self.current
-    where("ends_at > :now AND starts_at <= :now", now: Time.zone.now).last
+    Rails.cache.fetch("broadcast_message_current", expires_in: 5.minutes) do
+      where("ends_at > :now AND starts_at <= :now", now: Time.zone.now).last
+    end
   end
 
   def active?