diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/fetch/__experimental-fetch-remote-url-data.js b/packages/core-data/src/fetch/__experimental-fetch-remote-url-data.js
index c9210c009bc74..656c41a6a0d07 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/fetch/__experimental-fetch-remote-url-data.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/fetch/__experimental-fetch-remote-url-data.js
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
 import { addQueryArgs, prependHTTP } from '@wordpress/url';
 
+/**
+ * A simple in-memory cache for requests.
+ * This avoids repeat HTTP requests which may be beneficial
+ * for those wishing to preserve low-bandwidth.
+ */
+const CACHE = new Map();
+
 /**
  * @typedef WPRemoteUrlData
  *
@@ -38,9 +45,16 @@ const fetchRemoteUrlData = async ( url, options = {} ) => {
 		url: prependHTTP( url ),
 	};
 
+	if ( CACHE.has( url ) ) {
+		return CACHE.get( url );
+	}
+
 	return apiFetch( {
 		path: addQueryArgs( endpoint, args ),
 		...options,
+	} ).then( ( res ) => {
+		CACHE.set( url, res );
+		return res;
 	} );
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/fetch/test/__experimental-fetch-remote-url-data.js b/packages/core-data/src/fetch/test/__experimental-fetch-remote-url-data.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0ea3ec4c39a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/fetch/test/__experimental-fetch-remote-url-data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import fetchRemoteUrlData from '../__experimental-fetch-remote-url-data';
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
+
+jest.mock( '@wordpress/api-fetch' );
+
+describe( 'fetchRemoteUrlData', () => {
+	afterEach( () => {
+		apiFetch.mockReset();
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'return value settles as expected', () => {
+		it( 'resolves with response data upon fetch success', async () => {
+			const data = {
+				title: 'Lorem ipsum dolor',
+				icon: '',
+				image: '',
+				description:
+					'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.',
+			};
+			apiFetch.mockReturnValueOnce( Promise.resolve( data ) );
+
+			await expect(
+				fetchRemoteUrlData( 'https://www.wordpress.org' )
+			).resolves.toEqual( data );
+
+			expect( apiFetch ).toBeCalledTimes( 1 );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'rejects with error upon fetch failure', async () => {
+			apiFetch.mockReturnValueOnce( Promise.reject( 'fetch failed' ) );
+
+			await expect(
+				fetchRemoteUrlData( 'https://www.wordpress.org/1' )
+			).rejects.toEqual( 'fetch failed' );
+		} );
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'interaction with underlying fetch API', () => {
+		it( 'passes options argument through to fetch API', async () => {
+			apiFetch.mockReturnValueOnce( Promise.resolve() );
+
+			await fetchRemoteUrlData( 'https://www.wordpress.org/2', {
+				method: 'POST',
+			} );
+
+			expect( apiFetch ).toBeCalledTimes( 1 );
+
+			const argsPassedToFetchApi = apiFetch.mock.calls[ 0 ][ 0 ];
+
+			expect( argsPassedToFetchApi ).toEqual(
+				expect.objectContaining( {
+					method: 'POST',
+				} )
+			);
+		} );
+	} );
+
+	describe( 'client side caching', () => {
+		it( 'caches repeat requests to same url', async () => {
+			const targetUrl = 'https://www.wordpress.org/3';
+			const data = {
+				title: 'Lorem ipsum dolor',
+				icon: '',
+				image: '',
+				description:
+					'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.',
+			};
+			apiFetch.mockReturnValueOnce( Promise.resolve( data ) );
+
+			await expect( fetchRemoteUrlData( targetUrl ) ).resolves.toEqual(
+				data
+			);
+			expect( apiFetch ).toBeCalledTimes( 1 );
+
+			// Allow us to reassert on calls without it being polluted by first fetch
+			// but retains the mock implementation from earlier.
+			apiFetch.mockClear();
+
+			// Fetch the same URL again...should be cached.
+			await expect( fetchRemoteUrlData( targetUrl ) ).resolves.toEqual(
+				data
+			);
+
+			// Should now be in cache so no need to refetch from API.
+			expect( apiFetch ).toBeCalledTimes( 0 );
+		} );
+
+		it( 'does not cache failed requests', async () => {
+			const targetUrl = 'https://www.wordpress.org/4';
+			const data = {
+				title: 'Lorem ipsum dolor',
+				icon: '',
+				image: '',
+				description:
+					'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.',
+			};
+
+			apiFetch
+				.mockReturnValueOnce( Promise.reject( 'fetch failed' ) )
+				.mockReturnValueOnce( Promise.resolve( data ) );
+
+			await expect( fetchRemoteUrlData( targetUrl ) ).rejects.toEqual(
+				'fetch failed'
+			);
+
+			// Cache should not store the previous failed fetch and should retry
+			// with a new fetch.
+			await expect( fetchRemoteUrlData( targetUrl ) ).resolves.toEqual(
+				data
+			);
+
+			expect( apiFetch ).toBeCalledTimes( 2 );
+		} );
+	} );
+} );