diff --git a/common/data_bucket.cpp b/common/data_bucket.cpp
index d0ad01b7e..9735c8cee 100644
--- a/common/data_bucket.cpp
+++ b/common/data_bucket.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,37 @@ extern WorldDatabase database;
 #error "You must define either ZONE or WORLD"
 #endif
 
+// Key: compound cache key (e.g., account_id|character_id|zone_id|instance_id|top_key|full_key)
+// Value: resolved DataBuckets with extracted nested value
+static std::unordered_map<std::string, DataBucketsRepository::DataBuckets> g_nested_bucket_cache;
+
+static std::string MakeNestedCacheKey(const DataBucketKey &k, const std::string &full_key) {
+	return fmt::format(
+		"account_id:{}|character_id:{}|npc_id:{}|bot_id:{}|zone_id:{}|instance_id:{}|top_key:{}|full_key:{}",
+		k.account_id, k.character_id, k.npc_id, k.bot_id, k.zone_id, k.instance_id,
+		Strings::Split(full_key, NESTED_KEY_DELIMITER).front(),
+		full_key
+	);
+}
+
+static std::string MakeNestedCacheKeyPrefix(const DataBucketKey &k, const std::string &top_key) {
+	return fmt::format(
+		"account_id:{}|character_id:{}|npc_id:{}|bot_id:{}|zone_id:{}|instance_id:{}|top_key:{}|",
+		k.account_id, k.character_id, k.npc_id, k.bot_id, k.zone_id, k.instance_id, top_key
+	);
+}
+
+static void InvalidateNestedCacheForKey(const DataBucketKey &k, const std::string &top_key) {
+	std::string prefix = MakeNestedCacheKeyPrefix(k, top_key);
+	for (auto it = g_nested_bucket_cache.begin(); it != g_nested_bucket_cache.end(); ) {
+		if (it->first.find(prefix) == 0) {
+			it = g_nested_bucket_cache.erase(it);
+		} else {
+			++it;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void DataBucket::SetData(const std::string &bucket_key, const std::string &bucket_value, std::string expires_time)
 {
 	auto k = DataBucketKey{
@@ -136,6 +167,15 @@ void DataBucket::SetData(const DataBucketKey &k_)
 		// Serialize JSON back to string
 		b.value = json_value.dump();
 		b.key_ = top_key; // Use the top-level key
+
+		if (CanCache(k_)) {
+			InvalidateNestedCacheForKey(k_, top_key);
+			std::string nested_cache_key = MakeNestedCacheKey(k_, k_.key);
+			auto extracted = ExtractNestedValue(b, k_.key);
+			if (extracted.id > 0) {
+				g_nested_bucket_cache[nested_cache_key] = extracted;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (bucket_id) {
@@ -251,7 +291,19 @@ DataBucketsRepository::DataBuckets DataBucket::GetData(const DataBucketKey &k_,
 				LogDataBuckets("Returning key [{}] value [{}] from cache", e.key_, e.value);
 
 				if (is_nested_key && !k_.key.empty()) {
-					return ExtractNestedValue(e, k_.key);
+					std::string nested_cache_key = MakeNestedCacheKey(k_, k.key);
+
+					auto it = g_nested_bucket_cache.find(nested_cache_key);
+					if (it != g_nested_bucket_cache.end()) {
+						LogDataBucketsDetail("Nested cache hit for key [{}]", nested_cache_key);
+						return it->second;
+					}
+
+					auto extracted = ExtractNestedValue(e, k_.key);
+					if (extracted.id > 0) {
+						g_nested_bucket_cache[nested_cache_key] = extracted;
+					}
+					return extracted;
 				}
 
 				return e;
@@ -315,23 +367,42 @@ DataBucketsRepository::DataBuckets DataBucket::GetData(const DataBucketKey &k_,
 	}
 
 	// Add the value to the cache if it doesn't exist
+	// If cacheable and not found in cache, short-circuit and assume it doesn't exist
 	if (can_cache) {
-		bool has_cache = false;
+		bool found_in_cache = false;
 		for (const auto &e : g_data_bucket_cache) {
-			if (e.id == bucket.id) {
-				has_cache = true;
+			if (CheckBucketMatch(e, k)) {
+				found_in_cache = true;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!has_cache) {
-			g_data_bucket_cache.emplace_back(bucket);
+		if (!found_in_cache) {
+			LogDataBuckets("Cache miss for key [{}] - skipping DB due to CanCache", k.key);
+			return DataBucketsRepository::NewEntity();
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Handle nested key extraction
 	if (is_nested_key && !k_.key.empty()) {
-		return ExtractNestedValue(bucket, k_.key);
+		if (CanCache(k_)) {
+			std::string nested_cache_key = MakeNestedCacheKey(k_, k.key);
+
+			auto it = g_nested_bucket_cache.find(nested_cache_key);
+			if (it != g_nested_bucket_cache.end()) {
+				LogDataBucketsDetail("Nested cache hit for key [{}]", nested_cache_key);
+				return it->second;
+			}
+
+			auto extracted = ExtractNestedValue(bucket, k_.key);
+			if (extracted.id > 0) {
+				g_nested_bucket_cache[nested_cache_key] = extracted;
+			}
+			return extracted;
+		} else {
+			// Not cacheable, just extract and return
+			return ExtractNestedValue(bucket, k_.key);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return bucket;