diff --git a/app/Config/Cache.php b/app/Config/Cache.php
index 1169c95ff7ee..1386bbfe1b85 100644
--- a/app/Config/Cache.php
+++ b/app/Config/Cache.php
@@ -112,14 +112,24 @@ class Cache extends BaseConfig
      * Your Redis server can be specified below, if you are using
      * the Redis or Predis drivers.
      *
-     * @var array{host?: string, password?: string|null, port?: int, timeout?: int, database?: int}
+     * @var array{
+     * host?: string,
+     * password?: string|null,
+     * port?: int,
+     * timeout?: int,
+     * async?: bool,
+     * persistent?: bool,
+     * database?: int
+     * }
      */
     public array $redis = [
-        'host'     => '127.0.0.1',
-        'password' => null,
-        'port'     => 6379,
-        'timeout'  => 0,
-        'database' => 0,
+        'host'       => '127.0.0.1',
+        'password'   => null,
+        'port'       => 6379,
+        'timeout'    => 0,
+        'async'      => false, // this option only used by Predis
+        'persistent' => false,
+        'database'   => 0,
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/system/Cache/Handlers/PredisHandler.php b/system/Cache/Handlers/PredisHandler.php
index 250ea74a88e0..f7fd936abf59 100644
--- a/system/Cache/Handlers/PredisHandler.php
+++ b/system/Cache/Handlers/PredisHandler.php
@@ -36,15 +36,19 @@ class PredisHandler extends BaseHandler
      *   host: string,
      *   password: string|null,
      *   port: int,
+     *   async: bool,
+     *   persistent: bool,
      *   timeout: int
      * }
      */
     protected $config = [
-        'scheme'   => 'tcp',
-        'host'     => '127.0.0.1',
-        'password' => null,
-        'port'     => 6379,
-        'timeout'  => 0,
+        'scheme'     => 'tcp',
+        'host'       => '127.0.0.1',
+        'password'   => null,
+        'port'       => 6379,
+        'async'      => false,
+        'persistent' => false,
+        'timeout'    => 0,
     ];
 
     /**
diff --git a/system/Cache/Handlers/RedisHandler.php b/system/Cache/Handlers/RedisHandler.php
index 3a13ee07f8e4..a79c757fe331 100644
--- a/system/Cache/Handlers/RedisHandler.php
+++ b/system/Cache/Handlers/RedisHandler.php
@@ -34,15 +34,17 @@ class RedisHandler extends BaseHandler
      *   password: string|null,
      *   port: int,
      *   timeout: int,
+     *   persistent: bool,
      *   database: int,
      * }
      */
     protected $config = [
-        'host'     => '127.0.0.1',
-        'password' => null,
-        'port'     => 6379,
-        'timeout'  => 0,
-        'database' => 0,
+        'host'       => '127.0.0.1',
+        'password'   => null,
+        'port'       => 6379,
+        'timeout'    => 0,
+        'persistent' => false,
+        'database'   => 0,
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -82,10 +84,11 @@ public function initialize()
         $this->redis = new Redis();
 
         try {
+            $funcConnection = isset($config['persistent']) && $config['persistent'] ? 'pconnect' : 'connect';
+
             // Note:: If Redis is your primary cache choice, and it is "offline", every page load will end up been delayed by the timeout duration.
             // I feel like some sort of temporary flag should be set, to indicate that we think Redis is "offline", allowing us to bypass the timeout for a set period of time.
-
-            if (! $this->redis->connect($config['host'], ($config['host'][0] === '/' ? 0 : $config['port']), $config['timeout'])) {
+            if (! $this->redis->{$funcConnection}($config['host'], ($config['host'][0] === '/' ? 0 : $config['port']), $config['timeout'])) {
                 // Note:: I'm unsure if log_message() is necessary, however I'm not 100% comfortable removing it.
                 log_message('error', 'Cache: Redis connection failed. Check your configuration.');
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst
index 809d56b41291..a691b6faf093 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.0.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ Libraries
 
 - **API Transformers:** This new feature provides a structured way to transform data for API responses. See :ref:`API Transformers <api_transformers>` for details.
 - **CLI:** Added ``SignalTrait`` to provide unified handling of operating system signals in CLI commands.
+- **Cache:** Added ``async`` and ``persistent`` config item to predis handler.
+- **Cache:** Added ``persistent`` config item to redis handler.
 - **CURLRequest:** Added ``shareConnection`` config item to change default share connection.
 - **CURLRequest:** Added ``dns_cache_timeout`` option to change default DNS cache timeout.
 - **CURLRequest:** Added ``fresh_connect`` options to enable/disable request fresh connection.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching/014.php b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching/014.php
index 6b0012696bf3..810448b4f6cc 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching/014.php
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/caching/014.php
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ class Cache extends BaseConfig
     // ...
 
     public $redis = [
-        'host'     => '127.0.0.1',
-        'password' => null,
-        'port'     => 6379,
-        'timeout'  => 0,
-        'database' => 0,
+        'host'       => '127.0.0.1',
+        'password'   => null,
+        'port'       => 6379,
+        'async'      => false,
+        'persistent' => false,
+        'timeout'    => 0,
+        'database'   => 0,
     ];
 
     // ...