diff --git a/headers/os/storage/FindDirectory.h b/headers/os/storage/FindDirectory.h
index eb235aa3c1..f7814475ec 100644
--- a/headers/os/storage/FindDirectory.h
+++ b/headers/os/storage/FindDirectory.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	B_COMMON_MEDIA_NODES_DIRECTORY,
 	B_COMMON_SOUNDS_DIRECTORY,
 	B_COMMON_DATA_DIRECTORY,
+	B_COMMON_CACHE_DIRECTORY,
 
 	/* User directories. These are interpreted in the context
 	   of the user making the find_directory call. */
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/os/find_directory.cpp b/src/system/libroot/os/find_directory.cpp
index 6b09d8578b..a324dc8df2 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/os/find_directory.cpp
+++ b/src/system/libroot/os/find_directory.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static const char *kCommonDirectories[] = {
 	COMMON "/add-ons/media",
 	COMMON "/data/sounds",
 	COMMON "/data",
+	COMMON "/cache",						// B_COMMON_CACHE_DIRECTORY
 };
 
 /* User directories */
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ find_directory(directory_which which, dev_t device, bool createIt,
 		case B_COMMON_MEDIA_NODES_DIRECTORY:
 		case B_COMMON_SOUNDS_DIRECTORY:
 		case B_COMMON_DATA_DIRECTORY:
+		case B_COMMON_CACHE_DIRECTORY:
 			templatePath = kCommonDirectories[which - B_COMMON_DIRECTORY];
 			break;