diff --git a/bitwarden/__init__.py b/bitwarden/__init__.py
index 6e9e8031..3c8bf20e 100644
--- a/bitwarden/__init__.py
+++ b/bitwarden/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
-from subprocess import run, CalledProcessError
+from subprocess import CalledProcessError, run
 
 from albert import *
 
 md_iid = "3.0"
-md_version = "3.0"
+md_version = "3.1"
 md_name = "Bitwarden"
 md_description = "'rbw' wrapper extension"
 md_license = "MIT"
@@ -14,8 +17,18 @@
 md_authors = ["@ovitor", "@daviddeadly", "@manuelschneid3r"]
 md_bin_dependencies = ["rbw"]
 
+MAX_MINUTES_CACHE_TIMEOUT = 60
+DEFAULT_MINUTE_CACHE_TIMEOUT = 5
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ConfigKeys:
+    CACHE_TIMEOUT = "cache_timeout"
+
 
 class Plugin(PluginInstance, TriggerQueryHandler):
+    _cached_items = None
+    _last_fetch_time = 0
 
     iconUrls = [f"file:{Path(__file__).parent}/bw.svg"]
 
@@ -23,8 +36,36 @@ def __init__(self):
         PluginInstance.__init__(self)
         TriggerQueryHandler.__init__(self)
 
+        self.cache_timeout = (
+            self.readConfig(ConfigKeys.CACHE_TIMEOUT, int)
+            or DEFAULT_MINUTE_CACHE_TIMEOUT
+        )
+
     def defaultTrigger(self):
-        return 'bw '
+        return "bw "
+
+    @property
+    def cache_timeout(self):
+        return int(self._cache_timeout / 60)
+
+    @cache_timeout.setter
+    def cache_timeout(self, value):
+        self._cache_timeout = int(value * 60)
+        self.writeConfig(ConfigKeys.CACHE_TIMEOUT, value)
+
+    def configWidget(self):
+        return [
+            {
+                "type": "label",
+                "text": "Cache (result of `rbw list`) duration",
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "spinbox",
+                "property": ConfigKeys.CACHE_TIMEOUT,
+                "label": f"Minutes: (max: {MAX_MINUTES_CACHE_TIMEOUT}, disable: 0)",
+                "widget_properties": {"maximum": MAX_MINUTES_CACHE_TIMEOUT},
+            },
+        ]
 
     def handleTriggerQuery(self, query):
         if query.string.strip().lower() == "sync":
@@ -37,11 +78,9 @@ def handleTriggerQuery(self, query):
                         Action(
                             id="sync",
                             text="Syncing Bitwarden Vault",
-                            callable=lambda: run(
-                                ["rbw", "sync"],
-                            )
+                            callable=lambda: self._sync_vault(),
                         )
-                    ]
+                    ],
                 )
             )
 
@@ -56,30 +95,38 @@ def handleTriggerQuery(self, query):
                         Action(
                             id="copy",
                             text="Copy password to clipboard",
-                            callable=lambda item=p: self._password_to_clipboard(item)
+                            callable=lambda item=p: self._password_to_clipboard(item),
                         ),
                         Action(
                             id="copy-auth",
                             text="Copy auth code to clipboard",
-                            callable=lambda item=p: self._code_to_clipboard(item)
+                            callable=lambda item=p: self._code_to_clipboard(item),
                         ),
                         Action(
                             id="copy-username",
                             text="Copy username to clipboard",
-                            callable=lambda username=p["user"]:
-                            setClipboardText(text=username)
+                            callable=lambda username=p["user"]: setClipboardText(
+                                text=username
+                            ),
                         ),
                         Action(
                             id="edit",
                             text="Edit entry in terminal",
-                            callable=lambda item=p: self._edit_entry(item)
-                        )
-                    ]
+                            callable=lambda item=p: self._edit_entry(item),
+                        ),
+                    ],
                 )
             )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_items():
+    def _get_items(self):
+        not_first_time = self._cached_items is not None
+
+        time_passed = time.time() - self._last_fetch_time
+        is_chache_fresh = time_passed < self._cache_timeout
+
+        if not_first_time and is_chache_fresh:
+            return self._cached_items
+
         field_names = ["id", "name", "user", "folder"]
         raw_items = run(
             ["rbw", "list", "--fields", ",".join(field_names)],
@@ -98,12 +145,16 @@ def _get_items():
                 item["path"] = item["folder"] + "/" + item["name"]
             else:
                 item["path"] = item["name"]
+
             items.append(item)
 
+        self._cached_items = items
+        self._last_fetch_time = time.time()
+
         return items
 
     def _filter_items(self, query):
-        passwords = self._get_items()
+        passwords = self._get_items() or []
         search_fields = ["path", "user"]
         # Use a set for faster membership tests
         words = set(query.string.strip().lower().split())
@@ -121,15 +172,18 @@ def _filter_items(self, query):
 
         return filtered_passwords
 
+    def _sync_vault(self):
+        run(["rbw", "sync"], check=True)
+
+        self._cached_items = None
+        self._last_fetch_time = 0
+
     @staticmethod
     def _password_to_clipboard(item):
         rbw_id = item["id"]
 
         password = run(
-            ["rbw", "get", rbw_id],
-            capture_output=True,
-            encoding="utf-8",
-            check=True
+            ["rbw", "get", rbw_id], capture_output=True, encoding="utf-8", check=True
         ).stdout.strip()
 
         setClipboardText(text=password)
@@ -143,14 +197,14 @@ def _code_to_clipboard(item):
                 ["rbw", "code", rbw_id],
                 capture_output=True,
                 encoding="utf-8",
-                check=True
+                check=True,
             ).stdout.strip()
         except CalledProcessError as err:
             code = run(
                 ["echo", err.__str__()],
                 capture_output=True,
                 encoding="utf-8",
-                check=True
+                check=True,
             ).stdout.strip()
 
         setClipboardText(text=code)