diff --git a/lib/base/dao/dao.class.php b/lib/base/dao/dao.class.php
index a1de811690..74fe40ac6c 100644
--- a/lib/base/dao/dao.class.php
+++ b/lib/base/dao/dao.class.php
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ class baseDAO
         $this->dbh       = $dbh;
         $this->slaveDBH  = $slaveDBH ? $slaveDBH : false;
 
+        if($config->cache->dao->enable)
+        {
+            $app->loadClass('cache', true);
+            $this->cache = new cache($config->cache->dao->driver, 'dao', $config->cache->dao->lifetime);
+        }
+
         $this->reset();
     }