diff --git a/src/services/request.ts b/src/services/request.ts
index ddbd097..5e0205b 100644
--- a/src/services/request.ts
+++ b/src/services/request.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface IRequestParameters {
   body?: any;
   forceHttp?: boolean;
   'bearer-token'?: string;
+  'allow-cache'?: boolean; // default false
 }
 
 export default async function request (obj: IRequestParameters): Promise<any> {
@@ -25,10 +26,6 @@ export default async function request (obj: IRequestParameters): Promise<any> {
     const XHR = typeof XMLHttpRequest === 'undefined' ? xhrPolyfill : XMLHttpRequest;
     const request: XMLHttpRequest = new XHR();
 
-    if (obj['bearer-token']) {
-      request.setRequestHeader('Authorization', `Bearer ${obj['bearer-token']}`);
-    }
-
     request.onload = () => {
       if (request.status >= 200 && request.status < 300) {
         resolve(request.responseText);
@@ -56,6 +53,14 @@ export default async function request (obj: IRequestParameters): Promise<any> {
 
     request.open(obj.method || 'GET', url);
 
+    if (obj['bearer-token']) {
+      request.setRequestHeader('Authorization', `Bearer ${obj['bearer-token']}`);
+    }
+
+    if (!obj['allow-cache']) {
+      request.setRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, max-age=0');
+    }
+
     if (obj.body) {
       request.send(JSON.stringify(obj.body));
     } else {
diff --git a/tests/services/request.test.ts b/tests/services/request.test.ts
index 5208c67..9b9b95c 100644
--- a/tests/services/request.test.ts
+++ b/tests/services/request.test.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ function MockXMLHttpRequestFactory ({ isSuccessCase }: { isSuccessCase: boolean
     onload (): any {}
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
-    setRequestHeader (name: string, value: string): any {}
+    setRequestHeader (name: string, value: string): any {
+      this.headers[name] = value;
+    }
   };
 }
 
@@ -99,6 +101,52 @@ describe('Services Request test suite', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('given the allow-cache option is undefined', function () {
+    it('should set the Cache-Control header to disallow caching', async function () {
+      // @ts-expect-error open takes params but does not pick them up from the class definition and TS complains...
+      const setRequestHeaderStub = sinon.stub<[string, string]>(MockXMLHttpRequestSuccess.prototype, 'setRequestHeader');
+      await request({
+        url: 'https://www.test.com'
+      });
+      expect(setRequestHeaderStub.getCall(0).args).toEqual(['Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, max-age=0']);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('given the allow-cache option is false', function () {
+    it('should set the Cache-Control header to disallow caching', async function () {
+      // @ts-expect-error open takes params but does not pick them up from the class definition and TS complains...
+      const setRequestHeaderStub = sinon.stub<[string, string]>(MockXMLHttpRequestSuccess.prototype, 'setRequestHeader');
+      await request({
+        url: 'https://www.test.com',
+        'allow-cache': false
+      });
+      expect(setRequestHeaderStub.getCall(0).args).toEqual(['Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, max-age=0']);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('given the allow-cache option is true', function () {
+    it('should not set the Cache-Control header', async function () {
+      // @ts-expect-error open takes params but does not pick them up from the class definition and TS complains...
+      const setRequestHeaderStub = sinon.stub<[string, string]>(MockXMLHttpRequestSuccess.prototype, 'setRequestHeader');
+      await request({
+        url: 'https://www.test.com',
+        'allow-cache': true
+      });
+      expect(setRequestHeaderStub.calledOnce).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('given the allow-cache option is false', function () {
+    it('should set the Cache-Control header to disallow caching', async function () {
+      // @ts-expect-error open takes params but does not pick them up from the class definition and TS complains...
+      const setRequestHeaderStub = sinon.stub<[string, string]>(MockXMLHttpRequestSuccess.prototype, 'setRequestHeader');
+      await request({
+        url: 'https://www.test.com'
+      });
+      expect(setRequestHeaderStub.getCall(0).args).toEqual(['Cache-Control', 'no-cache, no-store, max-age=0']);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('method option', function () {
     let openStub;