diff --git a/docs/src/config/response-object.md b/docs/src/config/response-object.md
index 84475cb..472aac8 100644
--- a/docs/src/config/response-object.md
+++ b/docs/src/config/response-object.md
@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ This does not indicated if the request was capable of being cached or not, as op
 [`cache.override`](./request-specifics.md#cache-override) may have been enabled.
 
 :::
+
+## stale
+
+- Type: `boolean`
+
+A simple boolean indicating if the request returned data is from valid or stale cache.
diff --git a/src/cache/axios.ts b/src/cache/axios.ts
index ec73b61..84a889c 100644
--- a/src/cache/axios.ts
+++ b/src/cache/axios.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ export interface CacheAxiosResponse<R = any, D = any> extends AxiosResponse<R, D
    * @see https://axios-cache-interceptor.js.org/config/response-object#cached
    */
   cached: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * A simple boolean indicating if the request returned data is from valid or stale cache.
+   *
+   * @see https://axios-cache-interceptor.js.org/config/response-object#stale
+   */
+  stale?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/interceptors/request.ts b/src/interceptors/request.ts
index d431618..a7c5408 100644
--- a/src/interceptors/request.ts
+++ b/src/interceptors/request.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ export function defaultRequestInterceptor(axios: AxiosCacheInstance) {
         status: cachedResponse.status,
         statusText: cachedResponse.statusText,
         cached: true,
+        stale: (cache as LoadingStorageValue).previous === 'stale',
 
         id: config.id!
       });
diff --git a/src/interceptors/response.ts b/src/interceptors/response.ts
index d123479..0f6d291 100644
--- a/src/interceptors/response.ts
+++ b/src/interceptors/response.ts
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ export function defaultResponseInterceptor(axios: AxiosCacheInstance): ResponseI
 
         return {
           cached: true,
+          stale: true,
           config,
           id,
           data: cache.data.data,
diff --git a/test/header/interpreter.test.ts b/test/header/interpreter.test.ts
index bbf7b2f..af6033c 100644
--- a/test/header/interpreter.test.ts
+++ b/test/header/interpreter.test.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ describe('Header Interpreter', () => {
     const result = await axios.get('http://test.com');
 
     assert.ok(result.cached);
+    assert.equal(result.stale, false);
   });
 
   it('Header Interpreter Stale with StaleWhileRevalidate and MaxStale', () => {
diff --git a/test/interceptors/etag.test.ts b/test/interceptors/etag.test.ts
index ec67049..d9f0eb7 100644
--- a/test/interceptors/etag.test.ts
+++ b/test/interceptors/etag.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ describe('ETag handling', () => {
 
     const response = await axios.get('http://test.com', config);
     assert.ok(response.cached);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, false);
     assert.ok(response.data);
 
     // Sleep entire max age time.
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ describe('ETag handling', () => {
     const response2 = await axios.get('http://test.com', config);
     // from revalidation
     assert.ok(response2.cached);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, false);
     // ensure value from stale cache is kept
     assert.ok(response2.data);
   });
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ describe('ETag handling', () => {
 
     const response = await axios.get('http://test.com');
     assert.ok(response.cached);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, false);
     assert.ok(response.data);
 
     // Sleep entire max age time.
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ describe('ETag handling', () => {
     const response2 = await axios.get('http://test.com');
     // from revalidation
     assert.ok(response2.cached);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, false);
     // ensure value from stale cache is kept
     assert.ok(response2.data);
   });
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ describe('ETag handling', () => {
     const response = await axios.get('http://test.com', config);
     // from etag revalidation
     assert.ok(response.cached);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, false);
     assert.ok(response.data);
   });
 
@@ -70,12 +75,14 @@ describe('ETag handling', () => {
 
     const response = await axios.get('http://test.com', config);
     assert.equal(response.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, undefined);
     assert.ok(response.data);
     assert.equal(response.config.headers?.[Header.IfModifiedSince], undefined);
     assert.equal(response.headers?.[Header.LastModified], undefined);
 
     const response2 = await axios.get('http://test.com', config);
     assert.ok(response2.cached);
+    assert.equal(!!response.stale, false);
     assert.ok(response2.data);
     assert.equal(response2.config.headers?.[Header.IfNoneMatch], 'fake-etag');
     assert.equal(response2.headers?.[Header.ETag], 'fake-etag-2');
diff --git a/test/interceptors/hydrate.test.ts b/test/interceptors/hydrate.test.ts
index af7809e..361741e 100644
--- a/test/interceptors/hydrate.test.ts
+++ b/test/interceptors/hydrate.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe('Hydrate handling', () => {
 
     assert.equal(m.mock.callCount(), 0);
     assert.ok(res2.cached);
+    assert.equal(res2.stale, false);
   });
 
   it('Hydrates when etag is set', async () => {
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ describe('Hydrate handling', () => {
 
     assert.equal(m.mock.callCount(), 1);
     assert.ok(res2.cached);
+    assert.equal(!!res2.stale, false);
     assert.deepEqual(m.mock.calls[0]?.arguments, [cache]);
   });
 
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ describe('Hydrate handling', () => {
 
     assert.equal(m.mock.callCount(), 0);
     assert.equal(res2.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(res2.stale, undefined);
   });
 
   it('Only hydrates when stale while revalidate is not expired', async () => {
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ describe('Hydrate handling', () => {
 
     assert.equal(m.mock.callCount(), 0);
     assert.equal(res2.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(res2.stale, undefined);
   });
 
   it('Hydrates when force stale', async () => {
@@ -141,5 +145,6 @@ describe('Hydrate handling', () => {
     assert.equal(m.mock.callCount(), 1);
     assert.deepEqual(m.mock.calls[0]?.arguments, [cache]);
     assert.equal(res2.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(res2.stale, undefined);
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/interceptors/last-modified.test.ts b/test/interceptors/last-modified.test.ts
index ce85343..f50a6e5 100644
--- a/test/interceptors/last-modified.test.ts
+++ b/test/interceptors/last-modified.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe('LastModified handling', () => {
 
     const response = await axios.get('url', config);
     assert.ok(response.cached);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, false);
     assert.ok(response.data);
 
     // Sleep entire max age time (using await to function as setImmediate)
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ describe('LastModified handling', () => {
     const response2 = await axios.get('url', config);
     // from revalidation
     assert.ok(response2.cached);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, false);
     assert.equal(response2.status, 200);
   });
 
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ describe('LastModified handling', () => {
 
     const response = await axios.get('url');
     assert.ok(response.cached);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, false);
     assert.ok(response.data);
 
     // Sleep entire max age time (using await to function as setImmediate)
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ describe('LastModified handling', () => {
     const response2 = await axios.get('url');
     // from revalidation
     assert.ok(response2.cached);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, false);
     assert.equal(response2.status, 200);
   });
 
@@ -69,12 +73,14 @@ describe('LastModified handling', () => {
 
     const response = await axios.get('url', config);
     assert.equal(response.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, undefined);
     assert.ok(response.data);
     assert.equal(response.config.headers?.[Header.IfModifiedSince], undefined);
     assert.ok(response.headers?.[Header.XAxiosCacheLastModified]);
 
     const response2 = await axios.get('url', config);
     assert.ok(response2.cached);
+    assert.equal(!!response.stale, false);
     assert.ok(response2.data);
     assert.ok(response2.config.headers?.[Header.IfModifiedSince]);
     assert.ok(response2.headers?.[Header.XAxiosCacheLastModified]);
diff --git a/test/interceptors/request.test.ts b/test/interceptors/request.test.ts
index 54a1cbb..dfac2c9 100644
--- a/test/interceptors/request.test.ts
+++ b/test/interceptors/request.test.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
     ]);
 
     assert.equal(resp1.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(resp1.stale, undefined);
     assert.ok(resp2.cached);
+    assert.equal(resp2.stale, false);
   });
 
   it('Concurrent requests with `cache: false`', async () => {
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
     ]);
     for (const result of results) {
       assert.equal(result.cached, false);
+      assert.equal(result.stale, undefined);
     }
   });
 
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
     ]);
 
     assert.equal(resp2.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(resp2.stale, undefined);
   });
 
   it('`response.cached` is present', async () => {
@@ -85,19 +89,23 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
 
     const response = await axios.get('http://test.com');
     assert.equal(response.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, undefined);
 
     const response2 = await axios.get('http://test.com');
     assert.ok(response2.cached);
+    assert.equal(response2.stale, false);
 
     const response3 = await axios.get('http://test.com', {
       id: 'random-id'
     });
     assert.equal(response3.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(response3.stale, undefined);
 
     const response4 = await axios.get('http://test.com', {
       id: 'random-id'
     });
     assert.ok(response4.cached);
+    assert.equal(response4.stale, false);
   });
 
   it('Cache expiration', async () => {
@@ -109,12 +117,14 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
 
     const resultCache = await axios.get('http://test.com');
     assert.ok(resultCache.cached);
+    assert.equal(resultCache.stale, false);
 
     // Sleep entire max age time (using await to function as setImmediate)
     await mockDateNow(1000);
 
     const response2 = await axios.get('http://test.com');
     assert.equal(response2.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(response2.stale, undefined);
   });
 
   it('`must revalidate` does not allows stale', async () => {
@@ -140,11 +150,14 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
     const res3 = await axios.get('url', config);
 
     assert.equal(res1.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(res1.stale, undefined);
     const headers1 = res1.headers as Record<string, string>;
     const headers2 = res2.headers as Record<string, string>;
     assert.equal(headers1['x-mock-random'], headers2['x-mock-random']);
     assert.ok(res2.cached);
+    assert.equal(res2.stale, false);
     assert.ok(res3.cached);
+    assert.equal(res3.stale, false);
 
     // waits one second (using await to function as setImmediate)
     await mockDateNow(1000);
@@ -162,10 +175,12 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
     const result = await axios.get('url', { data: { a: 1 } });
 
     assert.equal(result.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(result.stale, undefined);
 
     const result2 = await axios.get('url', { data: { a: 2 } });
 
     assert.equal(result2.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(result2.stale, undefined);
   });
 
   it('Tests a request with really long keys', async () => {
@@ -230,6 +245,7 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
     const { id, ...initialResponse } = await axios.get('url');
 
     assert.equal(initialResponse.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(initialResponse.stale, undefined);
 
     // Ensure cache was populated
     const c1 = await axios.storage.get(id);
@@ -276,6 +292,7 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
       const c3 = await axios.storage.get(id);
 
       assert.equal(newResponse.cached, false);
+      assert.equal(newResponse.stale, undefined);
       assert.equal(c3.state, 'cached');
       assert.notEqual(c3.data, c1.data); // `'overridden response'`, not `true`
       assert.notEqual(c3.createdAt, c1.createdAt);
@@ -327,6 +344,7 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
       const c3 = await axios.storage.get(id);
 
       assert.equal(newResponse.cached, false);
+      assert.equal(newResponse.stale, undefined);
       assert.equal(c3.state, 'cached');
       assert.ok(c3.data);
       assert.notEqual(c3.createdAt, c1.createdAt);
@@ -393,12 +411,16 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
     const [req0, req1] = await Promise.all([axios.get('url'), axios.get('url')]);
 
     assert.equal(req0.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req0.stale, undefined);
     assert.equal(req1.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req1.stale, undefined);
 
     const [req2, req3] = await Promise.all([axios.get('some-other'), axios.get('some-other')]);
 
     assert.equal(req2.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req2.stale, undefined);
     assert.ok(req3.cached);
+    assert.equal(req3.stale, false);
   });
 
   it('ensures request with urls in exclude.paths are not cached (regex)', async () => {
@@ -411,16 +433,22 @@ describe('Request Interceptor', () => {
     const [req0, req1] = await Promise.all([axios.get('my/url'), axios.get('my/url')]);
 
     assert.equal(req0.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req0.stale, undefined);
     assert.equal(req1.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req1.stale, undefined);
 
     const [req2, req3] = await Promise.all([axios.get('some-other'), axios.get('some-other')]);
 
     assert.equal(req2.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req2.stale, undefined);
     assert.ok(req3.cached);
+    assert.equal(req3.stale, false);
 
     const [req4, req5] = await Promise.all([axios.get('other/url'), axios.get('other/url')]);
 
     assert.equal(req4.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req4.stale, undefined);
     assert.equal(req5.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req5.stale, undefined);
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/interceptors/response.test.ts b/test/interceptors/response.test.ts
index d5b6eb1..3b8db90 100644
--- a/test/interceptors/response.test.ts
+++ b/test/interceptors/response.test.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ describe('Response Interceptor', () => {
     const result = await fetch();
 
     assert.equal(result.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(result.stale, undefined);
   });
 
   it('HeaderInterpreter integration', async () => {
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ describe('Response Interceptor', () => {
     const resultNoCache = await axiosNoCache.get('http://test.com');
 
     assert.equal(resultNoCache.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(resultNoCache.stale, undefined);
 
     const axiosCache = mockAxios({}, { [Header.CacheControl]: `max-age=${60 * 60 * 24 * 365}` });
 
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ describe('Response Interceptor', () => {
     const resultCache = await axiosCache.get('http://test.com');
 
     assert.ok(resultCache.cached);
+    assert.equal(resultCache.stale, false);
   });
 
   it('Update cache integration', async () => {
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@ describe('Response Interceptor', () => {
       cache: {
         ttl: (resp) => {
           assert.equal(resp.cached, false);
+          assert.equal(resp.stale, undefined);
           assert.ok(resp.config);
           assert.notEqual(resp.headers[XMockRandom], NaN);
           assert.equal(resp.status, 200);
@@ -325,6 +329,7 @@ describe('Response Interceptor', () => {
     // p2 should succeed as it was not aborted
     await assert.ok(response.data);
     await assert.equal(response.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, undefined);
 
     const storage = await axios.storage.get(id);
 
@@ -348,6 +353,7 @@ describe('Response Interceptor', () => {
     const response = await axios.get('url', { id });
 
     assert.equal(response.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(response.stale, undefined);
     assert.ok(response.data);
 
     const storage = await axios.storage.get(id);
diff --git a/test/interceptors/stale-if-error.test.ts b/test/interceptors/stale-if-error.test.ts
index 4146a78..589262a 100644
--- a/test/interceptors/stale-if-error.test.ts
+++ b/test/interceptors/stale-if-error.test.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ describe('StaleIfError handling', () => {
     assert.equal(response.statusText, cache.statusText);
     assert.strictEqual(response.headers, cache.headers);
     assert.ok(response.cached);
+    assert.ok(response.stale);
   });
 
   it('StaleIfError needs to be `true`', async () => {
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ describe('StaleIfError handling', () => {
     assert.equal(response.statusText, cache.statusText);
     assert.deepEqual(response.headers, cache.headers);
     assert.ok(response.cached);
+    assert.ok(response.stale);
   });
 
   it('StaleIfError with real 50X status code', async () => {
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ describe('StaleIfError handling', () => {
     assert.equal(response.statusText, cache.statusText);
     assert.deepEqual(response.headers, cache.headers);
     assert.ok(response.cached);
+    assert.ok(response.stale);
 
     const newResponse = await axios.get('url', {
       id,
@@ -350,6 +353,8 @@ describe('StaleIfError handling', () => {
 
     assert.ok(res1.cached);
     assert.ok(res2.cached);
+    assert.ok(res1.stale);
+    assert.ok(res2.stale);
 
     const cache = await axios.storage.get(id);
 
@@ -387,6 +392,7 @@ describe('StaleIfError handling', () => {
     assert.ok(response);
     assert.equal(response.id, id);
     assert.ok(response.cached);
+    assert.ok(response.stale);
     assert.ok(response.data);
 
     // Advances on time
@@ -434,6 +440,7 @@ describe('StaleIfError handling', () => {
     const data = await axios.get('url', { id });
 
     assert.equal(data.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(data.stale, undefined);
 
     try {
       await axios.get('url', { id, params: { fail: true } });
diff --git a/test/storage/storages.test.ts b/test/storage/storages.test.ts
index 9de0470..7f17c0a 100644
--- a/test/storage/storages.test.ts
+++ b/test/storage/storages.test.ts
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ describe('General storage functions', () => {
 
     assert.equal(res1.status, 200);
     assert.equal(res1.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(res1.stale, undefined);
 
     assert.equal(res2.status, 200);
     assert.ok(res2.cached);
+    assert.equal(res2.stale, false);
 
     assert.equal(res1.id, res2.id);
 
diff --git a/test/util/cache-predicate.test.ts b/test/util/cache-predicate.test.ts
index 75e2196..8aa8132 100644
--- a/test/util/cache-predicate.test.ts
+++ b/test/util/cache-predicate.test.ts
@@ -253,11 +253,14 @@ describe('CachePredicate', () => {
 
     assert.ok(req1.id);
     assert.equal(req1.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req1.stale, undefined);
 
     assert.ok(req2.id);
     assert.equal(req2.cached, true);
+    assert.equal(req2.stale, false);
 
     assert.ok(req3.id);
     assert.equal(req3.cached, false);
+    assert.equal(req3.stale, undefined);
   });
 });