diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 209bdac6..3241ebfe 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 **latest**
+- cache compiled assets to boost application startup.
 - fix symlink to uploads directory
 
 **6.8.1**
diff --git a/assets/init b/assets/init
index 9c429e26..0c3833ed 100755
--- a/assets/init
+++ b/assets/init
@@ -268,6 +268,10 @@ sudo -u git -H mkdir -p /home/git/data/gitlab-satellites/
 find /home/git/data/gitlab-satellites/ -type d -print0 | sudo xargs -0 chmod u+rwx,g+rx-sw,o-rwx
 chown git:git /home/git/data/gitlab-satellites
 
+# create the assets cache directory
+sudo -u git -H mkdir -p /home/git/data/cache/
+chown git:git /home/git/data/cache/
+
 # create the backups directory
 sudo -u git -H mkdir -p /home/git/data/backups/
 chown git:git /home/git/data/backups/
diff --git a/assets/setup/install b/assets/setup/install
index 77b98f63..52c35313 100755
--- a/assets/setup/install
+++ b/assets/setup/install
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ sudo -u git -H cp config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample config/initializer
 sudo -u git -H mkdir -p tmp/pids/ tmp/sockets/
 chmod -R u+rwX log tmp
 
+# create symlink to assets cache
+rm -rf tmp/cache
+sudo -u git -H ln -s /home/git/data/cache tmp/cache
+
 # create symlink to uploads directory
 rm -rf public/uploads
 sudo -u git -H ln -s /home/git/data/uploads public/uploads