diff --git a/Defs.make b/Defs.make
index 28e6e5b02ee..4ffc191a35a 100644
--- a/Defs.make
+++ b/Defs.make
@@ -50,6 +50,28 @@ AR ?= ar
 OBJCOPY ?= objcopy
 STRIP ?= strip
 
+#
+# ccache support
+#
+CCACHE ?= ccache
+ifeq (, $(shell which $(CCACHE)))
+
+else
+	EE_CC := $(CCACHE) $(EE_CC)
+	EE_CXX := $(CCACHE) $(EE_CXX)
+	EE_AS := $(CCACHE) $(EE_AS)
+	EE_LD := $(CCACHE) $(EE_LD)
+	EE_AR := $(CCACHE) $(EE_AR)
+	IOP_CC := $(CCACHE) $(IOP_CC)
+	IOP_AS := $(CCACHE) $(IOP_AS)
+	IOP_LD := $(CCACHE) $(IOP_LD)
+	IOP_AR := $(CCACHE) $(IOP_AR)
+	CC := $(CCACHE) $(CC)
+	AS := $(CCACHE) $(AS)
+	LD := $(CCACHE) $(LD)
+	AR := $(CCACHE) $(AR)
+endif
+
 #
 # Definitions for local shell operations
 #
diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index 22fbb39b990..e847aaa7cad 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ release-samples:
 	cp -f Makefile.iopglobal_sample $(SAMPLES_TARGET)/Makefile.iopglobal
 	cp -f ps2dev.cmake $(SHARE_TARGET)/ps2dev.cmake
 	cp -f ps2dev_iop.cmake $(SHARE_TARGET)/ps2dev_iop.cmake
+	cp -f ccache.cmake $(SHARE_TARGET)/ccache.cmake
 
 release-clean:
 	rm -f -r $(SAMPLES_TARGET)
diff --git a/samples/Makefile.pref_sample b/samples/Makefile.pref_sample
index d03c793da70..756066bf185 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile.pref_sample
+++ b/samples/Makefile.pref_sample
@@ -50,6 +50,28 @@ AR ?= ar
 OBJCOPY ?= objcopy
 STRIP ?= strip
 
+#
+# ccache support
+#
+CCACHE ?= ccache
+ifeq (, $(shell which $(CCACHE)))
+
+else
+	EE_CC := $(CCACHE) $(EE_CC)
+	EE_CXX := $(CCACHE) $(EE_CXX)
+	EE_AS := $(CCACHE) $(EE_AS)
+	EE_LD := $(CCACHE) $(EE_LD)
+	EE_AR := $(CCACHE) $(EE_AR)
+	IOP_CC := $(CCACHE) $(IOP_CC)
+	IOP_AS := $(CCACHE) $(IOP_AS)
+	IOP_LD := $(CCACHE) $(IOP_LD)
+	IOP_AR := $(CCACHE) $(IOP_AR)
+	CC := $(CCACHE) $(CC)
+	AS := $(CCACHE) $(AS)
+	LD := $(CCACHE) $(LD)
+	AR := $(CCACHE) $(AR)
+endif
+
 #
 # Definitions for local shell operations
 #
diff --git a/samples/ccache.cmake b/samples/ccache.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a6973b1ee96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ccache.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+find_program(CCACHE_FOUND "ccache")
+set(CCACHE_SUPPORT ON CACHE BOOL "Enable ccache support")
+if (CCACHE_FOUND AND CCACHE_SUPPORT)
+    if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
+        # without this compiler messages in `make` backend would be uncolored
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS  "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fdiagnostics-color=auto")
+    endif()
+    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_COMPILE "ccache")
+    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY RULE_LAUNCH_LINK "ccache")
+endif(CCACHE_FOUND AND CCACHE_SUPPORT)
diff --git a/samples/ps2dev.cmake b/samples/ps2dev.cmake
index f8feb3d51c0..eed5ff63710 100644
--- a/samples/ps2dev.cmake
+++ b/samples/ps2dev.cmake
@@ -53,3 +53,5 @@ SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-nostartfiles -Wl,-r -Wl,-d")
 SET(PS2 TRUE)
 SET(PLATFORM_PS2 TRUE)
 SET(EE TRUE)
+
+INCLUDE(${PS2DEV}/share/ccache.cmake)
diff --git a/samples/ps2dev_iop.cmake b/samples/ps2dev_iop.cmake
index 8e2e54938da..c292b7ae70a 100644
--- a/samples/ps2dev_iop.cmake
+++ b/samples/ps2dev_iop.cmake
@@ -78,3 +78,5 @@ ENDFUNCTION()
 SET(PLATFORM_PS2 TRUE)
 SET(IOP TRUE)
 SET(PS2 TRUE)
+
+INCLUDE(${PS2DEV}/share/ccache.cmake)