diff --git a/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/src/__tests__/transporter/cache.test.ts b/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/src/__tests__/transporter/cache.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..08113fa2191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/src/__tests__/transporter/cache.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import { createMemoryCache, createNullCache } from '../../cache';
+import { createNullLogger } from '../../logger';
+import { createTransporter } from '../../transporter';
+import type { AlgoliaAgent } from '../../types';
+
+describe('transporter cache', () => {
+  let requestCount: number;
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    requestCount = 0;
+  });
+
+  const algoliaAgent: AlgoliaAgent = {
+    value: 'test',
+    add: () => algoliaAgent,
+  };
+
+  const transporter = createTransporter({
+    hosts: [{ url: 'localhost', accept: 'readWrite', protocol: 'https' }],
+    hostsCache: createNullCache(),
+    baseHeaders: {},
+    baseQueryParameters: {},
+    algoliaAgent,
+    logger: createNullLogger(),
+    timeouts: {
+      connect: 1000,
+      read: 2000,
+      write: 3000,
+    },
+    requester: {
+      send: async () => {
+        requestCount++;
+        return {
+          status: 200,
+          content: JSON.stringify({ value: requestCount }),
+          isTimedOut: false,
+        };
+      },
+    },
+    requestsCache: createMemoryCache(),
+    responsesCache: createMemoryCache(),
+  });
+
+  test('uses cache for cacheable requests', async () => {
+    const firstResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'GET', path: '/test-1', queryParameters: {}, headers: {}, cacheable: true },
+      {},
+    );
+    const secondResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'GET', path: '/test-1', queryParameters: {}, headers: {}, cacheable: true },
+      {},
+    );
+
+    // Should use cached response, so both values are the same and only 1 request made
+    expect(firstResponse).toEqual({ value: 1 });
+    expect(secondResponse).toEqual({ value: 1 });
+    expect(requestCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  test('does not use cache for implicit non-cacheable requests', async () => {
+    const firstResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'POST', path: '/test-2', queryParameters: {}, headers: {} },
+      {},
+    );
+    const secondResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'POST', path: '/test-2', queryParameters: {}, headers: {} },
+      {},
+    );
+
+    // Should NOT use cache, so each request increments the counter
+    expect(firstResponse).toEqual({ value: 1 });
+    expect(secondResponse).toEqual({ value: 2 });
+    expect(requestCount).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  test('does not use cache for explicit non-cacheable requests', async () => {
+    const firstResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'POST', path: '/test-3', queryParameters: {}, headers: {}, cacheable: false },
+      {},
+    );
+    const secondResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'POST', path: '/test-3', queryParameters: {}, headers: {}, cacheable: false },
+      {},
+    );
+
+    // Should NOT use cache, so each request increments the counter
+    expect(firstResponse).toEqual({ value: 1 });
+    expect(secondResponse).toEqual({ value: 2 });
+    expect(requestCount).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  test('uses cache for POST requests marked as cacheable', async () => {
+    const firstResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'POST', path: '/test-4', queryParameters: {}, headers: {}, cacheable: true },
+      {},
+    );
+    const secondResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'POST', path: '/test-4', queryParameters: {}, headers: {}, cacheable: true },
+      {},
+    );
+
+    // Should use cached response, so both values are the same and only 1 request made
+    expect(firstResponse).toEqual({ value: 1 });
+    expect(secondResponse).toEqual({ value: 1 });
+    expect(requestCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+
+  test('accepts cacheable from request options', async () => {
+    const firstResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'GET', path: '/test-5', queryParameters: {}, headers: {}, cacheable: false },
+      { cacheable: true },
+    );
+    const secondResponse = await transporter.request<{ value: number }>(
+      { method: 'GET', path: '/test-5', queryParameters: {}, headers: {}, cacheable: false },
+      { cacheable: true },
+    );
+
+    // Should use cached response, so both values are the same and only 1 request made
+    expect(firstResponse).toEqual({ value: 1 });
+    expect(secondResponse).toEqual({ value: 1 });
+    expect(requestCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/src/transporter/createTransporter.ts b/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/src/transporter/createTransporter.ts
index 300e5f98333..6d459bb8f07 100644
--- a/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/src/transporter/createTransporter.ts
+++ b/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/src/transporter/createTransporter.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export function createTransporter({
   async function retryableRequest<TResponse>(
     request: Request,
     requestOptions: RequestOptions,
-    isRead = true,
+    isRead: boolean,
   ): Promise<TResponse> {
     const stackTrace: StackFrame[] = [];
 
@@ -211,28 +211,21 @@ export function createTransporter({
   }
 
   function createRequest<TResponse>(request: Request, requestOptions: RequestOptions = {}): Promise<TResponse> {
-    /**
-     * A read request is either a `GET` request, or a request that we make
-     * via the `read` transporter (e.g. `search`).
-     */
-    const isRead = request.useReadTransporter || request.method === 'GET';
-    if (!isRead) {
-      /**
-       * On write requests, no cache mechanisms are applied, and we
-       * proxy the request immediately to the requester.
-       */
-      return retryableRequest<TResponse>(request, requestOptions, isRead);
-    }
-
     const createRetryableRequest = (): Promise<TResponse> => {
       /**
        * Then, we prepare a function factory that contains the construction of
        * the retryable request. At this point, we may *not* perform the actual
        * request. But we want to have the function factory ready.
        */
-      return retryableRequest<TResponse>(request, requestOptions);
+      return retryableRequest<TResponse>(request, requestOptions, isRead);
     };
 
+    /**
+     * A read request is either a `GET` request, or a request that we make
+     * via the `read` transporter (e.g. `search`).
+     */
+    const isRead = request.useReadTransporter || request.method === 'GET';
+
     /**
      * Once we have the function factory ready, we need to determine of the
      * request is "cacheable" - should be cached. Note that, once again,
diff --git a/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/vitest.config.ts b/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/vitest.config.ts
index 44e20e38f94..bcfa5067dc9 100644
--- a/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/clients/algoliasearch-client-javascript/packages/client-common/vitest.config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
             'src/__tests__/cache/memory-cache.test.ts',
             'src/__tests__/create-iterable-promise.test.ts',
             'src/__tests__/logger/null-logger.test.ts',
+            'src/__tests__/transporter/cache.test.ts',
           ],
           name: 'node',
           environment: 'node',
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
             'src/__tests__/cache/null-cache.test.ts',
             'src/__tests__/create-iterable-promise.test.ts',
             'src/__tests__/logger/null-logger.test.ts',
+            'src/__tests__/transporter/cache.test.ts',
           ],
           name: 'jsdom',
           environment: 'jsdom',