diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/cosmwasmclient.spec.ts b/packages/sdk/src/cosmwasmclient.spec.ts
index b27a7c59..22e68a60 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/cosmwasmclient.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/cosmwasmclient.spec.ts
@@ -276,6 +276,19 @@ describe("CosmWasmClient", () => {
       // check data
       expect(new Sha256(result.data).digest()).toEqual(fromHex(expectedInfo.checksum));
     });
+
+    it("caches downloads", async () => {
+      pendingWithoutWasmd();
+      const client = new CosmWasmClient(wasmdEndpoint);
+      const openedClient = (client as unknown) as PrivateCosmWasmClient;
+      const getCodeSpy = spyOn(openedClient.restClient, "getCode").and.callThrough();
+
+      const result1 = await client.getCodeDetails(deployedErc20.codeId); // from network
+      const result2 = await client.getCodeDetails(deployedErc20.codeId); // from cache
+      expect(result2).toEqual(result1);
+
+      expect(getCodeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("getContracts", () => {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/cosmwasmclient.ts b/packages/sdk/src/cosmwasmclient.ts
index 2fd35a28..623ddd15 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/cosmwasmclient.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/cosmwasmclient.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ export class CosmWasmClient {
   /** Any address the chain considers valid (valid bech32 with proper prefix) */
   protected anyValidAddress: string | undefined;
 
+  private readonly codesCache = new Map<number, CodeDetails>();
+
   public constructor(url: string, broadcastMode = BroadcastMode.Block) {
     this.restClient = new RestClient(url, broadcastMode);
   }
@@ -312,9 +314,11 @@ export class CosmWasmClient {
   }
 
   public async getCodeDetails(codeId: number): Promise<CodeDetails> {
-    const getCodeResult = await this.restClient.getCode(codeId);
+    const cached = this.codesCache.get(codeId);
+    if (cached) return cached;
 
-    return {
+    const getCodeResult = await this.restClient.getCode(codeId);
+    const codeDetails: CodeDetails = {
       id: getCodeResult.id,
       creator: getCodeResult.creator,
       checksum: Encoding.toHex(Encoding.fromHex(getCodeResult.data_hash)),
@@ -322,6 +326,8 @@ export class CosmWasmClient {
       builder: getCodeResult.builder || undefined,
       data: Encoding.fromBase64(getCodeResult.data),
     };
+    this.codesCache.set(codeId, codeDetails);
+    return codeDetails;
   }
 
   public async getContracts(codeId: number): Promise<readonly Contract[]> {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/types/cosmwasmclient.d.ts b/packages/sdk/types/cosmwasmclient.d.ts
index 67928082..8864fd7d 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/types/cosmwasmclient.d.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/types/cosmwasmclient.d.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export declare class CosmWasmClient {
   protected readonly restClient: RestClient;
   /** Any address the chain considers valid (valid bech32 with proper prefix) */
   protected anyValidAddress: string | undefined;
+  private readonly codesCache;
   constructor(url: string, broadcastMode?: BroadcastMode);
   chainId(): Promise<string>;
   getHeight(): Promise<number>;