diff --git a/static/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.html b/static/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.html
index edba94c3c..c47f9614e 100644
--- a/static/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.html
+++ b/static/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.html
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
       <td class="checkbox-col"></td>
       <td class="labels-col" colspan="{{5 + (Features.SECURITY_SCANNER ? 1 : 0)}}">
         <div class="manifest-label-list" repository="repository"
-             manifest-digest="tag.manifest_digest"></div>
+             manifest-digest="tag.manifest_digest" cache="labelCache"></div>
       </td>
       <td class="hidden-xs hidden-sm image-track" ng-repeat="it in imageTracks"
           ng-if="imageTracks.length <= maxTrackCount" bindonce>
diff --git a/static/js/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.js b/static/js/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.js
index 82f877e9c..e1315e33b 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('repoPanelTags', function () {
       $scope.tagsPerPage = 25;
 
       $scope.expandedView = false;
+      $scope.labelCache = {};
 
       $scope.imageVulnerabilities = {};
       $scope.defcon1 = {};
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/manifest-label-list.js b/static/js/directives/ui/manifest-label-list.js
index 8cd5f1d11..cf42cda5f 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/manifest-label-list.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/manifest-label-list.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('manifestLabelList', function () {
     scope: {
       'repository': '=repository',
       'manifestDigest': '=manifestDigest',
+      'cache': '=cache'
     },
     controller: function($scope, $element, ApiService) {
       $scope.labels = null;
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('manifestLabelList', function () {
           return;
         }
 
+        if ($scope.cache[$scope.manifestDigest]) {
+          $scope.labels = $scope.cache[$scope.manifestDigest];
+          return;
+        }
+
         $scope.labels = null;
         $scope.loadError = false;
 
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('manifestLabelList', function () {
 
         ApiService.listManifestLabels(null, params).then(function(resp) {
           $scope.labels = resp['labels'];
+          $scope.cache[$scope.manifestDigest] = resp['labels'];
         }, function() {
           $scope.loadError = true;
         });