diff --git a/.github/actions/cache-docker-images/action.yaml b/.github/actions/cache-docker-images/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eabb32bbfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/cache-docker-images/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Cache Docker Images
+description: Cache Docker images to avoid Docker Hub rate limits
+
+inputs:
+  images:
+    description: "Space-separated list of Docker images to cache"
+    required: true
+    default: "docker.io/ethereum/client-go:latest docker.io/alpine:latest docker.io/library/golang:1-alpine"
+  cache-key-prefix:
+    description: "Prefix for the cache key"
+    required: false
+    default: "docker-images"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Get week number
+      id: week
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "num=$(date +%U)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Restore Docker image cache
+      id: cache-restore
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@5a3ec84eff668545956fd18022155c47e93e2684 # v4.2.3
+      with:
+        path: /tmp/docker-images
+        key: ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-week${{ steps.week.outputs.num }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/actions/cache-docker-images/action.yaml', 'execution-specs/.github/actions/cache-docker-images/action.yaml') }}
+
+    - name: Pull and save Docker images
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p /tmp/docker-images
+        for image in ${{ inputs.images }}; do
+          # Create a safe filename from image name
+          filename=$(echo "$image" | sed 's/[\/:]/-/g').tar.gz
+          if [ ! -f "/tmp/docker-images/$filename" ]; then
+            echo "Pulling $image..."
+            docker pull "$image"
+            echo "Saving $image to /tmp/docker-images/$filename..."
+            docker save "$image" | gzip > "/tmp/docker-images/$filename"
+          else
+            echo "Cache hit for $image, skipping pull"
+          fi
+        done
+
+    - name: Save Docker image cache 
+      if: steps.cache-restore.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      uses: actions/cache/save@5a3ec84eff668545956fd18022155c47e93e2684 # v4.2.3
+      with:
+        path: /tmp/docker-images
+        key: ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-week${{ steps.week.outputs.num }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/actions/cache-docker-images/action.yaml', 'execution-specs/.github/actions/cache-docker-images/action.yaml') }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/load-docker-images/action.yaml b/.github/actions/load-docker-images/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc375e9b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/load-docker-images/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+name: Load Cached Docker Images
+description: Load Docker images from cache
+
+inputs:
+  cache-key-prefix:
+    description: "Prefix for the cache key"
+    required: false
+    default: "docker-images"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Get week number
+      id: week
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo "num=$(date +%U)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Restore Docker image cache
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@5a3ec84eff668545956fd18022155c47e93e2684 # v4.2.3
+      with:
+        path: /tmp/docker-images
+        key: ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-week${{ steps.week.outputs.num }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/actions/cache-docker-images/action.yaml', 'execution-specs/.github/actions/cache-docker-images/action.yaml') }}
+
+    - name: Load cached Docker images
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ -d /tmp/docker-images ]; then
+          for file in /tmp/docker-images/*.tar.gz; do
+            if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+              echo "Loading $file..."
+              gunzip -c "$file" | docker load
+            fi
+          done
+        else
+          echo "::error::No cached images found - cache may not exist yet. Run the cache-docker-images action first."
+          exit 1
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hive-consume.yaml b/.github/workflows/hive-consume.yaml
index cb040765f9..13b30cf16d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hive-consume.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hive-consume.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Hive Consume Tests
+name: Hive Consume
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - ".github/workflows/hive-consume.yaml"
+      - ".github/actions/start-hive-dev/**"
+      - ".github/actions/cache-docker-images/**"
+      - ".github/actions/load-docker-images/**"
+      - ".github/configs/hive/**"
       - "packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/consume.py"
       - "packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/pytest_ini_files/pytest-consume.ini"
       - "packages/testing/src/execution_testing/cli/pytest_commands/plugins/consume/**"
@@ -14,6 +18,18 @@ on:
       - "packages/testing/src/execution_testing/fixtures/consume.py"
       - "packages/testing/src/execution_testing/rpc/**"
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      docker_images:
+        description: "Space-separated list of Docker images to cache"
+        required: false
+        default: "docker.io/ethereum/client-go:latest docker.io/alpine:latest docker.io/library/golang:1-alpine"
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      docker_images:
+        description: "Space-separated list of Docker images to cache"
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: "docker.io/ethereum/client-go:latest docker.io/alpine:latest docker.io/library/golang:1-alpine"
 
 concurrency:
   group: hive-consume-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref || github.run_id }}
@@ -24,23 +40,36 @@ env:
   FIXTURES_URL: https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests/releases/download/v5.3.0/fixtures_develop.tar.gz
 
 jobs:
+  cache-docker-images:
+    name: Cache Docker Images
+    runs-on: [self-hosted-ghr, size-l-x64]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout execution-specs
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+
+      - name: Cache Docker images
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cache-docker-images
+        with:
+          images: ${{ inputs.docker_images || 'docker.io/ethereum/client-go:latest docker.io/alpine:latest docker.io/library/golang:1-alpine' }}
+
   test-hive:
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
+    needs: cache-docker-images
     runs-on: [self-hosted-ghr, size-l-x64]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
         include:
-          - name: consume-engine
+          - name: Engine
             mode: simulator
             simulator: ethereum/eels/consume-engine
-          - name: consume-rlp
+          - name: RLP
             mode: simulator
             simulator: ethereum/eels/consume-rlp
-          - name: consume-sync
+          - name: Sync
             mode: simulator
             simulator: ethereum/eels/consume-sync
-          - name: dev-mode
+          - name: Dev Mode
             mode: dev
             consume_command: engine
     steps:
@@ -71,6 +100,9 @@ jobs:
           version: ${{ vars.UV_VERSION }}
           python-version: ${{ vars.DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
+      - name: Load cached Docker images
+        uses: ./execution-specs/.github/actions/load-docker-images
+
       - name: Build hive
         run: |
           cd hive
@@ -106,3 +138,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           uv sync --all-extras
           uv run consume ${{ matrix.consume_command }} --input ${{ env.FIXTURES_URL }} -k "Osaka and test_block_at_rlp_limit_with_logs"
+