diff --git a/solr/src/webapp/web/admin/_info.jsp b/solr/src/webapp/web/admin/_info.jsp
index 05a9f4ce35a..260e160a2aa 100644
--- a/solr/src/webapp/web/admin/_info.jsp
+++ b/solr/src/webapp/web/admin/_info.jsp
@@ -115,4 +115,6 @@
   
   String cwd=System.getProperty("user.dir");
   String solrHome= solrConfig.getInstanceDir();
+  
+  boolean cachingEnabled = !solrConfig.getHttpCachingConfig().isNever304(); 
 %>
diff --git a/solr/src/webapp/web/admin/header.jsp b/solr/src/webapp/web/admin/header.jsp
index 7ea1dbcc47b..9b40b1efc7a 100644
--- a/solr/src/webapp/web/admin/header.jsp
+++ b/solr/src/webapp/web/admin/header.jsp
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ var host_name="<%= hostname %>"
 
 <%= hostname %>:<%= port %><br/>
 cwd=<%= cwd %>  SolrHome=<%= solrHome %>
+<br/>
+<%String cachingStatus = " HTTP caching is ";  %>
+<%= cachingEnabled ? cachingStatus + " ON": cachingStatus + " OFF" %>