diff --git a/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.cpp b/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.cpp
index db65bbf41..7a9d4b309 100644
--- a/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.cpp
+++ b/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.cpp
@@ -467,7 +467,8 @@ WindowsEthernetTap::WindowsEthernetTap(
 	_pathToHelpers(hp),
 	_run(true),
 	_initialized(false),
-	_enabled(true)
+	_enabled(true),
+	_lastIfAddrsUpdate(0)
 {
 	char subkeyName[1024];
 	char subkeyClass[1024];
@@ -749,6 +750,14 @@ std::vector<InetAddress> WindowsEthernetTap::ips() const
 	if (!_initialized)
 		return addrs;
 
+	uint64_t now = OSUtils::now();
+
+	if ((now - _lastIfAddrsUpdate) <= GETIFADDRS_CACHE_TIME) {
+		return _ifaddrs;
+	}
+
+	_lastIfAddrsUpdate = now;
+
 	try {
 		MIB_UNICASTIPADDRESS_TABLE *ipt = (MIB_UNICASTIPADDRESS_TABLE *)0;
 		if (GetUnicastIpAddressTable(AF_UNSPEC,&ipt) == NO_ERROR) {
@@ -777,6 +786,8 @@ std::vector<InetAddress> WindowsEthernetTap::ips() const
 	std::sort(addrs.begin(),addrs.end());
 	addrs.erase(std::unique(addrs.begin(),addrs.end()),addrs.end());
 
+	_ifaddrs = addrs;
+
 	return addrs;
 }
 
diff --git a/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.hpp b/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.hpp
index a08042d44..a79dac0ec 100644
--- a/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.hpp
+++ b/osdep/WindowsEthernetTap.hpp
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ private:
 	volatile bool _run;
 	volatile bool _initialized;
 	volatile bool _enabled;
+
+	mutable std::vector<InetAddress> _ifaddrs;
+	mutable uint64_t _lastIfAddrsUpdate;
 };
 
 } // namespace ZeroTier