diff --git a/packages/api/src/apollo.ts b/packages/api/src/apollo.ts
index 7d4c8ea02..ef8ea5cb5 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/apollo.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/apollo.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { tracer } from './tracing'
 import { getClaimsByToken, setAuthInCookie } from './utils/auth'
 import { SetClaimsRole } from './utils/dictionary'
 import { logger } from './utils/logger'
+import { ReadingProgressDataSource } from './datasources/reading_progress_data_source'
 
 const signToken = promisify(jwt.sign)
 const pubsub = createPubSubClient()
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@ const contextFunc: ContextFunction<ExpressContext, ResolverContext> = async ({
         return cb(tx)
       }),
     tracingSpan: tracer.startSpan('apollo.request'),
+    dataSources: {
+      readingProgress: new ReadingProgressDataSource(),
+    },
   }
 
   return ctx
diff --git a/packages/api/src/datasources/reading_progress_data_source.ts b/packages/api/src/datasources/reading_progress_data_source.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1155aef1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/datasources/reading_progress_data_source.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { redisDataSource } from '../redis_data_source'
+
+type ReadingProgressCacheItem = {
+  readingProgressPercent: number
+  readingProgressTopPercent: number | undefined
+  readingProgressAnchorIndex: number | undefined
+  updatedAt: Date
+}
+
+export class ReadingProgressDataSource {
+  private cacheItems: { [id: string]: ReadingProgressCacheItem } = {}
+
+  constructor() {}
+
+  async getReadingProgress(
+    libraryItemID: string
+  ): Promise<ReadingProgressCacheItem | undefined> {
+    const cacheKey = `omnivore:reading-progress:${libraryItemID}`
+    const cached = this.cacheItems[cacheKey]
+    if (cached) {
+      return cached
+    }
+    return this.valueFromRedis(libraryItemID)
+  }
+
+  async updateReadingProgress(
+    libraryItemID: string,
+    progress: {
+      readingProgressPercent: number
+      readingProgressTopPercent: number | undefined | null
+      readingProgressAnchorIndex: number | undefined | null
+    }
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const cacheKey = `omnivore:reading-progress:${libraryItemID}`
+    const existingItem = await this.valueFromRedis(cacheKey)
+    const cacheItem = {
+      readingProgressPercent: Math.max(
+        progress.readingProgressPercent,
+        existingItem?.readingProgressPercent ?? 0
+      ),
+      readingProgressTopPercent: Math.max(
+        progress.readingProgressTopPercent ?? 0,
+        existingItem?.readingProgressTopPercent ?? 0
+      ),
+      readingProgressAnchorIndex: Math.max(
+        progress.readingProgressAnchorIndex ?? 0,
+        existingItem?.readingProgressAnchorIndex ?? 0
+      ),
+      updatedAt: new Date(),
+    }
+
+    this.cacheItems[cacheKey] = cacheItem
+    if (await redisDataSource.redisClient?.hmset(cacheKey, cacheItem)) {
+      console.log('cached reading progress')
+    } else {
+      console.log('failed to cache reading progress')
+    }
+  }
+
+  async valueFromRedis(
+    libraryItemID: string
+  ): Promise<ReadingProgressCacheItem | undefined> {
+    const cacheKey = `omnivore:reading-progress:${libraryItemID}`
+    const redisCached = await redisDataSource.redisClient?.hgetall(cacheKey)
+    if (redisCached) {
+      const readingProgressPercent = parseInt(
+        redisCached.readingProgressPercent,
+        10
+      )
+      const updatedAt = new Date(parseInt(redisCached.updatedAt, 10))
+      if (!Number.isNaN(readingProgressPercent) && updatedAt) {
+        return {
+          readingProgressPercent,
+          readingProgressTopPercent: redisCached.readingProgressTopPercent
+            ? parseInt(redisCached.readingProgressTopPercent, 10)
+            : undefined,
+          readingProgressAnchorIndex: redisCached.readingProgressAnchorIndex
+            ? parseInt(redisCached.readingProgressAnchorIndex, 10)
+            : undefined,
+          updatedAt,
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return undefined
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
index 921a01cf8..5a5aa38f9 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ export const saveArticleReadingProgressResolver = authorized<
         force,
       },
     },
-    { log, pubsub, uid }
+    { log, pubsub, uid, dataSources }
   ) => {
     if (
       readingProgressPercent < 0 ||
@@ -640,6 +640,11 @@ export const saveArticleReadingProgressResolver = authorized<
         }
       }
 
+      dataSources.readingProgress.updateReadingProgress(id, {
+        readingProgressPercent,
+        readingProgressTopPercent,
+        readingProgressAnchorIndex,
+      })
       // update reading progress only if the current value is lower
       const updatedItem = await updateLibraryItemReadingProgress(
         id,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index 871782068..bcc17360b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -312,20 +312,6 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
     publishedAt(article: { publishedAt: Date }) {
       return validatedDate(article.publishedAt)
     },
-    // async shareInfo(
-    //   article: { id: string; sharedBy?: User; shareInfo?: LinkShareInfo },
-    //   __: unknown,
-    //   ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
-    // ): Promise<LinkShareInfo | undefined> {
-    //   if (article.shareInfo) return article.shareInfo
-    //   if (!ctx.claims?.uid) return undefined
-    //   return getShareInfoForArticle(
-    //     ctx.kx,
-    //     ctx.claims?.uid,
-    //     article.id,
-    //     ctx.models
-    //   )
-    // },
     image(article: { image?: string }): string | undefined {
       return article.image && createImageProxyUrl(article.image, 320, 320)
     },
@@ -342,6 +328,42 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
 
       return findLabelsByLibraryItemId(article.id, ctx.uid)
     },
+    async readingProgressPercent(
+      article: { id: string; readingProgressPercent?: number },
+      _: unknown,
+      ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
+    ) {
+      const readingProgress =
+        await ctx.dataSources.readingProgress.getReadingProgress(article.id)
+      if (readingProgress) {
+        return readingProgress.readingProgressPercent
+      }
+      return article.readingProgressPercent
+    },
+    async readingProgressAnchorIndex(
+      article: { id: string; readingProgressAnchorIndex?: number },
+      _: unknown,
+      ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
+    ) {
+      const readingProgress =
+        await ctx.dataSources.readingProgress.getReadingProgress(article.id)
+      if (readingProgress) {
+        return readingProgress.readingProgressAnchorIndex
+      }
+      return article.readingProgressAnchorIndex
+    },
+    async readingProgressTopPercent(
+      article: { id: string; readingProgressTopPercent?: number },
+      _: unknown,
+      ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
+    ) {
+      const readingProgress =
+        await ctx.dataSources.readingProgress.getReadingProgress(article.id)
+      if (readingProgress) {
+        return readingProgress.readingProgressTopPercent
+      }
+      return article.readingProgressTopPercent
+    },
   },
   Highlight: {
     // async reactions(
@@ -447,6 +469,42 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
       const highlights = await findHighlightsByLibraryItemId(item.id, ctx.uid)
       return highlights.map(highlightDataToHighlight)
     },
+    async readingProgressPercent(
+      article: { id: string; readingProgressPercent?: number },
+      _: unknown,
+      ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
+    ) {
+      const readingProgress =
+        await ctx.dataSources.readingProgress.getReadingProgress(article.id)
+      if (readingProgress) {
+        return readingProgress.readingProgressPercent
+      }
+      return article.readingProgressPercent
+    },
+    async readingProgressAnchorIndex(
+      article: { id: string; readingProgressAnchorIndex?: number },
+      _: unknown,
+      ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
+    ) {
+      const readingProgress =
+        await ctx.dataSources.readingProgress.getReadingProgress(article.id)
+      if (readingProgress) {
+        return readingProgress.readingProgressAnchorIndex
+      }
+      return article.readingProgressAnchorIndex
+    },
+    async readingProgressTopPercent(
+      article: { id: string; readingProgressTopPercent?: number },
+      _: unknown,
+      ctx: WithDataSourcesContext
+    ) {
+      const readingProgress =
+        await ctx.dataSources.readingProgress.getReadingProgress(article.id)
+      if (readingProgress) {
+        return readingProgress.readingProgressTopPercent
+      }
+      return article.readingProgressTopPercent
+    },
   },
   Subscription: {
     newsletterEmail(subscription: Subscription) {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/types.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/types.ts
index 6c842d650..6fc24405f 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/types.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/types.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
 import { EntityManager } from 'typeorm'
 import winston from 'winston'
 import { PubsubClient } from '../pubsub'
+import { ReadingProgressDataSource } from '../datasources/reading_progress_data_source'
 
 export interface Claims {
   uid: string
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ export interface RequestContext {
     userRole?: string
   ) => Promise<TResult>
   tracingSpan: Span
+  dataSources: {
+    readingProgress: ReadingProgressDataSource
+  }
 }
 
 export type ResolverContext = ApolloContext<RequestContext>