diff --git a/src/Auth/Protect/Protection.php b/src/Auth/Protect/Protection.php
index ba56c52714..75031ca3a7 100644
--- a/src/Auth/Protect/Protection.php
+++ b/src/Auth/Protect/Protection.php
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ public function protect()
             ->protect();
     }
 
+    public function cacheable()
+    {
+        return $this->driver()
+            ->cacheable();
+    }
+
     protected function url()
     {
         return URL::tidy(request()->fullUrl());
diff --git a/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Protector.php b/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Protector.php
index cd06d2c6e3..96cd573228 100644
--- a/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Protector.php
+++ b/src/Auth/Protect/Protectors/Protector.php
@@ -36,4 +36,9 @@ public function setConfig($config)
 
         return $this;
     }
+
+    public function cacheable()
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Http/Responses/DataResponse.php b/src/Http/Responses/DataResponse.php
index baca6e7896..847023d681 100644
--- a/src/Http/Responses/DataResponse.php
+++ b/src/Http/Responses/DataResponse.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ protected function protect()
 
         $protection->protect();
 
-        if ($protection->scheme()) {
+        if ($protection->scheme() && ! $protection->cacheable()) {
             $this->headers['X-Statamic-Protected'] = true;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Auth/Protect/ProtectionTest.php b/tests/Auth/Protect/ProtectionTest.php
index 38005fa7c3..febdfa3eb4 100644
--- a/tests/Auth/Protect/ProtectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/Protect/ProtectionTest.php
@@ -147,6 +147,46 @@ public function protect()
         $this->assertTrue($state->protected);
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function protector_driver_allows_static_caching()
+    {
+        config(['statamic.protect.default' => 'test']);
+        config(['statamic.protect.schemes.test' => [
+            'driver' => 'test',
+        ]]);
+
+        app(ProtectorManager::class)->extend('test', function ($app) {
+            return new class() extends Protector
+            {
+                public function protect()
+                {
+                    //
+                }
+
+                public function cacheable()
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            };
+        });
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->protection->cacheable());
+        $this->assertTrue($this->protection->driver()->cacheable());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function protector_driver_disallows_static_caching()
+    {
+        config(['statamic.protect.default' => 'logged_in']);
+        config(['statamic.protect.schemes.logged_in' => [
+            'driver' => 'auth',
+            'form_url' => '/login',
+        ]]);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->protection->cacheable());
+        $this->assertFalse($this->protection->driver()->cacheable());
+    }
+
     private function createEntryWithScheme($scheme)
     {
         return EntryFactory::id('test')
diff --git a/tests/FrontendTest.php b/tests/FrontendTest.php
index 418fa02a94..634797cc09 100644
--- a/tests/FrontendTest.php
+++ b/tests/FrontendTest.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use Statamic\Auth\Protect\ProtectorManager;
+use Statamic\Auth\Protect\Protectors\Protector;
 use Statamic\Events\ResponseCreated;
 use Statamic\Facades\Blueprint;
 use Statamic\Facades\Cascade;
@@ -373,6 +375,45 @@ public function header_is_added_to_protected_responses()
             ->assertHeader('X-Statamic-Protected', true);
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function header_is_not_added_to_cacheable_protected_responses()
+    {
+        // config(['statamic.protect.default' => 'test']);
+        config(['statamic.protect.schemes.test' => [
+            'driver' => 'test',
+        ]]);
+
+        app(ProtectorManager::class)->extend('test', function ($app) {
+            return new class() extends Protector
+            {
+                public function protect()
+                {
+                    //
+                }
+
+                public function cacheable()
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            };
+        });
+
+        $page = $this->createPage('about');
+
+        $this
+            ->get('/about')
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertHeaderMissing('X-Statamic-Protected');
+
+        $page->set('protect', 'test')->save();
+
+        $this
+            ->actingAs(User::make())
+            ->get('/about')
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertHeaderMissing('X-Statamic-Protected');
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function key_variables_key_added()
     {