diff --git a/lib/fortitude/rails/renderer.rb b/lib/fortitude/rails/renderer.rb
index 0de140b..45d9189 100644
--- a/lib/fortitude/rails/renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/fortitude/rails/renderer.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Rails
     class Renderer
       class << self
         # TODO: Refactor this and render :widget => ... support into one method somewhere.
-        def render(widget_class, template_handler, local_assigns, is_partial, &block)
+        def render(widget_class, template_handler, local_assigns, is_partial, options = {}, &block)
           if ::Fortitude::Erector.is_erector_widget_class?(widget_class)
             return ::Erector::Rails.render(widget_class, template_handler, local_assigns, is_partial, &block)
           end
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ def render(widget_class, template_handler, local_assigns, is_partial, &block)
           end
 
           widget = widget_class.new(needed_assigns)
+
+          if options[:pathname]
+            widget.instance_variable_set(:@virtual_path, options[:pathname])
+          end
+
           template_handler.with_output_buffer do
             rendering_context = template_handler.controller.fortitude_rendering_context_for(template_handler, block)
 
diff --git a/lib/fortitude/rails/template_handler.rb b/lib/fortitude/rails/template_handler.rb
index dad61e3..f5dc200 100644
--- a/lib/fortitude/rails/template_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/fortitude/rails/template_handler.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ def call(template, &block)
 
         is_partial = !! File.basename(template.identifier) =~ /^_/
 
+        pathname = "#{template.identifier =~ %r(views/(.*)) && $1}"
+
         <<-SRC
-        Fortitude::Rails::Renderer.render(#{widget_class.name}, self, local_assigns, #{is_partial.inspect}) { |*args| yield *args }
+        Fortitude::Rails::Renderer.render(#{widget_class.name}, self, local_assigns, #{is_partial.inspect}, pathname: "#{pathname}") { |*args| yield *args }
         SRC
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/fortitude/widget.rb b/lib/fortitude/widget.rb
index 2618043..90a133e 100644
--- a/lib/fortitude/widget.rb
+++ b/lib/fortitude/widget.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ class Widget
     if defined?(::Rails)
       require 'fortitude/rails/widget_methods'
       include Fortitude::Rails::WidgetMethods
+
+      require 'fortitude/widget/caching'
+      include Fortitude::Widget::Caching
     else
       require 'fortitude/widget/non_rails_widget_methods'
       include Fortitude::Widget::NonRailsWidgetMethods
diff --git a/lib/fortitude/widget/caching.rb b/lib/fortitude/widget/caching.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a74c1d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fortitude/widget/caching.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+module Fortitude
+  class Widget
+    module Caching
+      extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+      include ActionView::Helpers::CacheHelper
+
+      module ClassMethods
+        # PUBLIC API
+        def cacheable(opts = {})
+          if extra_assigns == :use
+            extra_assigns :ignore
+          end
+
+          static_keys = Array(opts.fetch(:key, []))
+          options = opts.fetch(:options, {})
+
+          define_method(:cache_contents) do |&block|
+            cache calculate_cache_dependencies(assigns, static_keys), options do
+              block.call
+            end
+          end
+
+          around_content :cache_contents
+        end
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def calculate_cache_dependencies(assigns, static_keys)
+        (
+          assigns.to_a.sort_by(&:first).flatten +
+          static_keys +
+          [widget_locale]
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/rails/cacheable_method_system_spec.rb b/spec/rails/cacheable_method_system_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c26c36f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/rails/cacheable_method_system_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+describe "Fortitude cacheable method behavior in Rails", :type => :rails do
+  uses_rails_with_template :cacheable_method_system_spec
+
+  it "caches properly" do
+    expect_match("localization?locale=en", /hello is: hello 1/)
+    expect_match("localization?locale=en", /hello is: hello 1/)
+    expect_match("localization?locale=fr", /hello is: bonjour 2/)
+    expect_match("localization?locale=fr", /hello is: bonjour 2/)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/app/controllers/cacheable_method_system_spec_controller.rb b/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/app/controllers/cacheable_method_system_spec_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8f35a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/app/controllers/cacheable_method_system_spec_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class CacheableMethodSystemSpecController < ApplicationController
+  before_filter :set_locale
+
+  def set_locale
+    I18n.locale = params[:locale] if params[:locale]
+  end
+
+  def localization
+    # nothing here
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/app/views/cacheable_method_system_spec/localization.rb b/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/app/views/cacheable_method_system_spec/localization.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63a0e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/app/views/cacheable_method_system_spec/localization.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class Views::CacheableMethodSystemSpec::Localization < Fortitude::Widgets::Html5
+  cacheable
+
+  def content
+    text "hello is: #{t('.hello')} #{times_called}"
+  end
+
+  def times_called
+    @@times_called ||= 0
+    @@times_called += 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/config/locales/en.yml b/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/config/locales/en.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e237774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+en:
+  cacheable_method_system_spec:
+    localization:
+      hello: "hello"
diff --git a/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/config/locales/fr.yml b/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/config/locales/fr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b83813a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/rails/templates/cacheable_method_system_spec/config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+fr:
+  cacheable_method_system_spec:
+    localization:
+      hello: "bonjour"