diff --git a/superset/async_events/async_query_manager.py b/superset/async_events/async_query_manager.py
index ba98c214f2c64..c54eb03753df3 100644
--- a/superset/async_events/async_query_manager.py
+++ b/superset/async_events/async_query_manager.py
@@ -191,13 +191,21 @@ def submit_explore_json_job(
         force: Optional[bool] = False,
         user_id: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        from superset import security_manager
+
         job_metadata = self.init_job(channel_id, user_id)
+        if guest_user := security_manager.get_current_guest_user_if_guest():
+            job_metadata["guest_token"] = guest_user.guest_token
         self._load_explore_json_into_cache_job.delay(
             job_metadata,
             form_data,
             response_type,
             force,
         )
+        # clean up guest token so that it doesn't get exposed upper level
+        if "guest_token" in job_metadata:
+            del job_metadata["guest_token"]
         return job_metadata
 
     def submit_chart_data_job(
@@ -214,6 +222,7 @@ def submit_chart_data_job(
         if guest_user := security_manager.get_current_guest_user_if_guest():
             job_metadata["guest_token"] = guest_user.guest_token
         self._load_chart_data_into_cache_job.delay(job_metadata, form_data)
+        # clean up guest token so that it doesn't get exposed upper level
         if "guest_token" in job_metadata:
             del job_metadata["guest_token"]
         return job_metadata
diff --git a/superset/tasks/async_queries.py b/superset/tasks/async_queries.py
index e59adbc8cb393..13e25bc7eccf9 100644
--- a/superset/tasks/async_queries.py
+++ b/superset/tasks/async_queries.py
@@ -113,8 +113,14 @@ def load_explore_json_into_cache(  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
     cache_key_prefix = "ejr-"  # ejr: explore_json request
 
     if user_id := job_metadata.get("user_id"):
+        # logged in user
         user = security_manager.get_user_by_id(user_id)
+    elif guest_token := job_metadata.get("guest_token"):
+        # embedded guest user
+        user = security_manager.get_guest_user_from_token(guest_token)
+        del job_metadata["guest_token"]
     else:
+        # default to anonymous user if no user is found
         user = security_manager.get_anonymous_user()
 
     with override_user(user, force=False):
@@ -146,7 +152,13 @@ def load_explore_json_into_cache(  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
                 "response_type": response_type,
             }
             cache_key = generate_cache_key(cache_value, cache_key_prefix)
-            set_and_log_cache(cache_manager.cache, cache_key, cache_value)
+            cache_instance = cache_manager.cache
+            cache_timeout = (
+                cache_instance.cache.default_timeout if cache_instance.cache else None
+            )
+            set_and_log_cache(
+                cache_instance, cache_key, cache_value, cache_timeout=cache_timeout
+            )
             result_url = f"/superset/explore_json/data/{cache_key}"
             async_query_manager.update_job(
                 job_metadata,