diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml
index 1e4e7761e..c490f7662 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-kind.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version: ${{ needs.get-go-version.outputs.version }}
+          cache: false
+
+      # One Go module cache for this job and the e2e jobs. The key leaves out the
+      # Go patch version, which differs between runner images in the same run.
+      - name: Restore Go module cache
+        id: go-mod-cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: go-mod-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.mod', '**/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: go-mod-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-
+      # Download everything the e2e jobs need, including the ginkgo CLI's own
+      # dependencies, so they can run from the cache.
+      - name: Download Go modules
+        if: steps.go-mod-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          go mod download
+          make -C test/ ginkgo
 
       # Look for a CLI that's made for this PR
       - name: Fetch built CLI
@@ -106,6 +124,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: ./minio-image.tar
           key: minio-bitnami-${{ env.BITNAMI_CONTAINERS_COMMIT }}
+      - name: Save Go module cache
+        if: steps.go-mod-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v6
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: ${{ steps.go-mod-cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
   # Create json of k8s versions to test
   # from guide: https://stackoverflow.com/a/65094398/4590470
   setup-test-matrix:
@@ -203,6 +227,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version: ${{ needs.get-go-version.outputs.version }}
+          cache: false
+      - name: Restore Go module cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: go-mod-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.mod', '**/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: go-mod-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-
 
       # Fetch the pre-built MinIO image from the build job
       - name: Fetch built MinIO Image
@@ -298,6 +329,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v7
         with:
           go-version: ${{ needs.get-go-version.outputs.version }}
+          cache: false
+      - name: Restore Go module cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: go-mod-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.mod', '**/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: go-mod-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-
 
       # Fetch the pre-built MinIO image from the build job
       - name: Fetch built MinIO Image
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-ci-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-ci-check.yml
index 8ab76d198..51ccfa8e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-ci-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-ci-check.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Run CI
     needs: get-go-version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # The build container mounts .go/pkg as its GOPATH/pkg, so pointing the host
+    # here lets go mod tidy and the container share one cached module download.
+    env:
+      GOMODCACHE: ${{ github.workspace }}/.go/pkg/mod
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index e037bdd96..340daac39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@b7ad1dad31e06c5925ef5d2fc7ad053ef454303e # v7.0.0
         with:
           go-version: ${{ needs.get-go-version.outputs.version }}
+          # The Build step cleans the module cache, so saving it would store an
+          # empty entry under the key that PR jobs restore.
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         id: qemu