diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a25a71..af9d8f4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,25 @@ In other words, the following rules apply:
 
 See `example/composition-regex.yaml` for a complete example.
 
+### Function Response Caching
+
+You can set `cacheTTL` to control the Function response cache time-to-live.
+This is useful for tuning reconciliation behavior in large compositions.
+
+```yaml
+  - step: sequence-creation
+    functionRef:
+      name: function-sequencer
+    input:
+      apiVersion: sequencer.fn.crossplane.io/v1beta1
+      kind: Input
+      cacheTTL: 5m
+      rules:
+        - sequence:
+          - first
+          - second
+```
+
 ### Composite Readiness
 Enabling the `resetCompositeReadiness` flag causes the function to set the Composite's `Ready` flag to `False` when at
 least one desired resource is deleted from the request. This prevents the Composite resource from entering the `Ready`
diff --git a/fn.go b/fn.go
index 27ccfad..f08b563 100644
--- a/fn.go
+++ b/fn.go
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"maps"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2/pkg/logging"
 	apiextensionsv1beta1 "github.com/crossplane/crossplane/v2/apis/apiextensions/v1beta1"
 	protectionv1beta1 "github.com/crossplane/crossplane/v2/apis/protection/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/crossplane/function-sequencer/input/v1beta1"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/durationpb"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 
 	v1 "github.com/crossplane/function-sdk-go/proto/v1"
@@ -57,6 +59,14 @@ func (f *Function) RunFunction(_ context.Context, req *v1.RunFunctionRequest) (*
 		response.Fatal(rsp, errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot get Function input from %T", req))
 		return rsp, nil
 	}
+	if in.CacheTTL != "" {
+		dur, err := time.ParseDuration(in.CacheTTL)
+		if err != nil {
+			response.Fatal(rsp, errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot set cacheTTL"))
+			return rsp, nil
+		}
+		rsp.Meta.Ttl = durationpb.New(dur)
+	}
 
 	//  Get the desired composed resources from the request.
 	desiredComposed, err := request.GetDesiredComposedResources(req)
diff --git a/fn_test.go b/fn_test.go
index bd35bb3..a21c9bd 100644
--- a/fn_test.go
+++ b/fn_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/crossplane/crossplane-runtime/v2/pkg/logging"
 	"github.com/crossplane/function-sequencer/input/v1beta1"
@@ -1769,3 +1770,101 @@ func TestRunFunction(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRunFunctionCacheTTL(t *testing.T) {
+	target := v1.Target_TARGET_COMPOSITE
+	xr := `{"apiVersion":"example.org/v1","kind":"XR","metadata":{"name":"cool-xr"},"spec":{"count":1}}`
+
+	cases := map[string]struct {
+		reason string
+		input  *v1beta1.Input
+		want   *v1.RunFunctionResponse
+	}{
+		"ValidCacheTTL": {
+			reason: "The function should override the response TTL when cacheTTL is provided",
+			input: &v1beta1.Input{
+				CacheTTL: "5m",
+				Rules: []v1beta1.SequencingRule{
+					{Sequence: []resource.Name{"first", "second"}},
+				},
+			},
+			want: &v1.RunFunctionResponse{
+				Meta: &v1.ResponseMeta{Ttl: durationpb.New(5 * time.Minute)},
+				Results: []*v1.Result{
+					{
+						Severity: v1.Severity_SEVERITY_NORMAL,
+						Message:  "Delaying creation of resource(s) matching \"second\" because \"first\" does not exist yet",
+						Target:   &target,
+					},
+				},
+				Desired: &v1.State{
+					Composite: &v1.Resource{
+						Resource: resource.MustStructJSON(xr),
+					},
+					Resources: map[string]*v1.Resource{},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"InvalidCacheTTL": {
+			reason: "The function should return a fatal result when cacheTTL cannot be parsed",
+			input: &v1beta1.Input{
+				CacheTTL: "5x",
+				Rules: []v1beta1.SequencingRule{
+					{Sequence: []resource.Name{"first", "second"}},
+				},
+			},
+			want: &v1.RunFunctionResponse{
+				Meta: &v1.ResponseMeta{Ttl: durationpb.New(response.DefaultTTL)},
+				Results: []*v1.Result{
+					{
+						Severity: v1.Severity_SEVERITY_FATAL,
+						Message:  "cannot set cacheTTL: time: unknown unit \"x\" in duration \"5x\"",
+						Target:   &target,
+					},
+				},
+				Desired: &v1.State{
+					Composite: &v1.Resource{
+						Resource: resource.MustStructJSON(xr),
+					},
+					Resources: map[string]*v1.Resource{
+						"second": {
+							Resource: resource.MustStructJSON(xr),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			f := &Function{log: logging.NewNopLogger()}
+			req := &v1.RunFunctionRequest{
+				Input: resource.MustStructObject(tc.input),
+				Observed: &v1.State{
+					Composite: &v1.Resource{
+						Resource: resource.MustStructJSON(xr),
+					},
+					Resources: map[string]*v1.Resource{},
+				},
+				Desired: &v1.State{
+					Composite: &v1.Resource{
+						Resource: resource.MustStructJSON(xr),
+					},
+					Resources: map[string]*v1.Resource{
+						"second": {
+							Resource: resource.MustStructJSON(xr),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			rsp, err := f.RunFunction(context.Background(), req)
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, rsp, protocmp.Transform()); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("%s\nf.RunFunction(...): -want rsp, +got rsp:\n%s", tc.reason, diff)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(nil, err, cmpopts.EquateErrors()); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("%s\nf.RunFunction(...): -want err, +got err:\n%s", tc.reason, diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/input/v1beta1/input.go b/input/v1beta1/input.go
index 62482b9..c564cc2 100644
--- a/input/v1beta1/input.go
+++ b/input/v1beta1/input.go
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ type Input struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
+	// CacheTTL sets the time-to-live for the Function response.
+	// Function response caching is an alpha feature in Crossplane and can
+	// change in future releases.
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:default:="1m"
+	CacheTTL string `json:"cacheTTL,omitempty"`
+
 	// EnableDeletionSequencing controls the automatic creation of Usage/ClusterUsage resources from the dependency tree
 	// defined by the rule sequences.
 	// +kubebuilder:object:default=false
diff --git a/package/input/sequencer.fn.crossplane.io_inputs.yaml b/package/input/sequencer.fn.crossplane.io_inputs.yaml
index 5f0149c..d81a079 100644
--- a/package/input/sequencer.fn.crossplane.io_inputs.yaml
+++ b/package/input/sequencer.fn.crossplane.io_inputs.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ spec:
               may reject unrecognized values.
               More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources
             type: string
+          cacheTTL:
+            description: |-
+              CacheTTL sets the time-to-live for the Function response.
+              Function response caching is an alpha feature in Crossplane and can
+              change in future releases.
+            type: string
           enableDeletionSequencing:
             description: |-
               EnableDeletionSequencing controls the automatic creation of Usage/ClusterUsage resources from the dependency tree