diff --git a/src/google/adk/tools/mcp_tool/mcp_toolset.py b/src/google/adk/tools/mcp_tool/mcp_toolset.py
index fb4e992dfd..ec05372ac5 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/tools/mcp_tool/mcp_toolset.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/tools/mcp_tool/mcp_toolset.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import base64
 import logging
 import sys
+import time
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Awaitable
 from typing import Callable
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ def __init__(
           Union[ProgressFnT, ProgressCallbackFactory]
       ] = None,
       use_mcp_resources: Optional[bool] = False,
+      cache: bool = False,
+      cache_ttl_seconds: Optional[int] = None,      
   ):
     """Initializes the McpToolset.
 
@@ -150,6 +153,10 @@ def __init__(
       use_mcp_resources: Whether the agent should have access to MCP resources.
         This will add a `load_mcp_resource` tool to the toolset and include
         available resources in the agent context. Defaults to False.
+      cache: If True, the toolset will cache the response from the
+        first `list_tools` call and reuse it for subsequent calls.
+      cache_ttl_seconds: If set, the in-memory cache will expire
+        after this many seconds.
     """
 
     super().__init__(tool_filter=tool_filter, tool_name_prefix=tool_name_prefix)
@@ -170,6 +177,11 @@ def __init__(
     self._auth_scheme = auth_scheme
     self._auth_credential = auth_credential
     self._require_confirmation = require_confirmation
+    self._cache = cache
+    self._cache_ttl_seconds = cache_ttl_seconds
+    self._cached_tool_response: Optional[ListToolsResult] = None
+    self._cache_creation_time: Optional[float] = None
+    self._cache_lock = asyncio.Lock()
     # Store auth config as instance variable so ADK can populate
     # exchanged_auth_credential in-place before calling get_tools()
     self._auth_config: Optional[AuthConfig] = (
@@ -300,13 +312,40 @@ async def get_tools(
     Returns:
         List[BaseTool]: A list of tools available under the specified context.
     """
-    # Fetch available tools from the MCP server
-    tools_response: ListToolsResult = await self._execute_with_session(
-        lambda session: session.list_tools(),
-        "Failed to get tools from MCP server",
-        readonly_context,
-    )
 
+    def _is_cache_valid() -> bool:
+      if not self._cache or not self._cached_tool_response:
+        return False
+
+      if self._cache_ttl_seconds is None:
+        return True  # No TTL set, consider cache always valid
+
+      if self._cache_creation_time is None:
+        # This should not happen in a well-initialized system
+        return False
+
+      elapsed = time.monotonic() - self._cache_creation_time
+      return elapsed <= self._cache_ttl_seconds
+
+    # First check without a lock for performance.
+    if _is_cache_valid():
+      tools_response = self._cached_tool_response
+    else:
+      # If cache is invalid, acquire lock to prevent stampede.
+      async with self._cache_lock:
+        # Double-check if cache was populated while waiting for the lock.
+        if _is_cache_valid():
+          tools_response = self._cached_tool_response
+        else:          
+          fetched_tools: ListToolsResult = await self._execute_with_session(
+              lambda session: session.list_tools(),
+              "Failed to get tools from MCP server",
+              readonly_context,
+          )
+          if self._cache:
+            self._cached_tool_response = fetched_tools
+            self._cache_creation_time = time.monotonic()
+          tools_response = fetched_tools    
     # Apply filtering based on context and tool_filter
     tools = []
     for tool in tools_response.tools:
@@ -431,6 +470,7 @@ def from_config(
         auth_credential=mcp_toolset_config.auth_credential,
         use_mcp_resources=mcp_toolset_config.use_mcp_resources,
     )
+    
 
 
 class MCPToolset(McpToolset):
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tools/test_mcp_toolset.py b/tests/unittests/tools/test_mcp_toolset.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14cedc216b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unittests/tools/test_mcp_toolset.py
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Unit tests for McpToolset."""
+
+import asyncio
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_mcp_toolset_with_prefix():
+  """Test that McpToolset correctly applies the tool_name_prefix."""
+  # Mock the connection parameters
+  mock_connection_params = MagicMock()
+  mock_connection_params.timeout = None
+
+  # Mock the MCPSessionManager and its create_session method
+  mock_session_manager = MagicMock()
+  mock_session = MagicMock()
+
+  # Mock the list_tools response from the MCP server
+  mock_tool1 = MagicMock()
+  mock_tool1.name = "tool1"
+  mock_tool1.description = "tool 1 desc"
+  mock_tool2 = MagicMock()
+  mock_tool2.name = "tool2"
+  mock_tool2.description = "tool 2 desc"
+  list_tools_result = MagicMock()
+  list_tools_result.tools = [mock_tool1, mock_tool2]
+  mock_session.list_tools = AsyncMock(return_value=list_tools_result)
+  mock_session_manager.create_session = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+
+  # Create an instance of McpToolset with a prefix
+  toolset = McpToolset(
+      connection_params=mock_connection_params,
+      tool_name_prefix="my_prefix",
+  )
+
+  # Replace the internal session manager with our mock
+  toolset._mcp_session_manager = mock_session_manager
+
+  # Get the tools from the toolset
+  tools = await toolset.get_tools()
+
+  # The get_tools method in McpToolset returns MCPTool objects, which are
+  # instances of BaseTool. The prefixing is handled by the BaseToolset,
+  # so we need to call get_tools_with_prefix to get the prefixed tools.
+  prefixed_tools = await toolset.get_tools_with_prefix()
+
+  # Assert that the tools are prefixed correctly
+  assert len(prefixed_tools) == 2
+  assert prefixed_tools[0].name == "my_prefix_tool1"
+  assert prefixed_tools[1].name == "my_prefix_tool2"
+
+  # Assert that the original tools are not modified
+  assert tools[0].name == "tool1"
+  assert tools[1].name == "tool2"
+
+
+def _create_mock_session_manager():
+  """Helper to create a mock MCPSessionManager."""
+  mock_session_manager = MagicMock()
+  mock_session = MagicMock()
+
+  mock_tool1 = MagicMock()
+  mock_tool1.name = "tool1"
+  mock_tool1.description = "tool 1 desc"
+  mock_tool2 = MagicMock()
+  mock_tool2.name = "tool2"
+  mock_tool2.description = "tool 2 desc"
+  list_tools_result = MagicMock()
+  list_tools_result.tools = [mock_tool1, mock_tool2]
+
+  mock_session.list_tools = AsyncMock(return_value=list_tools_result)
+  mock_session_manager.create_session = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+  return mock_session_manager, mock_session
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_mcp_toolset_cache_disabled():
+  """Test that list_tools is called every time when cache is disabled."""
+  mock_connection_params = MagicMock()
+  mock_connection_params.timeout = None
+  mock_session_manager, mock_session = _create_mock_session_manager()
+
+  toolset = McpToolset(connection_params=mock_connection_params, cache=False)
+  toolset._mcp_session_manager = mock_session_manager
+
+  await toolset.get_tools()
+  await toolset.get_tools()
+
+  assert mock_session.list_tools.call_count == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_mcp_toolset_cache_enabled():
+  """Test that list_tools is called only once when cache is enabled."""
+  mock_connection_params = MagicMock()
+  mock_connection_params.timeout = None
+  mock_session_manager, mock_session = _create_mock_session_manager()
+
+  toolset = McpToolset(connection_params=mock_connection_params, cache=True)
+  toolset._mcp_session_manager = mock_session_manager
+
+  tools1 = await toolset.get_tools()
+  tools2 = await toolset.get_tools()
+
+  mock_session.list_tools.assert_called_once()
+  assert len(tools1) == 2
+  assert len(tools2) == 2
+  assert tools1[0].name == tools2[0].name
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_mcp_toolset_cache_with_ttl_not_expired():
+  """Test that cache is used when TTL has not expired."""
+  mock_connection_params = MagicMock()
+  mock_connection_params.timeout = None
+  mock_session_manager, mock_session = _create_mock_session_manager()
+
+  toolset = McpToolset(
+      connection_params=mock_connection_params, cache=True, cache_ttl_seconds=10
+  )
+  toolset._mcp_session_manager = mock_session_manager
+
+  await toolset.get_tools()
+  await toolset.get_tools()
+
+  mock_session.list_tools.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_mcp_toolset_cache_with_ttl_expired():
+  """Test that list_tools is called again after TTL expires."""
+  mock_connection_params = MagicMock()
+  mock_connection_params.timeout = None
+  mock_session_manager, mock_session = _create_mock_session_manager()
+
+  toolset = McpToolset(
+      connection_params=mock_connection_params, cache=True, cache_ttl_seconds=1
+  )
+  toolset._mcp_session_manager = mock_session_manager
+
+  await toolset.get_tools()
+  mock_session.list_tools.assert_called_once()
+
+  await asyncio.sleep(1.1)
+
+  await toolset.get_tools()
+  assert mock_session.list_tools.call_count == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_mcp_toolset_cache_concurrency():
+  """Test that list_tools is called only once during concurrent requests."""
+  mock_connection_params = MagicMock()
+  mock_connection_params.timeout = None
+
+  # Create a mock session manager. Add a small delay to the mock call
+  # to simulate network latency and increase the chance of a race condition.
+  mock_session_manager = MagicMock()
+  mock_session = MagicMock()
+
+  mock_tool1 = MagicMock()
+  mock_tool1.name = "tool1"
+  mock_tool1.description = "tool 1 desc"
+  list_tools_result = MagicMock()
+  list_tools_result.tools = [mock_tool1]
+
+  async def delayed_list_tools():
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+    return list_tools_result
+
+  mock_session.list_tools = AsyncMock(side_effect=delayed_list_tools)
+  mock_session_manager.create_session = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_session)
+
+  # Initialize the toolset with caching enabled
+  toolset = McpToolset(connection_params=mock_connection_params, cache=True)
+  toolset._mcp_session_manager = mock_session_manager
+
+  # Create multiple concurrent tasks to call get_tools
+  tasks = [asyncio.create_task(toolset.get_tools()) for _ in range(5)]
+
+  # Run all tasks concurrently
+  results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
+  # Assert that list_tools was only called once, thanks to the lock
+  mock_session.list_tools.assert_called_once()
+
+  # Assert that all results are the same and correct
+  assert len(results) == 5
+  for result in results:
+    assert len(result) == 1
+    assert result[0].name == "tool1"
+
+  # Check that the first result is the same as the others
+  assert all(results[0][0].name == r[0].name for r in results[1:])
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