diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/cache/docWritethrough.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/docWritethrough.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e1977f797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/cache/docWritethrough.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import BaseCache from "./base"
+import { getDocWritethroughClient } from "../redis/init"
+import { AnyDocument, Database, LockName, LockType } from "@budibase/types"
+import * as locks from "../redis/redlockImpl"
+
+const DEFAULT_WRITE_RATE_MS = 10000
+
+let CACHE: BaseCache | null = null
+async function getCache() {
+  if (!CACHE) {
+    const client = await getDocWritethroughClient()
+    CACHE = new BaseCache(client)
+  }
+  return CACHE
+}
+
+interface CacheItem {
+  lastWrite: number
+}
+
+export class DocWritethrough {
+  db: Database
+  docId: string
+  writeRateMs: number
+
+  constructor(
+    db: Database,
+    docId: string,
+    writeRateMs: number = DEFAULT_WRITE_RATE_MS
+  ) {
+    this.db = db
+    this.docId = docId
+    this.writeRateMs = writeRateMs
+  }
+
+  private makeCacheItem(): CacheItem {
+    return { lastWrite: Date.now() }
+  }
+
+  async patch(data: Record<string, any>) {
+    const cache = await getCache()
+
+    const key = `${this.docId}:info`
+    const cacheItem = await cache.withCache(
+      key,
+      null,
+      () => this.makeCacheItem(),
+      {
+        useTenancy: false,
+      }
+    )
+
+    await this.storeToCache(cache, data)
+
+    const updateDb =
+      !cacheItem || cacheItem.lastWrite <= Date.now() - this.writeRateMs
+    // let output = this.doc
+    if (updateDb) {
+      await this.persistToDb(cache)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async storeToCache(cache: BaseCache, data: Record<string, any>) {
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(data)) {
+      const cacheKey = this.docId + ":data:" + key
+      await cache.store(cacheKey, { key, value }, undefined)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async persistToDb(cache: BaseCache) {
+    const key = `${this.db.name}_${this.docId}`
+
+    const lockResponse = await locks.doWithLock(
+      {
+        type: LockType.TRY_ONCE,
+        name: LockName.PERSIST_WRITETHROUGH,
+        resource: key,
+        ttl: 15000,
+      },
+      async () => {
+        let doc: AnyDocument | undefined
+        try {
+          doc = await this.db.get(this.docId)
+        } catch {
+          doc = { _id: this.docId }
+        }
+
+        const keysToPersist = await cache.keys(`${this.docId}:data:*`)
+        for (const key of keysToPersist) {
+          const data = await cache.get(key, { useTenancy: false })
+          doc[data.key] = data.value
+        }
+
+        await this.db.put(doc)
+      }
+    )
+
+    if (!lockResponse.executed) {
+      throw `DocWriteThrough could not be persisted to db for ${key}`
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
index 7e7c997cbe..d4d17f6127 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,15 @@ export class DatabaseImpl implements Database {
     })
   }
 
+  async docExists(id: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      await this.get(id)
+      return true
+    } catch {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+
   async getMultiple<T extends Document>(
     ids: string[],
     opts?: { allowMissing?: boolean }
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts
index 03010d4c92..87af0e3127 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/instrumentation.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ export class DDInstrumentedDatabase implements Database {
     })
   }
 
+  docExists(id: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    return tracer.trace("db.docExists", span => {
+      span?.addTags({ db_name: this.name, doc_id: id })
+      return this.db.docExists(id)
+    })
+  }
+
   getMultiple<T extends Document>(
     ids: string[],
     opts?: { allowMissing?: boolean | undefined } | undefined
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
index c4e4a4f02f..dafc9ced57 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export interface Database {
 
   exists(): Promise<boolean>
   get<T extends Document>(id?: string): Promise<T>
+  docExists(id: string): Promise<boolean>
   getMultiple<T extends Document>(
     ids: string[],
     opts?: { allowMissing?: boolean }