diff --git a/build/build.js b/build/build.js
index 954707a0..4959ad6d 100644
--- a/build/build.js
+++ b/build/build.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var builds = [
   {
     entry: 'src/entries/web-server-renderer.js',
     format: 'cjs',
-    external: ['stream', 'module', 'vm', 'entities', 'lru-cache'],
+    external: ['stream', 'module', 'vm', 'entities'],
     out: 'packages/vue-server-renderer/index.js'
   }
 ]
diff --git a/build/webpack.ssr.dev.config.js b/build/webpack.ssr.dev.config.js
index 17bb35bc..a61b41e4 100644
--- a/build/webpack.ssr.dev.config.js
+++ b/build/webpack.ssr.dev.config.js
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
     alias: alias
   },
   externals: {
-    'entities': true,
-    'lru-cache': true
+    'entities': true
   },
   module: {
     noParse: /run-in-vm/,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c1199942..6f15142b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
     "karma-sourcemap-loader": "^0.3.0",
     "karma-webpack": "^1.7.0",
     "lodash": "^4.13.1",
-    "lru-cache": "^4.0.1",
     "nightwatch": "^0.9.0",
     "phantomjs-prebuilt": "^2.1.1",
     "rollup": "^0.33.0",
diff --git a/packages/vue-server-renderer/package.json b/packages/vue-server-renderer/package.json
index 13209cc5..be59ece1 100644
--- a/packages/vue-server-renderer/package.json
+++ b/packages/vue-server-renderer/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/vuejs/vue/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "entities": "^1.1.1",
-    "lru-cache": "^4.0.1"
+    "entities": "^1.1.1"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/vuejs/vue#readme"
 }
diff --git a/src/entries/web-server-renderer.js b/src/entries/web-server-renderer.js
index e81cd187..88878e75 100644
--- a/src/entries/web-server-renderer.js
+++ b/src/entries/web-server-renderer.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function createRenderer (options?: Object = {}): {
     isUnaryTag,
     modules,
     directives,
-    cache: options.cache || {}
+    cache: options.cache
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/create-renderer.js b/src/server/create-renderer.js
index 369c4751..7a7e2c8e 100644
--- a/src/server/create-renderer.js
+++ b/src/server/create-renderer.js
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ export function createRenderer ({
   modules = [],
   directives = {},
   isUnaryTag = (() => false),
-  cache = {}
+  cache
 }: {
   modules: Array<Function>,
   directives: Object,
   isUnaryTag: Function,
-  cache: Object
+  cache: ?Object
 } = {}): {
   renderToString: Function,
   renderToStream: Function
diff --git a/src/server/render.js b/src/server/render.js
index 72c30b8b..4b106551 100644
--- a/src/server/render.js
+++ b/src/server/render.js
@@ -2,21 +2,33 @@
 
 import { cached } from 'shared/util'
 import { encodeHTML } from 'entities'
-import LRU from 'lru-cache'
 import { createComponentInstanceForVnode } from 'core/vdom/create-component'
 
 const encodeHTMLCached = cached(encodeHTML)
-const defaultOptions = {
-  max: 5000
+
+const normalizeAsync = (cache, method) => {
+  const fn = cache[method]
+  if (!fn) {
+    return
+  } else if (fn.length > 1) {
+    return (key, cb) => fn.call(cache, key, cb)
+  } else {
+    return (key, cb) => cb(fn.call(cache, key))
+  }
 }
 
 export function createRenderFunction (
   modules: Array<Function>,
   directives: Object,
   isUnaryTag: Function,
-  cacheOptions: Object
+  cache: any
 ) {
-  const cache = LRU(Object.assign({}, defaultOptions, cacheOptions))
+  if (cache && (!cache.get || !cache.set)) {
+    throw new Error('renderer cache must implement at least get & set.')
+  }
+
+  const get = cache && normalizeAsync(cache, 'get')
+  const has = cache && normalizeAsync(cache, 'has')
 
   function renderNode (
     node: VNode,
@@ -28,35 +40,34 @@ export function createRenderFunction (
       // check cache hit
       const Ctor = node.componentOptions.Ctor
       const getKey = Ctor.options.server && Ctor.options.server.getCacheKey
-      if (getKey) {
+      if (getKey && cache) {
         const key = Ctor.cid + '::' + getKey(node.componentOptions.propsData)
-        if (cache.has(key)) {
-          return write(cache.get(key), next)
-        } else {
-          write.caching = true
-          const buffer = write.cacheBuffer
-          const bufferIndex = buffer.push('') - 1
-          const _next = next
-          next = () => {
-            const result = buffer[bufferIndex]
-            cache.set(key, result)
-            if (bufferIndex === 0) {
-              // this is a top-level cached component,
-              // exit caching mode.
-              write.caching = false
+        if (has) {
+          has(key, hit => {
+            if (hit) {
+              get(key, res => write(res, next))
             } else {
-              // parent component is also being cached,
-              // merge self into parent's result
-              buffer[bufferIndex - 1] += result
+              renderComponentWithCache(node, write, next, isRoot, cache, key)
             }
-            buffer.length = bufferIndex
-            _next()
-          }
+          })
+        } else {
+          get(key, res => {
+            if (res) {
+              write(res, next)
+            } else {
+              renderComponentWithCache(node, write, next, isRoot, cache, key)
+            }
+          })
         }
+      } else {
+        if (getKey) {
+          console.error(
+            'Component implemented server.getCacheKey, ' +
+            'but no cache was provided to the renderer.'
+          )
+        }
+        renderComponent(node, write, next, isRoot)
       }
-      const child = createComponentInstanceForVnode(node)._render()
-      child.parent = node
-      renderNode(child, write, next, isRoot)
     } else {
       if (node.tag) {
         renderElement(node, write, next, isRoot)
@@ -66,12 +77,34 @@ export function createRenderFunction (
     }
   }
 
-  function renderElement (
-    el: VNode,
-    write: Function,
-    next: Function,
-    isRoot: boolean
-  ) {
+  function renderComponent (node, write, next, isRoot) {
+    const child = createComponentInstanceForVnode(node)._render()
+    child.parent = node
+    renderNode(child, write, next, isRoot)
+  }
+
+  function renderComponentWithCache (node, write, next, isRoot, cache, key) {
+    write.caching = true
+    const buffer = write.cacheBuffer
+    const bufferIndex = buffer.push('') - 1
+    renderComponent(node, write, () => {
+      const result = buffer[bufferIndex]
+      cache.set(key, result)
+      if (bufferIndex === 0) {
+        // this is a top-level cached component,
+        // exit caching mode.
+        write.caching = false
+      } else {
+        // parent component is also being cached,
+        // merge self into parent's result
+        buffer[bufferIndex - 1] += result
+      }
+      buffer.length = bufferIndex
+      next()
+    }, isRoot)
+  }
+
+  function renderElement (el, write, next, isRoot) {
     if (isRoot) {
       if (!el.data) el.data = {}
       if (!el.data.attrs) el.data.attrs = {}
diff --git a/test/ssr/fixtures/cache.js b/test/ssr/fixtures/cache.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..910b84a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ssr/fixtures/cache.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import Vue from '../../../dist/vue.common.js'
+
+const app = {
+  props: ['id'],
+  server: {
+    getCacheKey: props => props.id
+  },
+  render (h) {
+    return h('div', '/test')
+  }
+}
+
+export default () => {
+  return Promise.resolve(new Vue({
+    render: h => h(app, { props: { id: 1 }})
+  }))
+}
diff --git a/test/ssr/ssr-bundle-render.spec.js b/test/ssr/ssr-bundle-render.spec.js
index 735dc7e1..175ccd96 100644
--- a/test/ssr/ssr-bundle-render.spec.js
+++ b/test/ssr/ssr-bundle-render.spec.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import MemoeryFS from 'memory-fs'
 import { createBundleRenderer } from '../../packages/vue-server-renderer'
 
 const rendererCache = {}
-function createRenderer (file, cb) {
-  if (rendererCache[file]) {
+function createRenderer (file, cb, options) {
+  if (!options && rendererCache[file]) {
     return cb(rendererCache[file])
   }
   const compiler = webpack({
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function createRenderer (file, cb) {
     expect(err).toBeFalsy()
     expect(stats.errors).toBeFalsy()
     const code = fs.readFileSync('/bundle.js', 'utf-8')
-    const renderer = rendererCache[file] = createBundleRenderer(code)
+    const renderer = rendererCache[file] = createBundleRenderer(code, options)
     cb(renderer)
   })
 }
@@ -78,4 +78,88 @@ describe('SSR: bundle renderer', () => {
       })
     })
   })
+
+  it('render with cache (get/set)', done => {
+    const cache = {}
+    const get = jasmine.createSpy('get')
+    const set = jasmine.createSpy('set')
+    const options = {
+      cache: {
+        // async
+        get: (key, cb) => {
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            get(key)
+            cb(cache[key])
+          }, 0)
+        },
+        set: (key, val) => {
+          set(key, val)
+          cache[key] = val
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    createRenderer('cache.js', renderer => {
+      const expected = '<div server-rendered="true">&sol;test</div>'
+      const key = '1::1'
+      renderer.renderToString((err, res) => {
+        expect(err).toBeNull()
+        expect(res).toBe(expected)
+        expect(get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(key)
+        expect(set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(key, expected)
+        expect(cache[key]).toBe(expected)
+        renderer.renderToString((err, res) => {
+          expect(err).toBeNull()
+          expect(res).toBe(expected)
+          expect(get.calls.count()).toBe(2)
+          expect(set.calls.count()).toBe(1)
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    }, options)
+  })
+
+  it('render with cache (get/set/has)', done => {
+    const cache = {}
+    const has = jasmine.createSpy('has')
+    const get = jasmine.createSpy('get')
+    const set = jasmine.createSpy('set')
+    const options = {
+      cache: {
+        // async
+        has: (key, cb) => {
+          has(key)
+          cb(!!cache[key])
+        },
+        // sync
+        get: key => {
+          get(key)
+          return cache[key]
+        },
+        set: (key, val) => {
+          set(key, val)
+          cache[key] = val
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    createRenderer('cache.js', renderer => {
+      const expected = '<div server-rendered="true">&sol;test</div>'
+      const key = '1::1'
+      renderer.renderToString((err, res) => {
+        expect(err).toBeNull()
+        expect(res).toBe(expected)
+        expect(has).toHaveBeenCalledWith(key)
+        expect(get).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+        expect(set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(key, expected)
+        expect(cache[key]).toBe(expected)
+        renderer.renderToString((err, res) => {
+          expect(err).toBeNull()
+          expect(res).toBe(expected)
+          expect(has.calls.count()).toBe(2)
+          expect(get.calls.count()).toBe(1)
+          expect(set.calls.count()).toBe(1)
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    }, options)
+  })
 })