diff --git a/changelog/_unreleased/2022-07-05-make-used-httpcache-class-customizable.md b/changelog/_unreleased/2022-07-05-make-used-httpcache-class-customizable.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..904f5381183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/_unreleased/2022-07-05-make-used-httpcache-class-customizable.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+title: make used HttpCache-class customizable
+issue: NEXT-22356
+author: Sven Herrmann
+author_email: sven.herrmann@ianeo.de
+author_github: @SvenHerrmann
+---
+# Core
+* Added static property `$httpCacheClass` to `src/Core/HttpKernel.php` to make the used HttpCache-class customizable (similar to Kernel-class)
diff --git a/src/Core/HttpKernel.php b/src/Core/HttpKernel.php
index 8f53304c07f..d5d878160f6 100644
--- a/src/Core/HttpKernel.php
+++ b/src/Core/HttpKernel.php
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ class HttpKernel
      */
     protected static $kernelClass = Kernel::class;
 
+    /**
+     * @var class-string<HttpCache>
+     */
+    protected static string $httpCacheClass = HttpCache::class;
+
     /**
      * @var ClassLoader|null
      */
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ private function doHandle(Request $request, int $type, bool $catch): HttpKernelR
         $enabled = $container->hasParameter('shopware.http.cache.enabled')
             && $container->getParameter('shopware.http.cache.enabled');
         if ($enabled && $container->has(CacheStore::class)) {
-            $kernel = new HttpCache($kernel, $container->get(CacheStore::class), null, ['debug' => $this->debug]);
+            $kernel = new static::$httpCacheClass($kernel, $container->get(CacheStore::class), null, ['debug' => $this->debug]);
         }
 
         $response = $kernel->handle($transformed, $type, $catch);