diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d105cf9842d4c18f4386de1843ec17497f001c71..400f0b78f9118e4a56346e5f01000d5eb8aff52c 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 2011-01-21  Steffen Gebert  <steffen@steffen-gebert.de>
 
 	* Fixed bug #17167: Cache ExtDirect::getAPI calls
+	* Fixed bug #17181: Add Expires header to _.htaccess
 
 2011-01-21  Stanislas Rolland  <typo3@sjbr.ca>
 
diff --git a/_.htaccess b/_.htaccess
index 3051d92a0038d57408be749a1ce01290e1b202bc..406329a339e066985b5e78a62cfa6232f6876022 100644
--- a/_.htaccess
+++ b/_.htaccess
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@
 ### End: Compression via TYPO3 ###
 
 
+### Begin: Browser caching of ressource files ###
+
+# Enable long browser caching for JavaScript and CSS files.
+
+# This affects Frontend and Backend and increases performance.
+# You can also add other file extensions (like gif, png, jpg), if you want them to be longer caced, too.
+
+<FilesMatch "\.(js|css)$">
+  <IfModule mod_expires.c>
+    ExpiresActive on
+    ExpiresDefault "access plus 7 days"
+  </IfModule>
+  FileETag MTime Size
+</FilesMatch>
+
+### End: Browser caching of ressource files ###
+
+
 ### Begin: Settings for mod_rewrite ###
 
 # You need rewriting, if you use a URL-Rewriting extension (RealURL, CoolUri, SimulateStatic).