diff --git a/librashader-cache/src/cache.rs b/librashader-cache/src/cache.rs
index 23b281a..d617366 100644
--- a/librashader-cache/src/cache.rs
+++ b/librashader-cache/src/cache.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use crate::key::CacheKey;
 use crate::cacheable::Cacheable;
+use crate::key::CacheKey;
 use platform_dirs::AppDirs;
 use rusqlite::{params, Connection, DatabaseName};
 use std::error::Error;
diff --git a/librashader-cache/src/d3d.rs b/librashader-cache/src/d3d.rs
index 32e0494..f1084fa 100644
--- a/librashader-cache/src/d3d.rs
+++ b/librashader-cache/src/d3d.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Cache implementations for D3D blob types that need to live
 //! here because of the orphan rule.
 
-use crate::{Cacheable, CacheKey};
+use crate::{CacheKey, Cacheable};
 
 impl CacheKey for windows::Win32::Graphics::Direct3D::ID3DBlob {
     fn hash_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ impl CacheKey for windows::Win32::Graphics::Direct3D::Dxc::IDxcBlob {
     }
 }
 
-
 impl Cacheable for windows::Win32::Graphics::Direct3D::ID3DBlob {
     fn from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Option<Self> {
         let Some(blob) = (unsafe { windows::Win32::Graphics::Direct3D::Fxc::D3DCreateBlob(bytes.len()).ok() }) else {
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/filter_chain.rs b/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/filter_chain.rs
index d3d82e2..080d34c 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/filter_chain.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/filter_chain.rs
@@ -118,15 +118,24 @@ impl FilterChainD3D11 {
         ctx: &ID3D11DeviceContext,
         options: Option<&FilterChainOptionsD3D11>,
     ) -> error::Result<FilterChainD3D11> {
-        let (passes, semantics) = HLSL::compile_preset_passes::<
-            CachedCompilation<GlslangCompilation>,
-            FilterChainError,
-        >(preset.shaders, &preset.textures)?;
+        let disable_cache = options.map_or(false, |o| o.disable_cache);
+
+        let (passes, semantics) = if !disable_cache {
+            HLSL::compile_preset_passes::<CachedCompilation<GlslangCompilation>, FilterChainError>(
+                preset.shaders,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        } else {
+            HLSL::compile_preset_passes::<GlslangCompilation, FilterChainError>(
+                preset.shaders,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        };
 
         let samplers = SamplerSet::new(device)?;
 
         // initialize passes
-        let filters = FilterChainD3D11::init_passes(device, passes, &semantics)?;
+        let filters = FilterChainD3D11::init_passes(device, passes, &semantics, disable_cache)?;
         println!("passes loded");
 
         let immediate_context = unsafe { device.GetImmediateContext()? };
@@ -212,6 +221,7 @@ impl FilterChainD3D11 {
         device: &ID3D11Device,
         passes: Vec<ShaderPassMeta>,
         semantics: &ShaderSemantics,
+        disable_cache: bool,
     ) -> error::Result<Vec<FilterPass>> {
         let device_is_singlethreaded =
             unsafe { (device.GetCreationFlags() & D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_SINGLETHREADED.0) == 1 };
@@ -235,7 +245,7 @@ impl FilterChainD3D11 {
                         blob,
                     ))
                 },
-                true,
+                !disable_cache,
             )?;
 
             let ia_desc = DrawQuad::get_spirv_cross_vbo_desc();
@@ -248,7 +258,7 @@ impl FilterChainD3D11 {
                 |blob| {
                     d3d11_compile_bound_shader(device, &blob, None, ID3D11Device::CreatePixelShader)
                 },
-                true,
+                !disable_cache,
             )?;
 
             let ubo_cbuffer = if let Some(ubo) = &reflection.ubo && ubo.size != 0 {
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/lib.rs b/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/lib.rs
index 967129a..5830492 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/lib.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/lib.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ mod tests {
             filter.as_deref().unwrap_or(FILTER_PATH),
             Some(&FilterChainOptionsD3D11 {
                 force_no_mipmaps: false,
+                disable_cache: false,
             }),
             // replace below with 'None' for the triangle
             Some(image),
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ mod tests {
             FILTER_PATH,
             Some(&FilterChainOptionsD3D11 {
                 force_no_mipmaps: false,
+                disable_cache: false,
             }),
             // replace below with 'None' for the triangle
             // None,
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/options.rs b/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/options.rs
index a102d4c..bfd6d14 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/options.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-d3d11/src/options.rs
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ pub struct FilterChainOptionsD3D11 {
     /// Whether or not to explicitly disable mipmap
     /// generation regardless of shader preset settings.
     pub force_no_mipmaps: bool,
+    /// Disable the shader object cache. Shaders will be
+    /// recompiled rather than loaded from the cache.
+    pub disable_cache: bool,
 }
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/filter_chain.rs b/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/filter_chain.rs
index f932383..89533f8 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/filter_chain.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/filter_chain.rs
@@ -207,16 +207,31 @@ impl FilterChainD3D12 {
         let lut_count = preset.textures.len();
 
         let shader_copy = preset.shaders.clone();
+        let disable_cache = options.map_or(false, |o| o.disable_cache);
 
-        let (passes, semantics) = DXIL::compile_preset_passes::<
-            CachedCompilation<GlslangCompilation>,
-            FilterChainError,
-        >(preset.shaders, &preset.textures)?;
+        let (passes, semantics) = if !disable_cache {
+            DXIL::compile_preset_passes::<CachedCompilation<GlslangCompilation>, FilterChainError>(
+                preset.shaders,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        } else {
+            DXIL::compile_preset_passes::<GlslangCompilation, FilterChainError>(
+                preset.shaders,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        };
 
-        let (hlsl_passes, _) = HLSL::compile_preset_passes::<
-            CachedCompilation<GlslangCompilation>,
-            FilterChainError,
-        >(shader_copy, &preset.textures)?;
+        let (hlsl_passes, _) = if !disable_cache {
+            HLSL::compile_preset_passes::<CachedCompilation<GlslangCompilation>, FilterChainError>(
+                shader_copy,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        } else {
+            HLSL::compile_preset_passes::<GlslangCompilation, FilterChainError>(
+                shader_copy,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        };
 
         let samplers = SamplerSet::new(device)?;
         let mipmap_gen = D3D12MipmapGen::new(device, false)?;
@@ -244,6 +259,7 @@ impl FilterChainD3D12 {
             hlsl_passes,
             &semantics,
             options.map_or(false, |o| o.force_hlsl_pipeline),
+            disable_cache,
         )?;
 
         let mut residuals = FrameResiduals::new();
@@ -367,6 +383,7 @@ impl FilterChainD3D12 {
         hlsl_passes: Vec<HlslShaderPassMeta>,
         semantics: &ShaderSemantics,
         force_hlsl: bool,
+        disable_cache: bool,
     ) -> error::Result<(
         ID3D12DescriptorHeap,
         ID3D12DescriptorHeap,
@@ -432,7 +449,8 @@ impl FilterChainD3D12 {
                             validator,
                             &dxil,
                             root_signature,
-                            render_format
+                            render_format,
+                            disable_cache
                         ) {
                     (dxil_reflection, graphics_pipeline)
                 } else {
@@ -446,6 +464,7 @@ impl FilterChainD3D12 {
                         &hlsl,
                         root_signature,
                         render_format,
+                        disable_cache
                     )?;
                     (hlsl_reflection, graphics_pipeline)
                 };
@@ -458,8 +477,8 @@ impl FilterChainD3D12 {
                         .map_or(1, |push| push.size as usize);
 
                     let uniform_storage = UniformStorage::new_with_storage(
-                    RawD3D12Buffer::new(D3D12Buffer::new(device, ubo_size)?)?,
-                    RawD3D12Buffer::new(D3D12Buffer::new(device, push_size)?)?
+                        RawD3D12Buffer::new(D3D12Buffer::new(device, ubo_size)?)?,
+                        RawD3D12Buffer::new(D3D12Buffer::new(device, push_size)?)?
                 );
 
 
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/graphics_pipeline.rs b/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/graphics_pipeline.rs
index fbdc8ca..908ae26 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/graphics_pipeline.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/graphics_pipeline.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ pub struct D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
     pub(crate) format: DXGI_FORMAT,
     vertex: Vec<u8>,
     fragment: Vec<u8>,
+    cache_disabled: bool,
 }
 
 const D3D12_SLANG_ROOT_PARAMETERS: &[D3D12_ROOT_PARAMETER1; 4] = &[
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
         fragment_dxil: IDxcBlob,
         root_signature: &D3D12RootSignature,
         render_format: DXGI_FORMAT,
+        disable_cache: bool,
     ) -> error::Result<D3D12GraphicsPipeline> {
         let input_element = DrawQuad::get_spirv_cross_vbo_desc();
 
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
                     let cached_pso = pso.GetCachedBlob()?;
                     Ok(cached_pso)
                 },
-                true,
+                !disable_cache,
             )?
         };
 
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
                 format: render_format,
                 vertex,
                 fragment,
+                cache_disabled: disable_cache,
             })
         }
     }
@@ -288,8 +291,14 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
             )?;
             (vertex, fragment)
         };
-        let mut new_pipeline =
-            Self::new_from_blobs(device, vertex.into(), fragment.into(), root_sig, format)?;
+        let mut new_pipeline = Self::new_from_blobs(
+            device,
+            vertex.into(),
+            fragment.into(),
+            root_sig,
+            format,
+            self.cache_disabled,
+        )?;
 
         std::mem::swap(self, &mut new_pipeline);
         Ok(())
@@ -302,6 +311,7 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
         shader_assembly: &ShaderCompilerOutput<DxilObject, ()>,
         root_signature: &D3D12RootSignature,
         render_format: DXGI_FORMAT,
+        disable_cache: bool,
     ) -> error::Result<D3D12GraphicsPipeline> {
         if shader_assembly.vertex.requires_runtime_data() {
             return Err(Direct3DOperationError(
@@ -319,7 +329,7 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
             &[shader_assembly.vertex.deref()],
             |&[source]| util::dxc_validate_shader(library, validator, source),
             |f| Ok(f),
-            true,
+            !disable_cache,
         )?;
 
         let fragment_dxil = cache_object(
@@ -327,7 +337,7 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
             &[shader_assembly.fragment.deref()],
             |&[source]| util::dxc_validate_shader(library, validator, source),
             |f| Ok(f),
-            true,
+            !disable_cache,
         )?;
 
         Self::new_from_blobs(
@@ -336,6 +346,7 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
             fragment_dxil,
             root_signature,
             render_format,
+            disable_cache,
         )
     }
 
@@ -346,13 +357,14 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
         shader_assembly: &ShaderCompilerOutput<String, CrossHlslContext>,
         root_signature: &D3D12RootSignature,
         render_format: DXGI_FORMAT,
+        disable_cache: bool,
     ) -> error::Result<D3D12GraphicsPipeline> {
         let vertex_dxil = cache_object(
             "dxil",
             &[shader_assembly.vertex.as_bytes()],
             |&[source]| util::dxc_compile_shader(library, dxc, source, u16cstr!("vs_6_0")),
             |f| Ok(f),
-            true,
+            !disable_cache,
         )?;
 
         let fragment_dxil = cache_object(
@@ -360,7 +372,7 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
             &[shader_assembly.fragment.as_bytes()],
             |&[source]| util::dxc_compile_shader(library, dxc, source, u16cstr!("ps_6_0")),
             |f| Ok(f),
-            true,
+            !disable_cache,
         )?;
 
         Self::new_from_blobs(
@@ -369,6 +381,7 @@ impl D3D12GraphicsPipeline {
             fragment_dxil,
             root_signature,
             render_format,
+            disable_cache,
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/options.rs b/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/options.rs
index 1a4d4c3..ebbe0ab 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/options.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-d3d12/src/options.rs
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@ pub struct FilterChainOptionsD3D12 {
     /// generation for intermediate passes regardless
     /// of shader preset settings.
     pub force_no_mipmaps: bool,
+
+    /// Disable the shader object cache. Shaders will be
+    /// recompiled rather than loaded from the cache.
+    pub disable_cache: bool,
 }
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-gl/src/filter_chain/filter_impl.rs b/librashader-runtime-gl/src/filter_chain/filter_impl.rs
index 78a2028..6db4bfa 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-gl/src/filter_chain/filter_impl.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-gl/src/filter_chain/filter_impl.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use librashader_reflect::back::{CompileReflectShader, CompileShader};
 use librashader_reflect::front::GlslangCompilation;
 use librashader_reflect::reflect::semantics::{ShaderSemantics, UniformMeta};
 
+use librashader_cache::compilation::CachedCompilation;
 use librashader_reflect::reflect::presets::{CompilePresetTarget, ShaderPassArtifact};
 use librashader_reflect::reflect::ReflectShader;
 use librashader_runtime::binding::BindingUtil;
@@ -104,15 +105,24 @@ impl<T: GLInterface> FilterChainImpl<T> {
         preset: ShaderPreset,
         options: Option<&FilterChainOptionsGL>,
     ) -> error::Result<Self> {
-        let (passes, semantics) = GLSL::compile_preset_passes::<
-            GlslangCompilation,
-            FilterChainError,
-        >(preset.shaders, &preset.textures)?;
+        let disable_cache = options.map_or(false, |o| o.disable_cache);
+
+        let (passes, semantics) = if !disable_cache {
+            GLSL::compile_preset_passes::<CachedCompilation<GlslangCompilation>, FilterChainError>(
+                preset.shaders,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        } else {
+            GLSL::compile_preset_passes::<GlslangCompilation, FilterChainError>(
+                preset.shaders,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        };
 
         let version = options.map_or_else(gl_get_version, |o| gl_u16_to_version(o.glsl_version));
 
         // initialize passes
-        let filters = Self::init_passes(version, passes, &semantics)?;
+        let filters = Self::init_passes(version, passes, &semantics, disable_cache)?;
 
         let default_filter = filters.first().map(|f| f.config.filter).unwrap_or_default();
         let default_wrap = filters
@@ -181,6 +191,7 @@ impl<T: GLInterface> FilterChainImpl<T> {
         version: GlslVersion,
         passes: Vec<ShaderPassMeta>,
         semantics: &ShaderSemantics,
+        disable_cache: bool,
     ) -> error::Result<Box<[FilterPass<T>]>> {
         let mut filters = Vec::new();
 
@@ -189,7 +200,7 @@ impl<T: GLInterface> FilterChainImpl<T> {
             let reflection = reflect.reflect(index, semantics)?;
             let glsl = reflect.compile(version)?;
 
-            let (program, ubo_location) = T::CompileShader::compile_program(glsl, true)?;
+            let (program, ubo_location) = T::CompileShader::compile_program(glsl, !disable_cache)?;
 
             let ubo_ring = if let Some(ubo) = &reflection.ubo {
                 let ring = UboRing::new(ubo.size);
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-gl/src/lib.rs b/librashader-runtime-gl/src/lib.rs
index 991fe7a..7eb59d9 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-gl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-gl/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ mod tests {
                 glsl_version: 0,
                 use_dsa: false,
                 force_no_mipmaps: false,
+                disable_cache: false,
             }),
         )
         // FilterChain::load_from_path("../test/slang-shaders/bezel/Mega_Bezel/Presets/MBZ__0__SMOOTH-ADV.slangp", None)
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ mod tests {
                 glsl_version: 0,
                 use_dsa: true,
                 force_no_mipmaps: false,
+                disable_cache: false,
             }),
         )
         // FilterChain::load_from_path("../test/slang-shaders/bezel/Mega_Bezel/Presets/MBZ__0__SMOOTH-ADV.slangp", None)
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-gl/src/options.rs b/librashader-runtime-gl/src/options.rs
index b8009c2..4bf1e67 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-gl/src/options.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-gl/src/options.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ pub struct FilterChainOptionsGL {
     /// The GLSL version. Should be at least `330`.
     pub glsl_version: u16,
     /// Whether or not to use the Direct State Access APIs. Only available on OpenGL 4.5+.
+    /// This is required to use shader caching.
     pub use_dsa: bool,
     /// Whether or not to explicitly disable mipmap generation regardless of shader preset settings.
     pub force_no_mipmaps: bool,
+    /// Disable the shader object cache. Shaders will be
+    /// recompiled rather than loaded from the cache.
+    pub disable_cache: bool,
 }
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/filter_chain.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/filter_chain.rs
index 9a6543c..c888e43 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/filter_chain.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/filter_chain.rs
@@ -307,10 +307,20 @@ impl FilterChainVulkan {
         V: TryInto<VulkanObjects, Error = E>,
         FilterChainError: From<E>,
     {
-        let (passes, semantics) = SPIRV::compile_preset_passes::<
-            CachedCompilation<GlslangCompilation>,
-            FilterChainError,
-        >(preset.shaders, &preset.textures)?;
+        let disable_cache = options.map_or(false, |o| o.disable_cache);
+
+        let (passes, semantics) = if !disable_cache {
+            SPIRV::compile_preset_passes::<CachedCompilation<GlslangCompilation>, FilterChainError>(
+                preset.shaders,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        } else {
+            SPIRV::compile_preset_passes::<GlslangCompilation, FilterChainError>(
+                preset.shaders,
+                &preset.textures,
+            )?
+        };
+
         let device = vulkan.try_into().map_err(From::from)?;
 
         let mut frames_in_flight = options.map_or(0, |o| o.frames_in_flight);
@@ -325,6 +335,7 @@ impl FilterChainVulkan {
             &semantics,
             frames_in_flight,
             options.map_or(false, |o| o.use_render_pass),
+            disable_cache,
         )?;
 
         let luts = FilterChainVulkan::load_luts(&device, cmd, &preset.textures)?;
@@ -388,6 +399,7 @@ impl FilterChainVulkan {
         semantics: &ShaderSemantics,
         frames_in_flight: u32,
         use_render_pass: bool,
+        disable_cache: bool,
     ) -> error::Result<Box<[FilterPass]>> {
         let frames_in_flight = std::cmp::max(1, frames_in_flight);
 
@@ -430,6 +442,7 @@ impl FilterChainVulkan {
                     &reflection,
                     frames_in_flight,
                     render_pass_format,
+                    !disable_cache,
                 )?;
 
                 Ok(FilterPass {
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/graphics_pipeline.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/graphics_pipeline.rs
index 953a56b..19fd93b 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/graphics_pipeline.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/graphics_pipeline.rs
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ impl VulkanGraphicsPipeline {
         reflection: &ShaderReflection,
         replicas: u32,
         render_pass_format: vk::Format,
+        cache_objects: bool,
     ) -> error::Result<VulkanGraphicsPipeline> {
         let pipeline_layout = PipelineLayoutObjects::new(reflection, replicas, device)?;
 
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ impl VulkanGraphicsPipeline {
                 Ok::<_, FilterChainError>((pipeline, pipeline_cache))
             },
             |(_pipeline, cache)| unsafe { Ok(device.get_pipeline_cache_data(*cache)?) },
-            true,
+            cache_objects,
         )?;
 
         Ok(VulkanGraphicsPipeline {
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/lib.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/lib.rs
index 0ef3bf6..9176315 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/lib.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ mod tests {
                 frames_in_flight: 3,
                 force_no_mipmaps: false,
                 use_render_pass: true,
+                disable_cache: false,
             }),
         )
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/options.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/options.rs
index 7ef3c6f..c327173 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/options.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/options.rs
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ pub struct FilterChainOptionsVulkan {
     /// Use explicit render pass objects It is recommended if possible to use dynamic rendering,
     /// because render-pass mode will create new framebuffers per pass.
     pub use_render_pass: bool,
+    /// Disable the shader object cache. Shaders will be
+    /// recompiled rather than loaded from the cache.
+    pub disable_cache: bool,
 }