diff --git a/src/API/Cachers/DefaultCacher.php b/src/API/Cachers/DefaultCacher.php
index 05893b0acde..2679738ad83 100644
--- a/src/API/Cachers/DefaultCacher.php
+++ b/src/API/Cachers/DefaultCacher.php
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ class DefaultCacher extends AbstractCacher
      */
     public function get(Request $request)
     {
-        return Cache::get($this->getCacheKey($request));
+        $cached = Cache::get($this->getCacheKey($request));
+
+        if (! is_array($cached)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new JsonResponse($cached['content'], $cached['status'], $cached['headers'], json: true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -25,7 +31,11 @@ public function put(Request $request, JsonResponse $response)
     {
         $key = $this->trackEndpoint($request);
 
-        Cache::put($key, $response, $this->cacheExpiry());
+        Cache::put($key, [
+            'content' => $response->getContent(),
+            'status' => $response->getStatusCode(),
+            'headers' => $response->headers->all(),
+        ], $this->cacheExpiry());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/GraphQL/ResponseCache/DefaultCache.php b/src/GraphQL/ResponseCache/DefaultCache.php
index d49014bce31..14a99190933 100644
--- a/src/GraphQL/ResponseCache/DefaultCache.php
+++ b/src/GraphQL/ResponseCache/DefaultCache.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Statamic\GraphQL\ResponseCache;
 
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
@@ -12,7 +13,13 @@ class DefaultCache implements ResponseCache
 {
     public function get(Request $request)
     {
-        return Cache::get($this->getCacheKey($request));
+        $cached = Cache::get($this->getCacheKey($request));
+
+        if (! is_array($cached)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return new JsonResponse($cached['content'], $cached['status'], $cached['headers'], json: true);
     }
 
     public function put(Request $request, $response)
@@ -21,7 +28,11 @@ public function put(Request $request, $response)
 
         $ttl = Carbon::now()->addMinutes((int) config('statamic.graphql.cache.expiry', 60));
 
-        Cache::put($key, $response, $ttl);
+        Cache::put($key, [
+            'content' => $response->getContent(),
+            'status' => $response->getStatusCode(),
+            'headers' => $response->headers->all(),
+        ], $ttl);
     }
 
     protected function track($request)
diff --git a/src/Providers/AddonServiceProvider.php b/src/Providers/AddonServiceProvider.php
index ef1f903ed93..aa827598bd0 100644
--- a/src/Providers/AddonServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Providers/AddonServiceProvider.php
@@ -721,14 +721,11 @@ protected function registerSerializableClasses(array $classes)
     {
         $existing = $this->app['config']->get('cache.serializable_classes');
 
-        if ($existing === true) {
+        if ($existing === null || $existing === true) {
             return;
         }
 
-        $this->app['config']->set('cache.serializable_classes', array_merge(
-            is_array($existing) ? $existing : [],
-            $classes
-        ));
+        $this->app['config']->set('cache.serializable_classes', array_merge(is_array($existing) ? $existing : [], $classes));
     }
 
     protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule)
diff --git a/src/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/src/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 9ecdd2d5b5f..b8ac3fb8d48 100644
--- a/src/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -239,12 +239,14 @@ private function registerSerializableClasses()
     {
         $existing = $this->app['config']->get('cache.serializable_classes');
 
-        if ($existing === true) {
+        if ($existing === null || $existing === true) {
             return;
         }
 
-        $classes = [
+        $this->app['config']->set('cache.serializable_classes', array_merge(is_array($existing) ? $existing : [], [
             \Statamic\Auth\File\User::class,
+            \Statamic\Auth\File\Passkey::class,
+            \Statamic\Auth\Eloquent\Passkey::class,
             \Statamic\Assets\Asset::class,
             \Statamic\Assets\AssetContainer::class,
             \Statamic\Entries\Collection::class,
@@ -264,12 +266,7 @@ private function registerSerializableClasses()
             \Carbon\Carbon::class,
             \Illuminate\Support\Carbon::class,
             \Illuminate\Support\Collection::class,
-        ];
-
-        $this->app['config']->set('cache.serializable_classes', array_merge(
-            is_array($existing) ? $existing : [],
-            $classes
-        ));
+        ]));
     }
 
     protected function registerMiddlewareGroup()
diff --git a/tests/API/CacherTest.php b/tests/API/CacherTest.php
index 7e8e227d59a..40fe3bfe7fd 100644
--- a/tests/API/CacherTest.php
+++ b/tests/API/CacherTest.php
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ public function it_caches_endpoint_using_default_cacher()
         $this->assertEquals([$cacheKey], Cache::get('api-cache:tracked-responses'));
 
         // manually manipulate whats in the cache so we can be sure it uses it.
-        Cache::put($cacheKey, response()->json(['foo' => 'bar']), 10);
+        Cache::put($cacheKey, [
+            'content' => json_encode(['foo' => 'bar']),
+            'status' => 200,
+            'headers' => ['content-type' => ['application/json']],
+        ], 10);
 
         $this->get($endpoint)
             ->assertOk()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/GraphQL/RequestCacheTest.php b/tests/Feature/GraphQL/RequestCacheTest.php
index e1fc9b72f76..97f6c2927ff 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/GraphQL/RequestCacheTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/GraphQL/RequestCacheTest.php
@@ -210,6 +210,23 @@ public function it_ignores_configured_events()
         ], $requests->all());
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_caches_response_data_as_primitives()
+    {
+        app()->instance('request-tracking', $requests = Collection::make());
+
+        $this->post('/graphql', ['query' => '{one}']);
+
+        $key = 'gql-cache:'.md5('{one}').'_'.md5(json_encode(null));
+        $cached = Cache::get($key);
+
+        $this->assertIsArray($cached);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('content', $cached);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('status', $cached);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('headers', $cached);
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $cached['status']);
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_can_disable_caching()
     {