diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomGradleExtension.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomGradleExtension.java
index ccc57e7b..fbce40df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomGradleExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/LoomGradleExtension.java
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ public class LoomGradleExtension {
 		return userCache;
 	}
 
+	public File getRootProjectPersistentCache() {
+		File projectCache = new File(project.file(".gradle"), "loom-cache");
+		if(!projectCache.exists()){
+			projectCache.mkdirs();
+		}
+		return projectCache;
+	}
+
 	public File getRootProjectBuildCache() {
 		File projectCache = new File(project.getRootProject().getBuildDir(), "loom-cache");
 		if(!projectCache.exists()){
@@ -110,7 +118,7 @@ public class LoomGradleExtension {
 	}
 
 	public File getRemappedModCache() {
-		File remappedModCache = new File(getRootProjectBuildCache(), "remapped_mods");
+		File remappedModCache = new File(getRootProjectPersistentCache(), "remapped_mods");
 		if (!remappedModCache.exists()) {
 			remappedModCache.mkdir();
 		}
@@ -118,7 +126,7 @@ public class LoomGradleExtension {
 	}
 
 	public File getNestedModCache() {
-		File nestedModCache = new File(getRootProjectBuildCache(), "nested_mods");
+		File nestedModCache = new File(getRootProjectPersistentCache(), "nested_mods");
 		if (!nestedModCache.exists()) {
 			nestedModCache.mkdir();
 		}