diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/options/pipeline_options.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/options/pipeline_options.py
index 455d12b4d3c1..af0c5e3de66f 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/options/pipeline_options.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/options/pipeline_options.py
@@ -1674,6 +1674,10 @@ def _add_argparse_args(cls, parser):
         action='append',
         default=[],
         help='JVM properties to pass to a Java job server.')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--jar_cache_dir',
+        default=None,
+        help='The location to store jar cache for job server.')
 
 
 class FlinkRunnerOptions(PipelineOptions):
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/options/pipeline_options_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/options/pipeline_options_test.py
index c0616bc6451c..66acfe654791 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/options/pipeline_options_test.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/options/pipeline_options_test.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 from apache_beam.options.pipeline_options import CrossLanguageOptions
 from apache_beam.options.pipeline_options import DebugOptions
 from apache_beam.options.pipeline_options import GoogleCloudOptions
+from apache_beam.options.pipeline_options import JobServerOptions
 from apache_beam.options.pipeline_options import PipelineOptions
 from apache_beam.options.pipeline_options import ProfilingOptions
 from apache_beam.options.pipeline_options import TypeOptions
@@ -645,6 +646,11 @@ def test_transform_name_mapping(self):
     mapping = options.view_as(GoogleCloudOptions).transform_name_mapping
     self.assertEqual(mapping['from'], 'to')
 
+  def test_jar_cache_dir(self):
+    options = PipelineOptions(['--jar_cache_dir=/path/to/jar_cache_dir'])
+    jar_cache_dir = options.view_as(JobServerOptions).jar_cache_dir
+    self.assertEqual(jar_cache_dir, '/path/to/jar_cache_dir')
+
   def test_dataflow_service_options(self):
     options = PipelineOptions([
         '--dataflow_service_option',
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/portability/job_server.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/portability/job_server.py
index e44d8ab0ae93..eee75f66a277 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/portability/job_server.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/portability/job_server.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def __init__(self, options):
     self._artifacts_dir = options.artifacts_dir
     self._java_launcher = options.job_server_java_launcher
     self._jvm_properties = options.job_server_jvm_properties
+    self._jar_cache_dir = options.jar_cache_dir
 
   def java_arguments(
       self, job_port, artifact_port, expansion_port, artifacts_dir):
@@ -141,11 +142,11 @@ def path_to_beam_jar(gradle_target, artifact_id=None):
         gradle_target, artifact_id=artifact_id)
 
   @staticmethod
-  def local_jar(url):
-    return subprocess_server.JavaJarServer.local_jar(url)
+  def local_jar(url, jar_cache_dir=None):
+    return subprocess_server.JavaJarServer.local_jar(url, jar_cache_dir)
 
   def subprocess_cmd_and_endpoint(self):
-    jar_path = self.local_jar(self.path_to_jar())
+    jar_path = self.local_jar(self.path_to_jar(), self._jar_cache_dir)
     artifacts_dir = (
         self._artifacts_dir if self._artifacts_dir else self.local_temp_dir(
             prefix='artifacts'))
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/portability/job_server_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/portability/job_server_test.py
index 1e2ede281c9d..13b3629b24bf 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/portability/job_server_test.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/portability/job_server_test.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ def path_to_jar(self):
     return '/path/to/jar'
 
   @staticmethod
-  def local_jar(url):
+  def local_jar(url, jar_cache_dir=None):
+    logging.debug("url({%s}), jar_cache_dir({%s})", url, jar_cache_dir)
     return url
 
 
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/utils/subprocess_server.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/utils/subprocess_server.py
index 944c12625d7c..b1080cb643af 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/utils/subprocess_server.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/utils/subprocess_server.py
@@ -266,11 +266,17 @@ class JavaJarServer(SubprocessServer):
       'local', (threading.local, ),
       dict(__init__=lambda self: setattr(self, 'replacements', {})))()
 
-  def __init__(self, stub_class, path_to_jar, java_arguments, classpath=None):
+  def __init__(
+      self,
+      stub_class,
+      path_to_jar,
+      java_arguments,
+      classpath=None,
+      cache_dir=None):
     if classpath:
       # java -jar ignores the classpath, so we make a new jar that embeds
       # the requested classpath.
-      path_to_jar = self.make_classpath_jar(path_to_jar, classpath)
+      path_to_jar = self.make_classpath_jar(path_to_jar, classpath, cache_dir)
     super().__init__(
         stub_class, ['java', '-jar', path_to_jar] + list(java_arguments))
     self._existing_service = path_to_jar if is_service_endpoint(