diff --git a/doc/source/api.rst b/doc/source/api.rst
index 37a832ac..ab0750ee 100644
--- a/doc/source/api.rst
+++ b/doc/source/api.rst
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@
 
 .. automodule:: oslo_cache.backends.noop
    :members:
+
+.. automodule:: oslo_cache.backends.dictionary
+   :members:
diff --git a/oslo_cache/backends/dictionary.py b/oslo_cache/backends/dictionary.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2c50e47b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oslo_cache/backends/dictionary.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Mirantis Inc
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+"""dogpile.cache backend that uses dictionary as a storage"""
+
+from dogpile.cache import api
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
+
+__all__ = [
+    'DictCacheBackend'
+]
+
+
+# Value for nonexistent and expired keys
+NO_VALUE = api.NO_VALUE
+
+
+class DictCacheBackend(api.CacheBackend):
+    """A DictCacheBackend based on dictionary.
+
+    Arguments accepted in the arguments dictionary:
+
+    :param expiration_time: interval in seconds to indicate maximum
+        time-to-live value. This parameter is common for a single backend
+        instance. Default expiration_time value is 0, that means that all keys
+        have infinite time-to-live value.
+    :type expiration_time: real
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, arguments):
+        self.expiration_time = arguments.get('expiration_time', 0)
+        self.cache = {}
+
+    def get(self, key):
+        """Retrieves the value for a key or NO_VALUE for nonexistent and
+         expired keys.
+
+        :param key: dictionary key
+        """
+        (value, timeout) = self.cache.get(key, (NO_VALUE, 0))
+        if self.expiration_time > 0 and timeutils.utcnow_ts() >= timeout:
+            self.cache.pop(key, None)
+            return NO_VALUE
+
+        return value
+
+    def set(self, key, value):
+        """Sets the value for a key.
+        Expunges expired keys during each set.
+
+        :param key: dictionary key
+        :param value: value associated with the key
+        """
+        self._clear()
+        timeout = 0
+        if self.expiration_time > 0:
+            timeout = timeutils.utcnow_ts() + self.expiration_time
+        self.cache[key] = (value, timeout)
+
+    def delete(self, key):
+        """Deletes the value associated with the key if it exists.
+
+        :param key: dictionary key
+        """
+        self.cache.pop(key, None)
+
+    def _clear(self):
+        """Expunges expired keys."""
+        now = timeutils.utcnow_ts()
+        for k in list(self.cache):
+            (_value, timeout) = self.cache[k]
+            if timeout > 0 and now >= timeout:
+                del self.cache[k]
diff --git a/oslo_cache/core.py b/oslo_cache/core.py
index 924a71f3..a8ac1748 100644
--- a/oslo_cache/core.py
+++ b/oslo_cache/core.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ When this library is imported, it registers the following backends in
 * ``oslo_cache.mongo`` - :class:`oslo_cache.backends.mongo.MongoCacheBackend`
 * ``oslo_cache.memcache_pool`` -
   :class:`oslo_cache.backends.memcache_pool.PooledMemcachedBackend`
+* ``oslo_cache.dict`` -
+  :class:`oslo_cache.backends.dictionary.DictCacheBackend`
 
 To use this library:
 
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ _BACKENDS = [
     ('oslo_cache.noop', 'oslo_cache.backends.noop', 'NoopCacheBackend'),
     ('oslo_cache.mongo', 'oslo_cache.backends.mongo', 'MongoCacheBackend'),
     ('oslo_cache.memcache_pool', 'oslo_cache.backends.memcache_pool',
-     'PooledMemcachedBackend')
+     'PooledMemcachedBackend'),
+    ('oslo_cache.dict', 'oslo_cache.backends.dictionary', 'DictCacheBackend'),
 ]
 
 for backend in _BACKENDS:
diff --git a/oslo_cache/tests/test_dict_backend.py b/oslo_cache/tests/test_dict_backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44561f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oslo_cache/tests/test_dict_backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Mirantis Inc
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from dogpile.cache import api
+from dogpile.cache import region as dp_region
+
+from oslo_cache.tests import test_cache
+from oslo_config import fixture as config_fixture
+from oslo_utils import fixture as time_fixture
+
+
+NO_VALUE = api.NO_VALUE
+KEY = 'test_key'
+VALUE = 'test_value'
+
+
+class CacheDictBackendTest(test_cache.BaseTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(CacheDictBackendTest, self).setUp()
+        self.config_fixture = self.useFixture(config_fixture.Config())
+        self.config_fixture.config(group='cache', backend='oslo_cache.dict')
+        self.time_fixture = self.useFixture(time_fixture.TimeFixture())
+        self.region = dp_region.make_region()
+        self.region.configure(
+            'oslo_cache.dict', arguments={'expiration_time': 0.5})
+
+    def test_dict_backend(self):
+        self.assertIs(NO_VALUE, self.region.get(KEY))
+
+        self.region.set(KEY, VALUE)
+        self.assertEqual(VALUE, self.region.get(KEY))
+
+        self.region.delete(KEY)
+        self.assertIs(NO_VALUE, self.region.get(KEY))
+
+    def test_dict_backend_expiration_time(self):
+        self.region.set(KEY, VALUE)
+        self.assertEqual(VALUE, self.region.get(KEY))
+
+        self.time_fixture.advance_time_seconds(1)
+        self.assertIs(NO_VALUE, self.region.get(KEY))
+
+    def test_dict_backend_clear_cache(self):
+        self.region.set(KEY, VALUE)
+
+        self.time_fixture.advance_time_seconds(1)
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(self.region.backend.cache))
+        self.region.backend._clear()
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(self.region.backend.cache))
+
+    def test_dict_backend_zero_expiration_time(self):
+        self.region = dp_region.make_region()
+        self.region.configure(
+            'oslo_cache.dict', arguments={'expiration_time': 0})
+
+        self.region.set(KEY, VALUE)
+        self.time_fixture.advance_time_seconds(1)
+
+        self.assertEqual(VALUE, self.region.get(KEY))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(self.region.backend.cache))
+
+        self.region.backend._clear()
+
+        self.assertEqual(VALUE, self.region.get(KEY))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(self.region.backend.cache))
+
+    def test_dict_backend_multi_keys(self):
+        self.region.set('key1', 'value1')
+        self.region.set('key2', 'value2')
+        self.time_fixture.advance_time_seconds(1)
+        self.region.set('key3', 'value3')
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(self.region.backend.cache))
+        self.assertIs(NO_VALUE, self.region.get('key1'))
+        self.assertIs(NO_VALUE, self.region.get('key2'))
+        self.assertEqual('value3', self.region.get('key3'))
+
+    def test_dict_backend_rewrite_value(self):
+        self.region.set(KEY, 'value1')
+        self.region.set(KEY, 'value2')
+        self.assertEqual('value2', self.region.get(KEY))