diff --git a/deno.lock b/deno.lock
index 1471f47..56277db 100644
--- a/deno.lock
+++ b/deno.lock
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "jsr:@db/sqlite@^0.11.1": "jsr:@db/sqlite@0.11.1",
       "jsr:@denosaurs/plug@1": "jsr:@denosaurs/plug@1.0.6",
       "jsr:@gleasonator/policy": "jsr:@gleasonator/policy@0.2.0",
-      "jsr:@nostrify/nostrify@^0.22.1": "jsr:@nostrify/nostrify@0.22.4",
+      "jsr:@nostrify/nostrify@^0.22.1": "jsr:@nostrify/nostrify@0.22.5",
       "jsr:@nostrify/nostrify@^0.22.4": "jsr:@nostrify/nostrify@0.22.4",
       "jsr:@nostrify/nostrify@^0.22.5": "jsr:@nostrify/nostrify@0.22.5",
       "jsr:@soapbox/kysely-deno-sqlite@^2.1.0": "jsr:@soapbox/kysely-deno-sqlite@2.2.0",
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
         "integrity": "5b9c17325cc02e37c71e14ac0103b40446b0402fe183e5f5362af23e9ea162bf",
         "dependencies": [
           "jsr:@std/encoding@^0.224.1",
+          "npm:@scure/base@^1.1.6",
           "npm:@scure/bip32@^1.4.0",
           "npm:@scure/bip39@^1.3.0",
           "npm:kysely@^0.27.3",
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 9174cb4..565e915 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { type Context, Env as HonoEnv, type Handler, Hono, Input as HonoInput, t
 import { cors, logger, serveStatic } from 'hono/middleware';
 
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
+import { cron } from '@/cron.ts';
 import { startFirehose } from '@/firehose.ts';
 import { Time } from '@/utils.ts';
 
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@ const debug = Debug('ditto:http');
 if (Conf.firehoseEnabled) {
   startFirehose();
 }
+if (Conf.cronEnabled) {
+  cron();
+}
 
 app.use('/api/*', logger(debug));
 app.use('/relay/*', logger(debug));
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index d8e322d..e1c0f10 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ class Conf {
   static get firehoseEnabled(): boolean {
     return optionalBooleanSchema.parse(Deno.env.get('FIREHOSE_ENABLED')) ?? true;
   }
+  /** Whether to enable Ditto cron jobs. */
+  static get cronEnabled(): boolean {
+    return optionalBooleanSchema.parse(Deno.env.get('CRON_ENABLED')) ?? true;
+  }
   /** Path to the custom policy module. Must be an absolute path, https:, npm:, or jsr: URI. */
   static get policy(): string {
     return Deno.env.get('DITTO_POLICY') || new URL('../data/policy.ts', import.meta.url).pathname;
diff --git a/src/controllers/api/trends.ts b/src/controllers/api/trends.ts
index 93ce1b5..4fd92d1 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/trends.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/trends.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-import { NostrEvent } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
-import { sql } from 'kysely';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
 import { type AppController } from '@/app.ts';
 import { Conf } from '@/config.ts';
-import { DittoDB } from '@/db/DittoDB.ts';
 import { hydrateEvents } from '@/storages/hydrate.ts';
 import { Storages } from '@/storages.ts';
 import { Time } from '@/utils.ts';
@@ -70,13 +67,6 @@ async function getTrendingHashtags() {
   })));
 }
 
-let trendingNotesCache = getTrendingNotes();
-
-Deno.cron('update trending notes cache', { minute: { every: 15 } }, async () => {
-  const events = await getTrendingNotes();
-  trendingNotesCache = Promise.resolve(events);
-});
-
 const trendingStatusesQuerySchema = z.object({
   limit: z.coerce.number().catch(20).transform((value) => Math.min(Math.max(value, 0), 40)),
 });
@@ -85,8 +75,24 @@ const trendingStatusesController: AppController = async (c) => {
   const store = await Storages.db();
   const { limit } = trendingStatusesQuerySchema.parse(c.req.query());
 
-  const events = await trendingNotesCache
-    .then((events) => events.slice(0, limit))
+  const [label] = await store.query([{
+    kinds: [1985],
+    '#L': ['pub.ditto.trends'],
+    '#l': ['notes'],
+    authors: [Conf.pubkey],
+    limit: 1,
+  }]);
+
+  const ids = (label?.tags ?? [])
+    .filter(([name]) => name === 'e')
+    .map(([, id]) => id)
+    .slice(0, limit);
+
+  if (!ids.length) {
+    return c.json([]);
+  }
+
+  const events = await store.query([{ ids }])
     .then((events) => hydrateEvents({ events, store }));
 
   const statuses = await Promise.all(
@@ -96,27 +102,4 @@ const trendingStatusesController: AppController = async (c) => {
   return c.json(statuses.filter(Boolean));
 };
 
-async function getTrendingNotes(): Promise<NostrEvent[]> {
-  const kysely = await DittoDB.getInstance();
-  const since = Math.floor((Date.now() - Time.days(1)) / 1000);
-
-  const rows = await kysely
-    .selectFrom('nostr_events')
-    .selectAll('nostr_events')
-    .innerJoin('event_stats', 'event_stats.event_id', 'nostr_events.id')
-    .where('nostr_events.kind', '=', 1)
-    .where('nostr_events.created_at', '>', since)
-    .orderBy(
-      sql`(event_stats.reposts_count * 2) + (event_stats.replies_count) + (event_stats.reactions_count)`,
-      'desc',
-    )
-    .limit(20)
-    .execute();
-
-  return rows.map((row) => ({
-    ...row,
-    tags: JSON.parse(row.tags),
-  }));
-}
-
 export { trendingStatusesController, trendingTagsController };
diff --git a/src/cron.ts b/src/cron.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..707f738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cron.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { Stickynotes } from '@soapbox/stickynotes';
+
+import { DittoDB } from '@/db/DittoDB.ts';
+import { getTrendingNotes } from '@/trends/trending-notes.ts';
+import { Time } from '@/utils/time.ts';
+import { AdminSigner } from '@/signers/AdminSigner.ts';
+import { handleEvent } from '@/pipeline.ts';
+
+const console = new Stickynotes('ditto:trends');
+
+async function updateTrendingNotesCache() {
+  console.info('Updating trending notes cache...');
+  const kysely = await DittoDB.getInstance();
+  const yesterday = Math.floor((Date.now() - Time.days(1)) / 1000);
+  const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(1000);
+
+  const events = await getTrendingNotes(kysely, yesterday, 20);
+  const signer = new AdminSigner();
+
+  const label = await signer.signEvent({
+    kind: 1985,
+    content: '',
+    tags: [
+      ['L', 'pub.ditto.trends'],
+      ['l', 'notes', 'pub.ditto.trends'],
+      ...events.map(({ id }) => ['e', id]),
+    ],
+    created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+  });
+
+  await handleEvent(label, signal);
+  console.info('Trending notes cache updated.');
+}
+
+/** Start cron jobs for the application. */
+export function cron() {
+  Deno.cron('update trending notes cache', { minute: { every: 15 } }, updateTrendingNotesCache);
+}
diff --git a/src/trends/trending-notes.ts b/src/trends/trending-notes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a469aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/trends/trending-notes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { NostrEvent } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely';
+
+import { DittoTables } from '@/db/DittoTables.ts';
+
+/**
+ * Make a direct query to the database to get trending kind 1 notes within the specified timeframe.
+ *
+ * This query makes use of cached stats (in the `event_stats` table).
+ * The query is SLOW so it needs to be run on a schedule and cached.
+ */
+export async function getTrendingNotes(
+  /** Kysely instance to execute queries on. */
+  kysely: Kysely<DittoTables>,
+  /** Unix timestamp in _seconds_ for the starting point of this query. */
+  since: number,
+  /** Maximum number of trending notes to return. */
+  limit: number,
+): Promise<NostrEvent[]> {
+  const rows = await kysely
+    .selectFrom('nostr_events')
+    .selectAll('nostr_events')
+    .innerJoin('event_stats', 'event_stats.event_id', 'nostr_events.id')
+    .where('nostr_events.kind', '=', 1)
+    .where('nostr_events.created_at', '>', since)
+    .orderBy(
+      sql`(event_stats.reposts_count * 2) + (event_stats.replies_count) + (event_stats.reactions_count)`,
+      'desc',
+    )
+    .limit(limit)
+    .execute();
+
+  return rows.map((row) => ({
+    ...row,
+    tags: JSON.parse(row.tags),
+  }));
+}