diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/contracts/StreamRegistry.ts b/packages/sdk/src/contracts/StreamRegistry.ts
index 2a3aca108c..8652a22e38 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/contracts/StreamRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/contracts/StreamRegistry.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ const formCacheKeyPrefix = (streamId: StreamID): string => {
     return `${streamId}|`
 }
 
+const invalidateCache = (cache: CachingMap<string, any, any>, streamId: StreamID): void => {
+    const matchTarget = (s: string) => s.startsWith(formCacheKeyPrefix(streamId))
+    cache.invalidate(matchTarget)
+}
+
 @scoped(Lifecycle.ContainerScoped)
 export class StreamRegistry {
 
@@ -121,10 +126,10 @@ export class StreamRegistry {
     private readonly config: Pick<StrictStreamrClientConfig, 'contracts' | 'cache' | '_timeouts'>
     private readonly authentication: Authentication
     private readonly logger: Logger
-    private readonly getStreamMetadata_cached: CachingMap<string, StreamMetadata, [StreamID]>
-    private readonly isStreamPublisher_cached: CachingMap<string, boolean, [StreamID, UserID]>
-    private readonly isStreamSubscriber_cached: CachingMap<string, boolean, [StreamID, UserID]>
-    private readonly hasPublicSubscribePermission_cached: CachingMap<string, boolean, [StreamID]>
+    private readonly metadataCache: CachingMap<string, StreamMetadata, [StreamID]>
+    private readonly publisherCache: CachingMap<string, boolean, [StreamID, UserID]>
+    private readonly subscriberCache: CachingMap<string, boolean, [StreamID, UserID]>
+    private readonly publicSubscribePermissionCache: CachingMap<string, boolean, [StreamID]>
 
     /** @internal */
     constructor(
@@ -165,25 +170,25 @@ export class StreamRegistry {
             }),
             loggerFactory
         })
-        this.getStreamMetadata_cached = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID) => {
+        this.metadataCache = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID) => {
             return this.getStreamMetadata_nonCached(streamId)
         }, {
             ...config.cache,
             cacheKey: ([streamId]) => formCacheKeyPrefix(streamId)
         })
-        this.isStreamPublisher_cached = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID) => {
+        this.publisherCache = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID) => {
             return this.isStreamPublisherOrSubscriber_nonCached(streamId, userId, StreamPermission.PUBLISH)
         }, {
             ...config.cache,
             cacheKey: ([streamId, userId]) =>`${formCacheKeyPrefix(streamId)}${userId}`
         })
-        this.isStreamSubscriber_cached = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID) => {
+        this.subscriberCache = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID) => {
             return this.isStreamPublisherOrSubscriber_nonCached(streamId, userId, StreamPermission.SUBSCRIBE)
         }, {
             ...config.cache,
             cacheKey: ([streamId, userId]) =>`${formCacheKeyPrefix(streamId)}${userId}`
         })
-        this.hasPublicSubscribePermission_cached = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID) => {
+        this.publicSubscribePermissionCache = new CachingMap((streamId: StreamID) => {
             return this.hasPermission({
                 streamId,
                 public: true,
@@ -241,6 +246,7 @@ export class StreamRegistry {
             await this.ensureStreamIdInNamespaceOfAuthenticatedUser(domain, streamId)
             await waitForTx(this.streamRegistryContract!.createStream(path, JSON.stringify(metadata), ethersOverrides))
         }
+        this.populateMetadataCache(streamId, metadata)
     }
 
     private async ensureStreamIdInNamespaceOfAuthenticatedUser(address: EthereumAddress, streamId: StreamID): Promise<void> {
@@ -258,7 +264,7 @@ export class StreamRegistry {
             JSON.stringify(metadata),
             ethersOverrides
         ))
-        this.invalidateMetadataCache(streamId)
+        this.populateMetadataCache(streamId, metadata)
     }
 
     async deleteStream(streamIdOrPath: string): Promise<void> {
@@ -269,7 +275,7 @@ export class StreamRegistry {
             streamId,
             ethersOverrides
         ))
-        this.invalidateMetadataCache(streamId)
+        invalidateCache(this.metadataCache, streamId)
         this.invalidatePermissionCaches(streamId)
     }
 
@@ -512,31 +518,29 @@ export class StreamRegistry {
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     getStreamMetadata(streamId: StreamID): Promise<StreamMetadata> {
-        return this.getStreamMetadata_cached.get(streamId)
+        return this.metadataCache.get(streamId)
     }
 
     isStreamPublisher(streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID): Promise<boolean> {
-        return this.isStreamPublisher_cached.get(streamId, userId)
+        return this.publisherCache.get(streamId, userId)
     }
 
     isStreamSubscriber(streamId: StreamID, userId: UserID): Promise<boolean> {
-        return this.isStreamSubscriber_cached.get(streamId, userId)
+        return this.subscriberCache.get(streamId, userId)
     }
 
     hasPublicSubscribePermission(streamId: StreamID): Promise<boolean> {
-        return this.hasPublicSubscribePermission_cached.get(streamId)
+        return this.publicSubscribePermissionCache.get(streamId)
     }
 
-    invalidateMetadataCache(streamId: StreamID): void {
-        this.logger.trace('Clear metadata cache for stream', { streamId })
-        this.getStreamMetadata_cached.invalidate((s) => s.startsWith(formCacheKeyPrefix(streamId)))
+    private populateMetadataCache(streamId: StreamID, metadata: StreamMetadata): void {
+        this.metadataCache.set([streamId], metadata)
     }
     
     invalidatePermissionCaches(streamId: StreamID): void {
         this.logger.trace('Clear permission caches for stream', { streamId })
-        const matchTarget = (s: string) => s.startsWith(formCacheKeyPrefix(streamId))
-        this.isStreamPublisher_cached.invalidate(matchTarget)
-        this.isStreamSubscriber_cached.invalidate(matchTarget)
+        invalidateCache(this.publisherCache, streamId)
+        invalidateCache(this.subscriberCache, streamId)
         // TODO should also clear cache for hasPublicSubscribePermission?
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/utils/CachingMap.ts b/packages/sdk/src/utils/CachingMap.ts
index 50a09a7575..8952e12f95 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/utils/CachingMap.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/utils/CachingMap.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ import { MapKey } from '@streamr/utils'
 import pMemoize from 'p-memoize'
 import LRU from '../../vendor/quick-lru'
 
+interface Options<P, K> {
+    maxSize: number
+    maxAge: number
+    cacheKey: (args: P) => K
+}
+
 /**
  * Caches into a LRU cache capped at options.maxSize. See documentation for mem/p-memoize.
  * Won't call asyncFn again until options.maxAge or options.maxSize exceeded, or cachedAsyncFn.invalidate() is called.
@@ -18,14 +24,11 @@ export class CachingMap<K extends MapKey, V, P extends any[]> {
 
     private readonly cachedFn: (...args: P) => Promise<V>
     private readonly cache: LRU<K, { data: V, maxAge: number }>
+    private readonly opts: Options<P, K>
 
     constructor(
         asyncFn: (...args: P) => Promise<V>,
-        opts: {
-            maxSize: number
-            maxAge: number
-            cacheKey: (args: P) => K
-        }
+        opts: Options<P, K>
     ) {
         this.cache = new LRU<K, { data: V, maxAge: number }>({
             maxSize: opts.maxSize,
@@ -36,12 +39,17 @@ export class CachingMap<K extends MapKey, V, P extends any[]> {
             cache: this.cache,
             cacheKey: opts.cacheKey
         })
+        this.opts = opts
     }
 
     get(...args: P): Promise<V> {
         return this.cachedFn(...args)
     }
 
+    set(args: P, value: V): void {
+        this.cache.set(this.opts.cacheKey(args), { data: value, maxAge: this.opts.maxAge })
+    }
+
     invalidate(predicate: (key: K) => boolean): void {
         for (const key of this.cache.keys()) {
             if (predicate(key)) {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/test-utils/fake/FakeStreamRegistry.ts b/packages/sdk/test/test-utils/fake/FakeStreamRegistry.ts
index cf7ab4395e..984f6df2f5 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/test/test-utils/fake/FakeStreamRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/test-utils/fake/FakeStreamRegistry.ts
@@ -167,11 +167,6 @@ export class FakeStreamRegistry implements Methods<StreamRegistry> {
         })
     }
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
-    invalidateMetadataCache(): void {
-        // no-op
-    }
-    
     // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
     invalidatePermissionCaches(): void {
         // no-op