diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/rest/__tests__/tabRenderCache.spec.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/rest/__tests__/tabRenderCache.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efdf8744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/rest/__tests__/tabRenderCache.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest"
+import { updateRenderedRESTTabIDs } from "../tabRenderCache"
+
+describe("REST tab render cache", () => {
+  test("keeps the active tab and the 4 most recent rendered tabs", () => {
+    let renderedTabIDs: string[] = []
+
+    for (const activeTabID of ["tab-1", "tab-2", "tab-3", "tab-4", "tab-5"]) {
+      renderedTabIDs = updateRenderedRESTTabIDs({
+        renderedTabIDs,
+        activeTabID,
+        activeTabIDs: ["tab-1", "tab-2", "tab-3", "tab-4", "tab-5"],
+        maxRenderedTabs: 5,
+      })
+    }
+
+    expect(renderedTabIDs).toEqual([
+      "tab-5",
+      "tab-4",
+      "tab-3",
+      "tab-2",
+      "tab-1",
+    ])
+
+    renderedTabIDs = updateRenderedRESTTabIDs({
+      renderedTabIDs,
+      activeTabID: "tab-6",
+      activeTabIDs: ["tab-1", "tab-2", "tab-3", "tab-4", "tab-5", "tab-6"],
+      maxRenderedTabs: 5,
+    })
+
+    expect(renderedTabIDs).toEqual([
+      "tab-6",
+      "tab-5",
+      "tab-4",
+      "tab-3",
+      "tab-2",
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test("removes closed tabs from the rendered cache", () => {
+    const renderedTabIDs = updateRenderedRESTTabIDs({
+      renderedTabIDs: ["tab-5", "tab-4", "tab-3", "tab-2", "tab-1"],
+      activeTabID: "tab-5",
+      activeTabIDs: ["tab-1", "tab-3", "tab-5"],
+      maxRenderedTabs: 5,
+    })
+
+    expect(renderedTabIDs).toEqual(["tab-5", "tab-3", "tab-1"])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/rest/tabRenderCache.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/rest/tabRenderCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c973229d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/rest/tabRenderCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+type UpdateRenderedRESTTabIDsOptions = {
+  renderedTabIDs: string[]
+  activeTabID: string
+  activeTabIDs: string[]
+  maxRenderedTabs: number
+}
+
+export function updateRenderedRESTTabIDs({
+  renderedTabIDs,
+  activeTabID,
+  activeTabIDs,
+  maxRenderedTabs,
+}: UpdateRenderedRESTTabIDsOptions) {
+  const activeTabIDSet = new Set(activeTabIDs)
+
+  return [
+    activeTabID,
+    ...renderedTabIDs.filter((tabID) => tabID !== activeTabID),
+  ]
+    .filter((tabID) => activeTabIDSet.has(tabID))
+    .slice(0, maxRenderedTabs)
+}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/index.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/index.vue
index bfcb216a..e6268870 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/index.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/pages/index.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
           v-if="currentTabID"
           :id="'rest_windows'"
           v-model="currentTabID"
+          render-inactive-tabs
           @remove-tab="removeTab"
           @add-tab="addNewTab"
           @sort="sortTabs"
@@ -44,24 +45,26 @@
                 </svg>
               </span>
             </template>
-            <HttpExampleResponseTab
-              v-if="tab.document.type === 'example-response'"
-              :model-value="tab"
-              @update:model-value="onTabUpdate"
-            />
-            <!-- Render TabContents -->
-            <HttpTestRunner
-              v-if="tab.document.type === 'test-runner'"
-              :model-value="tab"
-              @update:model-value="onTabUpdate"
-            />
-            <!-- When document.type === 'request' the tab type is HoppTab<HoppRequestDocument>-->
-            <HttpRequestTab
-              v-if="tab.document.type === 'request'"
-              :model-value="tab"
-              @update:model-value="onTabUpdate"
-            />
-            <!-- END Render TabContents -->
+            <template v-if="shouldRenderTabContent(tab.id)">
+              <HttpExampleResponseTab
+                v-if="tab.document.type === 'example-response'"
+                :model-value="tab"
+                @update:model-value="onTabUpdate"
+              />
+              <!-- Render TabContents -->
+              <HttpTestRunner
+                v-if="tab.document.type === 'test-runner'"
+                :model-value="tab"
+                @update:model-value="onTabUpdate"
+              />
+              <!-- When document.type === 'request' the tab type is HoppTab<HoppRequestDocument>-->
+              <HttpRequestTab
+                v-if="tab.document.type === 'request'"
+                :model-value="tab"
+                @update:model-value="onTabUpdate"
+              />
+              <!-- END Render TabContents -->
+            </template>
           </HoppSmartWindow>
           <template #actions>
             <EnvironmentsSelector class="h-full" />
@@ -133,9 +136,10 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import { ref, onMounted, computed } from "vue"
+import { ref, onMounted, computed, watch } from "vue"
 import { generateUniqueRefId, safelyExtractRESTRequest } from "@hoppscotch/data"
 import { translateExtURLParams } from "~/helpers/RESTExtURLParams"
+import { updateRenderedRESTTabIDs } from "~/helpers/rest/tabRenderCache"
 import { useRoute } from "vue-router"
 import { useI18n } from "@composables/i18n"
 import { getDefaultRESTRequest } from "~/helpers/rest/default"
@@ -164,6 +168,7 @@ const reqName = ref<string>("")
 const unsavedTabsCount = ref(0)
 const exceptedTabID = ref<string | null>(null)
 const renameTabID = ref<string | null>(null)
+const MAX_RENDERED_REST_TABS = 5
 
 const t = useI18n()
 
@@ -195,6 +200,25 @@ const contextMenu = ref<PopupDetails>({
 })
 
 const activeTabs = tabs.getActiveTabs()
+const renderedTabIDs = ref<string[]>([])
+const activeTabIDs = computed(() => activeTabs.value.map((tab) => tab.id))
+const renderedTabIDSet = computed(() => new Set(renderedTabIDs.value))
+
+watch(
+  [currentTabID, activeTabIDs],
+  ([activeTabID, activeTabIDs]) => {
+    renderedTabIDs.value = updateRenderedRESTTabIDs({
+      renderedTabIDs: renderedTabIDs.value,
+      activeTabID,
+      activeTabIDs,
+      maxRenderedTabs: MAX_RENDERED_REST_TABS,
+    })
+  },
+  { immediate: true }
+)
+
+const shouldRenderTabContent = (tabID: string) =>
+  renderedTabIDSet.value.has(tabID)
 
 function bindRequestToURLParams() {
   const route = useRoute()