diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index ebc0c4e0bbe1..bb06adac6ca3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -262,6 +262,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "alloy-node-bindings"
+version = "0.5.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "27444ea67d360508753022807cdd0b49a95c878924c9c5f8f32668b7d7768245"
+dependencies = [
+ "alloy-genesis",
+ "alloy-primitives",
+ "k256",
+ "rand",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tempfile",
+ "thiserror 1.0.69",
+ "tracing",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "alloy-primitives"
 version = "0.8.12"
@@ -875,6 +892,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloy-json-abi",
  "alloy-json-rpc",
  "alloy-network",
+ "alloy-node-bindings",
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-provider",
  "alloy-pubsub",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f5ec94b906bc..b2008ad5b64d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ alloy-transport = { version = "0.6.4", default-features = false }
 alloy-transport-http = { version = "0.6.4", default-features = false }
 alloy-transport-ipc = { version = "0.6.4", default-features = false }
 alloy-transport-ws = { version = "0.6.4", default-features = false }
+alloy-node-bindings = { version = "0.6.4", default-features = false }
 
 ## alloy-core
 alloy-dyn-abi = "0.8.11"
diff --git a/crates/anvil/Cargo.toml b/crates/anvil/Cargo.toml
index b3389d2eccae..39a8bc649dcb 100644
--- a/crates/anvil/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/anvil/Cargo.toml
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ alloy-rpc-client = { workspace = true, features = ["pubsub"] }
 alloy-transport-ipc = { workspace = true, features = ["mock"] }
 alloy-provider = { workspace = true, features = ["txpool-api"] }
 alloy-transport-ws.workspace = true
+alloy-node-bindings.workspace = true
 alloy-json-rpc.workspace = true
 alloy-pubsub.workspace = true
 foundry-test-utils.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/anvil/src/cmd.rs b/crates/anvil/src/cmd.rs
index 839dae0160b2..eda009418c14 100644
--- a/crates/anvil/src/cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/anvil/src/cmd.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ pub struct NodeArgs {
 
     #[command(flatten)]
     pub server_config: ServerConfig,
+
+    /// Path to the cache directory where states are stored.    
+    #[arg(long, value_name = "PATH")]
+    pub cache_path: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -274,7 +278,8 @@ impl NodeArgs {
             .with_alphanet(self.evm_opts.alphanet)
             .with_disable_default_create2_deployer(self.evm_opts.disable_default_create2_deployer)
             .with_slots_in_an_epoch(self.slots_in_an_epoch)
-            .with_memory_limit(self.evm_opts.memory_limit))
+            .with_memory_limit(self.evm_opts.memory_limit)
+            .with_cache_path(self.cache_path))
     }
 
     fn account_generator(&self) -> AccountGenerator {
diff --git a/crates/anvil/src/config.rs b/crates/anvil/src/config.rs
index 714f91e6d7a8..ada48232904b 100644
--- a/crates/anvil/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/anvil/src/config.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ pub struct NodeConfig {
     pub alphanet: bool,
     /// Do not print log messages.
     pub silent: bool,
+    /// The path where states are cached.
+    pub cache_path: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl NodeConfig {
@@ -465,6 +467,7 @@ impl Default for NodeConfig {
             precompile_factory: None,
             alphanet: false,
             silent: false,
+            cache_path: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -969,6 +972,13 @@ impl NodeConfig {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Sets the path where states are cached
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_cache_path(mut self, cache_path: Option<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        self.cache_path = cache_path;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Configures everything related to env, backend and database and returns the
     /// [Backend](mem::Backend)
     ///
@@ -1051,6 +1061,7 @@ impl NodeConfig {
             self.max_persisted_states,
             self.transaction_block_keeper,
             self.block_time,
+            self.cache_path.clone(),
             Arc::new(tokio::sync::RwLock::new(self.clone())),
         )
         .await;
diff --git a/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/cache.rs b/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/cache.rs
index e51aaae7e1ae..51b92c3d65d7 100644
--- a/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/cache.rs
+++ b/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/cache.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ pub struct DiskStateCache {
 }
 
 impl DiskStateCache {
+    /// Specify the path where to create the tempdir in
+    pub fn with_path(self, temp_path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self { temp_path: Some(temp_path), temp_dir: None }
+    }
     /// Returns the cache file for the given hash
     fn with_cache_file<F, R>(&mut self, hash: B256, f: F) -> Option<R>
     where
diff --git a/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/mod.rs b/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/mod.rs
index 0db343358fec..83718ad821aa 100644
--- a/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/mod.rs
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ use revm::{
 use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
     io::{Read, Write},
+    path::PathBuf,
     sync::Arc,
     time::Duration,
 };
 use storage::{Blockchain, MinedTransaction, DEFAULT_HISTORY_LIMIT};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock as AsyncRwLock;
-
 pub mod cache;
 pub mod fork_db;
 pub mod in_memory_db;
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ impl Backend {
         max_persisted_states: Option<usize>,
         transaction_block_keeper: Option<usize>,
         automine_block_time: Option<Duration>,
+        cache_path: Option<PathBuf>,
         node_config: Arc<AsyncRwLock<NodeConfig>>,
     ) -> Self {
         // if this is a fork then adjust the blockchain storage
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ impl Backend {
             genesis.timestamp
         };
 
-        let states = if prune_state_history_config.is_config_enabled() {
+        let mut states = if prune_state_history_config.is_config_enabled() {
             // if prune state history is enabled, configure the state cache only for memory
             prune_state_history_config
                 .max_memory_history
@@ -264,6 +265,10 @@ impl Backend {
             Default::default()
         };
 
+        if let Some(cache_path) = cache_path {
+            states = states.disk_path(cache_path);
+        }
+
         let (slots_in_an_epoch, precompile_factory) = {
             let cfg = node_config.read().await;
             (cfg.slots_in_an_epoch, cfg.precompile_factory.clone())
diff --git a/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/storage.rs b/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/storage.rs
index d5a72fccbbb6..056b886277c9 100644
--- a/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/storage.rs
+++ b/crates/anvil/src/eth/backend/mem/storage.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use foundry_evm::{
 };
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use revm::primitives::SpecId;
-use std::{collections::VecDeque, fmt, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use std::{collections::VecDeque, fmt, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 // use yansi::Paint;
 
 // === various limits in number of blocks ===
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ impl InMemoryBlockStates {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Configures the path on disk where the states will cached.
+    pub fn disk_path(mut self, path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        self.disk_cache = self.disk_cache.with_path(path);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// This modifies the `limit` what to keep stored in memory.
     ///
     /// This will ensure the new limit adjusts based on the block time.
diff --git a/crates/anvil/tests/it/anvil.rs b/crates/anvil/tests/it/anvil.rs
index 65eeac70baf7..b5ed0c85312f 100644
--- a/crates/anvil/tests/it/anvil.rs
+++ b/crates/anvil/tests/it/anvil.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 use alloy_consensus::EMPTY_ROOT_HASH;
 use alloy_eips::BlockNumberOrTag;
-use alloy_primitives::Address;
+use alloy_node_bindings::utils::run_with_tempdir;
+use alloy_primitives::{Address, U256};
 use alloy_provider::Provider;
 use anvil::{spawn, EthereumHardfork, NodeConfig};
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn test_can_change_mining_mode() {
@@ -118,3 +120,33 @@ async fn test_cancun_fields() {
     assert!(block.header.blob_gas_used.is_some());
     assert!(block.header.excess_blob_gas.is_some());
 }
+
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+async fn test_cache_path() {
+    run_with_tempdir("custom-anvil-cache", |tmp_dir| async move {
+        let cache_path = tmp_dir.join("cache");
+        let (api, _handle) = spawn(
+            NodeConfig::test()
+                .with_cache_path(Some(cache_path.clone()))
+                .with_max_persisted_states(Some(5_usize))
+                .with_blocktime(Some(Duration::from_millis(1))),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        api.anvil_mine(Some(U256::from(1000)), None).await.unwrap();
+
+        // sleep to ensure the cache is written
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+
+        assert!(cache_path.exists());
+        assert!(cache_path.read_dir().unwrap().count() > 0);
+
+        // Clean the directory, this is to prevent an error when temp_dir is dropped.
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(cache_path);
+
+        //sleep to ensure OS file handles are released
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+    })
+    .await;
+}