diff --git a/packages/sirv/index.js b/packages/sirv/index.js
index 9e4093c..b1ed5b8 100644
--- a/packages/sirv/index.js
+++ b/packages/sirv/index.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function viaLocal(dir, isEtag, uri, extns) {
 			stats = fs.statSync(abs);
 			if (stats.isDirectory()) continue;
 			headers = toHeaders(name, stats, isEtag);
-			headers['Cache-Control'] = 'no-store';
+			headers['Cache-Control'] = isEtag ? 'no-cache' : 'no-store';
 			return { abs, stats, headers };
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tests/sirv.js b/tests/sirv.js
index 27a22b9..fb25f38 100644
--- a/tests/sirv.js
+++ b/tests/sirv.js
@@ -602,6 +602,17 @@ dev('should not rely on file cached data', async () => {
 	}
 });
 
+dev('should set default `Cache-Control` header value', async () => {
+	let server = utils.http({ dev: true });
+
+	try {
+		let res1 = await server.send('GET', '/bundle.67329.js');
+		assert.is(res1.headers['cache-control'], 'no-store');
+	} finally {
+		server.close();
+	}
+});
+
 dev.run();
 
 // ---
@@ -648,6 +659,22 @@ etag('should allow "If-None-Match" directive to function', async () => {
 	}
 });
 
+etag('should force `Cache-Control` header in `dev` mode', async () => {
+	let server = utils.http({ etag: true, dev: true });
+
+	try {
+		let res1 = await server.send('GET', '/bundle.67329.js');
+		assert.is(res1.headers['cache-control'], 'no-cache');
+
+		let headers = { 'If-None-Match': res1.headers['etag'] };
+		let res2 = await server.send('GET', '/bundle.67329.js', { headers });
+		assert.is(res2.statusCode, 304, 'send 304 for "no change" signal');
+		assert.is(res2.data, '', 'send empty response body');
+	} finally {
+		server.close();
+	}
+});
+
 etag.run();
 
 // ---