diff --git a/src/StaticCaching/Middleware/Cache.php b/src/StaticCaching/Middleware/Cache.php
index 73c8d1348cb..2abbb8f5498 100644
--- a/src/StaticCaching/Middleware/Cache.php
+++ b/src/StaticCaching/Middleware/Cache.php
@@ -186,4 +186,9 @@ private function createLock($request): Lock
 
         return $store->lock($key, $this->lockFor);
     }
+
+    public static function isBeingUsedOnCurrentRoute()
+    {
+        return in_array(static::class, app('router')->gatherRouteMiddleware(request()->route()));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/StaticCaching/NoCache/BladeDirective.php b/src/StaticCaching/NoCache/BladeDirective.php
index d6cf8cb793e..fa6e3ed7ab6 100644
--- a/src/StaticCaching/NoCache/BladeDirective.php
+++ b/src/StaticCaching/NoCache/BladeDirective.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Statamic\StaticCaching\NoCache;
 
+use Statamic\StaticCaching\Middleware\Cache;
+
 class BladeDirective
 {
     /**
@@ -25,6 +27,10 @@ public function handle($expression, array $params, ?array $data = null)
 
         $context = array_merge($data, $params);
 
+        if (! Cache::isBeingUsedOnCurrentRoute()) {
+            return view($view, $context)->render();
+        }
+
         return $this->nocache->pushView($view, $context)->placeholder();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/StaticCaching/NoCache/Tags.php b/src/StaticCaching/NoCache/Tags.php
index 60a08a73876..8e71ae28f9b 100644
--- a/src/StaticCaching/NoCache/Tags.php
+++ b/src/StaticCaching/NoCache/Tags.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Statamic\StaticCaching\NoCache;
 
 use Statamic\Facades\Antlers;
+use Statamic\StaticCaching\Middleware\Cache;
 
 class Tags extends \Statamic\Tags\Tags
 {
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ public function __construct(Session $nocache)
 
     public function index()
     {
+        if (! Cache::isBeingUsedOnCurrentRoute()) {
+            return $this->parse();
+        }
+
         if ($this->params->has('select')) {
             $fields = $this->params->explode('select');
 
diff --git a/tests/StaticCaching/NocacheRouteTest.php b/tests/StaticCaching/NocacheRouteTest.php
index 7f648dd23ab..56397021093 100644
--- a/tests/StaticCaching/NocacheRouteTest.php
+++ b/tests/StaticCaching/NocacheRouteTest.php
@@ -37,27 +37,11 @@ public function index()
 
         $this->createPage('test', ['with' => ['title' => 'Test']]);
 
-        $secondTemplate = <<<'EOT'
-Second {{ example_count }} {{ name }} {{ title }}
-{{ nocache }}
-    Nested {{ example_count }} {{ name }} {{ title }}
-    {{ nocache }}
-        Double nested {{ example_count }} {{ name }} {{ title }}
-    {{ /nocache }}
-{{ /nocache }}
-EOT;
-
         $session = new Session('http://localhost/test');
         $regionOne = $session->pushRegion('First {{ example_count }} {{ name }} {{ title }}', ['name' => 'Dustin'], 'antlers.html');
-        $regionTwo = $session->pushRegion($secondTemplate, ['name' => 'Will'], 'antlers.html');
+        $regionTwo = $session->pushRegion('Second {{ example_count }} {{ name }} {{ title }}', ['name' => 'Will'], 'antlers.html');
         $session->write();
 
-        $secondExpectation = <<<'EOT'
-Second 2 Will Test
-Nested 3 Will Test
-    Double nested 4 Will Test
-EOT;
-
         $this
             ->postJson('/!/nocache', ['url' => 'http://localhost/test'])
             ->assertOk()
@@ -65,7 +49,7 @@ public function index()
                 'csrf' => csrf_token(),
                 'regions' => [
                     $regionOne->key() => 'First 1 Dustin Test',
-                    $regionTwo->key() => $secondExpectation,
+                    $regionTwo->key() => 'Second 2 Will Test',
                 ],
             ]);
     }
diff --git a/tests/StaticCaching/NocacheTagsTest.php b/tests/StaticCaching/NocacheTagsTest.php
index 77203a9df9f..e21daa639f9 100644
--- a/tests/StaticCaching/NocacheTagsTest.php
+++ b/tests/StaticCaching/NocacheTagsTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,47 @@ protected function getEnvironmentSetUp($app)
         $app['config']->set('statamic.static_caching.strategy', null);
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_can_nest_nocache_tags()
+    {
+        $this->withStandardFakeViews();
+
+        $template = <<<'EOT'
+{{ title }}
+{{ nocache }}
+    {{ title }}
+    {{ nocache }}
+        {{ title }}
+        {{ nocache }}{{ title }}{{ /nocache }}
+    {{ /nocache }}
+{{ /nocache }}
+EOT;
+
+        $this->viewShouldReturnRaw('default', $template);
+
+        $page = $this->createPage('about', [
+            'with' => [
+                'title' => 'Existing',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $this
+            ->get('/about')
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertSeeInOrder(['Existing', 'Existing', 'Existing', 'Existing']);
+
+        $page
+            ->set('title', 'Updated')
+            ->saveQuietly(); // Save quietly to prevent the invalidator from clearing the statically cached page.
+
+        $this->app->make(Session::class)->reset();
+
+        $this
+            ->get('/about')
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertSeeInOrder(['Updated', 'Updated', 'Updated', 'Updated']);
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function it_can_keep_nocache_tags_dynamic_inside_cache_tags()
     {
@@ -107,6 +148,9 @@ public function it_can_keep_nested_nocache_tags_dynamic_inside_cache_tags()
     #[Test]
     public function it_only_adds_appropriate_fields_of_context_to_session()
     {
+        // The tag won't do anything if it's not being used on a request with the cache middleware.
+        $this->get('/');
+
         $expectedFields = [
             'foo', // By adding @auto it will be picked up from the template.
             'baz', // Explicitly selected
@@ -133,6 +177,9 @@ public function it_only_adds_appropriate_fields_of_context_to_session()
     #[Test]
     public function it_only_adds_explicitly_defined_fields_of_context_to_session()
     {
+        // The tag won't do anything if it's not being used on a request with the cache middleware.
+        $this->get('/');
+
         // We will not add `bar` to the session because it is not explicitly defined.
         // We will not add `nope` to the session because it is not in the context.
         $expectedFields = ['foo', 'baz'];