diff --git a/Classes/Middleware/RequestCacheMiddleware.php b/Classes/Middleware/RequestCacheMiddleware.php
index dd9c6dc..91469b6 100644
--- a/Classes/Middleware/RequestCacheMiddleware.php
+++ b/Classes/Middleware/RequestCacheMiddleware.php
@@ -46,12 +46,24 @@ class RequestCacheMiddleware implements MiddlewareInterface
      */
     protected $ignoredQueryParams;
 
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     * @Flow\InjectConfiguration(path="request.queryParams.ignorePrefix")
+     */
+    protected $ignoredQueryPrefix;
+
     /**
      * @var array
      * @Flow\InjectConfiguration(path="request.cookieParams.ignore")
      */
     protected $ignoredCookieParams;
 
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     * @Flow\InjectConfiguration(path="request.cookieParams.ignorePrefix")
+     */
+    protected $ignoredCookiePrefix;
+
     /**
      * @var boolean
      * @Flow\InjectConfiguration(path="maxPublicCacheTime")
@@ -136,6 +148,9 @@ protected function getCacheIdentifierForRequestIfCacheable(ServerRequestInterfac
                 case (in_array($key, $this->ignoredQueryParams)):
                     $ignoredQueryParams[$key] = $value;
                     break;
+                case (array_reduce($this->ignoredQueryPrefix, fn ($carry, $prefix) => $carry || strpos($key, $prefix) === 0, false)):
+                    $ignoredQueryParams[$key] = $value;
+                    break;
                 default:
                     $disallowedQueryParams[$key] = $value;
             }
@@ -148,7 +163,8 @@ protected function getCacheIdentifierForRequestIfCacheable(ServerRequestInterfac
         $requestCookieParams = $request->getCookieParams();
         $disallowedCookieParams = [];
         foreach ($requestCookieParams as $key => $value) {
-            if (!in_array($key, $this->ignoredCookieParams)) {
+            $prefixed = array_reduce($this->ignoredCookiePrefix, fn ($carry, $prefix) => $carry || strpos($key, $prefix) === 0, false);
+            if (!in_array($key, $this->ignoredCookieParams) && !$prefixed) {
                 $disallowedCookieParams[$key] = $value;
             }
         }
diff --git a/Configuration/Settings.yaml b/Configuration/Settings.yaml
index 641dcfe..b17add1 100644
--- a/Configuration/Settings.yaml
+++ b/Configuration/Settings.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ Flowpack:
         # if they are only used on the client side
         ignore: []
 
+        # ignored cookie params based on prefix exclude cookies that are handled by the frontend
+        # and are not relevant for the backend. A usecase would be affiliate cookies which are
+        # dynamically generated if they are only used on the client side
+        ignorePrefix: []
+
       # a request will only qualify for caching if it only contains queryParams that
       # are allowed or ignored. All other arguments will prevent caching.
       queryParams:
@@ -31,6 +36,11 @@ Flowpack:
         # the backend like utm_campaign
         ignore: []
 
+        # ignored prefix arguments are not part of the cache identifier but do not
+        # prevent caching either. Use this for arguments that are meaningless for
+        # the backend like utm_
+        ignorePrefix: []
+
 Neos:
   Flow:
     http:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f30a118..732f794 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ Flowpack:
         # and are not relevant for the backend. A usecase would be gdpr consent cookies
         # if they are only used on the client side
         ignore: []
+        
+        # ignored cookie params based on prefix exclude cookies that are handled by the frontend
+        # and are not relevant for the backend. A usecase would be affiliate cookies which are 
+        # dynamically generated if they are only used on the client side
+        ignorePrefix: []
 
       # a request will only qualify for caching if it only contains queryParams that
       # are allowed or ignored. All other arguments will prevent caching.
@@ -43,6 +48,11 @@ Flowpack:
         # prevent caching either. Use this for arguments that are meaningless for
         # the backend like utm_campaign
         ignore: []
+
+        # ignored prefix arguments are not part of the cache identifier but do not
+        # prevent caching either. Use this for arguments that are meaningless for
+        # the backend like utm_
+        ignorePrefix: []
 ```
 
 You can also move the cache backend to something faster if available, to improve performance even more.