diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalAppLib.vcxproj b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalAppLib.vcxproj
index 3d8a82af2a..57e801df9e 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalAppLib.vcxproj
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalAppLib.vcxproj
@@ -174,9 +174,7 @@
       <DependentUpon>TerminalPaneContent.idl</DependentUpon>
     </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="Toast.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="TerminalSettingsCache.h">
-      <DependentUpon>TerminalSettingsCache.idl</DependentUpon>
-    </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="TerminalSettingsCache.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SuggestionsControl.h">
       <DependentUpon>SuggestionsControl.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </ClInclude>
@@ -289,9 +287,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(GeneratedFilesDir)module.g.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Toast.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="TerminalSettingsCache.cpp">
-      <DependentUpon>TerminalSettingsCache.idl</DependentUpon>
-    </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="TerminalSettingsCache.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="SuggestionsControl.cpp">
       <DependentUpon>SuggestionsControl.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -366,7 +362,6 @@
       <DependentUpon>TaskPaneContent.xaml</DependentUpon>
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Midl>
-    <Midl Include="TerminalSettingsCache.idl" />
     <Midl Include="MarkdownPaneContent.idl">
       <DependentUpon>MarkdownPaneContent.xaml</DependentUpon>
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalAppLib.vcxproj.filters b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalAppLib.vcxproj.filters
index d082b2a054..e15e8c8bfb 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalAppLib.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalAppLib.vcxproj.filters
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
     <Midl Include="TerminalWindow.idl" />
     <Midl Include="TaskbarState.idl" />
     <Midl Include="IPaneContent.idl" />
-    <Midl Include="TerminalSettingsCache.idl" />
     <Midl Include="Monarch.idl" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp
index 47dee8aae7..971903a0de 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "SettingsPaneContent.h"
 #include "SnippetsPaneContent.h"
 #include "TabRowControl.h"
+#include "TerminalSettingsCache.h"
 #include "../../types/inc/ColorFix.hpp"
 #include "../../types/inc/utils.hpp"
 
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         if (_settings == nullptr)
         {
             // Create this only on the first time we load the settings.
-            _terminalSettingsCache = TerminalApp::TerminalSettingsCache{ settings, *_bindings };
+            _terminalSettingsCache = std::make_shared<TerminalSettingsCache>(settings, *_bindings);
         }
         _settings = settings;
 
@@ -3733,7 +3734,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         // updating terminal panes, so that we don't have to build a _new_
         // TerminalSettings for every profile we update - we can just look them
         // up the previous ones we built.
-        _terminalSettingsCache.Reset(_settings, *_bindings);
+        _terminalSettingsCache->Reset(_settings, *_bindings);
 
         for (const auto& tab : _tabs)
         {
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.h
index d095f008dc..dcba1d2880 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace Microsoft::Terminal::Core
 
 namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
 {
+    struct TerminalSettingsCache;
+
     inline constexpr uint32_t DefaultRowsToScroll{ 3 };
     inline constexpr std::wstring_view TabletInputServiceKey{ L"TabletInputService" };
 
@@ -275,7 +277,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
 
         TerminalApp::ContentManager _manager{ nullptr };
 
-        TerminalApp::TerminalSettingsCache _terminalSettingsCache{ nullptr };
+        std::shared_ptr<TerminalSettingsCache> _terminalSettingsCache{};
 
         struct StashedDragData
         {
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.cpp
index 002e4f026c..b342f6ebef 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <mmsystem.h>
 
+#include "TerminalSettingsCache.h"
 #include "../../types/inc/utils.hpp"
 
 #include "BellEventArgs.g.cpp"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ using namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::TerminalConnection;
 namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
 {
     TerminalPaneContent::TerminalPaneContent(const winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::Profile& profile,
-                                             const TerminalApp::TerminalSettingsCache& cache,
+                                             const std::shared_ptr<TerminalSettingsCache>& cache,
                                              const winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::TermControl& control) :
         _control{ control },
         _cache{ cache },
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         const auto profile{ settings.FindProfile(_profile.Guid()) };
         _profile = profile ? profile : settings.ProfileDefaults();
 
-        if (const auto& settings{ _cache.TryLookup(_profile) })
+        if (const auto& settings{ _cache->TryLookup(_profile) })
         {
             _control.UpdateControlSettings(settings.DefaultSettings(), settings.UnfocusedSettings());
         }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.h
index aa5f4da498..0e828cdc1b 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
 {
+    struct TerminalSettingsCache;
+
     struct BellEventArgs : public BellEventArgsT<BellEventArgs>
     {
     public:
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
     struct TerminalPaneContent : TerminalPaneContentT<TerminalPaneContent>, BasicPaneEvents
     {
         TerminalPaneContent(const winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::Profile& profile,
-                            const TerminalApp::TerminalSettingsCache& cache,
+                            const std::shared_ptr<TerminalSettingsCache>& cache,
                             const winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::TermControl& control);
 
         winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::FrameworkElement GetRoot();
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::TermControl _control{ nullptr };
         winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::TerminalConnection::ConnectionState _connectionState{ winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::TerminalConnection::ConnectionState::NotConnected };
         winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::Profile _profile{ nullptr };
-        TerminalApp::TerminalSettingsCache _cache{ nullptr };
+        std::shared_ptr<TerminalSettingsCache> _cache{};
         bool _isDefTermSession{ false };
 
         winrt::Windows::Media::Playback::MediaPlayer _bellPlayer{ nullptr };
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.idl
index 255ddef547..53dcf4c337 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPaneContent.idl
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license.
 
 import "IPaneContent.idl";
-import "TerminalSettingsCache.idl";
 import "FilteredCommand.idl";
 
 namespace TerminalApp
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.cpp
index c6b66169f3..3a32472eb4 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "TerminalSettingsCache.h"
-#include "TerminalSettingsCache.g.cpp"
 
 namespace winrt
 {
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.h
index ec1cd42c65..71fb4282ae 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.h
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ Abstract:
 --*/
 #pragma once
 
-#include "TerminalSettingsCache.g.h"
-#include <inc/cppwinrt_utils.h>
+#include "winrt/Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model.h"
+#include "winrt/TerminalApp.h"
 
 namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
 {
-    class TerminalSettingsCache : public TerminalSettingsCacheT<TerminalSettingsCache>
+    struct TerminalSettingsCache
     {
-    public:
         TerminalSettingsCache(const Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::CascadiaSettings& settings, const TerminalApp::AppKeyBindings& bindings);
         Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::TerminalSettingsCreateResult TryLookup(const Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::Profile& profile);
         void Reset(const Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::CascadiaSettings& settings, const TerminalApp::AppKeyBindings& bindings);
@@ -31,8 +30,3 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         std::unordered_map<winrt::guid, std::pair<Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::Profile, Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::TerminalSettingsCreateResult>> profileGuidSettingsMap;
     };
 }
-
-namespace winrt::TerminalApp::factory_implementation
-{
-    BASIC_FACTORY(TerminalSettingsCache);
-}
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.idl
deleted file mode 100644
index 24d766c187..0000000000
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalSettingsCache.idl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import "AppKeyBindings.idl";
-
-// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
-// Licensed under the MIT license.
-namespace TerminalApp
-{
-    [default_interface] runtimeclass TerminalSettingsCache
-    {
-        TerminalSettingsCache(Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model.CascadiaSettings settings, AppKeyBindings bindings);
-        Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model.TerminalSettingsCreateResult TryLookup(Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model.Profile profile);
-        void Reset(Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model.CascadiaSettings settings, AppKeyBindings bindings);
-    }
-}