diff --git a/flask/helpers.py b/flask/helpers.py
index 01f4081e..1be2daf7 100644
--- a/flask/helpers.py
+++ b/flask/helpers.py
@@ -726,7 +726,9 @@ class _PackageBoundObject(object):
 
         .. versionadded:: 0.9
         """
-        return {}
+        options = {}
+        options['cache_timeout'] = current_app.config['SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT']
+        return options
 
     def send_static_file(self, filename):
         """Function used internally to send static files from the static