diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/AbstractMappingContext.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/AbstractMappingContext.java
index 7aa2b25fb..d8a90203c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/AbstractMappingContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/AbstractMappingContext.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.mapping.context;
 import lombok.AccessLevel;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Value;
 
 import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.util.Pair;
 import org.springframework.data.util.Streamable;
 import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.FieldCallback;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.FieldFilter;
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMappingContext<E extends MutablePersistentEntity<?
 
 	private final Optional<E> NONE = Optional.empty();
 	private final Map<TypeInformation<?>, Optional<E>> persistentEntities = new HashMap<>();
+	private final Map<TypeAndProperties, PersistentPropertyPath<P>> propertyPaths = new ConcurrentReferenceHashMap<>();
 	private final PersistentPropertyAccessorFactory persistentPropertyAccessorFactory = new ClassGeneratingPropertyAccessorFactory();
 
 	private ApplicationEventPublisher applicationEventPublisher;
@@ -268,18 +272,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractMappingContext<E extends MutablePersistentEntity<?
 	}
 
 	private PersistentPropertyPath<P> getPersistentPropertyPath(String propertyPath, TypeInformation<?> type) {
-		return getPersistentPropertyPath(Arrays.asList(propertyPath.split("\\.")), type);
+
+		return propertyPaths.computeIfAbsent(TypeAndProperties.of(type, propertyPath),
+				it -> createPersistentPropertyPath(it.getPath(), it.getType()));
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a {@link PersistentPropertyPath} for the given parts and {@link TypeInformation}.
 	 *
-	 * @param parts must not be {@literal null} or empty.
+	 * @param propertyPath must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param type must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	private PersistentPropertyPath<P> getPersistentPropertyPath(Collection<String> parts, TypeInformation<?> type) {
+	private PersistentPropertyPath<P> createPersistentPropertyPath(String propertyPath, TypeInformation<?> type) {
 
+		List<String> parts = Arrays.asList(propertyPath.split("\\."));
 		DefaultPersistentPropertyPath<P> path = DefaultPersistentPropertyPath.empty();
 		Iterator<String> iterator = parts.iterator();
 		E current = getRequiredPersistentEntity(type);
@@ -545,6 +552,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractMappingContext<E extends MutablePersistentEntity<?
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Value(staticConstructor = "of")
+	static class TypeAndProperties {
+
+		TypeInformation<?> type;
+		String path;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Filter rejecting static fields as well as artificially introduced ones. See
 	 * {@link PersistentPropertyFilter#UNMAPPED_PROPERTIES} for details.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/AbstractMappingContextUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/AbstractMappingContextUnitTests.java
index 3bfc101b7..b89c762ac 100755
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/AbstractMappingContextUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/context/AbstractMappingContextUnitTests.java
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.MappingException;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyPath;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.BasicPersistentEntity;
-import org.springframework.data.mapping.MappingException;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.SimpleTypeHolder;
 import org.springframework.data.util.ClassTypeInformation;
 import org.springframework.data.util.TypeInformation;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class AbstractMappingContextUnitTests {
 
 		assertThat(entity.getPersistentProperty("persons"))
 				.satisfies(it -> assertThat(mappingContext.getPersistentEntity(it))
-						.satisfies(inner -> assertThat(((PersistentEntity)inner).getType()).isEqualTo(Person.class)));
+						.satisfies(inner -> assertThat(((PersistentEntity) inner).getType()).isEqualTo(Person.class)));
 	}
 
 	@Test // DATACMNS-380
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ public class AbstractMappingContextUnitTests {
 				.matches(e -> context.getPersistentPropertyPath(e) != null);
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1116
+	public void cachesPersistentPropertyPaths() {
+
+		assertThat(context.getPersistentPropertyPath("persons.name", Sample.class)) //
+				.isSameAs(context.getPersistentPropertyPath("persons.name", Sample.class));
+	}
+
 	private static void assertHasEntityFor(Class<?> type, SampleMappingContext context, boolean expected) {
 
 		boolean found = false;