diff --git a/evennia/contrib/rpsystem.py b/evennia/contrib/rpsystem.py
index 4cb54fb68f..f50e5d1c37 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/rpsystem.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/rpsystem.py
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ from evennia import Command, CmdSet
 from evennia import ansi
 from evennia.utils.utils import lazy_property, make_iter, variable_from_module
 
+_REGEX_TUPLE_CACHE = {}
+
 _AT_SEARCH_RESULT = variable_from_module(*settings.SEARCH_AT_RESULT.rsplit(".", 1))
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
 # Emote parser
@@ -256,12 +258,18 @@ def regex_tuple_from_key_alias(obj):
         regex_tuple (tuple): A tuple
             (ordered_permutation_regex, obj, key/alias)
 
+
     """
-    return (
-        re.compile(ordered_permutation_regex(" ".join([obj.key] + obj.aliases.all())), _RE_FLAGS),
-        obj,
-        obj.key,
-    )
+    global _REGEX_TUPLE_CACHE
+    permutation_string = " ".join([obj.key] + obj.aliases.all())
+
+    if permutation_string not in _REGEX_TUPLE_CACHE:
+        _REGEX_TUPLE_CACHE[permutation_string] = (
+            re.compile(ordered_permutation_regex(permutation_string), _RE_FLAGS),
+            obj,
+            obj.key,
+        )
+    return _REGEX_TUPLE_CACHE[permutation_string]
 
 
 def parse_language(speaker, emote):
diff --git a/evennia/contrib/tests.py b/evennia/contrib/tests.py
index e2c9fd9d0b..1671563d79 100644
--- a/evennia/contrib/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/contrib/tests.py
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Testing suite for contrib folder
 
 """
 
+import time
 import datetime
+from anything import Anything
 from django.test import override_settings
 from evennia.commands.default.tests import CommandTest
 from evennia.utils.test_resources import EvenniaTest, mockdelay, mockdeferLater
@@ -233,6 +235,18 @@ class TestRPSystem(EvenniaTest):
         self.assertEqual(self.speaker.search("receiver of emotes"), self.receiver1)
         self.assertEqual(self.speaker.search("colliding"), self.receiver2)
 
+    def test_regex_tuple_from_key_alias(self):
+        self.speaker.aliases.add("foo bar")
+        self.speaker.aliases.add("this thing is a long thing")
+        t0 = time.time()
+        result = rpsystem.regex_tuple_from_key_alias(self.speaker)
+        t1 = time.time()
+        result = rpsystem.regex_tuple_from_key_alias(self.speaker)
+        t2 = time.time()
+        # print(f"t1: {t1 - t0}, t2: {t2 - t1}")
+        self.assertLess(t2-t1, t1-t0)
+        self.assertEqual(result, (Anything, self.speaker, self.speaker.key))
+
 
 class TestRPSystemCommands(CommandTest):
     def setUp(self):