diff --git a/core/lib/rom/cache.rb b/core/lib/rom/cache.rb
index d3c989b4c..cba0ae783 100644
--- a/core/lib/rom/cache.rb
+++ b/core/lib/rom/cache.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def inspect
 
     # @api private
     def initialize
-      @objects = Concurrent::Map.new
+      @objects = ::Concurrent::Map.new
       @namespaced = {}
     end
 
diff --git a/core/lib/rom/container.rb b/core/lib/rom/container.rb
index 70ebeb39f..91707d101 100644
--- a/core/lib/rom/container.rb
+++ b/core/lib/rom/container.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ def self.new(gateways, relations, mappers, commands)
       end
     end
 
+    # @api private
+    attr_reader :cache
+
+    # @api private
+    def initialize
+      super
+
+      @cache = Cache.new
+    end
+
     # Return registered gateways
     #
     # @return [Hash<Symbol=>Gateway>]
diff --git a/core/lib/rom/plugins/relation/registry_reader.rb b/core/lib/rom/plugins/relation/registry_reader.rb
index 28c754f08..5a0602bca 100644
--- a/core/lib/rom/plugins/relation/registry_reader.rb
+++ b/core/lib/rom/plugins/relation/registry_reader.rb
@@ -14,13 +14,9 @@ class RegistryReader < ::Module
         EMPTY_REGISTRY = RelationRegistry.build(EMPTY_HASH).freeze
 
         # @api private
-        attr_reader :relations
-
-        # @api private
-        def initialize(relations:)
+        def initialize(readers:)
           super()
-          @relations = relations
-          define_readers!
+          include readers
         end
 
         # @api private
@@ -30,15 +26,6 @@ def included(klass)
 
           klass.option :__registry__, default: -> { EMPTY_REGISTRY }
         end
-
-        private
-
-        # @api private
-        def define_readers!
-          relations.each do |name|
-            define_method(name) { __registry__[name] }
-          end
-        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/core/lib/rom/setup/finalize/finalize_relations.rb b/core/lib/rom/setup/finalize/finalize_relations.rb
index e0b73656e..7b8565f64 100644
--- a/core/lib/rom/setup/finalize/finalize_relations.rb
+++ b/core/lib/rom/setup/finalize/finalize_relations.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ class Finalize
     class FinalizeRelations
       attr_reader :notifications
 
+      class RegistryReaders < ::Module
+        def initialize(relations)
+          super()
+
+          relations.each do |name|
+            define_method(name) { __registry__[name] }
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       # Build relation registry of specified descendant classes
       #
       # This is used by the setup
@@ -32,6 +42,7 @@ def initialize(gateways, relation_classes, notifications:, mappers: nil, plugins
       # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/MethodLength
       def run!
         relation_registry = RelationRegistry.new do |registry, relations|
+          registry_readers = RegistryReaders.new(relation_names)
           @relation_classes.each do |klass|
             unless klass.adapter
               raise MissingAdapterIdentifierError,
@@ -45,7 +56,7 @@ def run!
                     "Relation with name #{key.inspect} registered more than once"
             end
 
-            klass.use(:registry_reader, relations: relation_names)
+            klass.use(:registry_reader, readers: registry_readers)
 
             notifications.trigger(
               'configuration.relations.class.ready',
diff --git a/repository/lib/rom/repository.rb b/repository/lib/rom/repository.rb
index 857ddc362..f42e56f54 100644
--- a/repository/lib/rom/repository.rb
+++ b/repository/lib/rom/repository.rb
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ class Repository
 
     # @!method self.relation_reader
     #   Get or set relation reader module
-    #   @return [RelationReader]
+    #   @return [Module]
     defines :relation_reader
+    relation_reader RelationReader
 
     struct_namespace ROM::Struct
 
diff --git a/repository/lib/rom/repository/class_interface.rb b/repository/lib/rom/repository/class_interface.rb
index 1bf549348..866d5e390 100644
--- a/repository/lib/rom/repository/class_interface.rb
+++ b/repository/lib/rom/repository/class_interface.rb
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ def [](name)
       def new(container = nil, **options)
         container ||= options.fetch(:container)
 
-        unless relation_reader
-          relation_reader(RelationReader.new(self, container.relations.elements.keys))
-          include(relation_reader)
+        unless self < relation_reader
+          include relation_reader.new(
+            relations: container.relations.elements.keys,
+            cache: container.cache
+          )
         end
 
         super(**options, container: container)
diff --git a/repository/lib/rom/repository/relation_reader.rb b/repository/lib/rom/repository/relation_reader.rb
index 94359c45d..0b800f262 100644
--- a/repository/lib/rom/repository/relation_reader.rb
+++ b/repository/lib/rom/repository/relation_reader.rb
@@ -4,45 +4,72 @@ module ROM
   class Repository
     # @api private
     class RelationReader < ::Module
-      # @api private
-      attr_reader :klass
-
-      # @api private
-      attr_reader :relations
-
       module InstanceMethods
+        private
+
         # @api private
-        def set_relation(name) # rubocop:disable Naming/AccessorMethodName
+        def prepare_relation(name, **)
           container
             .relations[name]
-            .with(auto_struct: auto_struct)
-            .struct_namespace(struct_namespace)
+            .with(
+              auto_struct: auto_struct,
+              struct_namespace: struct_namespace
+            )
+        end
+
+        # @api private
+        def relation_reader(cache, ...)
+          cache_key = relation_cache_key(...)
+          cache.fetch_or_store(*cache_key) { prepare_relation(...) }
+        end
+
+        # @api private
+        def relation_cache_key(name, **)
+          [name, auto_struct, struct_namespace]
         end
       end
 
       # @api private
-      def initialize(klass, relations)
-        super()
-        @klass = klass
-        @relations = relations
-        define_readers!
+      class Readers < ::Module
+        # @api private
+        attr_reader :cache
+
+        def initialize(relations)
+          super()
+
+          include InstanceMethods
+
+          define_readers(relations)
+        end
+
+        # @api private
+        def define_readers(relations)
+          cache = Cache.new
+          relations.each do |name|
+            define_readers_for_relation(cache, name)
+          end
+        end
+
+        # @api private
+        def define_readers_for_relation(cache, name)
+          define_method(name) do |**kwargs|
+            relation_reader(cache, name, **kwargs)
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       # @api private
-      def included(klass)
-        super
-        klass.include(InstanceMethods)
-      end
+      def initialize(relations:, cache:)
+        super()
 
-      private
+        add_readers(relations, cache)
+      end
 
       # @api private
-      def define_readers!
-        relations.each do |name|
-          define_method(name) do
-            @relations[name] ||= set_relation(name)
-          end
-        end
+      def add_readers(relations, cache)
+        include cache.fetch_or_store(:relation_readers) {
+          Readers.new(relations)
+        }
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/repository/lib/rom/repository/root.rb b/repository/lib/rom/repository/root.rb
index be0c891be..17d0a57dc 100644
--- a/repository/lib/rom/repository/root.rb
+++ b/repository/lib/rom/repository/root.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def self.inherited(klass)
       # @see Repository#initialize
       def initialize(*, **)
         super
-        @root = set_relation(self.class.root)
+        @root = prepare_relation(self.class.root)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/repository/spec/integration/plugin_spec.rb b/repository/spec/integration/plugin_spec.rb
index 641b129be..a500e5f24 100644
--- a/repository/spec/integration/plugin_spec.rb
+++ b/repository/spec/integration/plugin_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def self.apply(target, **)
         target.prepend(self)
       end
 
-      def set_relation(*)
+      def prepare_relation(*)
         super.where { `1 = 0` }
       end
     end