diff --git a/src/Resources/ModelResolver.php b/src/Resources/ModelResolver.php
index 47b2439..4e6759f 100644
--- a/src/Resources/ModelResolver.php
+++ b/src/Resources/ModelResolver.php
@@ -11,13 +11,47 @@
  */
 class ModelResolver
 {
+    /**
+     * Per-process cache of resolved model classes, keyed by resource class.
+     *
+     * @var array<string, string>
+     */
+    private static array $cache = [];
+
     /**
      * Resolve the model class for a given Buildora resource class.
      *
+     * Results are cached per process so that repeated resolutions of the
+     * same resource class (e.g. across a single request) don't redo the
+     * same reflection/config lookups and validation.
+     *
      * @param string $resourceClass The fully qualified class name of the resource.
      * @return string The fully qualified class name of the associated model.
      */
     public static function resolve(string $resourceClass): string
+    {
+        return self::$cache[$resourceClass] ??= self::doResolve($resourceClass);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear the per-process resolution cache.
+     *
+     * Mainly useful in tests to avoid state leaking between test cases.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function clearCache(): void
+    {
+        self::$cache = [];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Perform the actual resolution of the model class for a resource.
+     *
+     * @param string $resourceClass The fully qualified class name of the resource.
+     * @return string The fully qualified class name of the associated model.
+     */
+    private static function doResolve(string $resourceClass): string
     {
         if (method_exists($resourceClass, 'modelClass')) {
             $modelClass = $resourceClass::modelClass();
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/ModelResolverCacheTestModel.php b/tests/Fixtures/ModelResolverCacheTestModel.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8837584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/ModelResolverCacheTestModel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Tests\Fixtures;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Traits\HasBuildora;
+
+/**
+ * Fixture model used to test ModelResolver caching behaviour.
+ */
+class ModelResolverCacheTestModel extends Model
+{
+    use HasBuildora;
+
+    protected $table = 'model_resolver_cache_test_models';
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/ModelResolverCacheTestResource.php b/tests/Fixtures/ModelResolverCacheTestResource.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56d2421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/ModelResolverCacheTestResource.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Tests\Fixtures;
+
+/**
+ * Fixture resource used to test ModelResolver caching behaviour.
+ *
+ * Tracks how many times modelClass() has been called so tests can assert
+ * that ModelResolver::resolve() only computes the resolution once per
+ * resource class.
+ */
+class ModelResolverCacheTestResource
+{
+    public static int $callCount = 0;
+
+    public static function modelClass(): string
+    {
+        self::$callCount++;
+
+        return ModelResolverCacheTestModel::class;
+    }
+
+    public static function reset(): void
+    {
+        self::$callCount = 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo.php b/tests/Fixtures/ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c37a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo.php
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Tests\Fixtures;
+
+/**
+ * Second fixture resource used to test ModelResolver caching behaviour.
+ *
+ * Used alongside ModelResolverCacheTestResource to assert that cache
+ * entries are kept separate per resource class.
+ */
+class ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo
+{
+    public static int $callCount = 0;
+
+    public static function modelClass(): string
+    {
+        self::$callCount++;
+
+        return ModelResolverCacheTestModel::class;
+    }
+
+    public static function reset(): void
+    {
+        self::$callCount = 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Resources/ModelResolverTest.php b/tests/Unit/Resources/ModelResolverTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccc6199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Resources/ModelResolverTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Tests\Unit\Resources;
+
+use Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Resources\ModelResolver;
+use Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Tests\Fixtures\ModelResolverCacheTestModel;
+use Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Tests\Fixtures\ModelResolverCacheTestResource;
+use Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Tests\Fixtures\ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo;
+use Ginkelsoft\Buildora\Tests\TestCase;
+
+class ModelResolverTest extends TestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        // Avoid state leaking between tests: each test starts with an empty
+        // resolver cache and a clean call counter on the fixture resources.
+        ModelResolver::clearCache();
+        ModelResolverCacheTestResource::reset();
+        ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo::reset();
+    }
+
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        ModelResolver::clearCache();
+        ModelResolverCacheTestResource::reset();
+        ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo::reset();
+
+        parent::tearDown();
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_resolves_the_model_class_for_a_resource(): void
+    {
+        $modelClass = ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResource::class);
+
+        $this->assertSame(ModelResolverCacheTestModel::class, $modelClass);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_caches_the_resolution_so_repeated_calls_do_not_redo_the_work(): void
+    {
+        ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResource::class);
+        ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResource::class);
+        $modelClass = ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResource::class);
+
+        // modelClass() should only have been invoked once: subsequent calls
+        // must be served from the per-process cache.
+        $this->assertSame(1, ModelResolverCacheTestResource::$callCount);
+        $this->assertSame(ModelResolverCacheTestModel::class, $modelClass);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_keeps_separate_cache_entries_per_resource_class(): void
+    {
+        ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResource::class);
+        ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo::class);
+        ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResource::class);
+        ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo::class);
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, ModelResolverCacheTestResource::$callCount);
+        $this->assertSame(1, ModelResolverCacheTestResourceTwo::$callCount);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function clear_cache_forces_the_next_call_to_resolve_again(): void
+    {
+        ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResource::class);
+        ModelResolver::clearCache();
+        ModelResolver::resolve(ModelResolverCacheTestResource::class);
+
+        $this->assertSame(2, ModelResolverCacheTestResource::$callCount);
+    }
+}