diff --git a/src/event/Event.php b/src/event/Event.php
index 49652fcc6..21b8ae36a 100644
--- a/src/event/Event.php
+++ b/src/event/Event.php
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ abstract class Event{
 		$timings = Timings::getEventTimings($this);
 		$timings->startTiming();
 
-		$handlerList = HandlerListManager::global()->getListFor(get_class($this));
+		$handlers = HandlerListManager::global()->getHandlersFor(static::class);
 
 		++self::$eventCallDepth;
 		try{
-			foreach($handlerList->getListenerList() as $registration){
+			foreach($handlers as $registration){
 				$registration->callEvent($this);
 			}
 		}finally{
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ abstract class Event{
 	 * Usage: SomeEventClass::hasHandlers()
 	 */
 	public static function hasHandlers() : bool{
-		return count(HandlerListManager::global()->getListFor(static::class)->getListenerList()) > 0;
+		return count(HandlerListManager::global()->getHandlersFor(static::class)) > 0;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/event/HandlerList.php b/src/event/HandlerList.php
index 37811e959..74eedf3a4 100644
--- a/src/event/HandlerList.php
+++ b/src/event/HandlerList.php
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ class HandlerList{
 	/** @var RegisteredListener[][] */
 	private array $handlerSlots = [];
 
-	private RegisteredListenerCache $handlerCache;
-
 	/** @var RegisteredListenerCache[] */
 	private array $affectedHandlerCaches = [];
 
@@ -44,9 +42,9 @@ class HandlerList{
 	 */
 	public function __construct(
 		private string $class,
-		private ?HandlerList $parentList
+		private ?HandlerList $parentList,
+		private RegisteredListenerCache $handlerCache = new RegisteredListenerCache()
 	){
-		$this->handlerCache = new RegisteredListenerCache();
 		for($list = $this; $list !== null; $list = $list->parentList){
 			$list->affectedHandlerCaches[spl_object_id($this->handlerCache)] = $this->handlerCache;
 		}
diff --git a/src/event/HandlerListManager.php b/src/event/HandlerListManager.php
index ab94674cf..047632f54 100644
--- a/src/event/HandlerListManager.php
+++ b/src/event/HandlerListManager.php
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ class HandlerListManager{
 
 	/** @var HandlerList[] classname => HandlerList */
 	private array $allLists = [];
+	/**
+	 * @var RegisteredListenerCache[] event class name => cache
+	 * @phpstan-var array<class-string<Event>, RegisteredListenerCache>
+	 */
+	private array $handlerCaches = [];
 
 	/**
 	 * Unregisters all the listeners
@@ -98,7 +103,25 @@ class HandlerListManager{
 		}
 
 		$parent = self::resolveNearestHandleableParent($class);
-		return $this->allLists[$event] = new HandlerList($event, $parent !== null ? $this->getListFor($parent->getName()) : null);
+		$cache = new RegisteredListenerCache();
+		$this->handlerCaches[$event] = $cache;
+		return $this->allLists[$event] = new HandlerList(
+			$event,
+			parentList: $parent !== null ? $this->getListFor($parent->getName()) : null,
+			handlerCache: $cache
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @phpstan-template TEvent of Event
+	 * @phpstan-param class-string<TEvent> $event
+	 *
+	 * @return RegisteredListener[]
+	 */
+	public function getHandlersFor(string $event) : array{
+		$cache = $this->handlerCaches[$event] ?? null;
+		//getListFor() will populate the cache for the next call
+		return $cache?->list ?? $this->getListFor($event)->getListenerList();
 	}
 
 	/**