diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/fge/msgsimple/bundle/MessageBundle.java b/src/main/java/com/github/fge/msgsimple/bundle/MessageBundle.java
index 9e9611d..1c4a0ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/fge/msgsimple/bundle/MessageBundle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/fge/msgsimple/bundle/MessageBundle.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 import java.util.IllegalFormatException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 
 /**
  * A message bundle
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ public final class MessageBundle
 
     final List<MessageSourceProvider> providers
         = new ArrayList<MessageSourceProvider>();
+    private final ConcurrentMap<Locale, ConcurrentMap<String, String>> cache
+            = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
 
     /**
      * Create a new, empty builder for a bundle
@@ -109,10 +114,14 @@ public static MessageBundle withSingleSource(final MessageSource source)
      * found
      * @throws NullPointerException either the key or the locale is null
      */
-    public String getMessage(final Locale locale, final String key)
-    {
+    public String getMessage(final Locale locale, final String key) {
         BUNDLE.checkNotNull(key, "query.nullKey");
         BUNDLE.checkNotNull(locale, "query.nullLocale");
+        var localCache = cache.computeIfAbsent(locale, k -> new ConcurrentHashMap<>());
+        return localCache.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> getMessageImpl(locale, k));
+    }
+    private String getMessageImpl(final Locale locale, final String key)
+    {
 
         String ret;
         MessageSource source;