diff --git a/internal/bloblang/parser/mapping_parser.go b/internal/bloblang/parser/mapping_parser.go
index 178a67a87c..ef35e9a763 100644
--- a/internal/bloblang/parser/mapping_parser.go
+++ b/internal/bloblang/parser/mapping_parser.go
@@ -6,11 +6,23 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Jeffail/gabs/v2"
+	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2"
 
 	"github.com/benthosdev/benthos/v4/internal/bloblang/mapping"
 	"github.com/benthosdev/benthos/v4/internal/bloblang/query"
 )
 
+var (
+	dotPathCache *lru.Cache[string, []string]
+)
+
+func init() {
+	var err error
+	if dotPathCache, err = lru.New[string, []string](1024); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
 // ParseMapping parses a bloblang mapping and returns an executor to run it, or
 // an error if the parsing fails.
 //
@@ -461,7 +473,21 @@ func pathParser() Func {
 		if sequence[1] != nil {
 			pathParts := sequence[1].([]any)[1].(DelimitedResult).Primary
 			for _, p := range pathParts {
-				path = append(path, gabs.DotPathToSlice(p.(string))...)
+				var (
+					dotPathSlice []string
+					ok           bool
+				)
+
+				pathString := p.(string)
+				dotPathSlice, ok = dotPathCache.Get(pathString)
+
+				if !ok {
+					dotPathSlice = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathString)
+					dotPathCache.Add(pathString, dotPathSlice)
+				}
+
+				path = append(path, dotPathSlice...)
+
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/bloblang/query/functions.go b/internal/bloblang/query/functions.go
index 8cc441a108..be5a98ce4c 100644
--- a/internal/bloblang/query/functions.go
+++ b/internal/bloblang/query/functions.go
@@ -11,12 +11,22 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Jeffail/gabs/v2"
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid"
+	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2"
 	gonanoid "github.com/matoous/go-nanoid/v2"
 	"github.com/segmentio/ksuid"
 
 	"github.com/benthosdev/benthos/v4/internal/tracing"
 )
 
+var dotPathCache *lru.Cache[string, []string]
+
+func init() {
+	var err error
+	if dotPathCache, err = lru.New[string, []string](1024); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
 type fieldFunction struct {
 	namedContext string
 	fromRoot     bool
@@ -104,8 +114,14 @@ func (f *fieldFunction) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
 // return a field from a named context.
 func NewNamedContextFieldFunction(namedContext, pathStr string) Function {
 	var path []string
+	var ok bool
 	if len(pathStr) > 0 {
-		path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+		path, ok = dotPathCache.Get(pathStr)
+
+		if !ok {
+			path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+			dotPathCache.Add(pathStr, path)
+		}
 	}
 	return &fieldFunction{namedContext: namedContext, fromRoot: false, path: path}
 }
@@ -114,8 +130,14 @@ func NewNamedContextFieldFunction(namedContext, pathStr string) Function {
 // current context.
 func NewFieldFunction(pathStr string) Function {
 	var path []string
+	var ok bool
 	if len(pathStr) > 0 {
-		path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+		path, ok = dotPathCache.Get(pathStr)
+
+		if !ok {
+			path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+			dotPathCache.Add(pathStr, path)
+		}
 	}
 	return &fieldFunction{
 		path: path,
@@ -125,9 +147,17 @@ func NewFieldFunction(pathStr string) Function {
 // NewRootFieldFunction creates a query function that returns a field from the
 // root context.
 func NewRootFieldFunction(pathStr string) Function {
-	var path []string
+	var (
+		path []string
+		ok   bool
+	)
 	if len(pathStr) > 0 {
-		path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+		path, ok = dotPathCache.Get(pathStr)
+
+		if !ok {
+			path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+			dotPathCache.Add(pathStr, path)
+		}
 	}
 	return &fieldFunction{
 		fromRoot: true,
@@ -440,9 +470,18 @@ func jsonFunction(args *ParsedParams) (Function, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	var argPath []string
+	var (
+		argPath []string
+		ok      bool
+	)
+
 	if len(path) > 0 {
-		argPath = gabs.DotPathToSlice(path)
+		argPath, ok = dotPathCache.Get(path)
+
+		if !ok {
+			argPath = gabs.DotPathToSlice(path)
+			dotPathCache.Add(path, argPath)
+		}
 	}
 	return ClosureFunction("json path `"+SliceToDotPath(argPath...)+"`", func(ctx FunctionContext) (any, error) {
 		jPart, err := ctx.MsgBatch.Get(ctx.Index).AsStructured()
diff --git a/internal/bloblang/query/methods.go b/internal/bloblang/query/methods.go
index 1327df36cf..f5fcb77ed2 100644
--- a/internal/bloblang/query/methods.go
+++ b/internal/bloblang/query/methods.go
@@ -274,7 +274,18 @@ func (g *getMethod) QueryTargets(ctx TargetsContext) (TargetsContext, []TargetPa
 
 // NewGetMethod creates a new get method.
 func NewGetMethod(target Function, pathStr string) (Function, error) {
-	path := gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+	var (
+		path []string
+		ok   bool
+	)
+
+	path, ok = dotPathCache.Get(pathStr)
+
+	if !ok {
+		path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+		dotPathCache.Add(pathStr, path)
+	}
+
 	switch t := target.(type) {
 	case *getMethod:
 		newPath := append([]string{}, t.path...)
diff --git a/internal/bloblang/query/methods_structured.go b/internal/bloblang/query/methods_structured.go
index 76ad8212a8..fb8e810b11 100644
--- a/internal/bloblang/query/methods_structured.go
+++ b/internal/bloblang/query/methods_structured.go
@@ -290,7 +290,19 @@ var _ = registerSimpleMethod(
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		path := gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+
+		var (
+			path []string
+			ok   bool
+		)
+
+		path, ok = dotPathCache.Get(pathStr)
+
+		if !ok {
+			path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathStr)
+			dotPathCache.Add(pathStr, path)
+		}
+
 		return func(v any, ctx FunctionContext) (any, error) {
 			return gabs.Wrap(v).Exists(path...), nil
 		}, nil
@@ -325,7 +337,18 @@ Exploding objects results in an object where the keys match the target object, a
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		path := gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathRaw)
+		var (
+			path []string
+			ok   bool
+		)
+
+		path, ok = dotPathCache.Get(pathRaw)
+
+		if !ok {
+			path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(pathRaw)
+			dotPathCache.Add(pathRaw, path)
+		}
+
 		return func(v any, ctx FunctionContext) (any, error) {
 			rootMap, ok := v.(map[string]any)
 			if !ok {
@@ -1690,7 +1713,19 @@ If a key within a nested path does not exist or is not an object then it is not
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("argument %v: %w", i, err)
 			}
-			excludeList = append(excludeList, gabs.DotPathToSlice(argStr))
+			var (
+				path []string
+				ok   bool
+			)
+
+			path, ok = dotPathCache.Get(argStr)
+
+			if !ok {
+				path = gabs.DotPathToSlice(argStr)
+				dotPathCache.Add(argStr, path)
+			}
+
+			excludeList = append(excludeList, path)
 		}
 		return func(v any, ctx FunctionContext) (any, error) {
 			m, ok := v.(map[string]any)