diff --git a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBForeignKey.php b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBForeignKey.php
index f40cfe041..109eb3846 100644
--- a/src/ORM/FieldType/DBForeignKey.php
+++ b/src/ORM/FieldType/DBForeignKey.php
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ class DBForeignKey extends DBInt
 
     private static $default_search_filter_class = 'ExactMatchFilter';
 
+    /**
+     * Cache for multiple subsequent calls to scaffold form fields with the same foreign key object
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected static $foreignListCache = [];
+
     public function __construct($name, $object = null)
     {
         $this->object = $object;
@@ -74,8 +81,21 @@ class DBForeignKey extends DBInt
         // Don't scaffold a dropdown for large tables, as making the list concrete
         // might exceed the available PHP memory in creating too many DataObject instances
         $threshold = self::config()->get('dropdown_field_threshold');
-        if ($list->count() < $threshold) {
-            $field = new DropdownField($this->name, $title, $list->map('ID', $titleField));
+
+        // Add the count of the list to a cache for subsequent calls
+        if (!isset(static::$foreignListCache[$hasOneClass])) {
+            static::$foreignListCache[$hasOneClass] = [
+                'count' => $list->count(),
+            ];
+        }
+
+        if (static::$foreignListCache[$hasOneClass]['count'] < $threshold) {
+            // Add the mapped list for the cache
+            if (!isset(static::$foreignListCache[$hasOneClass]['map'])) {
+                static::$foreignListCache[$hasOneClass]['map'] = $list->map('ID', $titleField);
+            }
+
+            $field = new DropdownField($this->name, $title, static::$foreignListCache[$hasOneClass]['map']);
             $field->setEmptyString(' ');
         } else {
             $field = new NumericField($this->name, $title);