diff --git a/core/control/RootURLController.php b/core/control/RootURLController.php
index db4521895..31f88fcc9 100755
--- a/core/control/RootURLController.php
+++ b/core/control/RootURLController.php
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ class RootURLController extends Controller {
 	 */
 	protected static $default_homepage_link = 'home';
 	
+	/**
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	protected static $cached_homepage_link;
+	
 	/**
 	 * Get the full form (e.g. /home/) relative link to the home page for the current HTTP_HOST value. Note that the
 	 * link is trimmed of leading and trailing slashes before returning to ensure consistency.
@@ -22,22 +27,30 @@ class RootURLController extends Controller {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public static function get_homepage_link() {
-		$host     = str_replace('www.', null, $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
-		$SQL_host = Convert::raw2sql($host);
-		
-		$candidates = DataObject::get('SiteTree', "\"HomepageForDomain\" LIKE '%$SQL_host%'");
-		
-		if($candidates) foreach($candidates as $candidate) {
-			if(preg_match('/(,|^) *' . preg_quote($host) . ' *(,|$)/', $candidate->HomepageForDomain)) {
-				return trim($candidate->RelativeLink(true), '/');
+		if(!self::$cached_homepage_link) {
+			$host       = str_replace('www.', null, $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
+			$SQL_host   = Convert::raw2sql($host);
+			$candidates = DataObject::get('SiteTree', "\"HomepageForDomain\" LIKE '%$SQL_host%'");
+			
+			if($candidates) foreach($candidates as $candidate) {
+				if(preg_match('/(,|^) *' . preg_quote($host) . ' *(,|$)/', $candidate->HomepageForDomain)) {
+					self::$cached_homepage_link = trim($candidate->RelativeLink(true), '/');
+				}
+			}
+			
+			if(!self::$cached_homepage_link) {
+				if (
+					Object::has_extension('SiteTree', 'Translatable')
+					&& $link = Translatable::get_homepage_link_by_locale(Translatable::get_current_locale())
+				) {
+					self::$cached_homepage_link = $link;
+				} else {
+					self::$cached_homepage_link = self::get_default_homepage_link();
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		
-		if(Object::has_extension('SiteTree', 'Translatable')) {
-			if($link = Translatable::get_homepage_link_by_locale(Translatable::get_current_locale())) return $link;
-		}
-		
-		return self::get_default_homepage_link();
+		return self::$cached_homepage_link;
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -66,6 +79,13 @@ class RootURLController extends Controller {
 		return false;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Resets the cached homepage link value - useful for testing.
+	 */
+	public static function reset() {
+		self::$cached_homepage_link = null;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * @deprecated 2.4 Use {@link RootURLController::get_homepage_link()}
 	 */
diff --git a/dev/SapphireTest.php b/dev/SapphireTest.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 0c680b33d..501e43795
--- a/dev/SapphireTest.php
+++ b/dev/SapphireTest.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class SapphireTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		Member::set_password_validator(null);
 		Cookie::set_report_errors(false);
 		
-		// Reset Translatable and Versioned
+		RootURLController::reset();
 		Translatable::reset();
 		Versioned::reset();
 		DataObject::reset();
diff --git a/tests/control/ContentControllerTest.php b/tests/control/ContentControllerTest.php
index d8ae9cfb2..5f45301b6 100755
--- a/tests/control/ContentControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/control/ContentControllerTest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class ContentControllerTest extends FunctionalTest {
 	 * Test that nested pages, basic actions, and nested/non-nested URL switching works properly
 	 */
 	public function testNestedPages() {
+		RootURLController::reset();
 		SiteTree::enable_nested_urls();
 		
 		$this->assertEquals('Home Page', $this->get('/')->getBody());
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class ContentControllerTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		$this->assertEquals('Third Level Page', $this->get('/home/second-level/third-level/index/')->getBody());
 		$this->assertEquals('Third Level Page', $this->get('/home/second-level/third-level/second-index/')->getBody());
 		
+		RootURLController::reset();
 		SiteTree::disable_nested_urls();
 		
 		$this->assertEquals('Home Page', $this->get('/')->getBody());
diff --git a/tests/control/RootURLControllerTest.php b/tests/control/RootURLControllerTest.php
index ef62aaf67..921277f49 100755
--- a/tests/control/RootURLControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/control/RootURLControllerTest.php
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ class RootURLControllerTest extends SapphireTest {
 		);
 		
 		foreach($tests as $domain => $urlSegment) {
+			RootURLController::reset();
 			$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] = $domain;
+			
 			$this->assertEquals(
 				$urlSegment, 
 				RootURLController::get_homepage_link(), 
@@ -59,8 +61,11 @@ class RootURLControllerTest extends SapphireTest {
 		$nested->HomepageForDomain = str_replace('www.', null, $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
 		$nested->write();
 		
+		RootURLController::reset();
 		SiteTree::disable_nested_urls();
 		$this->assertEquals('nested-home', RootURLController::get_homepage_link());
+		
+		RootURLController::reset();
 		SiteTree::enable_nested_urls();
 		$this->assertEquals('home/nested-home', RootURLController::get_homepage_link());