diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedMethod.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedMethod.java
index bed13c555c3..2fb34cf7f54 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedMethod.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedMethod.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -48,12 +50,16 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  */
 public class AnnotatedMethod {
 
+	private static final Object NO_ANNOTATION = new Object();
+
 	private final Method method;
 
 	private final Method bridgedMethod;
 
 	private final MethodParameter[] parameters;
 
+	private final Map<Class<? extends Annotation>, Object> annotations = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(4);
+
 	private volatile @Nullable List<Annotation[][]> inheritedParameterAnnotations;
 
 
@@ -149,8 +155,13 @@ public class AnnotatedMethod {
 	 * @return the annotation, or {@code null} if none found
 	 * @see AnnotatedElementUtils#findMergedAnnotation
 	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public <A extends Annotation> @Nullable A getMethodAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType) {
-		return AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(this.method, annotationType);
+		Object result = this.annotations.computeIfAbsent(annotationType, key -> {
+					Object value = AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(this.method, annotationType);
+					return (value == null ? NO_ANNOTATION : value);
+				});
+		return (result == NO_ANNOTATION ? null : (A) result);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -160,7 +171,7 @@ public class AnnotatedMethod {
 	 * @see AnnotatedElementUtils#hasAnnotation
 	 */
 	public <A extends Annotation> boolean hasMethodAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType) {
-		return AnnotatedElementUtils.hasAnnotation(this.method, annotationType);
+		return (getMethodAnnotation(annotationType) != null);
 	}
 
 	private List<Annotation[][]> getInheritedParameterAnnotations() {