diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-service-context.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-service-context.xml
index 98829ee9df..ee194522f7 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-service-context.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-service-context.xml
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@
 
     <!--  File Plan Service -->
 
+	<bean id="rootContainerCache" class="org.alfresco.repo.cache.DefaultSimpleCache" />
+
 	<bean id="filePlanService"
 	      parent="baseService"
           class="org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.FilePlanServiceImpl">
@@ -446,6 +448,7 @@
         <!-- <property name="nodeDAO" ref="nodeDAO"/> -->
         <!-- <property name="internalNodeService" ref="nodeService"/> -->
         <!-- <property name="siteService" ref="SiteService" />  -->
+        <property name="rootContainerCache" ref="rootContainerCache" />
     </bean>
 
     <bean id="FilePlanService" class="org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactoryBean">
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanServiceImpl.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanServiceImpl.java
index d62a21da56..80514a902f 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/fileplan/FilePlanServiceImpl.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.role.FilePlanRoleService;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.security.ExtendedReaderDynamicAuthority;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.security.ExtendedWriterDynamicAuthority;
 import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.util.ServiceBaseImpl;
+import org.alfresco.repo.cache.SimpleCache;
 import org.alfresco.repo.domain.node.NodeDAO;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ public class FilePlanServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
     /** RM site file plan container */
     private static final String FILE_PLAN_CONTAINER = "documentLibrary";
     
+    /** root container cache */
+    private SimpleCache<Pair<NodeRef, String>, NodeRef> rootContainerCache;
+    
     /**
      * NOTE:  for some reason spring couldn't cope with the circular references between these two 
      *        beans so we need to grab this one manually.
@@ -166,6 +170,14 @@ public class FilePlanServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
         return getFilePlans(StoreRef.STORE_REF_WORKSPACE_SPACESSTORE);
     }
     
+    /**
+     * @param rootContainerCache	root container cache
+     */
+    public void setRootContainerCache(SimpleCache<Pair<NodeRef, String>, NodeRef> rootContainerCache) 
+    {
+		this.rootContainerCache = rootContainerCache;
+	}
+    
     /**
      * @see org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.fileplan.FilePlanService#getFilePlans(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef)
      */
@@ -255,10 +267,11 @@ public class FilePlanServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
     }
     
     /**
+     * Get the file root container for the given type.
      * 
-     * @param filePlan
-     * @param containerName
-     * @return
+     * @param filePlan			file plan
+     * @param containerName		container type
+     * @return {@link NodeRef}	file plan container
      */
     private NodeRef getFilePlanRootContainer(NodeRef filePlan, String containerName)
     {
@@ -269,16 +282,25 @@ public class FilePlanServiceImpl extends ServiceBaseImpl
         }
 
         NodeRef result = null;
-             
-        // try and get the unfiled record container
-        List<ChildAssociationRef> assocs = nodeService.getChildAssocs(filePlan, ContentModel.ASSOC_CONTAINS, QName.createQName(RM_URI, containerName));
-        if (assocs.size() > 1)
+        Pair<NodeRef, String> key = new Pair<NodeRef, String>(filePlan, containerName);
+        
+        if (!rootContainerCache.contains(key))
         {
-            throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("Unable to get unfiled conatiner " + containerName  + ".");
+	        // try and get the unfiled record container
+	        List<ChildAssociationRef> assocs = nodeService.getChildAssocs(filePlan, ContentModel.ASSOC_CONTAINS, QName.createQName(RM_URI, containerName));
+	        if (assocs.size() > 1)
+	        {
+	            throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("Unable to get unfiled conatiner " + containerName  + ".");
+	        }
+	        else if (assocs.size() == 1)
+	        {
+	            result = assocs.get(0).getChildRef();
+	            rootContainerCache.put(key, result);
+	        }
         }
-        else if (assocs.size() == 1)
+        else
         {
-            result = assocs.get(0).getChildRef();
+        	result = rootContainerCache.get(key);
         }
         
         return result;