diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a2d3553..c75f7e2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ debug = true
 [dependencies]
 translit = {version = "0.5.0", optional = true }
 regex = {version = "1.10.4", optional = true }
+regex-cache  = {version = "0.2.1", optional = true }
 
 [features]
 default = [
@@ -23,5 +24,5 @@ default = [
 ]
 
 transliteration = ["translit"]
-regexp = ["regex"]
+regexp = ["regex", "regex-cache"]
 
diff --git a/dmsrc/regexp.dm b/dmsrc/regexp.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18e69f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dmsrc/regexp.dm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#define rustutils_regex_replace(text, re, re_params, replacement) CALL_LIB(RUST_UTILS, "regex_replace")(text, re, re_params, replacement)
diff --git a/src/regexp.rs b/src/regexp.rs
index 9c0cec2..0457808 100644
--- a/src/regexp.rs
+++ b/src/regexp.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,37 @@
-use regex::Regex;
+use regex_cache::RegexCache;
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+const CACHE_SIZE: usize = 128;
+
+fn init_regex_cache() -> RegexCache {
+    RegexCache::new(CACHE_SIZE)
+}
+
+static RE_CACHE: Mutex<Option<RegexCache>> = Mutex::new(None);
+
+
+fn compile_regex(pattern: &str) -> regex::Regex {
+    let mut cache = RE_CACHE.lock().unwrap();
+    if let Some(ref mut cache) = *cache {
+        cache.compile(pattern).unwrap().clone()
+    } else {
+        *cache = Some(init_regex_cache());
+        init_regex_cache().compile(pattern).unwrap().clone()
+    }
+}
+
+byond_fn!(fn regex_replace (text, re, re_params, replacement) {
+    Some(regexp_replace(text, re, re_params, replacement))
+});
+
+fn regexp_replace(text: &str, re: &str, re_params: &str, replacement: &str) -> String {
+    let pattern = format!(r"(?{}){}", re_params, re);
+    let re = compile_regex(pattern.as_str());
+
+    re.replace_all(text, replacement).to_string()
+}
+
+
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
@@ -6,14 +39,18 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn regexp_test() {
-        let pattern = r"(?i)\bго+л\b";
+        let pattern = r"\bго+л\b";
 
-        let re = Regex::new(pattern).unwrap();
+        let pattern_flags = "i";
 
         let input = "Сука Гооооооооооооооол в гооооландские ворота.";
 
-        let output = re.replace_all(input, "поподание мячем");
+        let expected_output = "Сука попадание мячем в гооооландские ворота.";
+
+        let replacement = "попадание мячем";
 
-        assert_eq!(output, "Сука поподание мячем в гооооландские ворота.");
+        for _ in 1..2 {
+            assert_eq!(expected_output, regexp_replace(input, pattern, pattern_flags, replacement));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/dm-tests.rs b/tests/dm-tests.rs
index adb89f4..a383d88 100644
--- a/tests/dm-tests.rs
+++ b/tests/dm-tests.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 use std::process::{Command, Output};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "transliteration")]
 #[test]
 fn transliteration() {
     run_dm_tests("transliteration");
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "regexp")]
+#[test]
+fn regexp() {
+    run_dm_tests("regexp");
+}
+
 fn run_dm_tests(name: &str) {
     std::env::remove_var("RUST_BACKTRACE");
 
diff --git a/tests/dm/regexp.dme b/tests/dm/regexp.dme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..435d371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dm/regexp.dme
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#include "common.dm"
+
+var/input = "Сука Гооооооооооооооол в гооооландские ворота."
+var/pattern = @"\bго+л\b"
+var/pattern_flags = "i"
+var/replacement = "попадание мячем"
+
+var/expected_output = "Сука попадание мячем в гооооландские ворота."
+
+/test/proc/test_regexp_replace()
+    var/output = rustutils_regex_replace(input, pattern, pattern_flags, replacement)
+    ASSERT(output == expected_output)
+
+/test/proc/test_regex_time()
+    var/start = world.timeofday
+    for(var/i in 1 to 1000)
+        var/output = rustutils_regex_replace(input, pattern, pattern_flags, replacement)
+    var/end = world.timeofday
+    ASSERT(end - start < 10)