diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs
index 28b71ab4edd9..afa9a4eb5792 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ImageWidget.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public class ImageWidget : Widget
 		readonly Lazy<TooltipContainerWidget> tooltipContainer;
 		public Func<string> GetTooltipText;
 
+		CachedTransform<(string, string), Sprite> getImageCache;
+
 		public ImageWidget()
 		{
 			GetImageName = () => ImageName;
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ public ImageWidget()
 			GetTooltipText = () => TooltipText;
 			tooltipContainer = Exts.Lazy(() =>
 				Ui.Root.Get<TooltipContainerWidget>(TooltipContainer));
+
+			CreateImageCache();
 		}
 
 		protected ImageWidget(ImageWidget other)
@@ -54,19 +58,28 @@ protected ImageWidget(ImageWidget other)
 			GetTooltipText = other.GetTooltipText;
 			tooltipContainer = Exts.Lazy(() =>
 				Ui.Root.Get<TooltipContainerWidget>(TooltipContainer));
+
+			CreateImageCache();
+		}
+
+		void CreateImageCache()
+		{
+			getImageCache = new CachedTransform<(string, string), Sprite>(
+				((string collection, string image) args) =>
+				{
+					var sprite = ChromeProvider.GetImage(args.collection, args.image);
+					if (sprite == null)
+						throw new ArgumentException($"Sprite {args.collection}/{args.image} was not found.");
+
+					return sprite;
+				});
 		}
 
 		public override Widget Clone() { return new ImageWidget(this); }
 
 		public override void Draw()
 		{
-			var name = GetImageName();
-			var collection = GetImageCollection();
-
-			var sprite = ChromeProvider.GetImage(collection, name);
-			if (sprite == null)
-				throw new ArgumentException($"Sprite {collection}/{name} was not found.");
-
+			var sprite = getImageCache.Update((GetImageCollection(), GetImageName()));
 			WidgetUtils.DrawSprite(sprite, RenderOrigin);
 		}