diff --git a/src/impl/digits.js b/src/impl/digits.js
index 6ac1bae05..c8c68af0e 100644
--- a/src/impl/digits.js
+++ b/src/impl/digits.js
@@ -70,6 +70,21 @@ export function parseDigits(str) {
   }
 }
 
+// cache of {numberingSystem: {append: regex}}
+let digitRegexCache = {};
+export function resetDigitRegexCache() {
+  digitRegexCache = {};
+}
+
 export function digitRegex({ numberingSystem }, append = "") {
-  return new RegExp(`${numberingSystems[numberingSystem || "latn"]}${append}`);
+  const ns = numberingSystem || "latn";
+
+  if (!digitRegexCache[ns]) {
+    digitRegexCache[ns] = {};
+  }
+  if (!digitRegexCache[ns][append]) {
+    digitRegexCache[ns][append] = new RegExp(`${numberingSystems[ns]}${append}`);
+  }
+
+  return digitRegexCache[ns][append];
 }
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 462e71e61..f109708d1 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Locale from "./impl/locale.js";
 
 import { normalizeZone } from "./impl/zoneUtil.js";
 import { validateWeekSettings } from "./impl/util.js";
+import { resetDigitRegexCache } from "./impl/digits.js";
 
 let now = () => Date.now(),
   defaultZone = "system",
@@ -171,5 +172,6 @@ export default class Settings {
   static resetCaches() {
     Locale.resetCache();
     IANAZone.resetCache();
+    resetDigitRegexCache();
   }
 }