diff --git a/src/libcmd/installables.cc b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
index dca17555a..919db8c41 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/installables.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/installables.cc
@@ -398,13 +398,10 @@ ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
     EvalState & state,
     std::shared_ptr<flake::LockedFlake> lockedFlake)
 {
-    auto fingerprint = lockedFlake->getFingerprint();
-    return make_ref<nix::eval_cache::EvalCache>(
-        evalSettings.useEvalCache && evalSettings.pureEval
-            ? std::optional { std::cref(fingerprint) }
-            : std::nullopt,
-        state,
-        [&state, lockedFlake]()
+    auto fingerprint = evalSettings.useEvalCache && evalSettings.pureEval
+        ? std::make_optional(lockedFlake->getFingerprint())
+        : std::nullopt;
+    auto rootLoader = [&state, lockedFlake]()
         {
             /* For testing whether the evaluation cache is
                complete. */
@@ -420,7 +417,17 @@ ref<eval_cache::EvalCache> openEvalCache(
             assert(aOutputs);
 
             return aOutputs->value;
-        });
+        };
+
+    if (fingerprint) {
+        auto search = state.evalCaches.find(fingerprint.value());
+        if (search == state.evalCaches.end()) {
+            search = state.evalCaches.emplace(fingerprint.value(), make_ref<nix::eval_cache::EvalCache>(fingerprint, state, rootLoader)).first;
+        }
+        return search->second;
+    } else {
+        return make_ref<nix::eval_cache::EvalCache>(std::nullopt, state, rootLoader);
+    }
 }
 
 Installables SourceExprCommand::parseInstallables(
diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.hh b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
index 2291d618c..69f56f6a8 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.hh
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.hh
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class EvalState;
 class StorePath;
 struct SingleDerivedPath;
 enum RepairFlag : bool;
+struct MemoryInputAccessor;
+namespace eval_cache {
+    class EvalCache;
+}
 
 
 /**
@@ -233,6 +237,11 @@ public:
         return *new EvalErrorBuilder<T>(*this, args...);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A cache for evaluation caches, so as to reuse the same root value if possible
+     */
+    std::map<const Hash, ref<eval_cache::EvalCache>> evalCaches;
+
 private:
 
     /* Cache for calls to addToStore(); maps source paths to the store