diff --git a/relay/relay.go b/relay/relay.go
index 22aff76..190d077 100644
--- a/relay/relay.go
+++ b/relay/relay.go
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ type UDPProxyServer struct {
 	// Communication pattern tracking for rebuilding sessions
 	// Key format: "clientIP:clientPort-destIP:destPort"
 	commPatterns sync.Map
+	// Cache for resolved UDP addresses to avoid per-packet DNS lookups
+	// Key: "ip:port" string, Value: *net.UDPAddr
+	addrCache sync.Map
 	// ReachableAt is the URL where this server can be reached
 	ReachableAt string
 }
@@ -416,6 +419,43 @@ func extractWireGuardIndices(packet []byte) (uint32, uint32, bool) {
 	return 0, 0, false
 }
 
+// cachedAddr holds a resolved UDP address with TTL
+type cachedAddr struct {
+	addr      *net.UDPAddr
+	expiresAt time.Time
+}
+
+// addrCacheTTL is how long resolved addresses are cached before re-resolving
+const addrCacheTTL = 5 * time.Minute
+
+// getCachedAddr returns a cached UDP address or resolves and caches it.
+// This avoids per-packet DNS lookups which are a major throughput bottleneck.
+func (s *UDPProxyServer) getCachedAddr(ip string, port int) (*net.UDPAddr, error) {
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", ip, port)
+
+	// Check cache first
+	if cached, ok := s.addrCache.Load(key); ok {
+		entry := cached.(*cachedAddr)
+		if time.Now().Before(entry.expiresAt) {
+			return entry.addr, nil
+		}
+		// Cache expired, delete and re-resolve
+		s.addrCache.Delete(key)
+	}
+
+	// Resolve and cache
+	addr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	s.addrCache.Store(key, &cachedAddr{
+		addr:      addr,
+		expiresAt: time.Now().Add(addrCacheTTL),
+	})
+	return addr, nil
+}
+
 // Updated to handle multi-peer WireGuard communication
 func (s *UDPProxyServer) handleWireGuardPacket(packet []byte, remoteAddr *net.UDPAddr) {
 	if len(packet) == 0 {
@@ -450,7 +490,7 @@ func (s *UDPProxyServer) handleWireGuardPacket(packet []byte, remoteAddr *net.UD
 		logger.Debug("Forwarding handshake initiation from %s (sender index: %d) to peers %v", remoteAddr, senderIndex, proxyMapping.Destinations)
 
 		for _, dest := range proxyMapping.Destinations {
-			destAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", dest.DestinationIP, dest.DestinationPort))
+			destAddr, err := s.getCachedAddr(dest.DestinationIP, dest.DestinationPort)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to resolve destination address: %v", err)
 				continue
@@ -486,7 +526,7 @@ func (s *UDPProxyServer) handleWireGuardPacket(packet []byte, remoteAddr *net.UD
 
 		// Forward the response to the original sender
 		for _, dest := range proxyMapping.Destinations {
-			destAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", dest.DestinationIP, dest.DestinationPort))
+			destAddr, err := s.getCachedAddr(dest.DestinationIP, dest.DestinationPort)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to resolve destination address: %v", err)
 				continue
@@ -543,7 +583,7 @@ func (s *UDPProxyServer) handleWireGuardPacket(packet []byte, remoteAddr *net.UD
 			// No known session, fall back to forwarding to all peers
 			logger.Debug("No session found for receiver index %d, forwarding to all destinations", receiverIndex)
 			for _, dest := range proxyMapping.Destinations {
-				destAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", dest.DestinationIP, dest.DestinationPort))
+				destAddr, err := s.getCachedAddr(dest.DestinationIP, dest.DestinationPort)
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.Error("Failed to resolve destination address: %v", err)
 					continue
@@ -571,7 +611,7 @@ func (s *UDPProxyServer) handleWireGuardPacket(packet []byte, remoteAddr *net.UD
 
 		// Forward to all peers
 		for _, dest := range proxyMapping.Destinations {
-			destAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", dest.DestinationIP, dest.DestinationPort))
+			destAddr, err := s.getCachedAddr(dest.DestinationIP, dest.DestinationPort)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("Failed to resolve destination address: %v", err)
 				continue