diff --git a/place_building_blocks/place_distance_label/directions_controller.ts b/place_building_blocks/place_distance_label/directions_controller.ts
index 1266953..c391824 100644
--- a/place_building_blocks/place_distance_label/directions_controller.ts
+++ b/place_building_blocks/place_distance_label/directions_controller.ts
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@ import {LitElement, ReactiveController, ReactiveControllerHost} from 'lit';
 
 import {APILoader} from '../../api_loader/api_loader.js';
 import {RequestErrorEvent} from '../../base/events.js';
+import {RequestCache} from '../../utils/request_cache.js';
+
+const CACHE_SIZE = 100;
 
 /**
  * Controller that interfaces with the Maps JavaScript API Directions Service.
  */
 export class DirectionsController implements ReactiveController {
   private static service?: google.maps.DirectionsService;
+  private static readonly cache = new RequestCache<
+      google.maps.DirectionsRequest, google.maps.DirectionsResult>(CACHE_SIZE);
 
   constructor(private readonly host: ReactiveControllerHost&LitElement) {
     this.host.addController(this);
@@ -42,9 +47,14 @@ export class DirectionsController implements ReactiveController {
    */
   async route(request: google.maps.DirectionsRequest):
       Promise<google.maps.DirectionsResult|null> {
-    const service = await this.getService();
+    let responsePromise = DirectionsController.cache.get(request);
+    if (responsePromise === null) {
+      responsePromise =
+          this.getService().then((service) => service.route(request));
+      DirectionsController.cache.set(request, responsePromise);
+    }
     try {
-      return await service.route(request);
+      return await responsePromise;
     } catch (error: unknown) {
       const requestErrorEvent = new RequestErrorEvent(error);
       this.host.dispatchEvent(requestErrorEvent);
diff --git a/utils/request_cache.ts b/utils/request_cache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d42d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/request_cache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {LRUMap} from './lru_map.js';
+
+/**
+ * A limited-capacity cache keyed by serialized request objects.
+ */
+export class RequestCache<RequestType, ResponseType> {
+  private readonly requestCacheMap: LRUMap<string, Promise<ResponseType>>;
+  /**
+   * @param capacity - The maximum number of objects to keep in the cache.
+   */
+  constructor(capacity: number) {
+    this.requestCacheMap = new LRUMap(capacity);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the cached result with the given request
+   */
+  get(request: RequestType): Promise<ResponseType>|null {
+    return this.requestCacheMap.get(this.serialize(request)) ?? null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Adds the provided request to the cache, replacing the
+   * existing result if one exists already.
+   */
+  set(key: RequestType, value: Promise<ResponseType>) {
+    this.requestCacheMap.set(this.serialize(key), value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Deterministically serializes arbitrary objects to strings.
+   */
+  private serialize(request: RequestType): string {
+    interface UnknownObject {
+      [key: string]: unknown;
+    }
+
+    // Non-numeric keys in modern JS are iterated in order of insertion.
+    // Make a new object and insert the keys in alphabetical order so that
+    // the object is serialized alphabetically.
+    const replacer = (key: string, value: unknown) => {
+      if (value instanceof Object && !(value instanceof Array)) {
+        const obj = value as UnknownObject;
+        const sorted: UnknownObject = {};
+        for (const key of Object.keys(obj).sort()) {
+          sorted[key] = obj[key];
+        }
+        return sorted;
+      } else {
+        return value;
+      }
+    };
+    return JSON.stringify(request, replacer);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/utils/request_cache_test.ts b/utils/request_cache_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3032ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/request_cache_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+// import 'jasmine'; (google3-only)
+
+import {RequestCache} from './request_cache.js';
+
+interface Request {
+  id: string;
+  values: number[];
+  location: string;
+  deliveryEnabled: boolean;
+  distance: number;
+  inventory: {[key: string]: number};
+}
+
+interface Response {
+  id: string;
+  cost: number;
+  delivered: boolean;
+  status: string;
+}
+
+const FAKE_REQUEST: Request = {
+  id: 'xHD87228BCE8',
+  values: [3, 5, 8, 2, 7, 8],
+  location: '123 Place St',
+  deliveryEnabled: true,
+  distance: 105.5,
+  inventory: {'D': 35, 'A': 10, 'C': 5, 'B': 20},
+};
+
+const SORTED_REQUEST: Request = {
+  deliveryEnabled: true,
+  distance: 105.5,
+  id: 'xHD87228BCE8',
+  inventory: {'A': 10, 'B': 20, 'C': 5, 'D': 35},
+  location: '123 Place St',
+  values: [3, 5, 8, 2, 7, 8],
+};
+
+const FAKE_RESPONSE: Response = {
+  id: 'xHD87228BCE8',
+  cost: 110.75,
+  delivered: true,
+  status: 'OK',
+};
+
+const FAKE_RESPONSE_2: Response = {
+  id: 'xHD87228BCE8',
+  cost: 110.75,
+  delivered: false,
+  status: 'UNKOWN',
+};
+
+describe('RequestCache', () => {
+  it('returns null when no request exists', async () => {
+    const requestCache = new RequestCache<Request, Response>(10);
+    const result = requestCache.get(FAKE_REQUEST);
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('returns the existing result when one exists', async () => {
+    const requestCache = new RequestCache<Request, Response>(10);
+    requestCache.set(FAKE_REQUEST, Promise.resolve(FAKE_RESPONSE));
+    const result = await requestCache.get(FAKE_REQUEST);
+    expect(result).toEqual(FAKE_RESPONSE);
+  });
+
+  it('updates result if request already exists', async () => {
+    const requestCache = new RequestCache<Request, Response>(10);
+    requestCache.set(FAKE_REQUEST, Promise.resolve(FAKE_RESPONSE));
+    requestCache.set(FAKE_REQUEST, Promise.resolve(FAKE_RESPONSE_2));
+    const result = await requestCache.get(FAKE_REQUEST);
+    expect(result).toEqual(FAKE_RESPONSE_2);
+  });
+
+  it('treats requests the same regardless of property order', async () => {
+    const requestCache = new RequestCache<Request, Response>(10);
+    requestCache.set(FAKE_REQUEST, Promise.resolve(FAKE_RESPONSE));
+    const result = await requestCache.get(SORTED_REQUEST);
+    expect(result).toEqual(FAKE_RESPONSE);
+  });
+});