diff --git a/src/_bentoml_sdk/validators.py b/src/_bentoml_sdk/validators.py
index a17fb5211c4..dcf2172c593 100644
--- a/src/_bentoml_sdk/validators.py
+++ b/src/_bentoml_sdk/validators.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def encode(self, obj: Path) -> bytes:
         return obj.read_bytes()
 
     def decode(self, obj: bytes | t.BinaryIO | UploadFile | PurePath | str) -> t.Any:
-        from bentoml._internal.context import request_directory
+        from bentoml._internal.context import request_temp_dir
 
         media_type: str | None = None
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def decode(self, obj: bytes | t.BinaryIO | UploadFile | PurePath | str) -> t.Any
                     f"Invalid content type {media_type}, expected {self.content_type}"
                 )
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
-            suffix=filename, dir=request_directory.get(), delete=False
+            suffix=filename, dir=request_temp_dir(), delete=False
         ) as f:
             f.write(body)
             return Path(f.name)
diff --git a/src/bentoml/_internal/context.py b/src/bentoml/_internal/context.py
index 2347a51e164..7bbd147ba9f 100644
--- a/src/bentoml/_internal/context.py
+++ b/src/bentoml/_internal/context.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import contextlib
 import contextvars
 import os
-import tempfile
 import typing as t
 from abc import ABC
 from abc import abstractmethod
@@ -13,15 +12,28 @@
 import starlette.datastructures
 
 from .utils.http import Cookie
+from .utils.temp import TempfilePool
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import starlette.requests
     import starlette.responses
 
-# A request-unique directory for storing temporary files
-request_directory: contextvars.ContextVar[str] = contextvars.ContextVar(
-    "request_directory"
+_request_var: contextvars.ContextVar[starlette.requests.Request] = (
+    contextvars.ContextVar("request")
 )
+_response_var: contextvars.ContextVar[ServiceContext.ResponseContext] = (
+    contextvars.ContextVar("response")
+)
+
+request_tempdir_pool = TempfilePool(prefix="bentoml-request-")
+
+
+def request_temp_dir() -> str:
+    """A request-unique directory for storing temporary files"""
+    request = _request_var.get()
+    if not hasattr(request.state, "temp_dir"):
+        request.state.temp_dir = request_tempdir_pool.acquire()
+    return request.state.temp_dir
 
 
 class Metadata(t.Mapping[str, str], ABC):
@@ -81,12 +93,6 @@ def mutablecopy(self) -> Metadata:
 
 class ServiceContext:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        self._request_var: contextvars.ContextVar[starlette.requests.Request] = (
-            contextvars.ContextVar("request")
-        )
-        self._response_var: contextvars.ContextVar[ServiceContext.ResponseContext] = (
-            contextvars.ContextVar("response")
-        )
         # A dictionary for storing global state shared by the process
         self.state: dict[str, t.Any] = {}
 
@@ -95,28 +101,27 @@ def in_request(
         self, request: starlette.requests.Request
     ) -> t.Generator[ServiceContext, None, None]:
         request.metadata = request.headers  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-        request_token = self._request_var.set(request)
-        response_token = self._response_var.set(ServiceContext.ResponseContext())
-        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="bentoml-request-") as temp_dir:
-            dir_token = request_directory.set(temp_dir)
-            try:
-                yield self
-            finally:
-                self._request_var.reset(request_token)
-                self._response_var.reset(response_token)
-                request_directory.reset(dir_token)
+        request_token = _request_var.set(request)
+        response_token = _response_var.set(ServiceContext.ResponseContext())
+        try:
+            yield self
+        finally:
+            if hasattr(request.state, "temp_dir"):
+                request_tempdir_pool.release(request.state.temp_dir)
+            _request_var.reset(request_token)
+            _response_var.reset(response_token)
 
     @property
     def request(self) -> starlette.requests.Request:
-        return self._request_var.get()
+        return _request_var.get()
 
     @property
     def response(self) -> ResponseContext:
-        return self._response_var.get()
+        return _response_var.get()
 
     @property
     def temp_dir(self) -> str:
-        return request_directory.get()
+        return request_temp_dir()
 
     @attr.define
     class ResponseContext:
diff --git a/src/bentoml/_internal/server/base_app.py b/src/bentoml/_internal/server/base_app.py
index ff254d0da5c..5d0ce5480d0 100644
--- a/src/bentoml/_internal/server/base_app.py
+++ b/src/bentoml/_internal/server/base_app.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def on_startup(self) -> list[LifecycleHook]:
 
     @property
     def on_shutdown(self) -> list[LifecycleHook]:
-        return []
+        from ..context import request_tempdir_pool
+
+        return [request_tempdir_pool.cleanup]
 
     def mark_as_ready(self) -> None:
         self._is_ready = True
diff --git a/src/bentoml/_internal/utils/temp.py b/src/bentoml/_internal/utils/temp.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..17049cb81f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bentoml/_internal/utils/temp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+from collections import deque
+from functools import partial
+from pathlib import Path
+from threading import Lock
+
+
+class TempfilePool:
+    """A simple pool to get temp directories,
+    so they are reused as much as possible.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        suffix: str | None = None,
+        prefix: str | None = None,
+        dir: str | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self._pool: deque[str] = deque([])
+        self._lock = Lock()
+        self._new = partial(tempfile.mkdtemp, suffix=suffix, prefix=prefix, dir=dir)
+
+    def cleanup(self) -> None:
+        while len(self._pool):
+            dir = self._pool.popleft()
+            shutil.rmtree(dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def acquire(self) -> str:
+        with self._lock:
+            if not len(self._pool):
+                return self._new()
+            else:
+                return self._pool.popleft()
+
+    def release(self, dir: str) -> None:
+        for child in Path(dir).iterdir():
+            if child.is_dir():
+                shutil.rmtree(child)
+            else:
+                child.unlink()
+        with self._lock:
+            self._pool.append(dir)