diff --git a/disperser/batcher/encoding_streamer.go b/disperser/batcher/encoding_streamer.go
index c17142a35..7c9bada10 100644
--- a/disperser/batcher/encoding_streamer.go
+++ b/disperser/batcher/encoding_streamer.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -13,12 +14,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/disperser"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/encoding"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/logging"
+	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2"
 	"github.com/wealdtech/go-merkletree/v2"
 	grpc_metadata "google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 )
 
 const encodingInterval = 2 * time.Second
 
+const operatorStateCacheSize = 32
+
 var errNoEncodedResults = errors.New("no encoded results")
 
 type EncodedSizeNotifier struct {
@@ -77,6 +81,8 @@ type EncodingStreamer struct {
 
 	// Used to keep track of the last evaluated key for fetching metadatas
 	exclusiveStartKey *disperser.BlobStoreExclusiveStartKey
+
+	operatorStateCache *lru.Cache[string, any]
 }
 
 type batch struct {
@@ -110,6 +116,10 @@ func NewEncodingStreamer(
 	if config.EncodingQueueLimit <= 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("EncodingQueueLimit should be greater than 0")
 	}
+	operatorStateCache, err := lru.New[string, any](operatorStateCacheSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return &EncodingStreamer{
 		StreamerConfig:         config,
 		EncodedBlobstore:       newEncodedBlobStore(logger),
@@ -125,6 +135,7 @@ func NewEncodingStreamer(
 		batcherMetrics:         batcherMetrics,
 		logger:                 logger.With("component", "EncodingStreamer"),
 		exclusiveStartKey:      nil,
+		operatorStateCache:     operatorStateCache,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -669,11 +680,20 @@ func (e *EncodingStreamer) getOperatorState(ctx context.Context, metadatas []*di
 		i++
 	}
 
+	cacheKey := computeCacheKey(blockNumber, quorumIds)
+	if val, ok := e.operatorStateCache.Get(cacheKey); ok {
+		state, ok := val.(*core.IndexedOperatorState)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.New("cached value is not of type *core.IndexedOperatorState")
+		}
+		return state, nil
+	}
 	// GetIndexedOperatorState should return state for valid quorums only
 	state, err := e.chainState.GetIndexedOperatorState(ctx, blockNumber, quorumIds)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting operator state at block number %d: %w", blockNumber, err)
 	}
+	e.operatorStateCache.Add(cacheKey, state)
 	return state, nil
 }
 
@@ -699,3 +719,12 @@ func (e *EncodingStreamer) validateMetadataQuorums(metadatas []*disperser.BlobMe
 	}
 	return validMetadata
 }
+
+func computeCacheKey(id uint, slice []uint8) string {
+	parts := make([]string, len(slice)+1)
+	parts[0] = strconv.FormatUint(uint64(id), 10)
+	for i, v := range slice {
+		parts[i+1] = strconv.FormatUint(uint64(v), 10)
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, "_")
+}