diff --git a/manimlib/shader_wrapper.py b/manimlib/shader_wrapper.py
index 282deb8d..87f1ccc6 100644
--- a/manimlib/shader_wrapper.py
+++ b/manimlib/shader_wrapper.py
@@ -121,11 +121,15 @@ class ShaderWrapper(object):
         return self
 
 
-# Helper functions related to shader code
+# For caching
+filename_to_code_map = {}
+
 
 def get_shader_code_from_file(filename):
     if not filename:
         return None
+    if filename in filename_to_code_map:
+        return filename_to_code_map[filename]
 
     try:
         filepath = find_file(
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ def get_shader_code_from_file(filename):
             os.path.join("inserts", line.replace("#INSERT ", ""))
         )
         result = result.replace(line, inserted_code)
+    filename_to_code_map[filename] = result
     return result