diff --git a/src/org/joni/ByteCodeMachine.java b/src/org/joni/ByteCodeMachine.java
index d25ea6d..535f35a 100644
--- a/src/org/joni/ByteCodeMachine.java
+++ b/src/org/joni/ByteCodeMachine.java
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ class ByteCodeMachine extends StackMachine {
         this.code = regex.code;
     }
 
+    public void reset(byte[]bytes, int p, int end) {
+        super.reset(bytes, p, end);
+
+        interrupted = false;
+        bestLen = 0;
+        s = 0;
+        range = 0;
+        sprev = 0;
+        sstart = 0;
+        sbegin = 0;
+        pkeep = 0;
+        ip = 0;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void interrupt() {
         interrupted = true;
diff --git a/src/org/joni/Matcher.java b/src/org/joni/Matcher.java
index a2d4d18..c1fc50b 100644
--- a/src/org/joni/Matcher.java
+++ b/src/org/joni/Matcher.java
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ public abstract class Matcher extends IntHolder {
     protected final Regex regex;
     protected final Encoding enc;
 
-    protected final byte[]bytes;
-    protected final int str;
-    protected final int end;
+    protected byte[]bytes;
+    protected int str;
+    protected int end;
 
     protected int msaStart;
     protected int msaOptions;
-    protected final Region msaRegion;
+    protected Region msaRegion;
     protected int msaBestLen;
     protected int msaBestS;
     protected int msaGpos;
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ public abstract class Matcher extends IntHolder {
         this.msaRegion = region;
     }
 
+    public void reset(byte[]bytes, int p, int end) {
+        if (this.msaRegion != null) this.msaRegion.clear();
+        this.bytes = bytes;
+        this.str = p;
+        this.end = end;
+        this.msaStart = 0;
+        this.msaOptions = 0;
+        this.msaBestLen = 0;
+        this.msaBestS = 0;
+        this.msaGpos = 0;
+        this.msaBegin = 0;
+        this.msaEnd = 0;
+    }
+
     // main matching method
     protected abstract int matchAt(int range, int sstart, int sprev, boolean interrupt) throws InterruptedException;
 
diff --git a/src/org/joni/Regex.java b/src/org/joni/Regex.java
index 5e98312..9ecbe46 100644
--- a/src/org/joni/Regex.java
+++ b/src/org/joni/Regex.java
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 import static org.joni.Option.isDontCaptureGroup;
 
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.jcodings.CaseFoldCodeItem;
 import org.jcodings.Encoding;
@@ -182,9 +184,19 @@ public Matcher matcherNoRegion(byte[]bytes) {
     }
 
     public Matcher matcher(byte[]bytes, int p, int end) {
-        return factory.create(this, numMem == 0 ? null : Region.newRegion(numMem + 1), bytes, p, end);
+        Matcher matcher = matchers.get();
+
+        if (matcher == null) {
+            matchers.set(matcher = factory.create(this, numMem == 0 ? null : Region.newRegion(numMem + 1), bytes, p, end));
+        } else {
+            matcher.reset(bytes, p, end);
+        }
+
+        return matcher;
     }
 
+    private ThreadLocal<Matcher> matchers = new ThreadLocal<>();
+
     public Matcher matcherNoRegion(byte[]bytes, int p, int end) {
         return factory.create(this, null, bytes, p, end);
     }
diff --git a/src/org/joni/StackEntry.java b/src/org/joni/StackEntry.java
index 3ad2fc2..3445518 100644
--- a/src/org/joni/StackEntry.java
+++ b/src/org/joni/StackEntry.java
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ class StackEntry {
     int type;
     private int E1, E2, E3, E4;
 
+    void reset() {
+        type = E1 = E2 = E3 = E4 = 0;
+    }
+
     // first union member
     /* byte code position */
     void setStatePCode(int pcode) {
@@ -188,4 +192,10 @@ void setStateCheck(int check) {
     int getStateCheck() {
         return E5;
     }
+
+    void reset() {
+        super.reset();
+
+        E5 = 0;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/org/joni/StackMachine.java b/src/org/joni/StackMachine.java
index 71adff2..1caad44 100644
--- a/src/org/joni/StackMachine.java
+++ b/src/org/joni/StackMachine.java
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ protected StackMachine(Regex regex, Region region, byte[]bytes, int p , int end)
         repeatStk = n > 0 ? new int[n] : null;
     }
 
+    public void reset(byte[]bytes, int p, int end) {
+        super.reset(bytes, p, end);
+
+        if (regex.requireStack) resetStack(stack);
+        if (repeatStk != null) {
+            Arrays.fill(repeatStk, repeatStk.length);
+        }
+        stk = 0;
+        stateCheckBuff = null;
+        stateCheckBuffSize = 0;
+    }
+
     protected final void stackInit() {
         if (stack != null) pushEnsured(ALT, regex.codeLength - 1); /* bottom stack */
         if (repeatStk != null) {
@@ -71,6 +83,13 @@ private static StackEntry[] allocateStack() {
         return stack;
     }
 
+    private static void resetStack(StackEntry[] stack) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < stack.length; i++) {
+            StackEntry entry = stack[i];
+            if (entry != null) entry.reset();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void doubleStack() {
         StackEntry[] newStack = new StackEntry[stack.length << 1];
         System.arraycopy(stack, 0, newStack, 0, stack.length);