diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/layouts.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/layouts.rb
index 0063d54149..d7317b415c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/layouts.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/layouts.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@ module AbstractController
         klass._write_layout_method
       end
 
+      def cache_layout(details)
+        layout = @found_layouts ||= {}
+        values = details.values_at(:formats, :locale)
+
+        # Cache nil
+        if layout.key?(values)
+          return layout[values]
+        else
+          layout[values] = yield
+        end
+      end
+
       # Specify the layout to use for this class.
       #
       # If the specified layout is a:
@@ -76,10 +88,12 @@ module AbstractController
         when nil
           self.class_eval <<-ruby_eval, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
             def _layout(details)
-              if view_paths.exists?("#{_implied_layout_name}", details, "layouts")
-                "#{_implied_layout_name}"
-              else
-                super
+              self.class.cache_layout(details) do
+                if view_paths.exists?("#{_implied_layout_name}", details, "layouts")
+                  "#{_implied_layout_name}"
+                else
+                  super
+                end
               end
             end
           ruby_eval
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb
index 3bd2acae7a..10f664736f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ module ActionView
 
   class FileSystemResolver < Resolver
 
+    def self.cached_glob
+      @@cached_glob ||= {}
+    end
+
     def initialize(path, options = {})
       raise ArgumentError, "path already is a Resolver class" if path.is_a?(Resolver)
       super(options)
@@ -107,20 +111,22 @@ module ActionView
 
     # :api: plugin
     def details_to_glob(name, details, prefix, partial, root)
-      path = ""
-      path << "#{prefix}/" unless prefix.empty?
-      path << (partial ? "_#{name}" : name)
+      self.class.cached_glob[[name, prefix, partial, details, root]] ||= begin
+        path = ""
+        path << "#{prefix}/" unless prefix.empty?
+        path << (partial ? "_#{name}" : name)
 
-      extensions = ""
-      [:locales, :formats].each do |k|
-        extensions << if exts = details[k]
-          '{' + exts.map {|e| ".#{e},"}.join + '}'
-        else
-          k == :formats ? formats_glob : ''
+        extensions = ""
+        [:locales, :formats].each do |k|
+          extensions << if exts = details[k]
+            '{' + exts.map {|e| ".#{e},"}.join + '}'
+          else
+            k == :formats ? formats_glob : ''
+          end
         end
-      end
       
-      "#{root}#{path}#{extensions}#{handler_glob}"
+        "#{root}#{path}#{extensions}#{handler_glob}"
+      end
     end
 
     # TODO: fix me
diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb
index f3500fca34..b626063df4 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class RequestTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
       request = stub_request 'CONTENT_TYPE' => 'application/xml; charset=UTF-8'
       request.expects(:parameters).at_least_once.returns({})
-      assert_equal with_set(Mime::XML, Mime::HTML), request.formats
+      assert_equal with_set(Mime::XML, Mime::HTML, Mime::ALL), request.formats
     end
 
     with_accept_header false do
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ protected
   end
 
   def with_set(*args)
-    args + Mime::SET
+    args
   end
 
   def with_accept_header(value)