diff --git a/parser/html/nsHtml5AtomTable.cpp b/parser/html/nsHtml5AtomTable.cpp
index d523f58b0..1b6b72fff 100644
--- a/parser/html/nsHtml5AtomTable.cpp
+++ b/parser/html/nsHtml5AtomTable.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ nsHtml5AtomEntry::~nsHtml5AtomEntry()
 }
 
 nsHtml5AtomTable::nsHtml5AtomTable()
+  : mRecentlyUsedParserAtoms()
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
   NS_GetMainThread(getter_AddRefs(mPermittedLookupThread));
@@ -44,13 +45,23 @@ nsHtml5AtomTable::GetAtom(const nsAString& aKey)
     NS_ASSERTION(mPermittedLookupThread == currentThread, "Wrong thread!");
   }
 #endif
+
+  uint32_t index = mozilla::HashString(aKey) % RECENTLY_USED_PARSER_ATOMS_SIZE;
+  nsIAtom* cachedAtom = mRecentlyUsedParserAtoms[index];
+  if (cachedAtom && cachedAtom->Equals(aKey)) {
+    return cachedAtom;
+  }
+
   nsIAtom* atom = NS_GetStaticAtom(aKey);
   if (atom) {
+    mRecentlyUsedParserAtoms[index] = atom;
     return atom;
   }
   nsHtml5AtomEntry* entry = mTable.PutEntry(aKey);
   if (!entry) {
     return nullptr;
   }
+
+  mRecentlyUsedParserAtoms[index] = entry->GetAtom();
   return entry->GetAtom();
 }
diff --git a/parser/html/nsHtml5AtomTable.h b/parser/html/nsHtml5AtomTable.h
index a7df2192d..a6ab4af31 100644
--- a/parser/html/nsHtml5AtomTable.h
+++ b/parser/html/nsHtml5AtomTable.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "nsIAtom.h"
 #include "nsIThread.h"
 
+#define RECENTLY_USED_PARSER_ATOMS_SIZE 31
+
 class nsHtml5Atom;
 
 class nsHtml5AtomEntry : public nsStringHashKey
@@ -92,6 +94,9 @@ class nsHtml5AtomTable
      * Empties the table.
      */
     void Clear() {
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; i < RECENTLY_USED_PARSER_ATOMS_SIZE; ++i) {
+        mRecentlyUsedParserAtoms[i] = nullptr;
+      }
       mTable.Clear();
     }
     
@@ -103,6 +108,7 @@ class nsHtml5AtomTable
   
   private:
     nsTHashtable<nsHtml5AtomEntry> mTable;
+    nsIAtom* mRecentlyUsedParserAtoms[RECENTLY_USED_PARSER_ATOMS_SIZE];
 #ifdef DEBUG
     nsCOMPtr<nsIThread>            mPermittedLookupThread;
 #endif