1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference.rb b/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference.rb
index b7344808989..1bf6cf11526 100644
--- a/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference.rb
+++ b/lib/banzai/cross_project_reference.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ module Banzai
       return context[:project] || context[:group] unless ref
       return context[:project] if context[:project]&.full_path == ref
 
-      Project.find_by_full_path(ref)
+      if reference_cache.cache_loaded?
+        # optimization to reuse the parent_per_reference query information
+        reference_cache.parent_per_reference[ref || reference_cache.current_parent_path]
+      else
+        Project.find_by_full_path(ref)
+      end
     end
   end
 end