diff --git a/src/runtime/mcache.go b/src/runtime/mcache.go
index ec9ccb4abb..9ff4259ce9 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mcache.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mcache.go
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ type mcache struct {
 
 	stackcache [_NumStackOrders]stackfreelist
 
-	sudogcache *sudog
-
 	// Local allocator stats, flushed during GC.
 	local_nlookup    uintptr                  // number of pointer lookups
 	local_largefree  uintptr                  // bytes freed for large objects (>maxsmallsize)
diff --git a/src/runtime/mgc.go b/src/runtime/mgc.go
index 830bf879d4..5417d3a291 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mgc.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mgc.go
@@ -628,6 +628,19 @@ func clearpools() {
 		poolcleanup()
 	}
 
+	// Clear central sudog cache.
+	// Leave per-P caches alone, they have strictly bounded size.
+	// Disconnect cached list before dropping it on the floor,
+	// so that a dangling ref to one entry does not pin all of them.
+	lock(&sched.sudoglock)
+	var sg, sgnext *sudog
+	for sg = sched.sudogcache; sg != nil; sg = sgnext {
+		sgnext = sg.next
+		sg.next = nil
+	}
+	sched.sudogcache = nil
+	unlock(&sched.sudoglock)
+
 	for _, p := range &allp {
 		if p == nil {
 			break
@@ -636,15 +649,6 @@ func clearpools() {
 		if c := p.mcache; c != nil {
 			c.tiny = nil
 			c.tinyoffset = 0
-
-			// disconnect cached list before dropping it on the floor,
-			// so that a dangling ref to one entry does not pin all of them.
-			var sg, sgnext *sudog
-			for sg = c.sudogcache; sg != nil; sg = sgnext {
-				sgnext = sg.next
-				sg.next = nil
-			}
-			c.sudogcache = nil
 		}
 
 		// clear defer pools
diff --git a/src/runtime/proc.go b/src/runtime/proc.go
index d251c314d4..d83b1bebf4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/proc.go
+++ b/src/runtime/proc.go
@@ -167,17 +167,6 @@ func goready(gp *g) {
 
 //go:nosplit
 func acquireSudog() *sudog {
-	c := gomcache()
-	s := c.sudogcache
-	if s != nil {
-		if s.elem != nil {
-			throw("acquireSudog: found s.elem != nil in cache")
-		}
-		c.sudogcache = s.next
-		s.next = nil
-		return s
-	}
-
 	// Delicate dance: the semaphore implementation calls
 	// acquireSudog, acquireSudog calls new(sudog),
 	// new calls malloc, malloc can call the garbage collector,
@@ -187,12 +176,31 @@ func acquireSudog() *sudog {
 	// The acquirem/releasem increments m.locks during new(sudog),
 	// which keeps the garbage collector from being invoked.
 	mp := acquirem()
-	p := new(sudog)
-	if p.elem != nil {
-		throw("acquireSudog: found p.elem != nil after new")
+	pp := mp.p
+	if len(pp.sudogcache) == 0 {
+		lock(&sched.sudoglock)
+		// First, try to grab a batch from central cache.
+		for len(pp.sudogcache) < cap(pp.sudogcache)/2 && sched.sudogcache != nil {
+			s := sched.sudogcache
+			sched.sudogcache = s.next
+			s.next = nil
+			pp.sudogcache = append(pp.sudogcache, s)
+		}
+		unlock(&sched.sudoglock)
+		// If the central cache is empty, allocate a new one.
+		if len(pp.sudogcache) == 0 {
+			pp.sudogcache = append(pp.sudogcache, new(sudog))
+		}
+	}
+	ln := len(pp.sudogcache)
+	s := pp.sudogcache[ln-1]
+	pp.sudogcache[ln-1] = nil
+	pp.sudogcache = pp.sudogcache[:ln-1]
+	if s.elem != nil {
+		throw("acquireSudog: found s.elem != nil in cache")
 	}
 	releasem(mp)
-	return p
+	return s
 }
 
 //go:nosplit
@@ -216,9 +224,30 @@ func releaseSudog(s *sudog) {
 	if gp.param != nil {
 		throw("runtime: releaseSudog with non-nil gp.param")
 	}
-	c := gomcache()
-	s.next = c.sudogcache
-	c.sudogcache = s
+	mp := acquirem() // avoid rescheduling to another P
+	pp := mp.p
+	if len(pp.sudogcache) == cap(pp.sudogcache) {
+		// Transfer half of local cache to the central cache.
+		var first, last *sudog
+		for len(pp.sudogcache) > cap(pp.sudogcache)/2 {
+			ln := len(pp.sudogcache)
+			p := pp.sudogcache[ln-1]
+			pp.sudogcache[ln-1] = nil
+			pp.sudogcache = pp.sudogcache[:ln-1]
+			if first == nil {
+				first = p
+			} else {
+				last.next = p
+			}
+			last = p
+		}
+		lock(&sched.sudoglock)
+		last.next = sched.sudogcache
+		sched.sudogcache = first
+		unlock(&sched.sudoglock)
+	}
+	pp.sudogcache = append(pp.sudogcache, s)
+	releasem(mp)
 }
 
 // funcPC returns the entry PC of the function f.
diff --git a/src/runtime/proc1.go b/src/runtime/proc1.go
index f3248a5351..906528c0ab 100644
--- a/src/runtime/proc1.go
+++ b/src/runtime/proc1.go
@@ -2483,6 +2483,7 @@ func procresize(nprocs int32) *p {
 			pp = new(p)
 			pp.id = i
 			pp.status = _Pgcstop
+			pp.sudogcache = pp.sudogbuf[:0]
 			atomicstorep(unsafe.Pointer(&allp[i]), unsafe.Pointer(pp))
 		}
 		if pp.mcache == nil {
@@ -2521,6 +2522,10 @@ func procresize(nprocs int32) *p {
 			}
 			sched.runqsize++
 		}
+		for i := range &p.sudogbuf {
+			p.sudogbuf[i] = nil
+		}
+		p.sudogcache = p.sudogbuf[:0]
 		freemcache(p.mcache)
 		p.mcache = nil
 		gfpurge(p)
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime2.go b/src/runtime/runtime2.go
index ea2d55dbb6..81d39fb48e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime2.go
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime2.go
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@ type p struct {
 	gfree    *g
 	gfreecnt int32
 
+	sudogcache []*sudog
+	sudogbuf   [128]*sudog
+
 	tracebuf *traceBuf
 
 	pad [64]byte
@@ -365,6 +368,10 @@ type schedt struct {
 	gfree  *g
 	ngfree int32
 
+	// Central cache of sudog structs.
+	sudoglock  mutex
+	sudogcache *sudog
+
 	gcwaiting  uint32 // gc is waiting to run
 	stopwait   int32
 	stopnote   note