diff --git a/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/declaration/OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector.java b/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/declaration/OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector.java
index 4b18d4388..063b571c9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/declaration/OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/declaration/OpenDeclarationHyperlinkDetector.java
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ private static record LabeledLocations(String label,
 			return null;
 		}
 
-		final int offset = region.getOffset();
+		// Normalize cache key to the start of the word to avoid cache misses when the
+		// mouse moves within the same symbol.
+		final int cacheKeyOffset = findWord(document, region).getOffset();
 
-		final CompletableFuture<List<LSBasedHyperlink>> request = CACHE.computeIfAbsent(document, offset, () -> {
+		final CompletableFuture<List<LSBasedHyperlink>> request = CACHE.computeIfAbsent(document, cacheKeyOffset, () -> {
 			final var definitions = LanguageServers.forDocument(document)
 					.withCapability(ServerCapabilities::getDefinitionProvider)
 					.collectAll(ls -> ls.getTextDocumentService().definition(LSPEclipseUtils.toDefinitionParams(params))
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ private static record LabeledLocations(String label,
 							.thenApply(l -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.implementationHyperlinkLabel, l))
 							.exceptionally(err -> new LabeledLocations(Messages.implementationHyperlinkLabel, null)));
 
-			CompletableFuture<List<LabeledLocations>> combined = LanguageServers.addAll(
+			final CompletableFuture<List<LabeledLocations>> combined = LanguageServers.addAll(
 					LanguageServers.addAll(LanguageServers.addAll(definitions, declarations), typeDefinitions),
 					implementations);
 			return combined.thenApply(locations -> toHyperlinks(document, region, locations));
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/highlight/HighlightReconcilingStrategy.java b/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/highlight/HighlightReconcilingStrategy.java
index 2a9dd7361..551ae75fa 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/highlight/HighlightReconcilingStrategy.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.lsp4e/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/operations/highlight/HighlightReconcilingStrategy.java
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 import static org.eclipse.lsp4e.internal.NullSafetyHelper.lateNonNull;
 
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.ICoreRunnable;
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.lsp4e.LSPEclipseUtils;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4e.LanguageServerPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4e.LanguageServers;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4e.internal.DocumentOffsetAsyncCache;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.DocumentHighlight;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.DocumentHighlightKind;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.DocumentHighlightParams;
@@ -77,6 +80,16 @@ public class HighlightReconcilingStrategy
 	private @Nullable IDocument document;
 	private @Nullable Job highlightJob;
 
+	// Debounce to avoid flooding requests while the user moves the caret/mouse.
+	private static final int HIGHLIGHT_DEBOUNCE_MS = 75;
+
+	// Short-lived cache for highlights per document+normalized offset.
+	private static final DocumentOffsetAsyncCache<List<? extends DocumentHighlight>> HIGHLIGHT_CACHE =
+			new DocumentOffsetAsyncCache<>(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
+
+	// Track the last normalized cache key to avoid canceling identical in-flight work.
+	private int lastCacheKeyOffset = -1;
+
 	/**
 	 * Holds the current occurrence annotations.
 	 */
@@ -119,7 +132,8 @@ private void updateHighlights(ISelection selection) {
 			}
 			highlightJob = Job.createSystem("LSP4E Highlight", //$NON-NLS-1$
 					(ICoreRunnable)(monitor -> collectHighlights(textSelection.getOffset(), monitor)));
-			highlightJob.schedule();
+			// Debounce scheduling slightly to coalesce rapid selection changes
+			highlightJob.schedule(HIGHLIGHT_DEBOUNCE_MS);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -188,9 +202,20 @@ private void collectHighlights(int caretOffset, @Nullable IProgressMonitor monit
 		if (sourceViewer == null || document == null || !enabled || monitor != null && monitor.isCanceled()) {
 			return;
 		}
-		cancel();
+
+		// Normalize the cache key to the start of the word/symbol.
+		final int cacheKeyOffset = normalizedOffset(document, caretOffset);
+
+		// Only cancel previous requests if the target symbol actually changed.
+		if (cacheKeyOffset != lastCacheKeyOffset) {
+			cancel();
+			lastCacheKeyOffset = cacheKeyOffset;
+		}
+
 		Position position;
 		try {
+			// Send the original caret offset to the LS to preserve behavior
+			// expected by tests and servers that distinguish positions within a word.
 			position = LSPEclipseUtils.toPosition(caretOffset, document);
 		} catch (BadLocationException e) {
 			LanguageServerPlugin.logError(e);
@@ -202,14 +227,22 @@ private void collectHighlights(int caretOffset, @Nullable IProgressMonitor monit
 		}
 		final var identifier = LSPEclipseUtils.toTextDocumentIdentifier(uri);
 		final var params = new DocumentHighlightParams(identifier, position);
-		requests = LanguageServers.forDocument(document)
-				.withCapability(ServerCapabilities::getDocumentHighlightProvider)
-				.computeAll(languageServer -> languageServer.getTextDocumentService().documentHighlight(params));
-		requests.forEach(request -> request.thenAcceptAsync(highlights -> {
+
+		// Use cache to deduplicate requests to the same symbol for a short period.
+		final CompletableFuture<List<? extends DocumentHighlight>> request = HIGHLIGHT_CACHE.computeIfAbsent(document,
+				cacheKeyOffset, () -> {
+					final var reqs = requests = LanguageServers.forDocument(document)
+							.withCapability(ServerCapabilities::getDocumentHighlightProvider)
+							.computeAll(ls -> ls.getTextDocumentService().documentHighlight(params));
+					return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> reqs.stream().map(CompletableFuture::join) //
+							.filter(Objects::nonNull).flatMap(List::stream).toList());
+				});
+
+		request.thenAcceptAsync(highlights -> {
 			if (monitor == null || !monitor.isCanceled()) {
 				updateAnnotations(highlights, sourceViewer.getAnnotationModel());
 			}
-		}));
+		});
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -273,6 +306,28 @@ private Object getLockObject(IAnnotationModel annotationModel) {
 		return annotationModel;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Compute a stable cache key for the symbol at the given caret offset by
+	 * normalizing to the start of the Unicode identifier under the caret.
+	 */
+	private static int normalizedOffset(final IDocument document, final int offset) {
+		try {
+			// Walk left to the first non-identifier part, then move right one.
+		   int pos = Math.max(0, offset - 1);
+		   final int docLen = document.getLength();
+			while (pos >= 0 && pos < docLen) {
+				if (!Character.isUnicodeIdentifierPart(document.getChar(pos))) {
+					break;
+				}
+				pos--;
+			}
+			return Math.min(docLen, pos + 1);
+		} catch (final BadLocationException ex) {
+			LanguageServerPlugin.logError(ex.getMessage(), ex);
+			return offset;
+		}
+	}
+
 	void removeOccurrenceAnnotations() {
 		final var sourceViewer = this.sourceViewer;
 		if(sourceViewer == null)