diff --git a/src/Fieldtypes/Assets/Assets.php b/src/Fieldtypes/Assets/Assets.php
index d82286f4380..a99e2667d7c 100644
--- a/src/Fieldtypes/Assets/Assets.php
+++ b/src/Fieldtypes/Assets/Assets.php
@@ -238,27 +238,39 @@ public function preload()
 
         return [
             'data' => $this->getItemData($this->field->value() ?? $this->defaultValue),
-            'container' => [
-                'id' => $container->id(),
-                'title' => $container->title(),
-                'edit_url' => $container->editUrl(),
-                'delete_url' => $container->deleteUrl(),
-                'blueprint_url' => cp_route('blueprints.asset-containers.edit', $container->handle()),
-                'can_view' => User::current()->can('view', $container),
-                'can_upload' => User::current()->can('store', [\Statamic\Contracts\Assets\Asset::class, $container]),
-                'can_edit' => User::current()->can('edit', $container),
-                'can_delete' => User::current()->can('delete', $container),
-                'can_create_folders' => User::current()->can('create', [\Statamic\Contracts\Assets\AssetFolder::class, $container]),
-                'sort_field' => $container->sortField(),
-                'sort_direction' => $container->sortDirection(),
-            ],
+            'container' => $this->containerForPreload($container),
             'dynamicFolder' => $dynamicFolder = $this->dynamicFolder(),
             'rename_folder' => $this->renameFolderAction($dynamicFolder),
             'columns' => $this->getColumns(),
         ];
     }
 
+    private function containerForPreload($container)
+    {
+        // It's the same for every assets field that uses the container, and a page can have a lot of them.
+        return Blink::once('assets-fieldtype-container-'.$container->handle().'-'.User::current()?->id(), fn () => [
+            'id' => $container->id(),
+            'title' => $container->title(),
+            'edit_url' => $container->editUrl(),
+            'delete_url' => $container->deleteUrl(),
+            'blueprint_url' => cp_route('blueprints.asset-containers.edit', $container->handle()),
+            'can_view' => User::current()->can('view', $container),
+            'can_upload' => User::current()->can('store', [\Statamic\Contracts\Assets\Asset::class, $container]),
+            'can_edit' => User::current()->can('edit', $container),
+            'can_delete' => User::current()->can('delete', $container),
+            'can_create_folders' => User::current()->can('create', [\Statamic\Contracts\Assets\AssetFolder::class, $container]),
+            'sort_field' => $container->sortField(),
+            'sort_direction' => $container->sortDirection(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
     protected function getColumns()
+    {
+        return Blink::once('assets-fieldtype-columns-'.$this->container()->handle().'-'.User::current()?->id(), fn () => $this->makeColumns())
+            ->map(fn ($column) => clone $column);
+    }
+
+    private function makeColumns()
     {
         $columns = $this->container()->blueprint()->columns()->map(fn ($column) => clone $column);
 
diff --git a/tests/Fieldtypes/AssetsTest.php b/tests/Fieldtypes/AssetsTest.php
index 590942b1786..ab7aac6beda 100644
--- a/tests/Fieldtypes/AssetsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Fieldtypes/AssetsTest.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 class AssetsTest extends TestCase
 {
     use PreventSavingStacheItemsToDisk;
+    use \Tests\FakesRoles;
     use TestsQueryableValueWithMaxItems;
 
     public function setUp(): void
@@ -257,6 +258,54 @@ public function it_doesnt_replace_non_image_related_rule()
         $this->assertEquals('file', $replaced[0]);
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function what_it_preloads_about_a_container_is_worked_out_once_however_many_fields_use_it()
+    {
+        $this->setTestRoles(['test' => ['access cp', 'view test assets']]);
+        $this->actingAs(tap(\Statamic\Facades\User::make()->assignRole('test'))->save());
+
+        $checks = 0;
+        \Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate::after(function () use (&$checks) {
+            $checks++;
+        });
+
+        $first = $this->fieldtype(['container' => 'test'])->preload();
+        $checksForOne = $checks;
+        $second = $this->fieldtype(['container' => 'test'])->preload();
+
+        $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $checksForOne);
+        $this->assertSame($checksForOne, $checks);
+        $this->assertSame($first['container'], $second['container']);
+        $this->assertTrue($first['container']['can_view']);
+        $this->assertFalse($first['container']['can_delete']);
+        $this->assertEquals($first['columns']->map->toArray()->all(), $second['columns']->map->toArray()->all());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function each_field_gets_columns_of_its_own()
+    {
+        $this->actingAs(tap(\Statamic\Facades\User::make()->makeSuper())->save());
+
+        $first = $this->fieldtype(['container' => 'test'])->preload()['columns'];
+        $first->first()->label('Changed');
+        $second = $this->fieldtype(['container' => 'test'])->preload()['columns'];
+
+        $this->assertNotSame($first->first(), $second->first());
+        $this->assertSame('Alt Text', $second->first()->label());
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function what_it_preloads_about_a_container_is_each_users_own()
+    {
+        $this->setTestRoles(['test' => ['access cp', 'view test assets']]);
+
+        $this->actingAs(tap(\Statamic\Facades\User::make()->id('one')->assignRole('test'))->save());
+        $this->assertFalse($this->fieldtype(['container' => 'test'])->preload()['container']['can_edit']);
+
+        $this->actingAs(tap(\Statamic\Facades\User::make()->id('two')->makeSuper())->save());
+        $this->assertTrue($this->fieldtype(['container' => 'test'])->preload()['container']['can_edit']);
+    }
+
     public function fieldtype($config = [])
     {
         return (new Assets)->setField(new Field('test', array_merge([