diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.cpp b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
index 3732145ae6..bbd2c1a12d 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.cpp
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ bool ProjectSettings::_set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
 			for (int i = 0; i < custom_feature_array.size(); i++) {
 				custom_features.insert(custom_feature_array[i]);
 			}
+
+			_version++;
 			_queue_changed();
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -341,6 +343,7 @@ bool ProjectSettings::_set(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	_version++;
 	_queue_changed();
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.h b/core/config/project_settings.h
index 7f348869cd..2aec4ef221 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.h
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class ProjectSettings : public Object {
 
 	bool is_changed = false;
 
+	// Starting version from 1 ensures that all callers can reset their tested version to 0,
+	// and will always detect the initial project settings as a "change".
+	uint32_t _version = 1;
+
 public:
 	typedef HashMap<String, Variant> CustomMap;
 	static inline const String PROJECT_DATA_DIR_NAME_SUFFIX = "godot";
@@ -218,6 +222,9 @@ public:
 	String get_scene_groups_cache_path() const;
 	void load_scene_groups_cache();
 
+	// Testing a version allows fast cached GET_GLOBAL macros.
+	uint32_t get_version() const { return _version; }
+
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 	virtual void get_argument_options(const StringName &p_function, int p_idx, List<String> *r_options) const override;
 #endif
@@ -243,3 +250,26 @@ Variant _GLOBAL_DEF(const PropertyInfo &p_info, const Variant &p_default, bool p
 #define GLOBAL_DEF_RST_NOVAL_BASIC(m_var, m_value) _GLOBAL_DEF(m_var, m_value, true, true, true)
 
 #define GLOBAL_DEF_INTERNAL(m_var, m_value) _GLOBAL_DEF(m_var, m_value, false, false, false, true)
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Cached versions of GLOBAL_GET.
+// Cached but uses a typed variable for storage, this can be more efficient.
+// Variables prefixed with _ggc_ to avoid shadowing warnings.
+#define GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(m_type, m_setting_name) ([](const char *p_name) -> m_type {\
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_destructible<m_type>::value, "GLOBAL_GET_CACHED must use a trivial type that allows static lifetime.");\
+static m_type _ggc_local_var;\
+static uint32_t _ggc_local_version = 0;\
+static SpinLock _ggc_spin;\
+uint32_t _ggc_new_version = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get_version();\
+if (_ggc_local_version != _ggc_new_version) {\
+	_ggc_spin.lock();\
+	_ggc_local_version = _ggc_new_version;\
+	_ggc_local_var = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get_setting_with_override(p_name);\
+	m_type _ggc_temp = _ggc_local_var;\
+	_ggc_spin.unlock();\
+	return _ggc_temp;\
+}\
+_ggc_spin.lock();\
+m_type _ggc_temp2 = _ggc_local_var;\
+_ggc_spin.unlock();\
+return _ggc_temp2; })(m_setting_name)
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_gles3.cpp b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_gles3.cpp
index 8e09a65c5b..9977979105 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_gles3.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_gles3.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void RasterizerGLES3::begin_frame(double frame_step) {
 
 	time_total += frame_step;
 
-	double time_roll_over = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/limits/time/time_rollover_secs");
+	double time_roll_over = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(double, "rendering/limits/time/time_rollover_secs");
 	time_total = Math::fmod(time_total, time_roll_over);
 
 	canvas->set_time(time_total);
diff --git a/editor/editor_help.cpp b/editor/editor_help.cpp
index 34f78b069c..e69d6a8e0a 100644
--- a/editor/editor_help.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_help.cpp
@@ -4532,7 +4532,7 @@ Control *EditorHelpBitTooltip::show_tooltip(Control *p_target, const String &p_s
 // Copy-paste from `Viewport::_gui_show_tooltip()`.
 void EditorHelpBitTooltip::popup_under_cursor() {
 	Point2 mouse_pos = get_mouse_position();
-	Point2 tooltip_offset = GLOBAL_GET("display/mouse_cursor/tooltip_position_offset");
+	Point2 tooltip_offset = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(Point2, "display/mouse_cursor/tooltip_position_offset");
 	Rect2 r(mouse_pos + tooltip_offset, get_contents_minimum_size());
 	r.size = r.size.min(get_max_size());
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_locale_dialog.cpp b/editor/editor_locale_dialog.cpp
index 006211207f..d2a186ea2a 100644
--- a/editor/editor_locale_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_locale_dialog.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void EditorLocaleDialog::_update_tree() {
 
 	int filter = SHOW_ALL_LOCALES;
 	if (ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->has_setting("internationalization/locale/locale_filter_mode")) {
-		filter = GLOBAL_GET("internationalization/locale/locale_filter_mode");
+		filter = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(int, "internationalization/locale/locale_filter_mode");
 	}
 	Array f_lang_all;
 	if (ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->has_setting("internationalization/locale/language_filter")) {
diff --git a/modules/fbx/editor/editor_scene_importer_ufbx.cpp b/modules/fbx/editor/editor_scene_importer_ufbx.cpp
index e5381fc53a..9c35935913 100644
--- a/modules/fbx/editor/editor_scene_importer_ufbx.cpp
+++ b/modules/fbx/editor/editor_scene_importer_ufbx.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Node *EditorSceneFormatImporterUFBX::import_scene(const String &p_path, uint32_t
 		const HashMap<StringName, Variant> &p_options,
 		List<String> *r_missing_deps, Error *r_err) {
 	// FIXME: Hack to work around GH-86309.
-	if (p_options.has("fbx/importer") && int(p_options["fbx/importer"]) == FBX_IMPORTER_FBX2GLTF && GLOBAL_GET("filesystem/import/fbx2gltf/enabled")) {
+	if (p_options.has("fbx/importer") && int(p_options["fbx/importer"]) == FBX_IMPORTER_FBX2GLTF && GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "filesystem/import/fbx2gltf/enabled")) {
 		Ref<EditorSceneFormatImporterFBX2GLTF> fbx2gltf_importer;
 		fbx2gltf_importer.instantiate();
 		Node *scene = fbx2gltf_importer->import_scene(p_path, p_flags, p_options, r_missing_deps, r_err);
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp
index e01f81c6ed..ce223a8836 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp
@@ -3701,7 +3701,7 @@ void GDScriptAnalyzer::reduce_call(GDScriptParser::CallNode *p_call, bool p_is_a
 			String base_name = is_self && !p_call->is_super ? "self" : base_type.to_string();
 #ifdef SUGGEST_GODOT4_RENAMES
 			String rename_hint;
-			if (GLOBAL_GET("debug/gdscript/warnings/renamed_in_godot_4_hint")) {
+			if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "debug/gdscript/warnings/renamed_in_godot_4_hint")) {
 				const char *renamed_function_name = check_for_renamed_identifier(p_call->function_name, p_call->type);
 				if (renamed_function_name) {
 					rename_hint = " " + vformat(R"(Did you mean to use "%s"?)", String(renamed_function_name) + "()");
@@ -4048,7 +4048,7 @@ void GDScriptAnalyzer::reduce_identifier_from_base(GDScriptParser::IdentifierNod
 			if (!valid && base.is_hard_type()) {
 #ifdef SUGGEST_GODOT4_RENAMES
 				String rename_hint;
-				if (GLOBAL_GET("debug/gdscript/warnings/renamed_in_godot_4_hint")) {
+				if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "debug/gdscript/warnings/renamed_in_godot_4_hint")) {
 					const char *renamed_identifier_name = check_for_renamed_identifier(name, p_identifier->type);
 					if (renamed_identifier_name) {
 						rename_hint = " " + vformat(R"(Did you mean to use "%s"?)", renamed_identifier_name);
@@ -4092,7 +4092,7 @@ void GDScriptAnalyzer::reduce_identifier_from_base(GDScriptParser::IdentifierNod
 					if (base.is_hard_type()) {
 #ifdef SUGGEST_GODOT4_RENAMES
 						String rename_hint;
-						if (GLOBAL_GET("debug/gdscript/warnings/renamed_in_godot_4_hint")) {
+						if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "debug/gdscript/warnings/renamed_in_godot_4_hint")) {
 							const char *renamed_identifier_name = check_for_renamed_identifier(name, p_identifier->type);
 							if (renamed_identifier_name) {
 								rename_hint = " " + vformat(R"(Did you mean to use "%s"?)", renamed_identifier_name);
@@ -4608,7 +4608,7 @@ void GDScriptAnalyzer::reduce_identifier(GDScriptParser::IdentifierNode *p_ident
 	// Not found.
 #ifdef SUGGEST_GODOT4_RENAMES
 	String rename_hint;
-	if (GLOBAL_GET("debug/gdscript/warnings/renamed_in_godot_4_hint")) {
+	if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "debug/gdscript/warnings/renamed_in_godot_4_hint")) {
 		const char *renamed_identifier_name = check_for_renamed_identifier(name, p_identifier->type);
 		if (renamed_identifier_name) {
 			rename_hint = " " + vformat(R"(Did you mean to use "%s"?)", renamed_identifier_name);
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
index 42fa1cb914..fd3a17a04a 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void GDScriptParser::push_warning(const Node *p_source, GDScriptWarning::Code p_
 	if (is_ignoring_warnings) {
 		return;
 	}
-	if (GLOBAL_GET("debug/gdscript/warnings/exclude_addons") && script_path.begins_with("res://addons/")) {
+	if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "debug/gdscript/warnings/exclude_addons") && script_path.begins_with("res://addons/")) {
 		return;
 	}
 	GDScriptWarning::WarnLevel warn_level = (GDScriptWarning::WarnLevel)(int)GLOBAL_GET(GDScriptWarning::get_settings_path_from_code(p_code));
diff --git a/modules/gltf/editor/editor_scene_importer_blend.cpp b/modules/gltf/editor/editor_scene_importer_blend.cpp
index 567636e087..6fd0843610 100644
--- a/modules/gltf/editor/editor_scene_importer_blend.cpp
+++ b/modules/gltf/editor/editor_scene_importer_blend.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static bool _test_blender_path(const String &p_path, String *r_err = nullptr) {
 }
 
 bool EditorFileSystemImportFormatSupportQueryBlend::is_active() const {
-	bool blend_enabled = GLOBAL_GET("filesystem/import/blender/enabled");
+	bool blend_enabled = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "filesystem/import/blender/enabled");
 
 	if (blend_enabled && !_test_blender_path(EDITOR_GET("filesystem/import/blender/blender_path").operator String())) {
 		// Intending to import Blender, but blend not configured.
diff --git a/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_eye_gaze_interaction.cpp b/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_eye_gaze_interaction.cpp
index d86c0e477a..0131a80133 100644
--- a/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_eye_gaze_interaction.cpp
+++ b/modules/openxr/extensions/openxr_eye_gaze_interaction.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ HashMap<String, bool *> OpenXREyeGazeInteractionExtension::get_requested_extensi
 
 	// Only enable this extension when requested.
 	// We still register our meta data or the action map editor will fail.
-	if (GLOBAL_GET("xr/openxr/extensions/eye_gaze_interaction") && (!OS::get_singleton()->has_feature("mobile") || OS::get_singleton()->has_feature(XR_EXT_EYE_GAZE_INTERACTION_EXTENSION_NAME))) {
+	if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "xr/openxr/extensions/eye_gaze_interaction") && (!OS::get_singleton()->has_feature("mobile") || OS::get_singleton()->has_feature(XR_EXT_EYE_GAZE_INTERACTION_EXTENSION_NAME))) {
 		request_extensions[XR_EXT_EYE_GAZE_INTERACTION_EXTENSION_NAME] = &available;
 	}
 
diff --git a/platform/android/java_godot_lib_jni.cpp b/platform/android/java_godot_lib_jni.cpp
index 24c9302b7a..0604f0fe71 100644
--- a/platform/android/java_godot_lib_jni.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/java_godot_lib_jni.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_org_godotengine_godot_GodotLib_step(JNIEnv *env,
 		// Unlike PCVR, there's no additional 2D screen onto which to render the boot logo,
 		// so we skip this step if xr is enabled.
 		if (XRServer::get_xr_mode() == XRServer::XRMODE_DEFAULT) {
-			xr_enabled = GLOBAL_GET("xr/shaders/enabled");
+			xr_enabled = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "xr/shaders/enabled");
 		} else {
 			xr_enabled = XRServer::get_xr_mode() == XRServer::XRMODE_ON;
 		}
diff --git a/platform/windows/display_server_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/display_server_windows.cpp
index 9b0b92f98e..026ce2f092 100644
--- a/platform/windows/display_server_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/display_server_windows.cpp
@@ -4807,7 +4807,7 @@ LRESULT DisplayServerWindows::WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 					return 0; // Prevent from happening.
 				case SC_KEYMENU:
 					Engine *engine = Engine::get_singleton();
-					if (((lParam >> 16) <= 0) && !engine->is_project_manager_hint() && !engine->is_editor_hint() && !GLOBAL_GET("application/run/enable_alt_space_menu")) {
+					if (((lParam >> 16) <= 0) && !engine->is_project_manager_hint() && !engine->is_editor_hint() && !GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "application/run/enable_alt_space_menu")) {
 						return 0;
 					}
 					if (!_get_mods().has_flag(WinKeyModifierMask::ALT) || !(GetAsyncKeyState(VK_SPACE) & (1 << 15))) {
diff --git a/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp
index ff97ab8cb2..15b6bee3b2 100644
--- a/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/audio_stream_player_2d.cpp
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void AudioStreamPlayer2D::_bind_methods() {
 
 AudioStreamPlayer2D::AudioStreamPlayer2D() {
 	internal = memnew(AudioStreamPlayerInternal(this, callable_mp(this, &AudioStreamPlayer2D::play), callable_mp(this, &AudioStreamPlayer2D::stop), true));
-	cached_global_panning_strength = GLOBAL_GET("audio/general/2d_panning_strength");
+	cached_global_panning_strength = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(float, "audio/general/2d_panning_strength");
 	set_hide_clip_children(true);
 }
 
diff --git a/scene/2d/camera_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/camera_2d.cpp
index 8c93eefeba..075aa172ef 100644
--- a/scene/2d/camera_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/camera_2d.cpp
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ Point2 Camera2D::get_camera_screen_center() const {
 
 Size2 Camera2D::_get_camera_screen_size() const {
 	if (is_part_of_edited_scene()) {
-		return Size2(GLOBAL_GET("display/window/size/viewport_width"), GLOBAL_GET("display/window/size/viewport_height"));
+		return Size2(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(real_t, "display/window/size/viewport_width"), GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(real_t, "display/window/size/viewport_height"));
 	}
 	return get_viewport_rect().size;
 }
diff --git a/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp
index 210b321986..9d90c1e9a0 100644
--- a/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/audio_stream_player_3d.cpp
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ AudioStreamPlayer3D::AudioStreamPlayer3D() {
 	internal = memnew(AudioStreamPlayerInternal(this, callable_mp(this, &AudioStreamPlayer3D::play), callable_mp(this, &AudioStreamPlayer3D::stop), true));
 	velocity_tracker.instantiate();
 	set_disable_scale(true);
-	cached_global_panning_strength = GLOBAL_GET("audio/general/3d_panning_strength");
+	cached_global_panning_strength = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(float, "audio/general/3d_panning_strength");
 }
 
 AudioStreamPlayer3D::~AudioStreamPlayer3D() {
diff --git a/scene/3d/light_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/light_3d.cpp
index b3808cd019..b52347b729 100644
--- a/scene/3d/light_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/light_3d.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ uint32_t Light3D::get_cull_mask() const {
 void Light3D::set_color(const Color &p_color) {
 	color = p_color;
 
-	if (GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+	if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 		Color combined = color.srgb_to_linear();
 		combined *= correlated_color.srgb_to_linear();
 		RS::get_singleton()->light_set_color(light, combined.linear_to_srgb());
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Color _color_from_temperature(float p_temperature) {
 
 void Light3D::set_temperature(const float p_temperature) {
 	temperature = p_temperature;
-	if (!GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+	if (!GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 		return;
 	}
 	correlated_color = _color_from_temperature(temperature);
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void Light3D::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
 		p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE;
 	}
 
-	if (!GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units") && (p_property.name == "light_intensity_lumens" || p_property.name == "light_intensity_lux" || p_property.name == "light_temperature")) {
+	if (!GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units") && (p_property.name == "light_intensity_lumens" || p_property.name == "light_intensity_lux" || p_property.name == "light_temperature")) {
 		p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/scene/3d/occluder_instance_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/occluder_instance_3d.cpp
index a9d651775b..fbd76d523a 100644
--- a/scene/3d/occluder_instance_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/occluder_instance_3d.cpp
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ OccluderInstance3D::BakeError OccluderInstance3D::bake_scene(Node *p_from_node,
 PackedStringArray OccluderInstance3D::get_configuration_warnings() const {
 	PackedStringArray warnings = VisualInstance3D::get_configuration_warnings();
 
-	if (!bool(GLOBAL_GET("rendering/occlusion_culling/use_occlusion_culling"))) {
+	if (!bool(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/occlusion_culling/use_occlusion_culling"))) {
 		warnings.push_back(RTR("Occlusion culling is disabled in the Project Settings, which means occlusion culling won't be performed in the root viewport.\nTo resolve this, open the Project Settings and enable Rendering > Occlusion Culling > Use Occlusion Culling."));
 	}
 
diff --git a/scene/3d/voxel_gi.cpp b/scene/3d/voxel_gi.cpp
index b24f67d0cf..518b60b01b 100644
--- a/scene/3d/voxel_gi.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/voxel_gi.cpp
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ float VoxelGI::_get_camera_exposure_normalization() {
 	float exposure_normalization = 1.0;
 	if (camera_attributes.is_valid()) {
 		exposure_normalization = camera_attributes->get_exposure_multiplier();
-		if (GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+		if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 			exposure_normalization = camera_attributes->calculate_exposure_normalization();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/scene/3d/voxelizer.cpp b/scene/3d/voxelizer.cpp
index 41f6e060d9..6dd0fda8cb 100644
--- a/scene/3d/voxelizer.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/voxelizer.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ Voxelizer::MaterialCache Voxelizer::_get_material_cache(Ref<Material> p_material
 
 			Color emission_col = mat->get_emission();
 			float emission_energy = mat->get_emission_energy_multiplier() * exposure_normalization;
-			if (GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+			if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 				emission_energy *= mat->get_emission_intensity();
 			}
 
diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp
index 60a857698c..5ae1bb7233 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp
@@ -636,8 +636,8 @@ bool AnimationMixer::_update_caches() {
 	List<StringName> sname_list;
 	get_animation_list(&sname_list);
 
-	bool check_path = GLOBAL_GET("animation/warnings/check_invalid_track_paths");
-	bool check_angle_interpolation = GLOBAL_GET("animation/warnings/check_angle_interpolation_type_conflicting");
+	bool check_path = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "animation/warnings/check_invalid_track_paths");
+	bool check_angle_interpolation = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "animation/warnings/check_angle_interpolation_type_conflicting");
 
 	Node *parent = get_node_or_null(root_node);
 	if (!parent) {
diff --git a/scene/gui/base_button.cpp b/scene/gui/base_button.cpp
index 9ec61494ef..13b508e31f 100644
--- a/scene/gui/base_button.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/base_button.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ void BaseButton::shortcut_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				shortcut_feedback_timer = memnew(Timer);
 				shortcut_feedback_timer->set_one_shot(true);
 				add_child(shortcut_feedback_timer);
-				shortcut_feedback_timer->set_wait_time(GLOBAL_GET("gui/timers/button_shortcut_feedback_highlight_time"));
+				shortcut_feedback_timer->set_wait_time(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(double, "gui/timers/button_shortcut_feedback_highlight_time"));
 				shortcut_feedback_timer->connect("timeout", callable_mp(this, &BaseButton::_shortcut_feedback_timeout));
 			}
 
diff --git a/scene/gui/code_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/code_edit.cpp
index fd04fb8b6d..a4a96574b1 100644
--- a/scene/gui/code_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/code_edit.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "scene/theme/theme_db.h"
 
 void CodeEdit::_apply_project_settings() {
-	symbol_tooltip_timer->set_wait_time(GLOBAL_GET("gui/timers/tooltip_delay_sec"));
+	symbol_tooltip_timer->set_wait_time(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(double, "gui/timers/tooltip_delay_sec"));
 }
 
 void CodeEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
diff --git a/scene/gui/control.cpp b/scene/gui/control.cpp
index 2d5b9927ac..314beae051 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/control.cpp
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ Rect2 Control::get_parent_anchorable_rect() const {
 		Node *scene_root_parent = edited_scene_root ? edited_scene_root->get_parent() : nullptr;
 
 		if (scene_root_parent && get_viewport() == scene_root_parent->get_viewport()) {
-			parent_rect.size = Size2(GLOBAL_GET("display/window/size/viewport_width"), GLOBAL_GET("display/window/size/viewport_height"));
+			parent_rect.size = Size2(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(real_t, "display/window/size/viewport_width"), GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(real_t, "display/window/size/viewport_height"));
 		} else {
 			parent_rect = get_viewport()->get_visible_rect();
 		}
@@ -3391,14 +3391,14 @@ bool Control::is_layout_rtl() const {
 		data.is_rtl_dirty = false;
 		if (data.layout_dir == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_INHERITED) {
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-			if (is_part_of_edited_scene() && GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction"))) {
+			if (is_part_of_edited_scene() && GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction")) {
 				data.is_rtl = true;
 				return data.is_rtl;
 			}
 			if (is_inside_tree()) {
 				Node *edited_scene_root = get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root();
 				if (edited_scene_root == this) {
-					int proj_root_layout_direction = GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/root_node_layout_direction"));
+					int proj_root_layout_direction = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(int, "internationalization/rendering/root_node_layout_direction");
 					if (proj_root_layout_direction == 1) {
 						data.is_rtl = false;
 					} else if (proj_root_layout_direction == 2) {
@@ -3414,7 +3414,7 @@ bool Control::is_layout_rtl() const {
 				}
 			}
 #else
-			if (GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction"))) {
+			if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction")) {
 				data.is_rtl = true;
 				return data.is_rtl;
 			}
@@ -3447,14 +3447,14 @@ bool Control::is_layout_rtl() const {
 				data.is_rtl = TS->is_locale_right_to_left(locale);
 			}
 		} else if (data.layout_dir == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_APPLICATION_LOCALE) {
-			if (GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction"))) {
+			if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction")) {
 				data.is_rtl = true;
 			} else {
 				String locale = TranslationServer::get_singleton()->get_tool_locale();
 				data.is_rtl = TS->is_locale_right_to_left(locale);
 			}
 		} else if (data.layout_dir == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_SYSTEM_LOCALE) {
-			if (GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction"))) {
+			if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction")) {
 				const_cast<Control *>(this)->data.is_rtl = true;
 			} else {
 				String locale = OS::get_singleton()->get_locale();
diff --git a/scene/gui/item_list.cpp b/scene/gui/item_list.cpp
index 7d92153616..51c1469cbb 100644
--- a/scene/gui/item_list.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/item_list.cpp
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ void ItemList::gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				uint64_t now = OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_msec();
 				uint64_t diff = now - search_time_msec;
 
-				if (diff < uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET("gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec")) * 2) {
+				if (diff < uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(uint64_t, "gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec")) * 2) {
 					for (int i = current - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 						if (CAN_SELECT(i) && items[i].text.begins_with(search_string)) {
 							set_current(i);
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ void ItemList::gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				uint64_t now = OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_msec();
 				uint64_t diff = now - search_time_msec;
 
-				if (diff < uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET("gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec")) * 2) {
+				if (diff < uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(uint64_t, "gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec")) * 2) {
 					for (int i = current + 1; i < items.size(); i++) {
 						if (CAN_SELECT(i) && items[i].text.begins_with(search_string)) {
 							set_current(i);
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ void ItemList::gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 			if (allow_search && k.is_valid() && k->get_unicode()) {
 				uint64_t now = OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_msec();
 				uint64_t diff = now - search_time_msec;
-				uint64_t max_interval = uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET("gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec"));
+				uint64_t max_interval = uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(uint64_t, "gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec"));
 				search_time_msec = now;
 
 				if (diff > max_interval) {
diff --git a/scene/gui/popup.cpp b/scene/gui/popup.cpp
index 4ba6eac651..a2e73e4164 100644
--- a/scene/gui/popup.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/popup.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Popup::~Popup() {
 PackedStringArray PopupPanel::get_configuration_warnings() const {
 	PackedStringArray warnings = Popup::get_configuration_warnings();
 
-	if (!DisplayServer::get_singleton()->is_window_transparency_available() && !GLOBAL_GET("display/window/subwindows/embed_subwindows")) {
+	if (!DisplayServer::get_singleton()->is_window_transparency_available() && !GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "display/window/subwindows/embed_subwindows")) {
 		Ref<StyleBoxFlat> sb = theme_cache.panel_style;
 		if (sb.is_valid() && (sb->get_shadow_size() > 0 || sb->get_corner_radius(CORNER_TOP_LEFT) > 0 || sb->get_corner_radius(CORNER_TOP_RIGHT) > 0 || sb->get_corner_radius(CORNER_BOTTOM_LEFT) > 0 || sb->get_corner_radius(CORNER_BOTTOM_RIGHT) > 0)) {
 			warnings.push_back(RTR("The current theme style has shadows and/or rounded corners for popups, but those won't display correctly if \"display/window/per_pixel_transparency/allowed\" isn't enabled in the Project Settings, nor if it isn't supported."));
diff --git a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
index e5f024ca31..3cd9092e91 100644
--- a/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/popup_menu.cpp
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ void PopupMenu::_input_from_window_internal(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 	if (allow_search && k.is_valid() && k->get_unicode() && k->is_pressed()) {
 		uint64_t now = OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_msec();
 		uint64_t diff = now - search_time_msec;
-		uint64_t max_interval = uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET("gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec"));
+		uint64_t max_interval = uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(uint64_t, "gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec"));
 		search_time_msec = now;
 
 		if (diff > max_interval) {
@@ -2905,7 +2905,7 @@ String PopupMenu::get_tooltip(const Point2 &p_pos) const {
 PackedStringArray PopupMenu::get_configuration_warnings() const {
 	PackedStringArray warnings = Popup::get_configuration_warnings();
 
-	if (!DisplayServer::get_singleton()->is_window_transparency_available() && !GLOBAL_GET("display/window/subwindows/embed_subwindows")) {
+	if (!DisplayServer::get_singleton()->is_window_transparency_available() && !GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "display/window/subwindows/embed_subwindows")) {
 		Ref<StyleBoxFlat> sb = theme_cache.panel_style;
 		if (sb.is_valid() && (sb->get_shadow_size() > 0 || sb->get_corner_radius(CORNER_TOP_LEFT) > 0 || sb->get_corner_radius(CORNER_TOP_RIGHT) > 0 || sb->get_corner_radius(CORNER_BOTTOM_LEFT) > 0 || sb->get_corner_radius(CORNER_BOTTOM_RIGHT) > 0)) {
 			warnings.push_back(RTR("The current theme style has shadows and/or rounded corners for popups, but those won't display correctly if \"display/window/per_pixel_transparency/allowed\" isn't enabled in the Project Settings, nor if it isn't supported."));
diff --git a/scene/gui/scroll_container.cpp b/scene/gui/scroll_container.cpp
index ee2f9e8c0b..a684683a39 100644
--- a/scene/gui/scroll_container.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/scroll_container.cpp
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ ScrollContainer::ScrollContainer() {
 	focus_panel->set_visible(draw_focus_border);
 	add_child(focus_panel, false, INTERNAL_MODE_BACK);
 
-	deadzone = GLOBAL_GET("gui/common/default_scroll_deadzone");
+	deadzone = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(int, "gui/common/default_scroll_deadzone");
 
 	set_clip_contents(true);
 }
diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index 9d64c836d5..714eba9e42 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -9127,10 +9127,10 @@ TextEdit::TextEdit(const String &p_placeholder) {
 	idle_detect = memnew(Timer);
 	add_child(idle_detect, false, INTERNAL_MODE_FRONT);
 	idle_detect->set_one_shot(true);
-	idle_detect->set_wait_time(GLOBAL_GET("gui/timers/text_edit_idle_detect_sec"));
+	idle_detect->set_wait_time(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(double, "gui/timers/text_edit_idle_detect_sec"));
 	idle_detect->connect("timeout", callable_mp(this, &TextEdit::_push_current_op));
 
-	undo_stack_max_size = GLOBAL_GET("gui/common/text_edit_undo_stack_max_size");
+	undo_stack_max_size = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(int, "gui/common/text_edit_undo_stack_max_size");
 
 	set_placeholder(p_placeholder);
 
diff --git a/scene/gui/tree.cpp b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
index 47ea5242ba..35b4cccf2b 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/tree.cpp
@@ -5960,7 +5960,7 @@ TreeItem *Tree::get_item_with_metadata(const Variant &p_find, int p_column) cons
 void Tree::_do_incr_search(const String &p_add) {
 	uint64_t time = OS::get_singleton()->get_ticks_usec() / 1000; // Convert to msec.
 	uint64_t diff = time - last_keypress;
-	if (diff > uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET("gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec"))) {
+	if (diff > uint64_t(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(uint64_t, "gui/timers/incremental_search_max_interval_msec"))) {
 		incr_search = p_add;
 	} else if (incr_search != p_add) {
 		incr_search += p_add;
diff --git a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
index badb28ba08..c871e3c1c3 100644
--- a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ bool SceneTree::process(double p_time) {
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
 #ifndef _3D_DISABLED
 	if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
-		String env_path = GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("rendering/environment/defaults/default_environment"));
+		String env_path = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/environment/defaults/default_environment");
 		env_path = env_path.strip_edges(); // User may have added a space or two.
 
 		bool can_load = true;
diff --git a/scene/main/viewport.cpp b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
index b9100503ed..0ed10cb60f 100644
--- a/scene/main/viewport.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@ void Viewport::_gui_show_tooltip_at(const Point2i &p_pos) {
 	}
 	Size2 scale = get_popup_base_transform().get_scale();
 	real_t popup_scale = MIN(scale.x, scale.y);
-	Point2 tooltip_offset = GLOBAL_GET("display/mouse_cursor/tooltip_position_offset");
+	Point2 tooltip_offset = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(Point2, "display/mouse_cursor/tooltip_position_offset");
 	tooltip_offset *= popup_scale;
 	Rect2 r(gui.tooltip_pos + tooltip_offset, gui.tooltip_popup->get_contents_minimum_size());
 	Rect2i vr;
diff --git a/scene/main/window.cpp b/scene/main/window.cpp
index 27afd864ad..fe7d103f29 100644
--- a/scene/main/window.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/window.cpp
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ void Window::set_visible(bool p_visible) {
 			embedder = embedder_vp;
 			if (initial_position != WINDOW_INITIAL_POSITION_ABSOLUTE) {
 				if (is_in_edited_scene_root()) {
-					Size2 screen_size = Size2(GLOBAL_GET("display/window/size/viewport_width"), GLOBAL_GET("display/window/size/viewport_height"));
+					Size2 screen_size = Size2(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(real_t, "display/window/size/viewport_width"), GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(real_t, "display/window/size/viewport_height"));
 					position = (screen_size - size) / 2;
 				} else {
 					position = (embedder->get_visible_rect().size - size) / 2;
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ void Window::_notification(int p_what) {
 				if (embedder) {
 					if (initial_position != WINDOW_INITIAL_POSITION_ABSOLUTE) {
 						if (is_in_edited_scene_root()) {
-							Size2 screen_size = Size2(GLOBAL_GET("display/window/size/viewport_width"), GLOBAL_GET("display/window/size/viewport_height"));
+							Size2 screen_size = Size2(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(real_t, "display/window/size/viewport_width"), GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(real_t, "display/window/size/viewport_height"));
 							position = (screen_size - size) / 2;
 						} else {
 							position = (embedder->get_visible_rect().size - size) / 2;
@@ -2853,13 +2853,13 @@ bool Window::is_layout_rtl() const {
 	ERR_READ_THREAD_GUARD_V(false);
 	if (layout_dir == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_INHERITED) {
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-		if (is_part_of_edited_scene() && GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction"))) {
+		if (is_part_of_edited_scene() && GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction")) {
 			return true;
 		}
 		if (is_inside_tree()) {
 			Node *edited_scene_root = get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root();
 			if (edited_scene_root == this) {
-				int proj_root_layout_direction = GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/root_node_layout_direction"));
+				int proj_root_layout_direction = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(int, "internationalization/rendering/root_node_layout_direction");
 				if (proj_root_layout_direction == 1) {
 					return false;
 				} else if (proj_root_layout_direction == 2) {
@@ -2874,7 +2874,7 @@ bool Window::is_layout_rtl() const {
 			}
 		}
 #else
-		if (GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction"))) {
+		if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction")) {
 			return true;
 		}
 #endif
@@ -2904,14 +2904,14 @@ bool Window::is_layout_rtl() const {
 			return TS->is_locale_right_to_left(locale);
 		}
 	} else if (layout_dir == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_APPLICATION_LOCALE) {
-		if (GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction"))) {
+		if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction")) {
 			return true;
 		} else {
 			String locale = TranslationServer::get_singleton()->get_tool_locale();
 			return TS->is_locale_right_to_left(locale);
 		}
 	} else if (layout_dir == LAYOUT_DIRECTION_SYSTEM_LOCALE) {
-		if (GLOBAL_GET(SNAME("internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction"))) {
+		if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "internationalization/rendering/force_right_to_left_layout_direction")) {
 			return true;
 		} else {
 			String locale = OS::get_singleton()->get_locale();
diff --git a/scene/resources/2d/shape_2d.cpp b/scene/resources/2d/shape_2d.cpp
index 5a5a27d3a6..4dab753bc5 100644
--- a/scene/resources/2d/shape_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/2d/shape_2d.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void Shape2D::_bind_methods() {
 }
 
 bool Shape2D::is_collision_outline_enabled() {
-	return GLOBAL_GET("debug/shapes/collision/draw_2d_outlines");
+	return GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "debug/shapes/collision/draw_2d_outlines");
 }
 
 Shape2D::Shape2D(const RID &p_rid) {
diff --git a/scene/resources/3d/primitive_meshes.cpp b/scene/resources/3d/primitive_meshes.cpp
index d835f6bbbc..c56ae0df6a 100644
--- a/scene/resources/3d/primitive_meshes.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/3d/primitive_meshes.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ PrimitiveMesh::PrimitiveMesh() {
 	mesh = RenderingServer::get_singleton()->mesh_create();
 
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL(ProjectSettings::get_singleton());
-	texel_size = float(GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lightmapping/primitive_meshes/texel_size"));
+	texel_size = float(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(float, "rendering/lightmapping/primitive_meshes/texel_size"));
 	if (texel_size <= 0.0) {
 		texel_size = 0.2;
 	}
diff --git a/scene/resources/3d/sky_material.cpp b/scene/resources/3d/sky_material.cpp
index 09904bec4b..007d532592 100644
--- a/scene/resources/3d/sky_material.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/3d/sky_material.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ RID ProceduralSkyMaterial::get_shader_rid() const {
 }
 
 void ProceduralSkyMaterial::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
-	if ((p_property.name == "sky_luminance" || p_property.name == "ground_luminance") && !GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+	if ((p_property.name == "sky_luminance" || p_property.name == "ground_luminance") && !GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 		p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NO_EDITOR;
 	}
 }
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ RID PhysicalSkyMaterial::get_shader_rid() const {
 }
 
 void PhysicalSkyMaterial::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
-	if (p_property.name == "exposure_value" && !GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+	if (p_property.name == "exposure_value" && !GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 		p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NO_EDITOR;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/scene/resources/camera_attributes.cpp b/scene/resources/camera_attributes.cpp
index e4b18f20ae..21cb9df457 100644
--- a/scene/resources/camera_attributes.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/camera_attributes.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ float CameraAttributes::get_exposure_sensitivity() const {
 void CameraAttributes::_update_exposure() {
 	float exposure_normalization = 1.0;
 	// Ignore physical properties if not using physical light units.
-	if (GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+	if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 		exposure_normalization = calculate_exposure_normalization();
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ RID CameraAttributes::get_rid() const {
 }
 
 void CameraAttributes::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
-	if (!GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units") && p_property.name == "exposure_sensitivity") {
+	if (!GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units") && p_property.name == "exposure_sensitivity") {
 		p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NO_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_INTERNAL;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void CameraAttributesPhysical::_update_auto_exposure() {
 }
 
 void CameraAttributesPhysical::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &property) const {
-	if (!GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units") && (property.name == "exposure_aperture" || property.name == "exposure_shutter_speed")) {
+	if (!GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units") && (property.name == "exposure_aperture" || property.name == "exposure_shutter_speed")) {
 		property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NO_EDITOR | PROPERTY_USAGE_INTERNAL;
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/scene/resources/environment.cpp b/scene/resources/environment.cpp
index 67a2d690e0..a6d538f598 100644
--- a/scene/resources/environment.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/environment.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ float Environment::get_bg_intensity() const {
 }
 
 void Environment::_update_bg_energy() {
-	if (GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+	if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 		RS::get_singleton()->environment_set_bg_energy(environment, bg_energy_multiplier, bg_intensity);
 	} else {
 		RS::get_singleton()->environment_set_bg_energy(environment, bg_energy_multiplier, 1.0);
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ void Environment::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (p_property.name == "background_intensity" && !GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+	if (p_property.name == "background_intensity" && !GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 		p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NO_EDITOR;
 	}
 
diff --git a/scene/resources/material.cpp b/scene/resources/material.cpp
index 48043074d2..4e84e15e73 100644
--- a/scene/resources/material.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/material.cpp
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ Color BaseMaterial3D::get_emission() const {
 void BaseMaterial3D::set_emission_energy_multiplier(float p_emission_energy_multiplier) {
 	emission_energy_multiplier = p_emission_energy_multiplier;
 
-	if (GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+	if (GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 		_material_set_param(shader_names->emission_energy, p_emission_energy_multiplier * emission_intensity);
 	} else {
 		_material_set_param(shader_names->emission_energy, p_emission_energy_multiplier);
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ float BaseMaterial3D::get_emission_energy_multiplier() const {
 }
 
 void BaseMaterial3D::set_emission_intensity(float p_emission_intensity) {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_EDMSG(!GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units"), "Cannot set material emission intensity when Physical Light Units disabled.");
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_EDMSG(!GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units"), "Cannot set material emission intensity when Physical Light Units disabled.");
 	emission_intensity = p_emission_intensity;
 	_material_set_param(shader_names->emission_energy, emission_energy_multiplier * emission_intensity);
 }
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ void BaseMaterial3D::_validate_property(PropertyInfo &p_property) const {
 	_validate_feature("refraction", FEATURE_REFRACTION, p_property);
 	_validate_feature("detail", FEATURE_DETAIL, p_property);
 
-	if (p_property.name == "emission_intensity" && !GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
+	if (p_property.name == "emission_intensity" && !GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/use_physical_light_units")) {
 		p_property.usage = PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/scene/resources/portable_compressed_texture.cpp b/scene/resources/portable_compressed_texture.cpp
index 65fef3d6a4..8a0af7b77d 100644
--- a/scene/resources/portable_compressed_texture.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/portable_compressed_texture.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void PortableCompressedTexture2D::create_from_image(const Ref<Image> &p_image, C
 	switch (p_compression_mode) {
 		case COMPRESSION_MODE_LOSSLESS:
 		case COMPRESSION_MODE_LOSSY: {
-			bool lossless_force_png = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/textures/lossless_compression/force_png") ||
+			bool lossless_force_png = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/textures/lossless_compression/force_png") ||
 					!Image::_webp_mem_loader_func; // WebP module disabled.
 			bool use_webp = !lossless_force_png && p_image->get_width() <= 16383 && p_image->get_height() <= 16383; // WebP has a size limit.
 			for (int i = 0; i < p_image->get_mipmap_count() + 1; i++) {
diff --git a/servers/audio/audio_stream.cpp b/servers/audio/audio_stream.cpp
index f11f9bf631..b0559fe2f4 100644
--- a/servers/audio/audio_stream.cpp
+++ b/servers/audio/audio_stream.cpp
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ void AudioStreamPlaybackMicrophone::start(double p_from_pos) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!GLOBAL_GET("audio/driver/enable_input")) {
+	if (!GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "audio/driver/enable_input")) {
 		WARN_PRINT("You must enable the project setting \"audio/driver/enable_input\" to use audio capture.");
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/servers/audio_server.cpp b/servers/audio_server.cpp
index b5df08211a..46c325f26a 100644
--- a/servers/audio_server.cpp
+++ b/servers/audio_server.cpp
@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@ void AudioServer::get_argument_options(const StringName &p_function, int p_idx,
 #endif
 
 AudioServer::PlaybackType AudioServer::get_default_playback_type() const {
-	int playback_type = GLOBAL_GET("audio/general/default_playback_type");
+	int playback_type = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(int, "audio/general/default_playback_type");
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(
 			playback_type < 0 || playback_type >= PlaybackType::PLAYBACK_TYPE_MAX,
 			PlaybackType::PLAYBACK_TYPE_STREAM,
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/forward_clustered/render_forward_clustered.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/forward_clustered/render_forward_clustered.cpp
index 5848be9d4b..b5bc3aab81 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/forward_clustered/render_forward_clustered.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/forward_clustered/render_forward_clustered.cpp
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ void RenderForwardClustered::_render_scene(RenderDataRD *p_render_data, const Co
 
 	bool debug_voxelgis = get_debug_draw_mode() == RS::VIEWPORT_DEBUG_DRAW_VOXEL_GI_ALBEDO || get_debug_draw_mode() == RS::VIEWPORT_DEBUG_DRAW_VOXEL_GI_LIGHTING || get_debug_draw_mode() == RS::VIEWPORT_DEBUG_DRAW_VOXEL_GI_EMISSION;
 	bool debug_sdfgi_probes = get_debug_draw_mode() == RS::VIEWPORT_DEBUG_DRAW_SDFGI_PROBES;
-	bool depth_pre_pass = bool(GLOBAL_GET("rendering/driver/depth_prepass/enable")) && depth_framebuffer.is_valid();
+	bool depth_pre_pass = bool(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/driver/depth_prepass/enable")) && depth_framebuffer.is_valid();
 
 	SceneShaderForwardClustered::ShaderSpecialization base_specialization = scene_shader.default_specialization;
 	base_specialization.use_depth_fog = p_render_data->environment.is_valid() && environment_get_fog_mode(p_render_data->environment) == RS::EnvironmentFogMode::ENV_FOG_MODE_DEPTH;
@@ -3932,9 +3932,9 @@ void RenderForwardClustered::GeometryInstanceForwardClustered::_mark_dirty() {
 }
 
 void RenderForwardClustered::_update_global_pipeline_data_requirements_from_project() {
-	const int msaa_3d_mode = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/anti_aliasing/quality/msaa_3d");
-	const bool directional_shadow_16_bits = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/directional_shadow/16_bits");
-	const bool positional_shadow_16_bits = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/lights_and_shadows/positional_shadow/atlas_16_bits");
+	const int msaa_3d_mode = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(int, "rendering/anti_aliasing/quality/msaa_3d");
+	const bool directional_shadow_16_bits = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/directional_shadow/16_bits");
+	const bool positional_shadow_16_bits = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/lights_and_shadows/positional_shadow/atlas_16_bits");
 	global_pipeline_data_required.use_16_bit_shadows = directional_shadow_16_bits || positional_shadow_16_bits;
 	global_pipeline_data_required.use_32_bit_shadows = !directional_shadow_16_bits || !positional_shadow_16_bits;
 	global_pipeline_data_required.texture_samples = RenderSceneBuffersRD::msaa_to_samples(RS::ViewportMSAA(msaa_3d_mode));
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/forward_clustered/scene_shader_forward_clustered.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/forward_clustered/scene_shader_forward_clustered.cpp
index 8b6c6a39e5..69075ad169 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/forward_clustered/scene_shader_forward_clustered.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/forward_clustered/scene_shader_forward_clustered.cpp
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void SceneShaderForwardClustered::ShaderData::_create_pipeline(PipelineKey p_pip
 		depth_stencil_state.depth_compare_operator = RD::COMPARE_OP_GREATER_OR_EQUAL;
 		depth_stencil_state.enable_depth_write = depth_draw != DEPTH_DRAW_DISABLED ? true : false;
 	}
-	bool depth_pre_pass_enabled = bool(GLOBAL_GET("rendering/driver/depth_prepass/enable"));
+	bool depth_pre_pass_enabled = bool(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/driver/depth_prepass/enable"));
 
 	RD::RenderPrimitive primitive_rd_table[RS::PRIMITIVE_MAX] = {
 		RD::RENDER_PRIMITIVE_POINTS,
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_compositor_rd.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_compositor_rd.cpp
index f4247cfd31..a508577335 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_compositor_rd.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_compositor_rd.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void RendererCompositorRD::begin_frame(double frame_step) {
 	delta = frame_step;
 	time += frame_step;
 
-	double time_roll_over = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/limits/time/time_rollover_secs");
+	double time_roll_over = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(double, "rendering/limits/time/time_rollover_secs");
 	time = Math::fmod(time, time_roll_over);
 
 	canvas->set_time(time);
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_render_rd.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_render_rd.cpp
index d53e33f316..b8d2d66f01 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_render_rd.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_render_rd.cpp
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ void RendererSceneRenderRD::render_scene(const Ref<RenderSceneBuffers> &p_render
 
 		// Also, take into account resolution scaling for the multiplier, since we have more leeway with quality
 		// degradation visibility. Conversely, allow upwards scaling, too, for increased mesh detail at high res.
-		const float scaling_3d_scale = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/scaling_3d/scale");
+		const float scaling_3d_scale = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(float, "rendering/scaling_3d/scale");
 		scene_data.lod_distance_multiplier = lod_distance_multiplier * (1.0 / scaling_3d_scale);
 
 		if (get_debug_draw_mode() == RS::VIEWPORT_DEBUG_DRAW_DISABLE_LOD) {
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ bool RendererSceneRenderRD::is_volumetric_supported() const {
 }
 
 uint32_t RendererSceneRenderRD::get_max_elements() const {
-	return GLOBAL_GET("rendering/limits/cluster_builder/max_clustered_elements");
+	return GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(uint32_t, "rendering/limits/cluster_builder/max_clustered_elements");
 }
 
 RendererSceneRenderRD::RendererSceneRenderRD() {
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/material_storage.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/material_storage.cpp
index 409d232ca8..62e35cee08 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/material_storage.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/material_storage.cpp
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ MaterialStorage::Samplers MaterialStorage::samplers_rd_allocate(float p_mipmap_b
 	Samplers samplers;
 	samplers.mipmap_bias = p_mipmap_bias;
 	samplers.anisotropic_filtering_level = (int)anisotropic_filtering_level;
-	samplers.use_nearest_mipmap_filter = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/textures/default_filters/use_nearest_mipmap_filter");
+	samplers.use_nearest_mipmap_filter = GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(bool, "rendering/textures/default_filters/use_nearest_mipmap_filter");
 
 	RD::SamplerFilter mip_filter = samplers.use_nearest_mipmap_filter ? RD::SAMPLER_FILTER_NEAREST : RD::SAMPLER_FILTER_LINEAR;
 	float anisotropy_max = float(1 << samplers.anisotropic_filtering_level);
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_viewport.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_viewport.cpp
index af25089337..d84dced9e1 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_viewport.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_viewport.cpp
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ void RendererViewport::draw_viewports(bool p_swap_buffers) {
 #endif // XR_DISABLED
 
 	if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
-		RSG::texture_storage->set_default_clear_color(GLOBAL_GET("rendering/environment/defaults/default_clear_color"));
+		RSG::texture_storage->set_default_clear_color(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(Color, "rendering/environment/defaults/default_clear_color"));
 	}
 
 	if (sorted_active_viewports_dirty) {
diff --git a/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp b/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp
index 1ca9633757..9db12e99b3 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp
@@ -4210,7 +4210,7 @@ bool RenderingDevice::compute_pipeline_is_valid(RID p_pipeline) {
 /****************/
 
 uint32_t RenderingDevice::_get_swap_chain_desired_count() const {
-	return MAX(2U, uint32_t(GLOBAL_GET("rendering/rendering_device/vsync/swapchain_image_count")));
+	return MAX(2U, uint32_t(GLOBAL_GET_CACHED(uint32_t, "rendering/rendering_device/vsync/swapchain_image_count")));
 }
 
 Error RenderingDevice::screen_create(DisplayServer::WindowID p_screen) {