diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/9908-adam-jian-zhang b/changelogs/unreleased/9908-adam-jian-zhang
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ba573609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/9908-adam-jian-zhang
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix issue #9907, add cache for the GetNamespaceFilter call
diff --git a/pkg/backup/backup_test.go b/pkg/backup/backup_test.go
index 1c5ef7f39..56f4aaf33 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/backup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/backup_test.go
@@ -6107,15 +6107,43 @@ func TestGetNamespaceFilter(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// First call (populates cache)
 			result := req.GetNamespaceFilter(tt.namespace)
 
 			if tt.expectNil {
 				assert.Nil(t, result)
+
+				// Verify negative cache
+				val, ok := req.NamespaceFilterCache.Load(tt.namespace)
+				assert.True(t, ok)
+				assert.Nil(t, val)
 			} else {
 				assert.NotNil(t, result)
 				// Ensure the returned filter points to the correct reference in our map
 				assert.Same(t, filterMap[tt.expectMatched], result)
+
+				// Verify positive cache
+				val, ok := req.NamespaceFilterCache.Load(tt.namespace)
+				assert.True(t, ok)
+				assert.Same(t, filterMap[tt.expectMatched], val)
 			}
+
+			// Second call (hits cache)
+			result2 := req.GetNamespaceFilter(tt.namespace)
+			assert.Same(t, result, result2)
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetNamespaceFilter_CacheBypass(t *testing.T) {
+	req := &Request{
+		NamespacedFilterMap: make(map[string]*ResolvedNamespaceFilter),
+	}
+
+	cachedFilter := &ResolvedNamespaceFilter{}
+	req.NamespaceFilterCache.Store("cached-ns", cachedFilter)
+
+	// Since NamespacedFilterMap is empty, this would normally return nil,
+	// but the cache should return our cachedFilter.
+	assert.Same(t, cachedFilter, req.GetNamespaceFilter("cached-ns"))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/backup/request.go b/pkg/backup/request.go
index ca2e638c2..7ace38125 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/request.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/request.go
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ type Request struct {
 	// NamespacedFilterPatterns preserves the order of patterns for first-match semantics
 	// and caches pre-compiled globs to avoid repeated compilation in the hot path.
 	NamespacedFilterPatterns []NamespacedFilterPattern
+
+	// NamespaceFilterCache memoizes the resolved filter for a given namespace.
+	// sync.Map is used because item backuppers access this concurrently.
+	NamespaceFilterCache sync.Map
 }
 
 // NamespacedFilterPattern pairs a namespace pattern string with its pre-compiled
@@ -149,22 +153,37 @@ func (r *Request) StopWorkerPool() {
 
 // GetNamespaceFilter returns the resolved filter for a namespace, or nil
 // if the namespace should use global filters. Uses first-match semantics
-// when multiple patterns could match the same namespace.
+// when multiple patterns could match the same namespace, but exact matches
+// always take precedence over glob patterns regardless of definition order.
 func (r *Request) GetNamespaceFilter(namespace string) *ResolvedNamespaceFilter {
 	if r.NamespacedFilterMap == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// First check for exact match
+	// 1. Check the concurrent cache first
+	if val, ok := r.NamespaceFilterCache.Load(namespace); ok {
+		if val == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return val.(*ResolvedNamespaceFilter)
+	}
+
+	// 2. Check for exact match first
 	if f, ok := r.NamespacedFilterMap[namespace]; ok {
+		r.NamespaceFilterCache.Store(namespace, f)
 		return f
 	}
 
-	// Walk patterns in definition order using pre-compiled globs (no allocation per call)
+	// 3. Walk patterns in definition order using pre-compiled globs
 	for _, p := range r.NamespacedFilterPatterns {
 		if p.Compiled != nil && p.Compiled.Match(namespace) {
-			return r.NamespacedFilterMap[p.Pattern]
+			filter := r.NamespacedFilterMap[p.Pattern]
+			r.NamespaceFilterCache.Store(namespace, filter)
+			return filter
 		}
 	}
+
+	// 4. Cache the miss
+	r.NamespaceFilterCache.Store(namespace, nil)
 	return nil
 }