diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index cb2451bbf..9ba632217 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  * Fix the `deprecated` tag generating invalid PHP for an integer message
  * Add a third argument to `FilesystemLoader::addPath()` and `FilesystemLoader::prependPath()` to skip checking that the directory exists
  * Speed up traversing nodes with node visitors
+ * Speed up loading compiled templates that OPcache already holds
 
 # 3.30.0 (2026-09-25)
 
diff --git a/src/Cache/FilesystemCache.php b/src/Cache/FilesystemCache.php
index 5840585e3..34754b61c 100644
--- a/src/Cache/FilesystemCache.php
+++ b/src/Cache/FilesystemCache.php
@@ -22,11 +22,18 @@ class FilesystemCache implements CacheInterface, RemovableCacheInterface
 
     private $directory;
     private $options;
+    private bool $checkOpcache;
 
     public function __construct(string $directory, int $options = 0)
     {
         $this->directory = rtrim($directory, '\/').'/';
         $this->options = $options;
+        // OPcache can still hold a compiled file removed from disk, which FORCE_BYTECODE_INVALIDATION wants compiled again.
+        // Its API also warns on each call when restricted, and it checks the file anyway when it validates timestamps on each call.
+        $this->checkOpcache = !($options & self::FORCE_BYTECODE_INVALIDATION)
+            && \function_exists('opcache_is_script_cached')
+            && !\ini_get('opcache.restrict_api')
+            && (!filter_var(\ini_get('opcache.validate_timestamps'), \FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN) || \ini_get('opcache.revalidate_freq'));
     }
 
     public function generateKey(string $name, string $className): string
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ class FilesystemCache implements CacheInterface, RemovableCacheInterface
 
     public function load(string $key): void
     {
-        if (is_file($key)) {
+        if (($this->checkOpcache && opcache_is_script_cached($key)) || is_file($key)) {
             @include_once $key;
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/Cache/FilesystemTest.php b/tests/Cache/FilesystemTest.php
index a71e54e4a..300fa322d 100644
--- a/tests/Cache/FilesystemTest.php
+++ b/tests/Cache/FilesystemTest.php
@@ -74,6 +74,21 @@ class FilesystemTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertFalse(class_exists($this->className, false));
     }
 
+    public function testLoadSkipsTheFileCheckWhenOpcacheHasTheFile(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('loaded', $this->loadInOpcacheProcess(0, true));
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadChecksTheFileWhenBytecodeInvalidationIsForced(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('', $this->loadInOpcacheProcess(FilesystemCache::FORCE_BYTECODE_INVALIDATION, true));
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadDoesNotWarnWhenTheOpcacheApiIsRestricted(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame('loaded', $this->loadInOpcacheProcess(0, false, '/nonexistent'));
+    }
+
     public function testWrite(): void
     {
         $key = $this->directory.'/cache/cachefile.php';
@@ -202,4 +217,44 @@ class FilesystemTest extends TestCase
             '{{class_name}}' => $this->className,
         ]);
     }
+
+    private function loadInOpcacheProcess(int $options, bool $removeCachedFile, string $restrictApi = ''): string
+    {
+        if (!\function_exists('opcache_compile_file')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('OPcache is not loaded.');
+        }
+
+        $code = <<<'PHP'
+            require $argv[1];
+            $cache = new Twig\Cache\FilesystemCache($argv[2], (int) $argv[3]);
+            $key = $cache->generateKey('index', 'Foo');
+            $cache->write($key, '<?php echo "loaded";');
+            if ($argv[4]) {
+                opcache_compile_file($key);
+                unlink($key);
+            }
+            $cache->load($key);
+            PHP;
+
+        $process = proc_open([
+            \PHP_BINARY,
+            '-d', 'opcache.enable=1',
+            '-d', 'opcache.enable_cli=1',
+            '-d', 'opcache.file_update_protection=0',
+            '-d', 'opcache.validate_timestamps=0',
+            '-d', 'opcache.restrict_api='.$restrictApi,
+            '-d', 'display_errors=1',
+            '-d', 'error_reporting=-1',
+            '-r', $code,
+            \dirname(__DIR__, 2).'/vendor/autoload.php',
+            $this->directory,
+            (string) $options,
+            $removeCachedFile ? '1' : '0',
+        ], [1 => ['pipe', 'w'], 2 => ['redirect', 1]], $pipes);
+
+        $output = stream_get_contents($pipes[1]);
+        proc_close($process);
+
+        return $output;
+    }
 }