diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/contracts/ERC1271ContractFacade.ts b/packages/sdk/src/contracts/ERC1271ContractFacade.ts
index 1d0ea206c9..83e6e0959e 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/contracts/ERC1271ContractFacade.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/contracts/ERC1271ContractFacade.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { BrandedString, EthereumAddress, MapWithTtl, UserID, hash, recoverSignerUserId, toUserId } from '@streamr/utils'
+import { BrandedString, EthereumAddress, hash, MapWithTtl, recoverSignerUserId, toUserId, UserID } from '@streamr/utils'
 import { Lifecycle, scoped } from 'tsyringe'
 import { RpcProviderSource } from '../RpcProviderSource'
 import type { IERC1271 as ERC1271Contract } from '../ethereumArtifacts/IERC1271'
 import ERC1271ContractArtifact from '../ethereumArtifacts/IERC1271Abi.json'
-import { Mapping } from '../utils/Mapping'
+import { createLazyMap, Mapping } from '../utils/Mapping'
 import { ContractFactory } from './ContractFactory'
 
 export const SUCCESS_MAGIC_VALUE = '0x1626ba7e' // Magic value for success as defined by ERC-1271
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ function formCacheKey(contractAddress: EthereumAddress, signerUserId: UserID): C
 
 @scoped(Lifecycle.ContainerScoped)
 export class ERC1271ContractFacade {
+
     private readonly contractsByAddress: Mapping<[EthereumAddress], ERC1271Contract>
     private readonly publisherCache = new MapWithTtl<CacheKey, boolean>(() => CACHE_TTL)
 
@@ -25,13 +26,15 @@ export class ERC1271ContractFacade {
         contractFactory: ContractFactory,
         rpcProviderSource: RpcProviderSource
     ) {
-        this.contractsByAddress = new Mapping<[EthereumAddress], ERC1271Contract>(async (address) => {
-            return contractFactory.createReadContract(
-                address,
-                ERC1271ContractArtifact,
-                rpcProviderSource.getProvider(),
-                'erc1271Contract'
-            ) as ERC1271Contract
+        this.contractsByAddress = createLazyMap<[EthereumAddress], ERC1271Contract>({
+            valueFactory: async (address) => {
+                return contractFactory.createReadContract(
+                    address,
+                    ERC1271ContractArtifact,
+                    rpcProviderSource.getProvider(),
+                    'erc1271Contract'
+                ) as ERC1271Contract
+            }
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/publish/MessageFactory.ts b/packages/sdk/src/publish/MessageFactory.ts
index f0337d2aaa..ea980ce682 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/publish/MessageFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/publish/MessageFactory.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ export class MessageFactory {
         this.groupKeyQueue = opts.groupKeyQueue
         this.signatureValidator = opts.signatureValidator
         this.messageSigner = opts.messageSigner
-        this.defaultMessageChainIds = new Mapping(async () => {
-            return createRandomMsgChainId()
+        this.defaultMessageChainIds = new Mapping({
+            valueFactory: async () => {
+                return createRandomMsgChainId()
+            }
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/publish/Publisher.ts b/packages/sdk/src/publish/Publisher.ts
index b78c535617..7d47d2e46b 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/publish/Publisher.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/publish/Publisher.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { StreamMessage } from '../protocol/StreamMessage'
 import { MessageSigner } from '../signature/MessageSigner'
 import { SignatureValidator } from '../signature/SignatureValidator'
 import { StreamDefinition } from '../types'
-import { Mapping } from '../utils/Mapping'
+import { createLazyMap, Mapping } from '../utils/Mapping'
 import { GroupKeyQueue } from './GroupKeyQueue'
 import { MessageFactory } from './MessageFactory'
 
@@ -68,11 +68,15 @@ export class Publisher {
         this.authentication = authentication
         this.signatureValidator = signatureValidator
         this.messageSigner = messageSigner
-        this.messageFactories = new Mapping(async (streamId: StreamID) => {
-            return this.createMessageFactory(streamId)
+        this.messageFactories = createLazyMap({
+            valueFactory: async (streamId: StreamID) => {
+                return this.createMessageFactory(streamId)
+            }
         })
-        this.groupKeyQueues = new Mapping(async (streamId: StreamID) => {
-            return GroupKeyQueue.createInstance(streamId, this.authentication, groupKeyManager)
+        this.groupKeyQueues = createLazyMap({
+            valueFactory: async (streamId: StreamID) => {
+                return GroupKeyQueue.createInstance(streamId, this.authentication, groupKeyManager)
+            }
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/subscribe/ordering/OrderMessages.ts b/packages/sdk/src/subscribe/ordering/OrderMessages.ts
index e144d48330..1ed9076a6a 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/subscribe/ordering/OrderMessages.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/subscribe/ordering/OrderMessages.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { EthereumAddress, StreamID, StreamPartID, StreamPartIDUtils, UserID, executeSafePromise } from '@streamr/utils'
 import { StrictStreamrClientConfig } from '../../Config'
 import { StreamMessage } from '../../protocol/StreamMessage'
-import { Mapping } from '../../utils/Mapping'
+import { createLazyMap, Mapping } from '../../utils/Mapping'
 import { PushBuffer } from '../../utils/PushBuffer'
 import { Resends } from '../Resends'
 import { GapFiller } from './GapFiller'
@@ -62,21 +62,23 @@ export class OrderMessages {
         resends: Resends,
         config: Pick<StrictStreamrClientConfig, 'gapFillTimeout' | 'retryResendAfter' | 'maxGapRequests' | 'gapFill' | 'gapFillStrategy'>
     ) {
-        this.chains = new Mapping(async (publisherId: UserID, msgChainId: string) => {
-            const chain = createMessageChain(
-                {
-                    streamPartId, 
-                    publisherId, 
-                    msgChainId
-                },
-                getStorageNodes,
-                onUnfillableGap,
-                resends,
-                config,
-                this.abortController.signal
-            )
-            chain.on('orderedMessageAdded', (msg: StreamMessage) => this.onOrdered(msg))
-            return chain
+        this.chains = createLazyMap({
+            valueFactory: async (publisherId: UserID, msgChainId: string) => {
+                const chain = createMessageChain(
+                    {
+                        streamPartId, 
+                        publisherId, 
+                        msgChainId
+                    },
+                    getStorageNodes,
+                    onUnfillableGap,
+                    resends,
+                    config,
+                    this.abortController.signal
+                )
+                chain.on('orderedMessageAdded', (msg: StreamMessage) => this.onOrdered(msg))
+                return chain
+            }
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/utils/Mapping.ts b/packages/sdk/src/utils/Mapping.ts
index 6f0f239f86..1018c65b76 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/utils/Mapping.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/utils/Mapping.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
 import { formLookupKey } from './utils'
+import LRU from '../../vendor/quick-lru'
+
+type KeyType = (string | number)[]
+
+interface BaseOptions<K extends KeyType, V> {
+    valueFactory: (...args: K) => Promise<V>
+}
+
+interface CacheMapOptions<K extends KeyType, V> extends BaseOptions<K, V> {
+    maxSize: number
+    maxAge?: number
+}
+
+type LazyMapOptions<K extends KeyType, V> = BaseOptions<K, V>
 
 // an wrapper object is used so that we can store undefined values
 interface ValueWrapper<V> {
@@ -6,19 +20,31 @@ interface ValueWrapper<V> {
 }
 
 /*
- * A map data structure which lazily evaluates values. A factory function
- * is called to create a value when when an item is queried for the first time.
- * The map stores the value and any subsequent call to get() returns
- * the same value.
+ * A map that lazily creates values. The factory function is called only when a key
+ * is accessed for the first time. Subsequent calls to `get()` return the cached value
+ * unless it has been evicted due to `maxSize` or `maxAge` limits.
  */
-export class Mapping<K extends (string | number)[], V> {
+export class Mapping<K extends KeyType, V> {
 
-    private readonly delegate: Map<string, ValueWrapper<V>> = new Map()
+    private readonly delegate: Map<string, ValueWrapper<V>>
     private readonly pendingPromises: Map<string, Promise<V>> = new Map()
-    private readonly valueFactory: (...args: K) => Promise<V>
+    private readonly opts: CacheMapOptions<K, V> | LazyMapOptions<K, V>
 
-    constructor(valueFactory: (...args: K) => Promise<V>) {
-        this.valueFactory = valueFactory
+    /**
+     * Prefer constructing the class via createCacheMap() and createLazyMap()
+     * 
+     * @internal 
+     **/
+    constructor(opts: CacheMapOptions<K, V> | LazyMapOptions<K, V>) {
+        if ('maxSize' in opts) {
+            this.delegate = new LRU<string, ValueWrapper<V>>({
+                maxSize: opts.maxSize,
+                maxAge: opts.maxAge
+            })
+        } else {
+            this.delegate = new Map<string, ValueWrapper<V>>()
+        }
+        this.opts = opts
     }
 
     async get(...args: K): Promise<V> {
@@ -29,7 +55,7 @@ export class Mapping<K extends (string | number)[], V> {
         } else {
             let valueWrapper = this.delegate.get(key)
             if (valueWrapper === undefined) {
-                const promise = this.valueFactory(...args)
+                const promise = this.opts.valueFactory(...args)
                 this.pendingPromises.set(key, promise)
                 let value
                 try {
@@ -52,3 +78,11 @@ export class Mapping<K extends (string | number)[], V> {
         return result
     }
 }
+
+export const createCacheMap = <K extends KeyType, V>(opts: CacheMapOptions<K, V>): Mapping<K, V> => {
+    return new Mapping<K, V>(opts)
+}
+
+export const createLazyMap = <K extends KeyType, V>(opts: LazyMapOptions<K, V>): Mapping<K, V> => {
+    return new Mapping<K, V>(opts)
+}
diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/integration/parallel-key-exchange.test.ts b/packages/sdk/test/integration/parallel-key-exchange.test.ts
index 796b92af0c..15203f4029 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/test/integration/parallel-key-exchange.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/integration/parallel-key-exchange.test.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('parallel key exchange', () => {
                 }),
                 groupKeyQueue: await createGroupKeyQueue(authentication, publisher.groupKey),
                 signatureValidator: mock<SignatureValidator>(),
-                messageSigner: new MessageSigner(authentication),
+                messageSigner: new MessageSigner(authentication)
             })
             for (let i = 0; i < MESSAGE_COUNT_PER_PUBLISHER; i++) {
                 const msg = await messageFactory.createMessage({
diff --git a/packages/sdk/test/unit/Mapping.test.ts b/packages/sdk/test/unit/Mapping.test.ts
index f30676478e..60ab14aaae 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/test/unit/Mapping.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/test/unit/Mapping.test.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 import { wait } from '@streamr/utils'
-import { Mapping } from '../../src/utils/Mapping'
+import { createCacheMap, createLazyMap } from '../../src/utils/Mapping'
+import { range } from 'lodash'
 
 describe('Mapping', () => {
 
     it('create', async () => {
-        const mapping = new Mapping(async (p1: string, p2: number) => `${p1}${p2}`)
+        const mapping = createLazyMap({
+            valueFactory: async (p1: string, p2: number) => `${p1}${p2}`
+        })
         expect(await mapping.get('foo', 1)).toBe('foo1')
         expect(await mapping.get('bar', 2)).toBe('bar2')
     })
 
     it('memorize', async () => {
         let evaluationIndex = 0
-        const mapping = new Mapping(async (_p: string) => {
-            const result = evaluationIndex
-            evaluationIndex++
-            return result
+        const mapping = createLazyMap({
+            valueFactory: async (_p: string) => {
+                const result = evaluationIndex
+                evaluationIndex++
+                return result
+            }
         })
         expect(await mapping.get('foo')).toBe(0)
         expect(await mapping.get('foo')).toBe(0)
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ describe('Mapping', () => {
 
     it('undefined', async () => {
         const valueFactory = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
-        const mapping = new Mapping(valueFactory)
+        const mapping = createLazyMap({ valueFactory })
         expect(await mapping.get('foo')).toBe(undefined)
         expect(await mapping.get('foo')).toBe(undefined)
         expect(valueFactory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ describe('Mapping', () => {
         const valueFactory = jest.fn().mockImplementation(async (p1: string, p2: number) => {
             throw new Error(`error ${p1}-${p2}`)
         })
-        const mapping = new Mapping(valueFactory)
+        const mapping = createLazyMap({ valueFactory })
         await expect(mapping.get('foo', 1)).rejects.toEqual(new Error('error foo-1'))
         await expect(mapping.get('foo', 1)).rejects.toEqual(new Error('error foo-1'))
         expect(valueFactory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Mapping', () => {
         const valueFactory = jest.fn().mockImplementation((p1: string, p2: number) => {
             throw new Error(`error ${p1}-${p2}`)
         })
-        const mapping = new Mapping(valueFactory)
+        const mapping = createLazyMap({ valueFactory })
         await expect(mapping.get('foo', 1)).rejects.toEqual(new Error('error foo-1'))
         await expect(mapping.get('foo', 1)).rejects.toEqual(new Error('error foo-1'))
         expect(valueFactory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
@@ -56,7 +61,7 @@ describe('Mapping', () => {
             await wait(50)
             return `${p1}${p2}`
         })
-        const mapping = new Mapping(valueFactory)
+        const mapping = createLazyMap({ valueFactory })
         const results = await Promise.all([
             mapping.get('foo', 1),
             mapping.get('foo', 2),
@@ -73,4 +78,39 @@ describe('Mapping', () => {
             'foo1'
         ])
     })
+
+    it('max size', async () => {
+        const SIZE = 3
+        const valueFactory = jest.fn().mockImplementation(async (p1: string, p2: number) => {
+            return `${p1}${p2}`
+        })
+        const mapping = createCacheMap({ valueFactory, maxSize: 3 })
+        const ids = range(SIZE)
+        for (const id of ids) {
+            await mapping.get('foo', id)
+        }
+        expect(valueFactory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+        // add a value which is not in cache
+        await mapping.get('foo', -1)
+        expect(valueFactory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
+        // one of the items was removed from cache when -1 was added, now we is re-add that
+        // (we don't know which item it was)
+        for (const id of ids) {
+            await mapping.get('foo', id)
+        }
+        expect(valueFactory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5)
+    })
+
+    it('max age', async () => {
+        const MAX_AGE = 100
+        const JITTER = 50
+        const valueFactory = jest.fn().mockImplementation(async (p1: string, p2: number) => {
+            return `${p1}${p2}`
+        })
+        const mapping = createCacheMap({ valueFactory, maxSize: 999999, maxAge: MAX_AGE })
+        await mapping.get('foo', 1)
+        await wait(MAX_AGE + JITTER)
+        await mapping.get('foo', 1)
+        expect(valueFactory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    })
 })