diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/events/event_manager.ts b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/events/event_manager.ts
index 349ea70b20..deb6d12edb 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/events/event_manager.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/src/dom/events/event_manager.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS: OpaqueToken = new OpaqueToken('EventManagerP
 @Injectable()
 export class EventManager {
   private _plugins: EventManagerPlugin[];
+  private _eventNameToPlugin = new Map<string, EventManagerPlugin>();
 
   constructor(@Inject(EVENT_MANAGER_PLUGINS) plugins: EventManagerPlugin[], private _zone: NgZone) {
     plugins.forEach(p => p.manager = this);
@@ -40,10 +41,16 @@ export class EventManager {
 
   /** @internal */
   _findPluginFor(eventName: string): EventManagerPlugin {
+    const plugin = this._eventNameToPlugin.get(eventName);
+    if (plugin) {
+      return plugin;
+    }
+
     const plugins = this._plugins;
     for (let i = 0; i < plugins.length; i++) {
       const plugin = plugins[i];
       if (plugin.supports(eventName)) {
+        this._eventNameToPlugin.set(eventName, plugin);
         return plugin;
       }
     }