diff --git a/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore/Localization/NullStringLocalizerFactory.cs b/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore/Localization/NullStringLocalizerFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ecd586a9384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore/Localization/NullStringLocalizerFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Localization;
+
+namespace OrchardCore.Localization
+{
+    internal class NullStringLocalizerFactory : IStringLocalizerFactory
+    {
+        public IStringLocalizer Create(Type resourceSource) => NullStringLocalizer.Instance;
+        public IStringLocalizer Create(string baseName, string location) => NullStringLocalizer.Instance;
+
+        private class NullStringLocalizer : IStringLocalizer
+        {
+            public static NullStringLocalizer Instance { get; } = new NullStringLocalizer();
+
+            public LocalizedString this[string name] => new LocalizedString(name, name);
+
+            public LocalizedString this[string name, params object[] arguments]
+                => new LocalizedString(name, string.Format(name, arguments));
+
+            public IEnumerable<LocalizedString> GetAllStrings(bool includeParentCultures)
+                => Enumerable.Empty<LocalizedString>();
+
+            public IStringLocalizer WithCulture(CultureInfo culture) => Instance;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore/Modules/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore/Modules/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index a60265bdf92..3e666f23ecc 100644
--- a/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore/Modules/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/OrchardCore/OrchardCore/Modules/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Localization;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
 using OrchardCore;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 using OrchardCore.Environment.Shell;
 using OrchardCore.Environment.Shell.Configuration;
 using OrchardCore.Environment.Shell.Descriptor.Models;
+using OrchardCore.Localization;
 using OrchardCore.Modules;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
@@ -62,6 +64,10 @@ private static void AddDefaultServices(IServiceCollection services)
 
             // These services might be moved at a higher level if no components from OrchardCore needs them.
             services.AddLocalization();
+
+            // For performance, prevents the 'ResourceManagerStringLocalizer' from being used.
+            services.AddSingleton<IStringLocalizerFactory, NullStringLocalizerFactory>();
+
             services.AddWebEncoders();
 
             // ModularTenantRouterMiddleware which is configured with UseOrchardCore() calls UseRouter() which requires the routing services to be
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ private static void AddExtensionServices(OrchardCoreBuilder builder)
         {
             builder.ApplicationServices.AddSingleton<IModuleNamesProvider, AssemblyAttributeModuleNamesProvider>();
             builder.ApplicationServices.AddSingleton<IApplicationContext, ModularApplicationContext>();
-            
+
             builder.ApplicationServices.AddExtensionManagerHost();
 
             builder.ConfigureServices(services =>