diff --git a/middleware/idempotency/locker.go b/middleware/idempotency/locker.go
index 2c3348b8f3..f24db382a5 100644
--- a/middleware/idempotency/locker.go
+++ b/middleware/idempotency/locker.go
@@ -10,42 +10,58 @@ type Locker interface {
 	Unlock(key string) error
 }
 
+type countedLock struct {
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+	locked int
+}
+
 type MemoryLock struct {
-	keys map[string]*sync.Mutex
+	keys map[string]*countedLock
 	mu   sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func (l *MemoryLock) Lock(key string) error {
 	l.mu.Lock()
-	mu, ok := l.keys[key]
+	lock, ok := l.keys[key]
 	if !ok {
-		mu = new(sync.Mutex)
-		l.keys[key] = mu
+		lock = new(countedLock)
+		l.keys[key] = lock
 	}
+	lock.locked++
 	l.mu.Unlock()
 
-	mu.Lock()
+	lock.mu.Lock()
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (l *MemoryLock) Unlock(key string) error {
 	l.mu.Lock()
-	mu, ok := l.keys[key]
-	l.mu.Unlock()
+	lock, ok := l.keys[key]
 	if !ok {
 		// This happens if we try to unlock an unknown key
+		l.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil
 	}
+	l.mu.Unlock()
 
-	mu.Unlock()
+	lock.mu.Unlock()
+
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	lock.locked--
+	if lock.locked <= 0 {
+		// This happens if countedLock is used to Lock and Unlock the same number of times
+		// So, we can delete the key to prevent memory leak
+		delete(l.keys, key)
+	}
+	l.mu.Unlock()
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func NewMemoryLock() *MemoryLock {
 	return &MemoryLock{
-		keys: make(map[string]*sync.Mutex),
+		keys: make(map[string]*countedLock),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/middleware/idempotency/locker_test.go b/middleware/idempotency/locker_test.go
index 3b4a3ca78a..81da15d3bf 100644
--- a/middleware/idempotency/locker_test.go
+++ b/middleware/idempotency/locker_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package idempotency_test
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -59,3 +61,67 @@ func Test_MemoryLock(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
+
+func Benchmark_MemoryLock(b *testing.B) {
+	keys := make([]string, b.N)
+	for i := range keys {
+		keys[i] = strconv.Itoa(i)
+	}
+
+	lock := idempotency.NewMemoryLock()
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		key := keys[i]
+		if err := lock.Lock(key); err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := lock.Unlock(key); err != nil {
+			b.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func Benchmark_MemoryLock_Parallel(b *testing.B) {
+	// In order to prevent using repeated keys I pre-allocate keys
+	keys := make([]string, 1_000_000)
+	for i := range keys {
+		keys[i] = strconv.Itoa(i)
+	}
+
+	b.Run("UniqueKeys", func(b *testing.B) {
+		lock := idempotency.NewMemoryLock()
+		var keyI atomic.Int32
+		b.RunParallel(func(p *testing.PB) {
+			for p.Next() {
+				i := int(keyI.Add(1)) % len(keys)
+				key := keys[i]
+				if err := lock.Lock(key); err != nil {
+					b.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if err := lock.Unlock(key); err != nil {
+					b.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	})
+
+	b.Run("RepeatedKeys", func(b *testing.B) {
+		lock := idempotency.NewMemoryLock()
+		var keyI atomic.Int32
+		b.RunParallel(func(p *testing.PB) {
+			for p.Next() {
+				// Division by 3 ensures that index will be repreated exactly 3 times
+				i := int(keyI.Add(1)) / 3 % len(keys)
+				key := keys[i]
+				if err := lock.Lock(key); err != nil {
+					b.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				if err := lock.Unlock(key); err != nil {
+					b.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	})
+}