diff --git a/config/services.yaml b/config/services.yaml
index 654922d..8a6bc90 100644
--- a/config/services.yaml
+++ b/config/services.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ services:
 
     App\Mapping\AutoMapper:
         arguments:
+            - '%kernel.cache_dir%'
             - !tagged 'app.mapping.map_provider'
 
     # add more service definitions when explicit configuration is needed
diff --git a/src/Mapping/AutoMapper.php b/src/Mapping/AutoMapper.php
index 6cbf5cf..c9c10fc 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/AutoMapper.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/AutoMapper.php
@@ -7,22 +7,28 @@
 
 class AutoMapper implements AutoMapperInterface
 {
-    public const SKIP_NULL_VALUES = 'skip_null_values';
+    public const CACHE_DIR = 'automapper';
+
+    public const DEFAULT_CONTEXT = [
+        'skip_null_values' => true,
+    ];
 
     private AutoMapperInterface $innerMapper;
 
     public function __construct(
-        iterable $mapProviders,
+        ?string $cacheDirectory = null,
+        iterable $mapProviders = [],
     ) {
         $this->innerMapper = InnerMapper::create(
-            providers: \iterator_to_array($mapProviders)
+            cacheDirectory: \sprintf('%s%s%s', $cacheDirectory, \DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, self::CACHE_DIR),
+            providers: $mapProviders,
         );
     }
 
     public function map(array|object $source, string|array|object $target, array $context = []): array|object|null
     {
         $context = [
-            self::SKIP_NULL_VALUES => true,
+            ...self::DEFAULT_CONTEXT,
             ...$context,
         ];