diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/plan/hep/HepPlanner.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/plan/hep/HepPlanner.java
index e9cb6da02adc..31d1ca0f86ad 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/plan/hep/HepPlanner.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/calcite/plan/hep/HepPlanner.java
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
 import org.apache.calcite.util.graph.Graphs;
 import org.apache.calcite.util.graph.TopologicalOrderIterator;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.HashMultimap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.Multimap;
 
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 
@@ -114,6 +117,18 @@ public class HepPlanner extends AbstractRelOptPlanner {
   private final List<RelOptMaterialization> materializations =
       new ArrayList<>();
 
+  /**
+   * Cache for fired rules for by fixed operands and rule.
+   */
+  private final Multimap<List<Integer>, RelOptRule> fireRuleCache = HashMultimap.create();
+
+  /**
+   * Track the RelNode ID to multiple RelNode IDs in fireRuleCache for GC.
+   */
+  private final Multimap<Integer, List<Integer>> fireRuleCacheIndex = HashMultimap.create();
+
+  private boolean enableFireRuleCache = false;
+
   //~ Constructors -----------------------------------------------------------
 
   /**
@@ -173,6 +188,8 @@ public HepPlanner(
       removeRule(rule);
     }
     this.materializations.clear();
+    this.fireRuleCache.clear();
+    this.fireRuleCacheIndex.clear();
   }
 
   @Override public RelNode changeTraits(RelNode rel, RelTraitSet toTraits) {
@@ -195,6 +212,17 @@ public HepPlanner(
     return buildFinalPlan(requireNonNull(root, "'root' must not be null"));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Enables or disables the fire-rule cache.
+   *
+   * <p> If enabled, a rule will not fire twice on the same {@code RelNode::getId()}.
+   *
+   * @param enable true to enable; false is default value.
+   */
+  public void setEnableFireRuleCache(boolean enable) {
+    enableFireRuleCache = enable;
+  }
+
   /** Top-level entry point for a program. Initializes state and then invokes
    * the program. */
   private void executeProgram(HepProgram program) {
@@ -519,6 +547,14 @@ private Iterator<HepRelVertex> getGraphIterator(
             nodeChildren,
             parents);
 
+    List<Integer> relIds = null;
+    if (enableFireRuleCache) {
+      relIds = call.getRelList().stream().map(RelNode::getId).collect(Collectors.toList());
+      if (fireRuleCache.get(relIds).contains(rule)) {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+
     // Allow the rule to apply its own side-conditions.
     if (!rule.matches(call)) {
       return null;
@@ -526,6 +562,13 @@ private Iterator<HepRelVertex> getGraphIterator(
 
     fireRule(call);
 
+    if (relIds != null) {
+      fireRuleCache.put(relIds, rule);
+      for (Integer relId : relIds) {
+        fireRuleCacheIndex.put(relId, relIds);
+      }
+    }
+
     if (!call.getResults().isEmpty()) {
       return applyTransformationResults(
           vertex,
@@ -982,6 +1025,15 @@ private void collectGarbage() {
 
     // Clean up metadata cache too.
     sweepSet.forEach(this::clearCache);
+
+    if (enableFireRuleCache) {
+      sweepSet.forEach(rel -> {
+        for (List<Integer> relIds : fireRuleCacheIndex.get(rel.getCurrentRel().getId())) {
+          fireRuleCache.removeAll(relIds);
+        }
+        fireRuleCacheIndex.removeAll(rel.getCurrentRel().getId());
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   private void assertNoCycles() {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/calcite/test/HepPlannerTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/calcite/test/HepPlannerTest.java
index 262bba031392..50d412db3d0e 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/calcite/test/HepPlannerTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/calcite/test/HepPlannerTest.java
@@ -366,11 +366,29 @@ private void assertIncludesExactlyOnce(String message, String digest,
   }
 
   @Test void testRuleApplyCount() {
-    final long applyTimes1 = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.ARBITRARY);
-    assertThat(applyTimes1, is(316L));
+    long applyTimes = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.ARBITRARY, false);
+    assertThat(applyTimes, is(316L));
 
-    final long applyTimes2 = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.DEPTH_FIRST);
-    assertThat(applyTimes2, is(87L));
+    applyTimes = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.DEPTH_FIRST, false);
+    assertThat(applyTimes, is(87L));
+
+    applyTimes = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.TOP_DOWN, false);
+    assertThat(applyTimes, is(295L));
+
+    applyTimes = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.BOTTOM_UP, false);
+    assertThat(applyTimes, is(296L));
+
+    applyTimes = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.ARBITRARY, true);
+    assertThat(applyTimes, is(65L));
+
+    applyTimes = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.DEPTH_FIRST, true);
+    assertThat(applyTimes, is(65L));
+
+    applyTimes = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.TOP_DOWN, true);
+    assertThat(applyTimes, is(65L));
+
+    applyTimes = checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder.BOTTOM_UP, true);
+    assertThat(applyTimes, is(65L));
   }
 
   @Test void testMaterialization() {
@@ -387,7 +405,7 @@ private void assertIncludesExactlyOnce(String message, String digest,
     assertThat(planner.getMaterializations(), empty());
   }
 
-  private long checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder matchOrder) {
+  private long checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder matchOrder, boolean enableFireRuleCache) {
     final HepProgramBuilder programBuilder = HepProgram.builder();
     programBuilder.addMatchOrder(matchOrder);
     programBuilder.addRuleInstance(CoreRules.FILTER_REDUCE_EXPRESSIONS);
@@ -397,6 +415,7 @@ private long checkRuleApplyCount(HepMatchOrder matchOrder) {
     HepPlanner planner = new HepPlanner(programBuilder.build());
     planner.addListener(listener);
     planner.setRoot(sql(COMPLEX_UNION_TREE).toRel());
+    planner.setEnableFireRuleCache(enableFireRuleCache);
     planner.findBestExp();
     return listener.getApplyTimes();
   }