diff --git a/src/core/lombok/core/AST.java b/src/core/lombok/core/AST.java
index 78761f46..9f3a471f 100755
--- a/src/core/lombok/core/AST.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/core/AST.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public abstract class AST<A extends AST<A, L, N>, L extends LombokNode<A, L, N>,
 	private final String fileName;
 	private final String packageDeclaration;
 	private final ImportList imports;
+	private TypeResolver importsAsResolver;
 	Map<N, N> identityDetector = new IdentityHashMap<N, N>();
 	private Map<N, L> nodeMap = new IdentityHashMap<N, L>();
 	private boolean changed = false;
@@ -112,13 +113,19 @@ public abstract class AST<A extends AST<A, L, N>, L extends LombokNode<A, L, N>,
 	
 	/**
 	 * Return the contents of each non-static import statement on this AST's top (Compilation Unit) node.
-	 * 
-	 * Example: "java.util.IOException".
 	 */
 	public final ImportList getImportList() {
 		return imports;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Return the contents of each non-static import statement on this AST's top (Compilation Unit) node, packed into a (cached) TypeResolver.
+	 */
+	public final TypeResolver getImportListAsTypeResolver() {
+		if (importsAsResolver != null) return importsAsResolver;
+		return importsAsResolver = new TypeResolver(getImportList());
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * Puts the given node in the map so that javac/Eclipse's own internal AST object can be translated to
 	 * an AST.Node object. Also registers the object as visited to avoid endless loops.
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/core/LombokNode.java b/src/core/lombok/core/LombokNode.java
index ae8fd325..843a78f0 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/core/LombokNode.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/core/LombokNode.java
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ public abstract class LombokNode<A extends AST<A, L, N>, L extends LombokNode<A,
 		return getAst().getImportList();
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Convenient shortcut to the owning ast object's {@code getImportListAsTypeResolver} method.
+	 * 
+	 * @see AST#getImportListAsTypeResolver()
+	 */
+	public TypeResolver getImportListAsTypeResolver() {
+		return getAst().getImportListAsTypeResolver();
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * See {@link #isStructurallySignificant}.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/EclipseHandlerUtil.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/EclipseHandlerUtil.java
index 9439caf3..78b11873 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/EclipseHandlerUtil.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/EclipseHandlerUtil.java
@@ -221,14 +221,14 @@ public class EclipseHandlerUtil {
 	 * @param typeRef A type reference to check.
 	 */
 	public static boolean typeMatches(String type, EclipseNode node, TypeReference typeRef) {
-		if (typeRef == null || typeRef.getTypeName() == null || typeRef.getTypeName().length == 0) return false;
-		String lastPartA = new String(typeRef.getTypeName()[typeRef.getTypeName().length -1]);
-		int lastIndex = type.lastIndexOf('.');
-		String lastPartB = lastIndex == -1 ? type : type.substring(lastIndex + 1);
-		if (!lastPartA.equals(lastPartB)) return false;
-		String typeName = toQualifiedName(typeRef.getTypeName());
-		
-		TypeResolver resolver = new TypeResolver(node.getImportList());
+		char[][] tn = typeRef == null ? null : typeRef.getTypeName();
+		if (tn == null || tn.length == 0) return false;
+		char[] lastPartA = tn[tn.length - 1];
+		int lastIndex = type.lastIndexOf('.') + 1;
+		if (lastPartA.length != type.length() - lastIndex) return false;
+		for (int i = 0; i < lastPartA.length; i++) if (lastPartA[i] != type.charAt(i + lastIndex)) return false;
+		String typeName = toQualifiedName(tn);
+		TypeResolver resolver = node.getImportListAsTypeResolver();
 		return resolver.typeMatches(node, type, typeName);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/JavacHandlerUtil.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/JavacHandlerUtil.java
index f08098d2..095d1c7a 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/JavacHandlerUtil.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/JavacHandlerUtil.java
@@ -298,9 +298,14 @@ public class JavacHandlerUtil {
 	 * @param typeNode A type reference to check.
 	 */
 	public static boolean typeMatches(String type, JavacNode node, JCTree typeNode) {
-		String typeName = typeNode.toString();
-		
-		TypeResolver resolver = new TypeResolver(node.getImportList());
+		String typeName = typeNode == null ? null : typeNode.toString();
+		if (typeName == null || typeName.length() == 0) return false;
+		int lastIndexA = typeName.lastIndexOf('.') + 1;
+		int lastIndexB = type.lastIndexOf('.') + 1;
+		int len = typeName.length() - lastIndexA;
+		if (len != type.length() - lastIndexB) return false;
+		for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) if (typeName.charAt(i + lastIndexA) != type.charAt(i + lastIndexB)) return false;
+		TypeResolver resolver = node.getImportListAsTypeResolver();
 		return resolver.typeMatches(node, type, typeName);
 	}