diff --git a/src/app/(public)/layout.tsx b/src/app/(public)/layout.tsx
index 087016d..2d4ff21 100644
--- a/src/app/(public)/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(public)/layout.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import Link from 'next/link';
-import { getResolvedRuntimeConfig } from '@/lib/server/runtime-config';
+import { getResolvedRuntimeConfigForRsc } from '@/lib/server/runtime-config-rsc';
 
 export default async function PublicLayout({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
-  const runtimeConfig = await getResolvedRuntimeConfig();
+  const runtimeConfig = await getResolvedRuntimeConfigForRsc();
   const enableUserSignups = runtimeConfig.enableUserSignups;
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/app/(public)/page.tsx b/src/app/(public)/page.tsx
index 37afe69..b8e4b60 100644
--- a/src/app/(public)/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(public)/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 import Link from 'next/link';
-import { getResolvedRuntimeConfig } from '@/lib/server/runtime-config';
+import { getResolvedRuntimeConfigForRsc } from '@/lib/server/runtime-config-rsc';
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: 'Read and Listen to Documents',
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
 };
 
 export default async function LandingPage() {
-  const runtimeConfig = await getResolvedRuntimeConfig();
+  const runtimeConfig = await getResolvedRuntimeConfigForRsc();
   const enableUserSignups = runtimeConfig.enableUserSignups;
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/lib/server/runtime-config-rsc.ts b/src/lib/server/runtime-config-rsc.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74b65a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/server/runtime-config-rsc.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import 'server-only';
+import { cache } from 'react';
+import { getResolvedRuntimeConfig } from '@/lib/server/runtime-config';
+
+/**
+ * Per-request cached runtime config accessor for React Server Components.
+ * This avoids duplicate DB/runtime-config reads when multiple RSC layers
+ * (e.g. layout + page) need the same config in one render.
+ */
+export const getResolvedRuntimeConfigForRsc = cache(async () => {
+  return getResolvedRuntimeConfig();
+});
+