diff --git a/src/librustc/ty/util.rs b/src/librustc/ty/util.rs
index d0e95a18c59fc..131a4ed312731 100644
--- a/src/librustc/ty/util.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/ty/util.rs
@@ -697,6 +697,9 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
             // that type, and when we finish expanding that type we remove the
             // its DefId.
             seen_opaque_tys: FxHashSet<DefId>,
+            // Cache of all expansions we've seen so far. This is a critical
+            // optimization for some large types produced by async fn trees.
+            expanded_cache: FxHashMap<DefId, Ty<'tcx>>,
             primary_def_id: DefId,
             found_recursion: bool,
             tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>,
@@ -713,10 +716,17 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
                 }
                 let substs = substs.fold_with(self);
                 if self.seen_opaque_tys.insert(def_id) {
-                    let generic_ty = self.tcx.type_of(def_id);
-                    let concrete_ty = generic_ty.subst(self.tcx, substs);
-                    let expanded_ty = self.fold_ty(concrete_ty);
-                    self.seen_opaque_tys.remove(&def_id);
+                    let expanded_ty = match self.expanded_cache.get(&def_id) {
+                        Some(expanded_ty) => expanded_ty,
+                        None => {
+                            let generic_ty = self.tcx.type_of(def_id);
+                            let concrete_ty = generic_ty.subst(self.tcx, substs);
+                            let expanded_ty = self.fold_ty(concrete_ty);
+                            self.seen_opaque_tys.remove(&def_id);
+                            self.expanded_cache.insert(def_id, expanded_ty);
+                            expanded_ty
+                        }
+                    };
                     Some(expanded_ty)
                 } else {
                     // If another opaque type that we contain is recursive, then it
@@ -743,6 +753,7 @@ impl<'tcx> TyCtxt<'tcx> {
 
         let mut visitor = OpaqueTypeExpander {
             seen_opaque_tys: FxHashSet::default(),
+            expanded_cache: FxHashMap::default(),
             primary_def_id: def_id,
             found_recursion: false,
             tcx: self,
diff --git a/src/test/ui/impl-trait/recursive-impl-trait-type--through-non-recursize.stderr b/src/test/ui/impl-trait/recursive-impl-trait-type--through-non-recursize.stderr
index 7572c6c1bf057..bd16c2cf72730 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/impl-trait/recursive-impl-trait-type--through-non-recursize.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/impl-trait/recursive-impl-trait-type--through-non-recursize.stderr
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ error[E0720]: opaque type expands to a recursive type
 LL | fn recursive_wrap() -> impl Sized {
    |                        ^^^^^^^^^^ expands to a recursive type
    |
-   = note: expanded type is `((impl Sized,),)`
+   = note: expanded type is `(impl Sized,)`
 
 error[E0720]: opaque type expands to a recursive type
   --> $DIR/recursive-impl-trait-type--through-non-recursize.rs:21:25
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ error[E0720]: opaque type expands to a recursive type
 LL | fn recursive_wrap2() -> impl Sized {
    |                         ^^^^^^^^^^ expands to a recursive type
    |
-   = note: expanded type is `((impl Sized,),)`
+   = note: expanded type is `(impl Sized,)`
 
 error: aborting due to 4 previous errors