diff --git a/python/lsst/daf/butler/_utilities/locked_object.py b/python/lsst/daf/butler/_utilities/locked_object.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b8432c016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/lsst/daf/butler/_utilities/locked_object.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# This file is part of daf_butler.
+#
+# Developed for the LSST Data Management System.
+# This product includes software developed by the LSST Project
+# (http://www.lsst.org).
+# See the COPYRIGHT file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# for details of code ownership.
+#
+# This software is dual licensed under the GNU General Public License and also
+# under a 3-clause BSD license. Recipients may choose which of these licenses
+# to use; please see the files gpl-3.0.txt and/or bsd_license.txt,
+# respectively.  If you choose the GPL option then the following text applies
+# (but note that there is still no warranty even if you opt for BSD instead):
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from threading import Lock
+from typing import Generic, Iterator, TypeVar
+
+_T = TypeVar("_T")
+
+
+class LockedObject(Generic[_T]):
+    """Wraps an object to enforce that all accesses to the object are performed
+    while holding a mutex lock.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    obj : `object`
+        The object that will be returned from the ``access()`` method.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, obj: _T):
+        self._lock = Lock()
+        self._obj = obj
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def access(self) -> Iterator[_T]:
+        with self._lock:
+            yield self._obj
diff --git a/python/lsst/daf/butler/remote_butler/_factory.py b/python/lsst/daf/butler/remote_butler/_factory.py
index 624c4afd5e..64ff112f6c 100644
--- a/python/lsst/daf/butler/remote_butler/_factory.py
+++ b/python/lsst/daf/butler/remote_butler/_factory.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 from .._butler_instance_options import ButlerInstanceOptions
 from ._authentication import get_authentication_token_from_environment
 from ._config import RemoteButlerConfigModel
-from ._remote_butler import RemoteButler
+from ._remote_butler import RemoteButler, RemoteButlerCache
 
 
 class RemoteButlerFactory:
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def __init__(self, server_url: str, http_client: httpx.Client | None = None):
             self.http_client = http_client
         else:
             self.http_client = httpx.Client()
+        self._cache = RemoteButlerCache()
 
     @staticmethod
     def create_factory_from_config(config: ButlerConfig) -> RemoteButlerFactory:
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ def create_butler_for_access_token(
             access_token=access_token,
             options=butler_options,
             server_url=self.server_url,
+            cache=self._cache,
         )
 
     def create_butler_with_credentials_from_environment(
diff --git a/python/lsst/daf/butler/remote_butler/_remote_butler.py b/python/lsst/daf/butler/remote_butler/_remote_butler.py
index 5d620771a4..393a643aa0 100644
--- a/python/lsst/daf/butler/remote_butler/_remote_butler.py
+++ b/python/lsst/daf/butler/remote_butler/_remote_butler.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 from collections.abc import Collection, Iterable, Mapping, Sequence
 from contextlib import AbstractContextManager
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TextIO, Type, TypeVar, cast
 
 import httpx
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 from .._dataset_ref import DatasetId, DatasetIdGenEnum, DatasetRef, SerializedDatasetRef
 from .._dataset_type import DatasetType, SerializedDatasetType
 from .._storage_class import StorageClass
+from .._utilities.locked_object import LockedObject
 from ..datastore import DatasetRefURIs
 from ..dimensions import DataCoordinate, DataIdValue, DimensionConfig, DimensionUniverse, SerializedDataId
 from ..registry import MissingDatasetTypeError, NoDefaultCollectionError, RegistryDefaults
@@ -89,9 +91,12 @@ class RemoteButler(Butler):  # numpydoc ignore=PR02
         Default values and other settings for the Butler instance.
     http_client : `httpx.Client`
         HTTP connection pool we will use to connect to the server.
-    access_token : `str` or `None`, optional
+    access_token : `str`
         Rubin Science Platform Gafaelfawr access token that will be used to
         authenticate with the server.
+    cache : RemoteButlerCache
+        Cache of data shared between multiple RemoteButler instances connected
+        to the same server.
 
     Notes
     -----
@@ -99,11 +104,11 @@ class RemoteButler(Butler):  # numpydoc ignore=PR02
     `Butler.from_config` or `RemoteButlerFactory`.
     """
 
-    _dimensions: DimensionUniverse | None
     _registry_defaults: RegistryDefaults
     _client: httpx.Client
     _server_url: str
     _headers: dict[str, str]
+    _cache: RemoteButlerCache
 
     # This is __new__ instead of __init__ because we have to support
     # instantiation via the legacy constructor Butler.__new__(), which
@@ -114,13 +119,19 @@ class RemoteButler(Butler):  # numpydoc ignore=PR02
     # a second time with the original arguments to Butler() when the instance
     # is returned from Butler.__new__()
     def __new__(
-        cls, *, server_url: str, options: ButlerInstanceOptions, http_client: httpx.Client, access_token: str
+        cls,
+        *,
+        server_url: str,
+        options: ButlerInstanceOptions,
+        http_client: httpx.Client,
+        access_token: str,
+        cache: RemoteButlerCache,
     ) -> RemoteButler:
         self = cast(RemoteButler, super().__new__(cls))
 
         self._client = http_client
         self._server_url = server_url
-        self._dimensions = None
+        self._cache = cache
 
         # TODO: RegistryDefaults should have finish() called on it, but this
         # requires getCollectionSummary() which is not yet implemented
@@ -142,15 +153,19 @@ def isWriteable(self) -> bool:
     @property
     def dimensions(self) -> DimensionUniverse:
         # Docstring inherited.
-        if self._dimensions is not None:
-            return self._dimensions
+        with self._cache.access() as cache:
+            if cache.dimensions is not None:
+                return cache.dimensions
 
         response = self._client.get(self._get_url("universe"))
         response.raise_for_status()
 
         config = DimensionConfig.fromString(response.text, format="json")
-        self._dimensions = DimensionUniverse(config)
-        return self._dimensions
+        universe = DimensionUniverse(config)
+        with self._cache.access() as cache:
+            if cache.dimensions is None:
+                cache.dimensions = universe
+            return cache.dimensions
 
     def _simplify_dataId(self, dataId: DataId | None, kwargs: dict[str, DataIdValue]) -> SerializedDataId:
         """Take a generic Data ID and convert it to a serializable form.
@@ -649,3 +664,13 @@ def _extract_dataset_type(datasetRefOrType: DatasetRef | DatasetType | str) -> D
         return datasetRefOrType.datasetType
     else:
         return None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _RemoteButlerCacheData:
+    dimensions: DimensionUniverse | None = None
+
+
+class RemoteButlerCache(LockedObject[_RemoteButlerCacheData]):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__(_RemoteButlerCacheData())
diff --git a/tests/test_locked_object.py b/tests/test_locked_object.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ce97a8af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_locked_object.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# This file is part of daf_butler.
+#
+# Developed for the LSST Data Management System.
+# This product includes software developed by the LSST Project
+# (http://www.lsst.org).
+# See the COPYRIGHT file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# for details of code ownership.
+#
+# This software is dual licensed under the GNU General Public License and also
+# under a 3-clause BSD license. Recipients may choose which of these licenses
+# to use; please see the files gpl-3.0.txt and/or bsd_license.txt,
+# respectively.  If you choose the GPL option then the following text applies
+# (but note that there is still no warranty even if you opt for BSD instead):
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import unittest
+
+from lsst.daf.butler._utilities.locked_object import LockedObject
+
+
+class LockedObjectTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test LockedObject."""
+
+    def test_named_locks(self):
+        data = object()
+        locked_obj = LockedObject(data)
+        self.assertFalse(locked_obj._lock.locked())
+        with locked_obj.access() as accessed:
+            self.assertTrue(locked_obj._lock.locked())
+            self.assertIs(data, accessed)
+        self.assertFalse(locked_obj._lock.locked())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()