diff --git a/rosapi/src/rosapi/params.py b/rosapi/src/rosapi/params.py
index f5e1283c3..a01f89533 100644
--- a/rosapi/src/rosapi/params.py
+++ b/rosapi/src/rosapi/params.py
@@ -46,26 +46,22 @@
 from rosapi.proxy import get_nodes
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from rcl_interfaces.srv import (
-        GetParameters_Request,
-        GetParameters_Response,
-        ListParameters_Request,
-        ListParameters_Response,
-        SetParameters_Request,
-        SetParameters_Response,
-    )
+    from rcl_interfaces.srv import ListParameters_Request, ListParameters_Response
     from rclpy.client import Client
     from rclpy.node import Node
     from rclpy.task import Future
 
+    from rosbridge_library.internal.type_support import ROSServiceT
+
 """ Methods to interact with the param server.  Values have to be passed
 as JSON in order to facilitate dynamically typed SRV messages """
 
 # Constants
-DEFAULT_PARAM_TIMEOUT_SEC = 5.0
+DEFAULT_PARAM_TIMEOUT_SEC = 1.0
 
 _node = None
 _timeout_sec = DEFAULT_PARAM_TIMEOUT_SEC
+_client_cache: dict[tuple[type, str], Client] = {}
 
 _parameter_type_mapping = [
     "",
@@ -93,8 +89,9 @@ def init(node: Node, timeout_sec: float = DEFAULT_PARAM_TIMEOUT_SEC) -> None:
     :type timeout_sec: float | int, optional
     :raises ValueError: If the timeout is not a positive number.
     """
-    global _node, _timeout_sec
+    global _node, _timeout_sec, _client_cache
     _node = node
+    _client_cache = {}
 
     if not isinstance(timeout_sec, int | float) or timeout_sec <= 0:
         msg = "Parameter timeout must be a positive number"
@@ -102,6 +99,45 @@ def init(node: Node, timeout_sec: float = DEFAULT_PARAM_TIMEOUT_SEC) -> None:
     _timeout_sec = timeout_sec
 
 
+def _get_or_create_client(
+    service_type: type[ROSServiceT], service_name: str
+) -> Client[ROSServiceT.Request, ROSServiceT.Response]:
+    """Get existing client from cache or create new one."""
+    assert _node is not None
+    cache_key = (service_type, service_name)
+
+    if cache_key in _client_cache:
+        client = _client_cache[cache_key]
+        if client.service_is_ready():
+            return client
+
+        _node.destroy_client(client)
+        del _client_cache[cache_key]
+
+    client = _node.create_client(
+        service_type,
+        service_name,
+        callback_group=MutuallyExclusiveCallbackGroup(),
+    )
+
+    if client.service_is_ready():
+        _client_cache[cache_key] = client
+        return client
+
+    _node.destroy_client(client)
+    msg = f"Service {service_name} is not available"
+    raise Exception(msg)
+
+
+def clear_client_cache() -> None:
+    """Clear all cached clients."""
+    assert _node is not None
+    global _client_cache
+    for client in _client_cache.values():
+        _node.destroy_client(client)
+    _client_cache = {}
+
+
 async def set_param(node_name: str, name: str, value: str, params_glob: list[str]) -> None:
     """Set a parameter in a given node."""
     if params_glob and not any(fnmatch.fnmatch(str(name), glob) for glob in params_glob):
@@ -148,27 +184,16 @@ async def _set_param(
             assert value is not None
             setattr(parameter.value, _parameter_type_mapping[parameter_type], loads(value))
 
-    assert _node is not None
-    client: Client[SetParameters_Request, SetParameters_Response] = _node.create_client(
-        SetParameters,
-        f"{node_name}/set_parameters",
-        callback_group=MutuallyExclusiveCallbackGroup(),
-    )
-
-    if not client.service_is_ready():
-        _node.destroy_client(client)
-        msg = f"Service {client.srv_name} is not available"
-        raise Exception(msg)
+    client = _get_or_create_client(SetParameters, f"{node_name}/set_parameters")
 
     request = SetParameters.Request()
     request.parameters = [parameter]
 
     future = client.call_async(request)
 
+    assert _node is not None
     await futures_wait_for(_node, [future], _timeout_sec)
 
-    _node.destroy_client(client)
-
     if not future.done():
         future.cancel()
         msg = "Timeout occurred"
@@ -209,27 +234,16 @@ async def _get_param(node_name: str, name: str) -> ParameterValue:
 
     Internal helper function for get_param.
     """
-    assert _node is not None
-    client: Client[GetParameters_Request, GetParameters_Response] = _node.create_client(
-        GetParameters,
-        f"{node_name}/get_parameters",
-        callback_group=MutuallyExclusiveCallbackGroup(),
-    )
-
-    if not client.service_is_ready():
-        _node.destroy_client(client)
-        msg = f"Service {client.srv_name} is not available"
-        raise Exception(msg)
+    client = _get_or_create_client(GetParameters, f"{node_name}/get_parameters")
 
     request = GetParameters.Request()
     request.names = [name]
 
     future = client.call_async(request)
 
+    assert _node is not None
     await futures_wait_for(_node, [future], _timeout_sec)
 
-    _node.destroy_client(client)
-
     if not future.done():
         future.cancel()
         msg = "Timeout occurred"