diff --git a/examples/examples.testcov b/examples/examples.testcov
index 5a19b7c..e0811a1 100644
--- a/examples/examples.testcov
+++ b/examples/examples.testcov
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-pdf-bookmarks lines 0
-pdf-bookmarks numbers 0
-pdf-bookmarks none 0
-pdf-bookmarks has count 0
-pdf-bookmarks no count 0
-pdf-bookmarks open 0
-pdf-bookmarks closed 0
-pdf-bookmarks dest 0
-pdf-bookmarks targets 0
 pdf-mod-info --dump 0
 pdf-mod-info no in file 0
 pdf-mod-info in-place 0
diff --git a/examples/pdf-bookmarks.cc b/examples/pdf-bookmarks.cc
index dc0c278..0aaf564 100644
--- a/examples/pdf-bookmarks.cc
+++ b/examples/pdf-bookmarks.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ print_lines(std::vector<int>& numbers)
 void
 generate_page_map(QPDF& qpdf)
 {
-    QPDFPageDocumentHelper dh(qpdf);
+    auto& dh = QPDFPageDocumentHelper::get(qpdf);
     int n = 0;
     for (auto const& page: dh.getAllPages()) {
         page_map[page] = ++n;
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ show_bookmark_details(QPDFOutlineObjectHelper outline, std::vector<int> numbers)
     // No default so gcc will warn on missing tag
     switch (style) {
     case st_none:
-        QTC::TC("examples", "pdf-bookmarks none");
         break;
 
     case st_numbers:
-        QTC::TC("examples", "pdf-bookmarks numbers");
         for (auto const& number: numbers) {
             std::cout << number << ".";
         }
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ show_bookmark_details(QPDFOutlineObjectHelper outline, std::vector<int> numbers)
         break;
 
     case st_lines:
-        QTC::TC("examples", "pdf-bookmarks lines");
         print_lines(numbers);
         std::cout << "|\n";
         print_lines(numbers);
@@ -83,27 +80,21 @@ show_bookmark_details(QPDFOutlineObjectHelper outline, std::vector<int> numbers)
     if (show_open) {
         int count = outline.getCount();
         if (count) {
-            QTC::TC("examples", "pdf-bookmarks has count");
             if (count > 0) {
                 // hierarchy is open at this point
-                QTC::TC("examples", "pdf-bookmarks open");
                 std::cout << "(v) ";
             } else {
-                QTC::TC("examples", "pdf-bookmarks closed");
                 std::cout << "(>) ";
             }
         } else {
-            QTC::TC("examples", "pdf-bookmarks no count");
             std::cout << "( ) ";
         }
     }
 
     if (show_targets) {
-        QTC::TC("examples", "pdf-bookmarks targets");
         std::string target = "unknown";
         QPDFObjectHandle dest_page = outline.getDestPage();
         if (!dest_page.isNull()) {
-            QTC::TC("examples", "pdf-bookmarks dest");
             if (page_map.contains(dest_page)) {
                 target = std::to_string(page_map[dest_page]);
             }
diff --git a/examples/pdf-count-strings.cc b/examples/pdf-count-strings.cc
index c262459..1a6ad7e 100644
--- a/examples/pdf-count-strings.cc
+++ b/examples/pdf-count-strings.cc
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
         QPDF pdf;
         pdf.processFile(infilename);
         int pageno = 0;
-        for (auto& page: QPDFPageDocumentHelper(pdf).getAllPages()) {
+        for (auto& page: QPDFPageDocumentHelper::get(pdf).getAllPages()) {
             ++pageno;
             // Pass the contents of a page through our string counter. If it's an even page, capture
             // the output. This illustrates that you may capture any output generated by the filter,
diff --git a/examples/pdf-create.cc b/examples/pdf-create.cc
index f09d8c4..070bc5f 100644
--- a/examples/pdf-create.cc
+++ b/examples/pdf-create.cc
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ check(
 
     QPDF pdf;
     pdf.processFile(filename);
-    auto pages = QPDFPageDocumentHelper(pdf).getAllPages();
+    auto pages = QPDFPageDocumentHelper::get(pdf).getAllPages();
     if (n_color_spaces * n_filters != pages.size()) {
         throw std::logic_error("incorrect number of pages");
     }
diff --git a/examples/pdf-overlay-page.cc b/examples/pdf-overlay-page.cc
index d4da647..fc9dd79 100644
--- a/examples/pdf-overlay-page.cc
+++ b/examples/pdf-overlay-page.cc
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ stamp_page(char const* infile, char const* stampfile, char const* outfile)
     stamppdf.processFile(stampfile);
 
     // Get first page from other file
-    QPDFPageObjectHelper stamp_page_1 = QPDFPageDocumentHelper(stamppdf).getAllPages().at(0);
+    QPDFPageObjectHelper stamp_page_1 = QPDFPageDocumentHelper::get(stamppdf).getAllPages().at(0);
     // Convert page to a form XObject
     QPDFObjectHandle foreign_fo = stamp_page_1.getFormXObjectForPage();
     // Copy form XObject to the input file
     QPDFObjectHandle stamp_fo = inpdf.copyForeignObject(foreign_fo);
 
     // For each page...
-    for (auto& ph: QPDFPageDocumentHelper(inpdf).getAllPages()) {
+    for (auto& ph: QPDFPageDocumentHelper::get(inpdf).getAllPages()) {
         // Find a unique resource name for the new form XObject
         QPDFObjectHandle resources = ph.getAttribute("/Resources", true);
         int min_suffix = 1;
diff --git a/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh b/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh
index b8b5e16..23f910e 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh
+++ b/include/qpdf/QPDF.hh
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class QPDFParser;
 class QPDFAcroFormDocumentHelper;
 class QPDFEmbeddedFileDocumentHelper;
 class QPDFOutlineDocumentHelper;
+class QPDFPageDocumentHelper;
 class QPDFPageLabelDocumentHelper;
 
 class QPDF
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@ class QPDF
     inline QPDFAcroFormDocumentHelper& acroform();
     inline QPDFEmbeddedFileDocumentHelper& embedded_files();
     inline QPDFOutlineDocumentHelper& outlines();
+    inline QPDFPageDocumentHelper& pages();
     inline QPDFPageLabelDocumentHelper& page_labels();
 
     // For testing only -- do not add to DLL
diff --git a/include/qpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.hh b/include/qpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.hh
index bad7e68..3714258 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.hh
+++ b/include/qpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.hh
@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@ class QPDFAcroFormDocumentHelper;
 class QPDFPageDocumentHelper: public QPDFDocumentHelper
 {
   public:
+    // Get a shared document helper for a given QPDF object.
+    //
+    // Retrieving a document helper for a QPDF object rather than creating a new one avoids repeated
+    // validation of the Acroform structure, which can be expensive.
+    QPDF_DLL
+    static QPDFPageDocumentHelper& get(QPDF& qpdf);
+
+    // Re-validate the Pages structure. This is useful if you have modified the Pages structure  in
+    // a way that would invalidate the cache.
+    //
+    // If repair is true, the document will be repaired if possible if the validation encounters
+    // errors.
+    QPDF_DLL
+    void validate(bool repair = true);
+
     QPDF_DLL
     QPDFPageDocumentHelper(QPDF&);
 
@@ -112,17 +127,7 @@ class QPDFPageDocumentHelper: public QPDFDocumentHelper
         int required_flags,
         int forbidden_flags);
 
-    class Members
-    {
-        friend class QPDFPageDocumentHelper;
-
-      public:
-        ~Members() = default;
-
-      private:
-        Members() = default;
-        Members(Members const&) = delete;
-    };
+    class Members;
 
     std::shared_ptr<Members> m;
 };
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFJob.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFJob.cc
index 33a2c3e..01b333b 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFJob.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFJob.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <qpdf/QPDFExc.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFLogger.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle_private.hh>
-#include <qpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFPageObjectHelper.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFSystemError.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFUsage.hh>
@@ -790,7 +789,7 @@ QPDFJob::doCheck(QPDF& pdf)
 
         // Parse all content streams
         int pageno = 0;
-        for (auto& page: QPDFPageDocumentHelper(pdf).getAllPages()) {
+        for (auto& page: pdf.pages().getAllPages()) {
             ++pageno;
             try {
                 page.parseContents(nullptr);
@@ -858,7 +857,7 @@ QPDFJob::doShowPages(QPDF& pdf)
 {
     int pageno = 0;
     auto& cout = *m->log->getInfo();
-    for (auto& ph: QPDFPageDocumentHelper(pdf).getAllPages()) {
+    for (auto& ph: pdf.pages().getAllPages()) {
         QPDFObjectHandle page = ph.getObjectHandle();
         ++pageno;
 
@@ -1052,7 +1051,7 @@ QPDFJob::doJSONPages(Pipeline* p, bool& first, QPDF& pdf)
     auto& pldh = pdf.page_labels();
     auto& odh = pdf.outlines();
     int pageno = -1;
-    for (auto& ph: QPDFPageDocumentHelper(pdf).getAllPages()) {
+    for (auto& ph: pdf.pages().getAllPages()) {
         ++pageno;
         JSON j_page = JSON::makeDictionary();
         QPDFObjectHandle page = ph.getObjectHandle();
@@ -1113,7 +1112,7 @@ QPDFJob::doJSONPageLabels(Pipeline* p, bool& first, QPDF& pdf)
 {
     JSON j_labels = JSON::makeArray();
     auto& pldh = pdf.page_labels();
-    long long npages = QIntC::to_longlong(QPDFPageDocumentHelper(pdf).getAllPages().size());
+    long long npages = QIntC::to_longlong(pdf.pages().getAllPages().size());
     if (pldh.hasPageLabels()) {
         std::vector<QPDFObjectHandle> labels;
         pldh.getLabelsForPageRange(0, npages - 1, 0, labels);
@@ -1161,7 +1160,7 @@ QPDFJob::doJSONOutlines(Pipeline* p, bool& first, QPDF& pdf)
 {
     std::map<QPDFObjGen, int> page_numbers;
     int n = 0;
-    for (auto const& ph: QPDFPageDocumentHelper(pdf).getAllPages()) {
+    for (auto const& ph: pdf.pages().getAllPages()) {
         QPDFObjectHandle oh = ph.getObjectHandle();
         page_numbers[oh.getObjGen()] = ++n;
     }
@@ -1180,7 +1179,7 @@ QPDFJob::doJSONAcroform(Pipeline* p, bool& first, QPDF& pdf)
     j_acroform.addDictionaryMember("needappearances", JSON::makeBool(afdh.getNeedAppearances()));
     JSON j_fields = j_acroform.addDictionaryMember("fields", JSON::makeArray());
     int pagepos1 = 0;
-    for (auto const& page: QPDFPageDocumentHelper(pdf).getAllPages()) {
+    for (auto const& page: pdf.pages().getAllPages()) {
         ++pagepos1;
         for (auto& aoh: afdh.getWidgetAnnotationsForPage(page)) {
             QPDFFormFieldObjectHelper ffh = afdh.getFieldForAnnotation(aoh);
@@ -1857,7 +1856,7 @@ QPDFJob::processInputSource(
 void
 QPDFJob::validateUnderOverlay(QPDF& pdf, UnderOverlay* uo)
 {
-    QPDFPageDocumentHelper main_pdh(pdf);
+    auto& main_pdh = pdf.pages();
     int main_npages = QIntC::to_int(main_pdh.getAllPages().size());
     processFile(uo->pdf, uo->filename.data(), uo->password.data(), true, false);
     QPDFPageDocumentHelper uo_pdh(*(uo->pdf));
diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.cc b/libqpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.cc
index 154443e..98ef166 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.cc
@@ -6,11 +6,26 @@
 #include <qpdf/QTC.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QUtil.hh>
 
+class QPDFPageDocumentHelper::Members
+{
+};
+
 QPDFPageDocumentHelper::QPDFPageDocumentHelper(QPDF& qpdf) :
     QPDFDocumentHelper(qpdf)
 {
 }
 
+QPDFPageDocumentHelper&
+QPDFPageDocumentHelper::get(QPDF& qpdf)
+{
+    return qpdf.pages();
+}
+
+void
+QPDFPageDocumentHelper::validate(bool repair)
+{
+}
+
 std::vector<QPDFPageObjectHelper>
 QPDFPageDocumentHelper::getAllPages()
 {
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_private.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_private.hh
index 2f22b7f..e0fc568 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_private.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_private.hh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <qpdf/QPDFEmbeddedFileDocumentHelper.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFObject_private.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFOutlineDocumentHelper.hh>
+#include <qpdf/QPDFPageDocumentHelper.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFPageLabelDocumentHelper.hh>
 #include <qpdf/QPDFTokenizer_private.hh>
 
@@ -558,6 +559,7 @@ class QPDF::Members
     std::unique_ptr<QPDFAcroFormDocumentHelper> acroform;
     std::unique_ptr<QPDFEmbeddedFileDocumentHelper> embedded_files;
     std::unique_ptr<QPDFOutlineDocumentHelper> outlines;
+    std::unique_ptr<QPDFPageDocumentHelper> pages;
     std::unique_ptr<QPDFPageLabelDocumentHelper> page_labels;
 };
 
@@ -608,6 +610,15 @@ QPDF::outlines()
     return *m->outlines;
 }
 
+inline QPDFPageDocumentHelper&
+QPDF::pages()
+{
+    if (!m->pages) {
+        m->pages = std::make_unique<QPDFPageDocumentHelper>(*this);
+    }
+    return *m->pages;
+}
+
 inline QPDFPageLabelDocumentHelper&
 QPDF::page_labels()
 {
diff --git a/manual/release-notes.rst b/manual/release-notes.rst
index 82c43be..7a03a90 100644
--- a/manual/release-notes.rst
+++ b/manual/release-notes.rst
@@ -26,20 +26,27 @@ more detail.
   - Library Enhancements
 
     - Add ``QPDFNameTreeObjectHelper`` and ``QPDFNumberTreeObjectHelper``
-      constructor overloads that allow a function to ne passed to
+      constructor overloads that allow a function to be passed to
       validate the values in the tree.
 
     - Add new ``QPDFNameTreeObjectHelper`` and ``QPDFNumberTreeObjectHelper``
       ``validate`` method to validate and optionally repair the name/number
       tree.
 
+    - Add new ``get`` and ``validate`` methods to all DocumentHelper classes.
+      The ``get`` method retrieves a shared DocumentHelper, avoiding the the
+      overhead of repeatedly validating the underlying document structure
+      and/or building internal caches. If the underlying document structure
+      is directly modified (without the use of DocumentHelpers), the
+      ``validate`` methods revalidates the structure and resynchronizes any
+      internal caches.
+
   - CLI Enhancements
 
    - Disallow option :qpdf:ref:`--deterministic-id` to be used together
      with the incompatible options :qpdf:ref:`--encrypt` or
      :qpdf:ref:`--copy-encryption`.
 
-
   - Other enhancements
 
     - ``QPDFWriter`` will no longer add filters when writing empty streams.