diff --git a/bpm/bonita-core/bonita-process-engine/src/main/java/org/bonitasoft/engine/api/impl/ApplicationAPIImpl.java b/bpm/bonita-core/bonita-process-engine/src/main/java/org/bonitasoft/engine/api/impl/ApplicationAPIImpl.java
index f109a78f67..57e92f22a3 100755
--- a/bpm/bonita-core/bonita-process-engine/src/main/java/org/bonitasoft/engine/api/impl/ApplicationAPIImpl.java
+++ b/bpm/bonita-core/bonita-process-engine/src/main/java/org/bonitasoft/engine/api/impl/ApplicationAPIImpl.java
@@ -258,6 +258,17 @@ public SearchResult<IApplication> searchIApplications(final SearchOptions search
 
     protected SearchResult<IApplication> internalSearchIApplications(ServiceAccessor serviceAccessor,
             SearchApplicationDescriptor appSearchDescriptor, SearchOptions searchOptions) throws SearchException {
+        if(searchOptions.getFilters().size() == 1) {
+            // Avoid a search query for a search by token to benefit from the cache optimization
+            final SearchFilter searchFilter = searchOptions.getFilters().get(0);
+            if (TOKEN.equals(searchFilter.getField())) {
+                try {
+                    return new SearchResultImpl<>(1, List.of(getIApplicationByToken((String) searchFilter.getValue())));
+                } catch (ApplicationNotFoundException e) {
+                    return new SearchResultImpl<>(0, List.of());
+                }
+            }
+        }
         final ApplicationModelConverter converter = getApplicationModelConverter(serviceAccessor.getPageService());
         final ApplicationService applicationService = serviceAccessor.getApplicationService();
         final Optional<SearchFilter> filterOnUserId = searchOptions.getFilters().stream()