diff --git a/system/BaseModel.php b/system/BaseModel.php
index d40a662724d9..467418b734ce 100644
--- a/system/BaseModel.php
+++ b/system/BaseModel.php
@@ -370,6 +370,13 @@ abstract class BaseModel
      */
     protected $afterDelete = [];
 
+    /**
+     * Limit 0 as all
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $limitZeroAsAll;
+
     public function __construct(?ValidationInterface $validation = null)
     {
         $this->tempReturnType     = $this->returnType;
@@ -378,6 +385,8 @@ public function __construct(?ValidationInterface $validation = null)
 
         $this->validation = $validation;
 
+        $this->limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
+
         $this->initialize();
         $this->createDataConverter();
     }
@@ -653,8 +662,7 @@ public function findColumn(string $columnName)
      */
     public function findAll(?int $limit = null, int $offset = 0)
     {
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll) {
             $limit ??= 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
index 0a27b0b33abc..9e7452dd3f7f 100644
--- a/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
+++ b/system/Database/BaseBuilder.php
@@ -295,6 +295,13 @@ class BaseBuilder
      */
     protected $pregOperators = [];
 
+    /**
+     * Limit 0 as all
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    protected $limitZeroAsAll;
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      *
@@ -334,6 +341,8 @@ public function __construct($tableName, ConnectionInterface $db, ?array $options
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        $this->limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1511,8 +1520,7 @@ public function orderBy(string $orderBy, string $direction = '', ?bool $escape =
      */
     public function limit(?int $value = null, ?int $offset = 0)
     {
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll && $value === 0) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll && $value === 0) {
             $value = null;
         }
 
@@ -1633,8 +1641,7 @@ protected function compileFinalQuery(string $sql): string
      */
     public function get(?int $limit = null, int $offset = 0, bool $reset = true)
     {
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
             $limit = null;
         }
 
@@ -1771,8 +1778,7 @@ public function getWhere($where = null, ?int $limit = null, ?int $offset = 0, bo
             $this->where($where);
         }
 
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
             $limit = null;
         }
 
@@ -2498,8 +2504,7 @@ public function update($set = null, $where = null, ?int $limit = null): bool
             $this->where($where);
         }
 
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
             $limit = null;
         }
 
@@ -2545,8 +2550,7 @@ protected function _update(string $table, array $values): string
             $valStr[] = $key . ' = ' . $val;
         }
 
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll) {
             return 'UPDATE ' . $this->compileIgnore('update') . $table . ' SET ' . implode(', ', $valStr)
                 . $this->compileWhereHaving('QBWhere')
                 . $this->compileOrderBy()
@@ -2829,8 +2833,7 @@ public function delete($where = '', ?int $limit = null, bool $resetData = true)
 
         $sql = $this->_delete($this->removeAlias($table));
 
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
             $limit = null;
         }
 
@@ -3104,8 +3107,7 @@ protected function compileSelect($selectOverride = false): string
             . $this->compileWhereHaving('QBHaving')
             . $this->compileOrderBy();
 
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll) {
             if ($this->QBLimit) {
                 $sql = $this->_limit($sql . "\n");
             }
diff --git a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php
index 67f2f26c33f9..959c1425f75e 100644
--- a/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php
+++ b/system/Database/SQLSRV/Builder.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 use CodeIgniter\Database\Query;
 use CodeIgniter\Database\RawSql;
 use CodeIgniter\Database\ResultInterface;
-use Config\Feature;
 
 /**
  * Builder for SQLSRV
@@ -339,8 +338,7 @@ protected function _limit(string $sql, bool $offsetIgnore = false): string
         // DatabaseException:
         //   [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server][SQL Server]The number of
         //   rows provided for a FETCH clause must be greater then zero.
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if (! $limitZeroAsAll && $this->QBLimit === 0) {
+        if (! $this->limitZeroAsAll && $this->QBLimit === 0) {
             return "SELECT * \nFROM " . $this->_fromTables() . ' WHERE 1=0 ';
         }
 
@@ -626,8 +624,7 @@ protected function compileSelect($selectOverride = false): string
             . $this->compileOrderBy(); // ORDER BY
 
         // LIMIT
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll) {
             if ($this->QBLimit) {
                 $sql = $this->_limit($sql . "\n");
             }
@@ -646,8 +643,7 @@ protected function compileSelect($selectOverride = false): string
      */
     public function get(?int $limit = null, int $offset = 0, bool $reset = true)
     {
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll && $limit === 0) {
             $limit = null;
         }
 
diff --git a/system/Model.php b/system/Model.php
index 3599ba963176..4d8ef0b06fc6 100644
--- a/system/Model.php
+++ b/system/Model.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 use CodeIgniter\Exceptions\ModelException;
 use CodeIgniter\Validation\ValidationInterface;
 use Config\Database;
-use Config\Feature;
 use stdClass;
 
 /**
@@ -234,8 +233,7 @@ protected function doFindColumn(string $columnName)
      */
     protected function doFindAll(?int $limit = null, int $offset = 0)
     {
-        $limitZeroAsAll = config(Feature::class)->limitZeroAsAll ?? true; // @phpstan-ignore nullCoalesce.property
-        if ($limitZeroAsAll) {
+        if ($this->limitZeroAsAll) {
             $limit ??= 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Database/Builder/LimitTest.php b/tests/system/Database/Builder/LimitTest.php
index 4e7bbfd40203..1644827f6ab9 100644
--- a/tests/system/Database/Builder/LimitTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Database/Builder/LimitTest.php
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 
 namespace CodeIgniter\Database\Builder;
 
+use CodeIgniter\Config\Factories;
 use CodeIgniter\Database\BaseBuilder;
 use CodeIgniter\Test\CIUnitTestCase;
 use CodeIgniter\Test\Mock\MockConnection;
+use Config\Feature;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
 
 /**
@@ -65,4 +67,42 @@ public function testLimitAndOffsetMethod(): void
 
         $this->assertSame($expectedSQL, str_replace("\n", ' ', $builder->getCompiledSelect()));
     }
+
+    public function testLimitZeroAsAllOptimization(): void
+    {
+        $feature = new class () extends Feature {
+            public int $accessCount = 0;
+
+            public function __construct()
+            {
+                parent::__construct();
+                unset($this->limitZeroAsAll);
+            }
+
+            public function __get(string $name): mixed
+            {
+                if ($name === 'limitZeroAsAll') {
+                    $this->accessCount++;
+
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        };
+
+        Factories::injectMock('config', 'Feature', $feature);
+
+        // Constructor accesses it once
+        $builder = new BaseBuilder('user', $this->db);
+        $this->assertSame(1, $feature->accessCount);
+
+        // Should not access config again during typical query building
+        $builder->limit(0);
+        $builder->getCompiledSelect();
+
+        $this->assertSame(1, $feature->accessCount);
+
+        Factories::reset('config');
+    }
 }