diff --git a/plugins/askrene/askrene.c b/plugins/askrene/askrene.c
index 23e541d75911..0a2d2b116b6d 100644
--- a/plugins/askrene/askrene.c
+++ b/plugins/askrene/askrene.c
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ static const char *init(struct command *init_cmd,
 	struct askrene *askrene = get_askrene(plugin);
 
 	askrene->plugin = plugin;
-	list_head_init(&askrene->layers);
+	askrene->layers = new_layer_name_hash(askrene);
 	askrene->reserved = new_reserve_htable(askrene);
 	askrene->gossmap = gossmap_load(askrene, GOSSIP_STORE_FILENAME,
 					plugin_gossmap_logcb, plugin);
diff --git a/plugins/askrene/askrene.h b/plugins/askrene/askrene.h
index a9a809737329..207e37255a76 100644
--- a/plugins/askrene/askrene.h
+++ b/plugins/askrene/askrene.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ struct route {
 struct askrene {
 	struct plugin *plugin;
 	struct gossmap *gossmap;
-	/* List of layers */
-	struct list_head layers;
+	/* Hash table of layers by name */
+	struct layer_name_hash *layers;
 	/* In-flight payment attempts */
 	struct reserve_htable *reserved;
 	/* Compact cache of gossmap capacities */
diff --git a/plugins/askrene/layer.c b/plugins/askrene/layer.c
index 8dccaaa28fde..77bfa5ac1d99 100644
--- a/plugins/askrene/layer.c
+++ b/plugins/askrene/layer.c
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ HTABLE_DEFINE_NODUPS_TYPE(struct node_bias, bias_nodeid, hash_nodeid,
 			  bias_eq_nodeid, node_bias_hash);
 
 struct layer {
-	/* Inside global list of layers */
-	struct list_node list;
-
 	/* Convenience pointer to askrene */
 	struct askrene *askrene;
 
@@ -177,6 +174,25 @@ struct layer {
 	struct node_id *disabled_nodes;
 };
 
+static size_t hash_str(const char *str)
+{
+	return siphash24(siphash_seed(), str, strlen(str));
+}
+
+static bool layer_eq_name(const struct layer *l,
+			  const char *name)
+{
+	return streq(l->name, name);
+}
+
+HTABLE_DEFINE_NODUPS_TYPE(struct layer, layer_name, hash_str,
+			  layer_eq_name, layer_name_hash);
+
+struct layer_name_hash *new_layer_name_hash(const tal_t *ctx)
+{
+	return new_htable(ctx, layer_name_hash);
+}
+
 struct layer *new_temp_layer(const tal_t *ctx, struct askrene *askrene, const char *name TAKES)
 {
 	struct layer *l = tal(ctx, struct layer);
@@ -196,7 +212,8 @@ struct layer *new_temp_layer(const tal_t *ctx, struct askrene *askrene, const ch
 
 static void destroy_layer(struct layer *l, struct askrene *askrene)
 {
-	list_del_from(&askrene->layers, &l->list);
+	if (!layer_name_hash_del(askrene->layers, l))
+		abort();
 }
 
 /* Low-level versions of routines which do *not* save (used for loading, too) */
@@ -205,7 +222,7 @@ static struct layer *add_layer(struct askrene *askrene, const char *name TAKES,
 	struct layer *l = new_temp_layer(askrene, askrene, name);
 	l->persistent = persistent;
 	assert(!find_layer(askrene, l->name));
-	list_add(&askrene->layers, &l->list);
+	layer_name_hash_add(askrene->layers, l);
 	tal_add_destructor2(l, destroy_layer, askrene);
 	return l;
 }
@@ -847,12 +864,7 @@ struct layer *new_layer(struct askrene *askrene,
 
 struct layer *find_layer(struct askrene *askrene, const char *name)
 {
-	struct layer *l;
-	list_for_each(&askrene->layers, l, list) {
-		if (streq(l->name, name))
-			return l;
-	}
-	return NULL;
+	return layer_name_hash_get(askrene->layers, name);
 }
 
 const char *layer_name(const struct layer *layer)
@@ -1295,17 +1307,21 @@ static void json_add_layer(struct json_stream *js,
 }
 
 void json_add_layers(struct json_stream *js,
-		     struct askrene *askrene,
+		     const struct askrene *askrene,
 		     const char *fieldname,
 		     const struct layer *layer)
 {
-	struct layer *l;
-
 	json_array_start(js, fieldname);
-	list_for_each(&askrene->layers, l, list) {
-		if (layer && l != layer)
-			continue;
-		json_add_layer(js, NULL, l);
+	if (layer) {
+		json_add_layer(js, NULL, layer);
+	} else {
+		struct layer_name_hash_iter it;
+
+		for (struct layer *l = layer_name_hash_first(askrene->layers, &it);
+		     l;
+		     l = layer_name_hash_next(askrene->layers, &it)) {
+			json_add_layer(js, NULL, l);
+		}
 	}
 	json_array_end(js);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/askrene/layer.h b/plugins/askrene/layer.h
index 9f3f9966f0ef..55931cb9b570 100644
--- a/plugins/askrene/layer.h
+++ b/plugins/askrene/layer.h
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ struct askrene;
 struct layer;
 struct json_stream;
 
+/* Create a layer hash table */
+struct layer_name_hash *new_layer_name_hash(const tal_t *ctx);
+
 /* Look up a layer by name. */
 struct layer *find_layer(struct askrene *askrene, const char *name);
 
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ void layer_add_disabled_node(struct layer *layer, const struct node_id *node);
 
 /* Print out a json object for this layer, or all if layer is NULL */
 void json_add_layers(struct json_stream *js,
-		     struct askrene *askrene,
+		     const struct askrene *askrene,
 		     const char *fieldname,
 		     const struct layer *layer);
 
diff --git a/tests/benchmark.py b/tests/benchmark.py
index ec0062e82f7a..7e71e920b5fe 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark.py
+++ b/tests/benchmark.py
@@ -228,3 +228,13 @@ def test_spam_listcommands(node_factory, bitcoind, benchmark):
 
     # This calls "listinvoice" 100,000 times (which doesn't need a transaction commit)
     benchmark(l1.rpc.spamlistcommand, 100_000)
+
+
+def test_askrene_layers(node_factory):
+    l1 = get_bench_node(node_factory)
+    NUM_LAYERS = 100_000
+    for i in range(NUM_LAYERS):
+        l1.rpc.askrene_create_layer(f'test_askrene_layers-{i}', True)
+
+    l1.restart()
+    l1.rpc.askrene_create_layer(f'test_askrene_layers-{NUM_LAYERS}')