diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
index add4417ac339..47e1b2d08930 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
@@ -1927,6 +1927,7 @@ typedef struct dmu_objset_find_ctx {
 	taskq_t		*dc_tq;
 	dsl_pool_t	*dc_dp;
 	uint64_t	dc_ddobj;
+	char		*dc_ddname; /* last component of ddobj's name */
 	int		(*dc_func)(dsl_pool_t *, dsl_dataset_t *, void *);
 	void		*dc_arg;
 	int		dc_flags;
@@ -1950,7 +1951,12 @@ dmu_objset_find_dp_impl(dmu_objset_find_ctx_t *dcp)
 	if (*dcp->dc_error != 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = dsl_dir_hold_obj(dp, dcp->dc_ddobj, NULL, FTAG, &dd);
+	/*
+	 * Note: passing the name (dc_ddname) here is optional, but it
+	 * improves performance because we don't need to call
+	 * zap_value_search() to determine the name.
+	 */
+	err = dsl_dir_hold_obj(dp, dcp->dc_ddobj, dcp->dc_ddname, FTAG, &dd);
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1975,9 +1981,11 @@ dmu_objset_find_dp_impl(dmu_objset_find_ctx_t *dcp)
 			    sizeof (uint64_t));
 			ASSERT3U(attr->za_num_integers, ==, 1);
 
-			child_dcp = kmem_alloc(sizeof (*child_dcp), KM_SLEEP);
+			child_dcp =
+			    kmem_alloc(sizeof (*child_dcp), KM_SLEEP);
 			*child_dcp = *dcp;
 			child_dcp->dc_ddobj = attr->za_first_integer;
+			child_dcp->dc_ddname = spa_strdup(attr->za_name);
 			if (dcp->dc_tq != NULL)
 				(void) taskq_dispatch(dcp->dc_tq,
 				    dmu_objset_find_dp_cb, child_dcp, TQ_SLEEP);
@@ -2020,16 +2028,25 @@ dmu_objset_find_dp_impl(dmu_objset_find_ctx_t *dcp)
 		}
 	}
 
-	dsl_dir_rele(dd, FTAG);
 	kmem_free(attr, sizeof (zap_attribute_t));
 
-	if (err != 0)
+	if (err != 0) {
+		dsl_dir_rele(dd, FTAG);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Apply to self.
 	 */
 	err = dsl_dataset_hold_obj(dp, thisobj, FTAG, &ds);
+
+	/*
+	 * Note: we hold the dir while calling dsl_dataset_hold_obj() so
+	 * that the dir will remain cached, and we won't have to re-instantiate
+	 * it (which could be expensive due to finding its name via
+	 * zap_value_search()).
+	 */
+	dsl_dir_rele(dd, FTAG);
 	if (err != 0)
 		goto out;
 	err = dcp->dc_func(dp, ds, dcp->dc_arg);
@@ -2044,6 +2061,8 @@ dmu_objset_find_dp_impl(dmu_objset_find_ctx_t *dcp)
 		mutex_exit(dcp->dc_error_lock);
 	}
 
+	if (dcp->dc_ddname != NULL)
+		spa_strfree(dcp->dc_ddname);
 	kmem_free(dcp, sizeof (*dcp));
 }
 
@@ -2088,6 +2107,7 @@ dmu_objset_find_dp(dsl_pool_t *dp, uint64_t ddobj,
 	dcp->dc_tq = NULL;
 	dcp->dc_dp = dp;
 	dcp->dc_ddobj = ddobj;
+	dcp->dc_ddname = NULL;
 	dcp->dc_func = func;
 	dcp->dc_arg = arg;
 	dcp->dc_flags = flags;