diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 993fd6f..f04a0a5 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     ],
     "require": {
         "php": ">=8.1",
-        "symfony/property-access": ">=5.4,<8",
         "psr/event-dispatcher": "^1.0"
     },
     "require-dev": {
diff --git a/src/Extension/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/FiniteExtension.php b/src/Extension/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/FiniteExtension.php
index a5917d8..3d61cdc 100644
--- a/src/Extension/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/FiniteExtension.php
+++ b/src/Extension/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/FiniteExtension.php
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 namespace Finite\Extension\Symfony\Bundle\DependencyInjection;
 
 use Finite\Extension\Twig\FiniteExtension as TwigExtension;
+use Finite\Extractor\MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor;
+use Finite\Extractor\ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor;
+use Finite\Extractor\StatePropertyExtractor;
 use Finite\StateMachine;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
@@ -18,8 +21,11 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container): void
     {
         $container->addDefinitions(
             [
+                StatePropertyExtractor::class => (new Definition(MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor::class))
+                    ->setArgument('$decorated', new Definition(ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor::class)),
                 StateMachine::class => (new Definition(StateMachine::class))
                     ->setArgument('$dispatcher', new Reference('event_dispatcher'))
+                    ->setArgument('$statePropertyExtractor', new Reference(StatePropertyExtractor::class))
                     ->setPublic(true),
                 TwigExtension::class => (new Definition(TwigExtension::class))
                     ->setArgument('$stateMachine', new Reference(StateMachine::class))
diff --git a/src/Extractor/MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor.php b/src/Extractor/MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd2ecae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Extractor/MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Finite\Extractor;
+
+final class MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor implements StatePropertyExtractor
+{
+    use StatePropertyExtractorTrait;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array <class-string, array<int, \ReflectionProperty>>
+     */
+    private array $cache = [];
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly StatePropertyExtractor $decorated = new ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor(),
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    #[\Override]
+    public function extractAll(object $object): array
+    {
+        if (isset($this->cache[$object::class])) {
+            /** @var array<int, \ReflectionProperty> $value */
+            $value = $this->cache[$object::class];
+
+            return $value;
+        }
+
+        return $this->cache[$object::class] = $this->decorated->extractAll($object);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Extractor/ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor.php b/src/Extractor/ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8379d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Extractor/ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Finite\Extractor;
+
+use Finite\State;
+
+final class ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor implements StatePropertyExtractor
+{
+    use StatePropertyExtractorTrait;
+
+    #[\Override]
+    public function extractAll(object $object): array
+    {
+        $properties = [];
+
+        $reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass($object);
+        /** @psalm-suppress DocblockTypeContradiction */
+        do {
+            foreach ($reflectionClass->getProperties() as $property) {
+                /** @var \ReflectionUnionType|\ReflectionIntersectionType|\ReflectionNamedType $reflectionType */
+                $reflectionType = $property->getType();
+                if (null === $reflectionType) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if ($reflectionType instanceof \ReflectionUnionType) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if ($reflectionType instanceof \ReflectionIntersectionType) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                /** @var class-string $name */
+                $name = $reflectionType->getName();
+                if (!enum_exists($name)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $reflectionEnum = new \ReflectionEnum($name);
+                /** @psalm-suppress TypeDoesNotContainType */
+                if ($reflectionEnum->implementsInterface(State::class)) {
+                    $properties[] = $property;
+                }
+            }
+        } while ($reflectionClass = $reflectionClass->getParentClass());
+
+        return $properties;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Extractor/StatePropertyExtractor.php b/src/Extractor/StatePropertyExtractor.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2936b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Extractor/StatePropertyExtractor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Finite\Extractor;
+
+interface StatePropertyExtractor
+{
+    /**
+     * @param class-string|null $stateClass
+     */
+    public function extract(object $object, ?string $stateClass = null): \ReflectionProperty;
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<int, \ReflectionProperty>
+     */
+    public function extractAll(object $object): array;
+}
diff --git a/src/Extractor/StatePropertyExtractorTrait.php b/src/Extractor/StatePropertyExtractorTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e81e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Extractor/StatePropertyExtractorTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Finite\Extractor;
+
+use Finite\Exception\BadStateClassException;
+use Finite\Exception\NonUniqueStateException;
+use Finite\Exception\NoStateFoundException;
+
+trait StatePropertyExtractorTrait
+{
+    /**
+     * @param class-string|null $stateClass
+     */
+    #[\Override]
+    public function extract(object $object, ?string $stateClass = null): \ReflectionProperty
+    {
+        if ($stateClass && !enum_exists($stateClass)) {
+            throw new NoStateFoundException(\sprintf('Enum "%s" does not exists', $stateClass));
+        }
+
+        $properties = $this->extractAll($object);
+        if (null !== $stateClass) {
+            foreach ($properties as $property) {
+                if ((string) $property->getType() === $stateClass) {
+                    return $property;
+                }
+            }
+
+            throw new BadStateClassException(\sprintf('Found no state on object "%s" with class "%s"', $object::class, $stateClass));
+        }
+
+        if (1 === \count($properties)) {
+            return $properties[0];
+        }
+
+        if (\count($properties) > 1) {
+            throw new NonUniqueStateException('Found multiple states on object '.$object::class);
+        }
+
+        throw new NoStateFoundException('Found no state on object '.$object::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array<int, \ReflectionProperty>
+     */
+    abstract public function extractAll(object $object): array;
+}
diff --git a/src/StateMachine.php b/src/StateMachine.php
index e3ecf4c..958d901 100644
--- a/src/StateMachine.php
+++ b/src/StateMachine.php
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@
 use Finite\Event\EventDispatcher;
 use Finite\Event\PostTransitionEvent;
 use Finite\Event\PreTransitionEvent;
-use Finite\Exception\BadStateClassException;
-use Finite\Exception\NonUniqueStateException;
-use Finite\Exception\NoStateFoundException;
 use Finite\Exception\TransitionNotReachableException;
+use Finite\Extractor\MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor;
+use Finite\Extractor\StatePropertyExtractor;
 use Finite\Transition\TransitionInterface;
 use Psr\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcherInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
 
 /**
  * @api
@@ -23,6 +21,7 @@ class StateMachine
 {
     public function __construct(
         private readonly EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher = new EventDispatcher(),
+        private readonly StatePropertyExtractor $statePropertyExtractor = new MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor(),
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ public function apply(object $object, string $transitionName, ?string $stateClas
             throw new TransitionNotReachableException('Unable to apply transition '.$transitionName);
         }
 
-        $property = $this->extractStateProperty($object, $stateClass);
+        $property = $this->statePropertyExtractor->extract($object, $stateClass);
         $fromState = $this->extractState($object, $stateClass);
         $transition = array_values(
             array_filter(
@@ -47,13 +46,8 @@ public function apply(object $object, string $transitionName, ?string $stateClas
         $this->dispatcher->dispatch(new PreTransitionEvent($object, $transition, $fromState));
 
         $transition->process($object);
-        PropertyAccess::createPropertyAccessor()->setValue(
-            $object,
-            $property->getName(),
-            $transition->getTargetState(),
-        );
+        $property->setValue($object, $transition->getTargetState());
 
-        /** @var object $object */
         $this->dispatcher->dispatch(new PostTransitionEvent($object, $transition, $fromState));
     }
 
@@ -105,7 +99,7 @@ public function getStateClasses(object $object): array
         return array_filter(
             array_map(
                 fn (\ReflectionProperty $property): string => (string) $property->getType(),
-                $this->extractStateProperties($object),
+                $this->statePropertyExtractor->extractAll($object),
             ),
             fn (?string $name): bool => enum_exists($name),
         );
@@ -113,7 +107,7 @@ public function getStateClasses(object $object): array
 
     public function hasState(object $object): bool
     {
-        return \count($this->extractStateProperties($object)) > 0;
+        return \count($this->statePropertyExtractor->extractAll($object)) > 0;
     }
 
     public function getDispatcher(): EventDispatcherInterface
@@ -126,82 +120,11 @@ public function getDispatcher(): EventDispatcherInterface
      */
     private function extractState(object $object, ?string $stateClass = null): State&\BackedEnum
     {
-        $property = $this->extractStateProperty($object, $stateClass);
-
-        /** @psalm-suppress MixedReturnStatement */
-        return PropertyAccess::createPropertyAccessor()->getValue($object, $property->getName());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param class-string|null $stateClass
-     */
-    private function extractStateProperty(object $object, ?string $stateClass = null): \ReflectionProperty
-    {
-        if ($stateClass && !enum_exists($stateClass)) {
-            throw new NoStateFoundException(\sprintf('Enum "%s" does not exists', $stateClass));
-        }
+        $property = $this->statePropertyExtractor->extract($object, $stateClass);
 
-        $properties = $this->extractStateProperties($object);
-        if (null !== $stateClass) {
-            foreach ($properties as $property) {
-                if ((string) $property->getType() === $stateClass) {
-                    return $property;
-                }
-            }
-
-            throw new BadStateClassException(\sprintf('Found no state on object "%s" with class "%s"', $object::class, $stateClass));
-        }
-
-        if (1 === \count($properties)) {
-            return $properties[0];
-        }
-
-        if (\count($properties) > 1) {
-            throw new NonUniqueStateException('Found multiple states on object '.$object::class);
-        }
-
-        throw new NoStateFoundException('Found no state on object '.$object::class);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return array<int, \ReflectionProperty>
-     */
-    private function extractStateProperties(object $object): array
-    {
-        $properties = [];
-
-        $reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass($object);
-        /** @psalm-suppress DocblockTypeContradiction */
-        do {
-            foreach ($reflectionClass->getProperties() as $property) {
-                /** @var \ReflectionUnionType|\ReflectionIntersectionType|\ReflectionNamedType $reflectionType */
-                $reflectionType = $property->getType();
-                if (null === $reflectionType) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if ($reflectionType instanceof \ReflectionUnionType) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if ($reflectionType instanceof \ReflectionIntersectionType) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                /** @var class-string $name */
-                $name = $reflectionType->getName();
-                if (!enum_exists($name)) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                $reflectionEnum = new \ReflectionEnum($name);
-                /** @psalm-suppress TypeDoesNotContainType */
-                if ($reflectionEnum->implementsInterface(State::class)) {
-                    $properties[] = $property;
-                }
-            }
-        } while ($reflectionClass = $reflectionClass->getParentClass());
+        /** @var State&\BackedEnum $value */
+        $value = $property->getValue($object);
 
-        return $properties;
+        return $value;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Extension/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/FiniteExtensionTest.php b/tests/Extension/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/FiniteExtensionTest.php
index a455bed..df3a97a 100644
--- a/tests/Extension/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/FiniteExtensionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Extension/Symfony/Bundle/DependencyInjection/FiniteExtensionTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 use Finite\Extension\Symfony\Bundle\DependencyInjection\FiniteExtension;
 use Finite\Extension\Twig\FiniteExtension as TwigExtension;
+use Finite\Extractor\StatePropertyExtractor;
 use Finite\StateMachine;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ public function testItLoadsServices(): void
 
         $container->expects($this->once())->method('addDefinitions')->with(
             $this->logicalAnd(
-                $this->countOf(2),
+                $this->countOf(3),
+                $this->arrayHasKey(StatePropertyExtractor::class),
                 $this->arrayHasKey(StateMachine::class),
                 $this->arrayHasKey(TwigExtension::class),
             ),
diff --git a/tests/Extractor/MemoizedStatePropertyExtractorTest.php b/tests/Extractor/MemoizedStatePropertyExtractorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bd21d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Extractor/MemoizedStatePropertyExtractorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Finite\Tests\Extractor;
+
+use Finite\Extractor\MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor;
+use Finite\Extractor\StatePropertyExtractor;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class MemoizedStatePropertyExtractorTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function testItMemoizeResult(): void
+    {
+        $decorated = $this->createMock(StatePropertyExtractor::class);
+        $extractor = new MemoizedStatePropertyExtractor($decorated);
+
+        $decorated
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('extractAll')
+            ->with($this->isInstanceOf(\stdClass::class))
+            ->willReturn([$this->createMock(\ReflectionProperty::class)]);
+
+        $object = new \stdClass();
+        $extractor->extractAll($object);
+        $extractor->extractAll($object);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Extractor/ReflectionStatePropertyExtractorTest.php b/tests/Extractor/ReflectionStatePropertyExtractorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc650e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Extractor/ReflectionStatePropertyExtractorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Finite\Tests\Extractor;
+
+use Finite\Exception\NonUniqueStateException;
+use Finite\Extractor\ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor;
+use Finite\Tests\Fixtures\AlternativeArticle;
+use Finite\Tests\Fixtures\AlternativeArticleState;
+use Finite\Tests\Fixtures\Article;
+use Finite\Tests\Fixtures\SimpleArticleState;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+final class ReflectionStatePropertyExtractorTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor $object;
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->object = new ReflectionStatePropertyExtractor();
+    }
+
+    public function testItExtractSimpleState(): void
+    {
+        $property = $this->object->extract(new Article('test'));
+
+        $this->assertSame('state', $property->getName());
+        $this->assertSame(SimpleArticleState::class, $property->getType()->getName());
+    }
+
+    public function testItThrowsOnAlternativeStateWithoutDetails(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(NonUniqueStateException::class);
+        $property = $this->object->extract(new AlternativeArticle('test'));
+    }
+
+    public function testItExtractAlternativeState(): void
+    {
+        $property = $this->object->extract(new AlternativeArticle('test'), AlternativeArticleState::class);
+
+        $this->assertSame('alternativeState', $property->getName());
+        $this->assertSame(AlternativeArticleState::class, $property->getType()->getName());
+
+        $property = $this->object->extract(new AlternativeArticle('test'), SimpleArticleState::class);
+
+        $this->assertSame('state', $property->getName());
+        $this->assertSame(SimpleArticleState::class, $property->getType()->getName());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/StateMachineTest.php b/tests/StateMachineTest.php
index aa40df5..2aa03b4 100644
--- a/tests/StateMachineTest.php
+++ b/tests/StateMachineTest.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public function testItCanTransition(): void
                 $this->callback(function (CanTransitionEvent $e) use ($object) {
                     $this->assertSame($object, $e->getObject());
                     $this->assertFalse($e->isPropagationStopped());
+                    $this->assertSame(SimpleArticleState::DRAFT, $e->getFromState());
 
                     return SimpleArticleState::class === $e->getStateClass();
                 }),