diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/UIDefaultsLoader.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/UIDefaultsLoader.java
index 9e9f0c58..38b7e118 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/UIDefaultsLoader.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/UIDefaultsLoader.java
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.StreamTokenizer;
 import java.io.StringReader;
-import java.lang.ref.Reference;
-import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
-import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -56,6 +53,7 @@ import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.DerivedColor;
 import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.GrayFilter;
 import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.HSLColor;
 import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.LoggingFacade;
+import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.SoftCache;
 import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.StringUtils;
 import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.SystemInfo;
 import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.UIScale;
@@ -84,7 +82,7 @@ class UIDefaultsLoader
 
 	private static int parseColorDepth;
 
-	private static final Cache<String, Object> fontCache = new Cache<>();
+	private static final SoftCache<String, Object> fontCache = new SoftCache<>();
 
 	static void loadDefaultsFromProperties( Class<?> lookAndFeelClass, List<FlatDefaultsAddon> addons,
 		Properties additionalDefaults, boolean dark, UIDefaults defaults )
@@ -1296,43 +1294,4 @@ class UIDefaultsLoader
 	private static void throwMissingParametersException( String value ) {
 		throw new IllegalArgumentException( "missing parameters in function '" + value + "'" );
 	}
-
-	//---- class Cache --------------------------------------------------------
-
-	private static class Cache<K,V>
-	{
-		private final Map<K, CacheReference<K,V>> map = new HashMap<>();
-		private final ReferenceQueue<V> queue = new ReferenceQueue<>();
-
-		V get( K key ) {
-			expungeStaleEntries();
-			CacheReference<K,V> ref = map.get( key );
-			return (ref != null) ? ref.get() : null;
-		}
-
-		void put( K key, V value ) {
-			expungeStaleEntries();
-			map.put( key, new CacheReference<>( key, value, queue ) );
-		}
-
-		@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
-		void expungeStaleEntries() {
-			Reference<? extends V> reference;
-			while( (reference = queue.poll()) != null )
-				map.remove( ((CacheReference<K,V>)reference).key );
-		}
-
-		//---- class CacheReference ----
-
-		private static class CacheReference<K,V>
-			extends SoftReference<V>
-		{
-			final K key;
-
-			public CacheReference( K key, V value, ReferenceQueue<? super V> queue ) {
-				super( value, queue );
-				this.key = key;
-			}
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/util/SoftCache.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/util/SoftCache.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9f36546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/util/SoftCache.java
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 FormDev Software GmbH
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.formdev.flatlaf.util;
+
+import java.lang.ref.Reference;
+import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
+import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+
+/**
+ * A simple cache (map) that uses soft references for the values.
+ *
+ * @author Karl Tauber
+ * @since 2
+ */
+public class SoftCache<K,V>
+	implements Map<K, V>
+{
+	private final Map<K, CacheReference<K,V>> map;
+	private final ReferenceQueue<V> queue = new ReferenceQueue<>();
+
+	public SoftCache() {
+		map = new HashMap<>();
+	}
+
+	public SoftCache( int initialCapacity ) {
+		map = new HashMap<>( initialCapacity );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int size() {
+		expungeStaleEntries();
+		return map.size();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isEmpty() {
+		expungeStaleEntries();
+		return map.isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean containsKey( Object key ) {
+		expungeStaleEntries();
+		return map.containsKey( key );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Not supported. Throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean containsValue( Object value ) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public V get( Object key ) {
+		expungeStaleEntries();
+		return getRef( map.get( key ) );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public V put( K key, V value ) {
+		expungeStaleEntries();
+		return getRef( map.put( key, new CacheReference<>( key, value, queue ) ) );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public V remove( Object key ) {
+		expungeStaleEntries();
+		return getRef( map.remove( key ) );
+	}
+
+	private V getRef( CacheReference<K,V> ref ) {
+		return (ref != null) ? ref.get() : null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void putAll( Map<? extends K, ? extends V> m ) {
+		expungeStaleEntries();
+		for( Entry<? extends K, ? extends V> e : m.entrySet() )
+			put( e.getKey(), e.getValue() );
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void clear() {
+		map.clear();
+		expungeStaleEntries();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Set<K> keySet() {
+		expungeStaleEntries();
+		return map.keySet();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Not supported. Throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Collection<V> values() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Not supported. Throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Set<Entry<K, V>> entrySet() {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Not supported. Throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void forEach( BiConsumer<? super K, ? super V> action ) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Not supported. Throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void replaceAll( BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> function ) {
+		throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings( "unchecked" )
+	private void expungeStaleEntries() {
+		Reference<? extends V> reference;
+		while( (reference = queue.poll()) != null )
+			map.remove( ((CacheReference<K,V>)reference).key );
+	}
+
+	//---- class CacheReference ----
+
+	private static class CacheReference<K,V>
+		extends SoftReference<V>
+	{
+		// needed to remove reference from map in expungeStaleEntries()
+		final K key;
+
+		CacheReference( K key, V value, ReferenceQueue<? super V> queue ) {
+			super( value, queue );
+			this.key = key;
+		}
+	}
+}