diff --git a/include/hpack/dynamic_table.hpp b/include/hpack/dynamic_table.hpp
index 0cb2902..8984fc3 100644
--- a/include/hpack/dynamic_table.hpp
+++ b/include/hpack/dynamic_table.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <memory_resource>
 
-#include <boost/intrusive/set.hpp>
+#include <boost/intrusive/unordered_set.hpp>
 
 #include "hpack/basic_types.hpp"
 #include "hpack/static_table.hpp"
@@ -16,15 +16,33 @@ struct dynamic_table_t {
 
  private:
   struct key_of_entry {
-    using type = table_entry;
-    table_entry operator()(const entry_t& v) const noexcept;
+    using type = std::string_view;
+    std::string_view operator()(const entry_t& v) const noexcept;
+  };
+  struct equal_by_namevalue {
+    bool operator()(const key_of_entry::type& l, const key_of_entry::type& r) const noexcept {
+      return l == r;
+    }
+  };
+  struct hash_by_namevalue {
+    size_t operator()(key_of_entry::type) const noexcept;
   };
-  // for forward declaring entry_t
-  using hook_type_option = bi::base_hook<bi::set_base_hook<bi::link_mode<bi::normal_link>>>;
 
   // invariant: do not contain nullptrs
   std::vector<entry_t*> entries;
-  bi::multiset<entry_t, bi::constant_time_size<false>, hook_type_option, bi::key_of_value<key_of_entry>> set;
+  using entry_set_hook = bi::unordered_set_base_hook<bi::link_mode<bi::normal_link>, bi::store_hash<true>,
+                                                     bi::optimize_multikey<true>>;
+  // hashed by name
+  using entry_set_t = bi::unordered_multiset<entry_t, bi::base_hook<entry_set_hook>,
+                                             bi::key_of_value<key_of_entry>, bi::equal<equal_by_namevalue>,
+                                             bi::hash<hash_by_namevalue>, bi::power_2_buckets<true>>;
+
+  static constexpr inline size_t initial_buckets_count = 4;
+
+  // Note: must be before `set` because of destroy ordering
+  // invariant: .size is always pow of 2
+  std::vector<entry_set_t::bucket_type> buckets;
+  entry_set_t set;
   // in bytes
   // invariant: <= _max_size
   size_type _current_size = 0;
@@ -49,7 +67,9 @@ struct dynamic_table_t {
                          Insertion Point      Dropping Point
   */
  public:
-  dynamic_table_t() = default;
+  // 4096 - default size by protocol
+  dynamic_table_t() : dynamic_table_t(4096) {
+  }
   // `user_protocol_max_size` and `max_size()` both initialized to `max_size`
   explicit dynamic_table_t(size_type max_size,
                            std::pmr::memory_resource* m = std::pmr::get_default_resource()) noexcept;
@@ -97,11 +117,15 @@ struct dynamic_table_t {
     return entries.size() + static_table_t::first_unused_index - 1;
   }
 
+  // searches both static and dynamic table
   find_result_t find(std::string_view name, std::string_view value) noexcept;
+  // searches both static and dynamic table
+  // precondition: name <= current_max_index()
   find_result_t find(index_type name, std::string_view value) noexcept;
 
-  // precondition: first_unused_index <= index <= current_max_index()
+  // precondition: 0 < index <= current_max_index()
   // Note: returned value may be invalidated on next .add_entry()
+  // searches both in static and dynamic tables
   table_entry get_entry(index_type index) const noexcept;
 
   void reset() noexcept;
diff --git a/include/hpack/encoder.hpp b/include/hpack/encoder.hpp
index 9c7b621..804fc53 100644
--- a/include/hpack/encoder.hpp
+++ b/include/hpack/encoder.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include "hpack/strings.hpp"
 #include "hpack/integers.hpp"
 
+#include <charconv>
+
 namespace hpack {
 
 struct encoder {
@@ -37,6 +39,11 @@ struct encoder {
 
   // only name indexed
   // precondition: header_index present in static or dynamic table
+  //
+  // Note: will encode to the cached header, but calling this function again will not result in more efficient
+  // encoding.
+  // Instead, it will send requests to cache the header and this will result in evicting from dynamic table.
+  // Its likely you want to use encode_with_cache instead
   template <bool Huffman = false, Out O>
   O encode_header_and_cache(index_type header_index, std::string_view value, O _out) {
     assert(header_index <= dyntab.current_max_index() && header_index != 0);
@@ -51,6 +58,11 @@ struct encoder {
 
   // indexes value for future use
   // 'out_index' contains index of 'name' + 'value' pair after encode
+  //
+  // Note: will encode to the cached header, but calling this function again will not result in more efficient
+  // encoding.
+  // Instead, it will send requests to cache the header and this will result in evicting from dynamic table.
+  // Its likely you want to use encode_with_cache instead
   template <bool Huffman = false, Out O>
   O encode_header_and_cache(std::string_view name, std::string_view value, O _out) {
     /*
@@ -76,6 +88,34 @@ struct encoder {
     return noexport::unadapt<O>(encode_string<Huffman>(value, out));
   }
 
+  // encodes header like 'encode_header_and_cache', but uses created cache, so next calls much more efficient
+  // than first call
+  //
+  // Note: does not use static_table. In this case its better to use `encode_header_fully_indexed`
+  template <bool Huffman = false, Out O>
+  O encode_with_cache(std::string_view name, std::string_view value, O out) {
+    find_result_t r = dyntab.find(name, value);
+    if (r.value_indexed) [[likely]] {
+      // its likely, because only first call will be not cached
+      return encode_header_fully_indexed(r.header_name_index, out);
+    }
+    return encode_header_and_cache<Huffman>(name, value, out);
+  }
+
+  // encodes header like 'encode_header_and_cache', but uses created cache, so next calls much more efficient
+  // than first call
+  //
+  // Note: does not use static_table. In this case its better to use `encode_header_fully_indexed`
+  template <bool Huffman = false, Out O>
+  O encode_with_cache(index_type name, std::string_view value, O out) {
+    find_result_t r = dyntab.find(name, value);
+    if (r.value_indexed) [[likely]] {
+      // its likely, because only first call will be not cached
+      return encode_header_fully_indexed(r.header_name_index, out);
+    }
+    return encode_header_and_cache<Huffman>(name, value, out);
+  }
+
   template <bool Huffman = false, Out O>
   O encode_header_without_indexing(index_type name, std::string_view value, O _out) {
     /*
@@ -251,6 +291,35 @@ struct encoder {
     dyntab.update_size(new_size);
     return it;
   }
+
+  // encodes :status pseudoheader for server
+  // precondition:
+  template <Out O>
+  O encode_status(int status, O out) {
+    using enum static_table_t::values;
+    switch (status) {
+      case 200:
+        return encode_header_fully_indexed(status_200, out);
+      case 204:
+        return encode_header_fully_indexed(status_204, out);
+      case 206:
+        return encode_header_fully_indexed(status_206, out);
+      case 304:
+        return encode_header_fully_indexed(status_304, out);
+      case 400:
+        return encode_header_fully_indexed(status_400, out);
+      case 404:
+        return encode_header_fully_indexed(status_404, out);
+      case 500:
+        return encode_header_fully_indexed(status_500, out);
+      default:
+        char data[32];
+        auto [ptr, ec] = std::to_chars(data, data + 32, status);
+        assert(ec == std::errc{});
+        // its likely, that server will send this status again, so cache it
+        return encode_with_cache(status_200, std::string_view(+data, ptr), out);
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 }  // namespace hpack
diff --git a/src/dynamic_table.cpp b/src/dynamic_table.cpp
index 02b9f6d..50c3933 100644
--- a/src/dynamic_table.cpp
+++ b/src/dynamic_table.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <cstring>  // memcpy
 
-namespace bi = boost::intrusive;
-
 namespace hpack {
 
-struct dynamic_table_t::entry_t : bi::set_base_hook<bi::link_mode<bi::normal_link>> {
+struct dynamic_table_t::entry_t : entry_set_hook {
   const size_type name_end;
   const size_type value_end;
   const size_t _insert_c;
@@ -46,6 +44,27 @@ struct dynamic_table_t::entry_t : bi::set_base_hook<bi::link_mode<bi::normal_lin
   }
 };
 
+std::string_view dynamic_table_t::key_of_entry::operator()(const dynamic_table_t::entry_t& v) const noexcept {
+  return v.name();
+}
+
+static size_t hash_calc(std::string_view bytes) noexcept {
+  // standard hash is bad sometimes
+  constexpr uint64_t fnv_offset_basis = 14695981039346656037ULL;
+  constexpr uint64_t fnv_prime = 1099511628211ULL;
+  size_t hash = fnv_offset_basis;
+  for (auto byte : bytes) {
+    hash ^= static_cast<uint64_t>(byte);
+    hash *= fnv_prime;
+  }
+  return hash;
+}
+
+size_t dynamic_table_t::hash_by_namevalue::operator()(
+    dynamic_table_t::key_of_entry::type str) const noexcept {
+  return hash_calc(str);
+}
+
 // precondition: 'e' now in entries
 index_type dynamic_table_t::indexof(const dynamic_table_t::entry_t& e) const noexcept {
   return static_table_t::first_unused_index + (_insert_count - e._insert_c);
@@ -61,12 +80,10 @@ static size_type entry_size(const dynamic_table_t::entry_t& entry) noexcept {
   return entry.value_end + 32;
 }
 
-table_entry dynamic_table_t::key_of_entry::operator()(const dynamic_table_t::entry_t& v) const noexcept {
-  return {v.name(), v.value()};
-}
-
 dynamic_table_t::dynamic_table_t(size_type max_size, std::pmr::memory_resource* m) noexcept
-    : _current_size(0),
+    : buckets(initial_buckets_count),
+      set({buckets.data(), buckets.size()}),
+      _current_size(0),
       _max_size(max_size),
       _user_protocol_max_size(max_size),
       _insert_count(0),
@@ -109,6 +126,14 @@ index_type dynamic_table_t::add_entry(std::string_view name, std::string_view va
   evict_until_fits_into(_max_size - new_entry_size);
   entries.push_back(entry_t::create(name, value, ++_insert_count, _resource));
   set.insert(*entries.back());
+  if (entries.size() > buckets.size() / 2) {
+    // https://github.com/boostorg/intrusive/issues/96
+    // workaround:
+    // unordered set bucket copy(move) ctor does nothing, so .resize will be UB
+    decltype(buckets) new_buckets(buckets.size() * 2);
+    set.rehash({new_buckets.data(), new_buckets.size()});
+    buckets = std::move(new_buckets);
+  }
   _current_size += new_entry_size;
   return static_table_t::first_unused_index;
 }
@@ -131,36 +156,26 @@ void dynamic_table_t::update_size(size_type new_max_size) {
 
 find_result_t dynamic_table_t::find(std::string_view name, std::string_view value) noexcept {
   find_result_t r;
-  auto it = set.find(table_entry{name, value});
-  if (it == set.end())
-    return r;
-  if (name == it->name()) {
-    r.header_name_index = indexof(*it);
-    if (value == it->value())
-      r.value_indexed = true;
+  auto i = set.bucket(name);
+  auto b = set.begin(i);
+  auto e = set.end(i);
+  for (; b != e; ++b) {
+    if (b->name() == name) {
+      r.header_name_index = indexof(*b);
+      if (b->value() == value) {
+        r.value_indexed = true;
+        return r;
+      }
+    }
   }
   return r;
 }
 
 find_result_t dynamic_table_t::find(index_type name, std::string_view value) noexcept {
   assert(name <= current_max_index());
-  find_result_t r;
-  if (name < static_table_t::first_unused_index || name > current_max_index() || name == 0)
-    return r;
-  table_entry e = get_entry(name);
-  if (e.value == value) {
-    r.header_name_index = name;
-    r.value_indexed = true;
-    return r;
-  }
-  auto it = set.find(table_entry{e.name, value});
-  assert(it != set.end());
-  if (e.name == it->name()) {
-    r.header_name_index = indexof(*it);
-    if (value == it->value())
-      r.value_indexed = true;
-  }
-  return r;
+  if (name == 0) [[unlikely]]
+    return {};
+  return find(get_entry(name).name, value);
 }
 
 void dynamic_table_t::reset() noexcept {
@@ -175,7 +190,7 @@ void dynamic_table_t::evict_until_fits_into(size_type bytes) noexcept {
   size_type i = 0;
   for (; _current_size > bytes; ++i) {
     _current_size -= entry_size(*entries[i]);
-    set.erase(set.s_iterator_to(*entries[i]));
+    set.erase(set.iterator_to(*entries[i]));
     entry_t::destroy(entries[i], _resource);
   }
   // evicts should be rare operation
@@ -183,7 +198,9 @@ void dynamic_table_t::evict_until_fits_into(size_type bytes) noexcept {
 }
 
 table_entry dynamic_table_t::get_entry(index_type index) const noexcept {
-  assert(index >= static_table_t::first_unused_index && index <= current_max_index());
+  assert(index != 0 && index <= current_max_index());
+  if (index < static_table_t::first_unused_index)
+    return static_table_t::get_entry(index);
   auto& e = *(&entries.back() - (index - static_table_t::first_unused_index));
   return table_entry{e->name(), e->value()};
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_hpack.cpp b/tests/test_hpack.cpp
index 68a6f52..73b02ad 100644
--- a/tests/test_hpack.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_hpack.cpp
@@ -783,7 +783,156 @@ TEST(fuzzing) {
   }
 }
 
+TEST(search_dynamic) {
+  hpack::dynamic_table_t table(4096);
+  // from static table
+  auto sr = table.find("abc", "511");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != 0);  // not found
+
+  table.add_entry("abc", "511");
+
+  sr = table.find("abc", "511");
+
+  error_if(!sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != hpack::static_table_t::first_unused_index);
+
+  sr = table.find("abc", "123");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != hpack::static_table_t::first_unused_index);
+
+  table.add_entry("abc", "511");  // same entry
+
+  sr = table.find("abc", "511");
+
+  error_if(!sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index == 0);
+
+  sr = table.find("abc", "123");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != hpack::static_table_t::first_unused_index + 1);
+}
+
+TEST(search) {
+  hpack::dynamic_table_t table(4096);
+  // from static table
+  auto sr = table.find(hpack::static_table_t::status_200, "511");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != 0);  // not found
+
+  table.add_entry(":status", "511");
+
+  sr = table.find(hpack::static_table_t::status_200, "511");
+
+  error_if(!sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != hpack::static_table_t::first_unused_index);
+
+  sr = table.find(":status", "123");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != hpack::static_table_t::first_unused_index);
+
+  table.add_entry(":status", "511");  // same entry
+
+  sr = table.find(":status", "511");
+
+  error_if(!sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index == 0);
+
+  sr = table.find(":status", "123");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != hpack::static_table_t::first_unused_index + 1);
+
+  table.set_user_protocol_max_size(0);
+
+  sr = table.find(hpack::static_table_t::status_200, "511");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != 0);  // not found
+
+  table.add_entry(":status", "511");
+
+  sr = table.find(hpack::static_table_t::status_200, "511");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != 0);
+
+  sr = table.find(":status", "123");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != 0);
+
+  table.add_entry(":status", "511");  // same entry
+
+  sr = table.find(":status", "511");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != 0);
+
+  sr = table.find(":status", "123");
+
+  error_if(sr.value_indexed);
+  error_if(sr.header_name_index != 0);
+}
+
+TEST(encode_status) {
+  hpack::encoder enc(4096);
+
+  bytes_t bytes;
+  auto out = std::back_inserter(bytes);
+
+  auto testone = [&](int status, int expected_len) {
+    enc.encode_status(status, out);
+    error_if(bytes.size() != expected_len);
+    bytes.clear();
+  };
+  // fully indexed (static table)
+  testone(200, 1);
+  testone(204, 1);
+  testone(206, 1);
+  testone(304, 1);
+  testone(400, 1);
+  testone(404, 1);
+  testone(500, 1);
+  error_if(enc.dyntab.current_size() != 0);
+  testone(101, 5);  // cache first time
+  error_if(enc.dyntab.current_size() == 0);
+  testone(101, 1);  // use cached value
+
+  auto r = enc.dyntab.find(":status", "101");
+  error_if(!r.value_indexed || r.header_name_index != hpack::static_table_t::first_unused_index);
+}
+
+TEST(encode_with_cache) {
+  hpack::encoder enc(4096);
+
+  bytes_t bytes;
+  auto out = std::back_inserter(bytes);
+
+  auto testone = [&](hpack::static_table_t::values name, std::string_view value, int expected_len) {
+    enc.encode_with_cache(name, value, out);
+    error_if(bytes.size() != expected_len);
+    bytes.clear();
+  };
+  error_if(enc.dyntab.current_size() != 0);
+
+  testone(hpack::static_table_t::status_204, "111", 5);
+
+  error_if(enc.dyntab.current_size() == 0);
+
+  testone(hpack::static_table_t::status_204, "111", 1);
+}
+
 int main() {
+  test_encode_status();
+  test_encode_with_cache();
+  test_search_dynamic();
+  test_search();
   test_fuzzing();
   test_invalid_headers();
   test_decode_headers_block_dyntab_update();