diff --git a/include/proxy-wasm/null_vm.h b/include/proxy-wasm/null_vm.h
index a0a3798f..703266df 100644
--- a/include/proxy-wasm/null_vm.h
+++ b/include/proxy-wasm/null_vm.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ struct NullVm : public WasmVm {
   void terminate() override {}
   bool usesWasmByteOrder() override { return false; }
 
+  void warm() override {}
+
   std::string plugin_name_;
   std::unique_ptr<NullVmPlugin> plugin_;
 };
diff --git a/include/proxy-wasm/v8.h b/include/proxy-wasm/v8.h
index 73c91b95..5531f52c 100644
--- a/include/proxy-wasm/v8.h
+++ b/include/proxy-wasm/v8.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 namespace proxy_wasm {
 
+bool initV8Engine();
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createV8Vm();
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/include/proxy-wasm/wamr.h b/include/proxy-wasm/wamr.h
index 98ff72e3..32a05e94 100644
--- a/include/proxy-wasm/wamr.h
+++ b/include/proxy-wasm/wamr.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 namespace proxy_wasm {
 
+bool initWamrEngine();
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createWamrVm();
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/include/proxy-wasm/wasm_vm.h b/include/proxy-wasm/wasm_vm.h
index db54ebd8..c14624ac 100644
--- a/include/proxy-wasm/wasm_vm.h
+++ b/include/proxy-wasm/wasm_vm.h
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ class WasmVm {
    */
   virtual bool usesWasmByteOrder() = 0;
 
+  /**
+   * Warm the VM such as engine and runtime.
+   */
+  virtual void warm() = 0;
+
   bool isFailed() { return failed_ != FailState::Ok; }
   void fail(FailState fail_state, std::string_view message) {
     integration()->error(message);
diff --git a/include/proxy-wasm/wasmtime.h b/include/proxy-wasm/wasmtime.h
index e3fe4b48..11c4ae7a 100644
--- a/include/proxy-wasm/wasmtime.h
+++ b/include/proxy-wasm/wasmtime.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 namespace proxy_wasm {
 
+bool initWasmtimeEngine();
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createWasmtimeVm();
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/src/v8/v8.cc b/src/v8/v8.cc
index bc5b8285..9e184f29 100644
--- a/src/v8/v8.cc
+++ b/src/v8/v8.cc
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ class V8 : public WasmVm {
   void terminate() override;
   bool usesWasmByteOrder() override { return true; }
 
+  void warm() override;
+
 private:
   wasm::own<wasm::Trap> trap(std::string message);
 
@@ -124,6 +126,9 @@ class V8 : public WasmVm {
   void getModuleFunctionImpl(std::string_view function_name,
                              std::function<R(ContextBase *, Args...)> *function);
 
+  // Initialize the V8 engine and store if necessary.
+  void initStore();
+
   wasm::own<wasm::Store> store_;
   wasm::own<wasm::Module> module_;
   wasm::own<wasm::Shared<wasm::Module>> shared_module_;
@@ -260,9 +265,16 @@ template <typename T, typename U> constexpr T convertValTypesToArgsTuple(const U
 
 // V8 implementation.
 
+void V8::initStore() {
+  if (store_ != nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+  store_ = wasm::Store::make(engine());
+}
+
 bool V8::load(std::string_view bytecode, std::string_view precompiled,
               const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::string> &function_names) {
-  store_ = wasm::Store::make(engine());
+  initStore();
   if (store_ == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -708,6 +720,8 @@ void V8::terminate() {
   isolate->TerminateExecution();
 }
 
+void V8::warm() { initStore(); }
+
 std::string V8::getFailMessage(std::string_view function_name, wasm::own<wasm::Trap> trap) {
   auto message = "Function: " + std::string(function_name) + " failed: ";
   message += std::string(trap->message().get(), trap->message().size());
@@ -741,6 +755,8 @@ std::string V8::getFailMessage(std::string_view function_name, wasm::own<wasm::T
 
 } // namespace v8
 
+bool initV8Engine() { return v8::engine() != nullptr; }
+
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createV8Vm() { return std::make_unique<v8::V8>(); }
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/src/wamr/wamr.cc b/src/wamr/wamr.cc
index 482a59bf..88dc9f00 100644
--- a/src/wamr/wamr.cc
+++ b/src/wamr/wamr.cc
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ class Wamr : public WasmVm {
   void terminate() override {}
   bool usesWasmByteOrder() override { return true; }
 
+  void warm() override;
+
 private:
   template <typename... Args>
   void registerHostFunctionImpl(std::string_view module_name, std::string_view function_name,
@@ -107,6 +109,9 @@ class Wamr : public WasmVm {
   void getModuleFunctionImpl(std::string_view function_name,
                              std::function<R(ContextBase *, Args...)> *function);
 
+  // Initialize the Wamr store if necessary.
+  void initStore();
+
   WasmStorePtr store_;
   WasmModulePtr module_;
   WasmSharedModulePtr shared_module_;
@@ -119,9 +124,16 @@ class Wamr : public WasmVm {
   std::unordered_map<std::string, WasmFuncPtr> module_functions_;
 };
 
+void Wamr::initStore() {
+  if (store_ != nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+  store_ = wasm_store_new(engine());
+}
+
 bool Wamr::load(std::string_view bytecode, std::string_view precompiled,
                 const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::string> & /*function_names*/) {
-  store_ = wasm_store_new(engine());
+  initStore();
   if (store_ == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -697,8 +709,12 @@ void Wamr::getModuleFunctionImpl(std::string_view function_name,
   };
 };
 
+void Wamr::warm() { initStore(); }
+
 } // namespace wamr
 
+bool initWamrEngine() { return wamr::engine() != nullptr; }
+
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createWamrVm() { return std::make_unique<wamr::Wamr>(); }
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/src/wasmedge/wasmedge.cc b/src/wasmedge/wasmedge.cc
index 596af0c9..263ed188 100644
--- a/src/wasmedge/wasmedge.cc
+++ b/src/wasmedge/wasmedge.cc
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ class WasmEdge : public WasmVm {
   };
   FOR_ALL_WASM_VM_EXPORTS(_GET_MODULE_FUNCTION)
 #undef _GET_MODULE_FUNCTION
+
+  void warm() override;
+
 private:
   template <typename... Args>
   void registerHostFunctionImpl(std::string_view module_name, std::string_view function_name,
@@ -284,6 +287,9 @@ class WasmEdge : public WasmVm {
   void terminate() override {}
   bool usesWasmByteOrder() override { return true; }
 
+  // Initialize the WasmEdge store if necessary.
+  void initStore();
+
   WasmEdgeLoaderPtr loader_;
   WasmEdgeValidatorPtr validator_;
   WasmEdgeExecutorPtr executor_;
@@ -314,13 +320,18 @@ bool WasmEdge::load(std::string_view bytecode, std::string_view /*precompiled*/,
   return true;
 }
 
+void WasmEdge::initStore() {
+  if (store_ != nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+  store_ = WasmEdge_StoreCreate();
+}
+
 bool WasmEdge::link(std::string_view /*debug_name*/) {
   assert(ast_module_ != nullptr);
 
   // Create store and register imports.
-  if (store_ == nullptr) {
-    store_ = WasmEdge_StoreCreate();
-  }
+  initStore();
   if (store_ == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -609,6 +620,8 @@ void WasmEdge::getModuleFunctionImpl(std::string_view function_name,
   };
 }
 
+void WasmEdge::warm() { initStore(); }
+
 } // namespace WasmEdge
 
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createWasmEdgeVm() { return std::make_unique<WasmEdge::WasmEdge>(); }
diff --git a/src/wasmtime/wasmtime.cc b/src/wasmtime/wasmtime.cc
index c4a7646f..ac036162 100644
--- a/src/wasmtime/wasmtime.cc
+++ b/src/wasmtime/wasmtime.cc
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class Wasmtime : public WasmVm {
   };
   FOR_ALL_WASM_VM_EXPORTS(_GET_MODULE_FUNCTION)
 #undef _GET_MODULE_FUNCTION
+
+  void warm() override;
+
 private:
   template <typename... Args>
   void registerHostFunctionImpl(std::string_view module_name, std::string_view function_name,
@@ -100,6 +103,9 @@ class Wasmtime : public WasmVm {
   void terminate() override {}
   bool usesWasmByteOrder() override { return true; }
 
+  // Initialize the Wasmtime store if necessary.
+  void initStore();
+
   WasmStorePtr store_;
   WasmModulePtr module_;
   WasmSharedModulePtr shared_module_;
@@ -111,9 +117,16 @@ class Wasmtime : public WasmVm {
   std::unordered_map<std::string, WasmFuncPtr> module_functions_;
 };
 
+void Wasmtime::initStore() {
+  if (store_ != nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
+  store_ = wasm_store_new(engine());
+}
+
 bool Wasmtime::load(std::string_view bytecode, std::string_view /*precompiled*/,
                     const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::string> & /*function_names*/) {
-  store_ = wasm_store_new(engine());
+  initStore();
   if (store_ == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -693,8 +706,12 @@ void Wasmtime::getModuleFunctionImpl(std::string_view function_name,
   };
 };
 
+void Wasmtime::warm() { initStore(); }
+
 } // namespace wasmtime
 
+bool initWasmtimeEngine() { return wasmtime::engine() != nullptr; }
+
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createWasmtimeVm() { return std::make_unique<wasmtime::Wasmtime>(); }
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/test/wasm_vm_test.cc b/test/wasm_vm_test.cc
index 4d084cc7..5c7fa09a 100644
--- a/test/wasm_vm_test.cc
+++ b/test/wasm_vm_test.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,46 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(WasmEngines, TestVm, testing::ValuesIn(getWasmEngines()
                            return info.param;
                          });
 
+TEST_P(TestVm, Init) {
+  std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> time2;
+
+  auto time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+  if (engine_ == "v8") {
+#if defined(PROXY_WASM_HOST_ENGINE_V8)
+    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initV8Engine());
+    time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initV8Engine());
+#endif
+  } else if (engine_ == "wamr") {
+#if defined(PROXY_WASM_HOST_ENGINE_WAMR)
+    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initWamrEngine());
+    time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initWamrEngine());
+#endif
+  } else if (engine_ == "wasmtime") {
+#if defined(PROXY_WASM_HOST_ENGINE_WASMTIME)
+    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initWasmtimeEngine());
+    time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initWasmtimeEngine());
+#endif
+  } else {
+    return;
+  }
+  auto time3 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+  auto cold = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(time2 - time1).count();
+  auto warm = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(time3 - time2).count();
+
+  std::cout << "\"cold\" engine time: " << cold << "ns" << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "\"warm\" engine time: " << warm << "ns" << std::endl;
+
+  // Verify that getting a "warm" engine takes less than 10us.
+  EXPECT_LE(warm, 10000);
+
+  // Verify that getting a "warm" engine takes at least 50x less time than getting a "cold" one.
+  EXPECT_LE(warm * 50, cold);
+}
+
 TEST_P(TestVm, Basic) {
   if (engine_ == "wasmedge") {
     EXPECT_EQ(vm_->cloneable(), proxy_wasm::Cloneable::NotCloneable);