diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_types.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_types.h
index c0eee96e7d9..b3b3ce72cef 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh_types.h
@@ -69,20 +69,25 @@ namespace blender::bke {
 /**
  * Cache of a mesh's loose edges, accessed with #Mesh::loose_edges(). *
  */
-struct LooseEdgeCache {
+struct LooseGeomCache {
   /**
-   * A bitmap set to true for each loose edge, false if the edge is used by any face.
-   * Allocated only if there is at least one loose edge.
+   * A bitmap set to true for each loose element, false if the element is used by any face.
+   * Allocated only if there is at least one loose element.
    */
   blender::BitVector<> is_loose_bits;
   /**
-   * The number of loose edges. If zero, the #is_loose_bits shouldn't be accessed.
+   * The number of loose elements. If zero, the #is_loose_bits shouldn't be accessed.
    * If less than zero, the cache has been accessed in an invalid way
    * (i.e.directly instead of through #Mesh::loose_edges()).
    */
   int count = -1;
 };
 
+struct LooseEdgeCache : public LooseGeomCache {
+};
+struct LooseVertCache : public LooseGeomCache {
+};
+
 struct MeshRuntime {
   /* Evaluated mesh for objects which do not have effective modifiers.
    * This mesh is used as a result of modifier stack evaluation.
@@ -166,11 +171,12 @@ struct MeshRuntime {
   mutable Vector<float3> vert_normals;
   mutable Vector<float3> poly_normals;
 
-  /**
-   * A cache of data about the loose edges. Can be shared with other data-blocks with unchanged
-   * topology. Accessed with #Mesh::loose_edges().
-   */
+  /** Cache of data about edges not used by faces. See #Mesh::loose_edges(). */
   SharedCache<LooseEdgeCache> loose_edges_cache;
+  /** Cache of data about vertices not used by edges. See #Mesh::loose_verts(). */
+  SharedCache<LooseVertCache> loose_verts_cache;
+  /** Cache of data about vertices not used by faces. See #Mesh::loose_verts(). */
+  SharedCache<LooseVertCache> verts_no_face_cache;
 
   /**
    * A bit vector the size of the number of vertices, set to true for the center vertices of
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bvhutils.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bvhutils.cc
index c03625de339..b0660966e77 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bvhutils.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bvhutils.cc
@@ -1141,30 +1141,6 @@ BVHTree *bvhtree_from_mesh_looptri_ex(BVHTreeFromMesh *data,
   return tree;
 }
 
-static BitVector<> loose_verts_map_get(const Span<blender::int2> edges,
-                                       int verts_num,
-                                       int *r_loose_vert_num)
-{
-  BitVector<> loose_verts_mask(verts_num, true);
-
-  int num_linked_verts = 0;
-  for (const int64_t i : edges.index_range()) {
-    const blender::int2 &edge = edges[i];
-    if (loose_verts_mask[edge[0]]) {
-      loose_verts_mask[edge[0]].reset();
-      num_linked_verts++;
-    }
-    if (loose_verts_mask[edge[1]]) {
-      loose_verts_mask[edge[1]].reset();
-      num_linked_verts++;
-    }
-  }
-
-  *r_loose_vert_num = verts_num - num_linked_verts;
-
-  return loose_verts_mask;
-}
-
 static BitVector<> looptri_no_hidden_map_get(const blender::OffsetIndices<int> polys,
                                              const VArray<bool> &hide_poly,
                                              const int looptri_len,
@@ -1237,10 +1213,14 @@ BVHTree *BKE_bvhtree_from_mesh_get(struct BVHTreeFromMesh *data,
 
   switch (bvh_cache_type) {
     case BVHTREE_FROM_LOOSEVERTS: {
-      int mask_bits_act_len = -1;
-      const BitVector<> mask = loose_verts_map_get(edges, mesh->totvert, &mask_bits_act_len);
-      data->tree = bvhtree_from_mesh_verts_create_tree(
-          0.0f, tree_type, 6, positions, mesh->totvert, mask, mask_bits_act_len);
+      const blender::bke::LooseVertCache &loose_verts = mesh->loose_verts();
+      data->tree = bvhtree_from_mesh_verts_create_tree(0.0f,
+                                                       tree_type,
+                                                       6,
+                                                       positions,
+                                                       mesh->totvert,
+                                                       loose_verts.is_loose_bits,
+                                                       loose_verts.count);
       break;
     }
     case BVHTREE_FROM_VERTS: {
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curve_to_mesh_convert.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curve_to_mesh_convert.cc
index 484ed7e71a0..2e50a906c17 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curve_to_mesh_convert.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curve_to_mesh_convert.cc
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ struct ResultOffsets {
   Array<int> profile_indices;
 
   /** Whether any curve in the profile or curve input has only a single evaluated point. */
-  bool any_single_point_curve;
+  bool any_single_point_main;
+  bool any_single_point_profile;
 };
 static ResultOffsets calculate_result_offsets(const CurvesInfo &info, const bool fill_caps)
 {
@@ -315,10 +316,8 @@ static ResultOffsets calculate_result_offsets(const CurvesInfo &info, const bool
           }
         }
       },
-      [&]() {
-        result.any_single_point_curve = offsets_contain_single_point(main_offsets) ||
-                                        offsets_contain_single_point(profile_offsets);
-      });
+      [&]() { result.any_single_point_main = offsets_contain_single_point(main_offsets); },
+      [&]() { result.any_single_point_profile = offsets_contain_single_point(profile_offsets); });
 
   return result;
 }
@@ -765,9 +764,13 @@ Mesh *curve_to_mesh_sweep(const CurvesGeometry &main,
                         positions.slice(info.vert_range));
   });
 
-  if (!offsets.any_single_point_curve) {
-    /* If there are no single point curves, every curve combination will always have faces. */
-    mesh->loose_edges_tag_none();
+  if (!offsets.any_single_point_main) {
+    /* If there are no single point curves, every combination will have at least loose edges. */
+    mesh->tag_loose_verts_none();
+    if (!offsets.any_single_point_profile) {
+      /* If there are no single point profiles, every combination will have faces. */
+      mesh->loose_edges_tag_none();
+    }
   }
 
   SpanAttributeWriter<bool> sharp_edges;
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/geometry_component_mesh.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/geometry_component_mesh.cc
index 62bc979eb6e..b723060eada 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/geometry_component_mesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/geometry_component_mesh.cc
@@ -190,29 +190,27 @@ void adapt_mesh_domain_corner_to_point_impl(const Mesh &mesh,
   BLI_assert(r_values.size() == mesh.totvert);
   const Span<int> corner_verts = mesh.corner_verts();
 
-  Array<bool> loose_verts(mesh.totvert, true);
-
   r_values.fill(true);
   for (const int corner : IndexRange(mesh.totloop)) {
     const int point_index = corner_verts[corner];
 
-    loose_verts[point_index] = false;
     if (!old_values[corner]) {
       r_values[point_index] = false;
     }
   }
 
   /* Deselect loose vertices without corners that are still selected from the 'true' default. */
-  /* The record fact says that the value is true.
-   * Writing to the array from different threads is okay because each thread sets the same value.
-   */
-  threading::parallel_for(loose_verts.index_range(), 2048, [&](const IndexRange range) {
-    for (const int vert_index : range) {
-      if (loose_verts[vert_index]) {
-        r_values[vert_index] = false;
+  const bke::LooseVertCache &loose_verts = mesh.verts_no_face();
+  if (loose_verts.count > 0) {
+    const BitSpan bits = loose_verts.is_loose_bits;
+    threading::parallel_for(bits.index_range(), 2048, [&](const IndexRange range) {
+      for (const int vert_index : range) {
+        if (bits[vert_index]) {
+          r_values[vert_index] = false;
+        }
       }
-    }
-  });
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 static GVArray adapt_mesh_domain_corner_to_point(const Mesh &mesh, const GVArray &varray)
@@ -754,20 +752,26 @@ static bool can_simple_adapt_for_single(const Mesh &mesh,
       /* All other domains are always connected to points. */
       return true;
     case ATTR_DOMAIN_EDGE:
-      /* There may be loose vertices not connected to edges. */
-      return ELEM(to_domain, ATTR_DOMAIN_FACE, ATTR_DOMAIN_CORNER);
+      if (to_domain == ATTR_DOMAIN_POINT) {
+        return mesh.loose_verts().count == 0;
+      }
+      return true;
     case ATTR_DOMAIN_FACE:
-      /* There may be loose vertices or edges not connected to faces. */
+      if (to_domain == ATTR_DOMAIN_POINT) {
+        return mesh.verts_no_face().count == 0;
+      }
       if (to_domain == ATTR_DOMAIN_EDGE) {
         return mesh.loose_edges().count == 0;
       }
-      return to_domain == ATTR_DOMAIN_CORNER;
+      return true;
     case ATTR_DOMAIN_CORNER:
-      /* Only faces are always connected to corners. */
+      if (to_domain == ATTR_DOMAIN_POINT) {
+        return mesh.verts_no_face().count == 0;
+      }
       if (to_domain == ATTR_DOMAIN_EDGE) {
         return mesh.loose_edges().count == 0;
       }
-      return to_domain == ATTR_DOMAIN_FACE;
+      return true;
     default:
       BLI_assert_unreachable();
       return false;
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.cc
index f7c032e2867..281d1cad396 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh.cc
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ static void mesh_copy_data(Main *bmain, ID *id_dst, const ID *id_src, const int
    * when the source is persistent and edits to the destination mesh don't affect the caches.
    * Caches will be "un-shared" as necessary later on. */
   mesh_dst->runtime->bounds_cache = mesh_src->runtime->bounds_cache;
+  mesh_dst->runtime->loose_verts_cache = mesh_src->runtime->loose_verts_cache;
+  mesh_dst->runtime->verts_no_face_cache = mesh_src->runtime->verts_no_face_cache;
   mesh_dst->runtime->loose_edges_cache = mesh_src->runtime->loose_edges_cache;
   mesh_dst->runtime->looptris_cache = mesh_src->runtime->looptris_cache;
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc
index d4d15923797..36db52b3180 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_runtime.cc
@@ -106,32 +106,90 @@ MeshRuntime::~MeshRuntime()
   }
 }
 
+static int reset_bits_and_count(MutableBitSpan bits, const Span<int> indices_to_reset)
+{
+  int count = bits.size();
+  for (const int vert : indices_to_reset) {
+    if (bits[vert]) {
+      bits[vert].reset();
+      count--;
+    }
+  }
+  return count;
+}
+
+static void bit_vector_with_reset_bits_or_empty(const Span<int> indices_to_reset,
+                                                const int indexed_elems_num,
+                                                BitVector<> &r_bits,
+                                                int &r_count)
+{
+  r_bits.resize(0);
+  r_bits.resize(indexed_elems_num, true);
+  r_count = reset_bits_and_count(r_bits, indices_to_reset);
+  if (r_count == 0) {
+    r_bits.clear_and_shrink();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * If there are no loose edges and no loose vertices, all vertices are used by faces.
+ */
+static void try_tag_verts_no_face_none(const Mesh &mesh)
+{
+  if (mesh.runtime->loose_edges_cache.is_cached() || mesh.loose_edges().count > 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  if (mesh.runtime->loose_verts_cache.is_cached() || mesh.loose_verts().count > 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+  mesh.runtime->verts_no_face_cache.ensure([&](LooseVertCache &r_data) {
+    r_data.is_loose_bits.clear_and_shrink();
+    r_data.count = 0;
+  });
+}
+
 }  // namespace blender::bke
 
+const blender::bke::LooseVertCache &Mesh::loose_verts() const
+{
+  using namespace blender::bke;
+  this->runtime->loose_verts_cache.ensure([&](LooseVertCache &r_data) {
+    const Span<int> verts = this->edges().cast<int>();
+    bit_vector_with_reset_bits_or_empty(verts, this->totvert, r_data.is_loose_bits, r_data.count);
+  });
+  return this->runtime->loose_verts_cache.data();
+}
+
+const blender::bke::LooseVertCache &Mesh::verts_no_face() const
+{
+  using namespace blender::bke;
+  this->runtime->verts_no_face_cache.ensure([&](LooseVertCache &r_data) {
+    const Span<int> verts = this->corner_verts();
+    bit_vector_with_reset_bits_or_empty(verts, this->totvert, r_data.is_loose_bits, r_data.count);
+  });
+  return this->runtime->verts_no_face_cache.data();
+}
+
 const blender::bke::LooseEdgeCache &Mesh::loose_edges() const
 {
   using namespace blender::bke;
   this->runtime->loose_edges_cache.ensure([&](LooseEdgeCache &r_data) {
-    blender::BitVector<> &loose_edges = r_data.is_loose_bits;
-    loose_edges.resize(0);
-    loose_edges.resize(this->totedge, true);
-
-    int count = this->totedge;
-    for (const int edge : this->corner_edges()) {
-      if (loose_edges[edge]) {
-        loose_edges[edge].reset();
-        count--;
-      }
-    }
-    if (count == 0) {
-      loose_edges.clear_and_shrink();
-    }
-    r_data.count = count;
+    const Span<int> edges = this->corner_edges();
+    bit_vector_with_reset_bits_or_empty(edges, this->totedge, r_data.is_loose_bits, r_data.count);
   });
-
   return this->runtime->loose_edges_cache.data();
 }
 
+void Mesh::tag_loose_verts_none() const
+{
+  using namespace blender::bke;
+  this->runtime->loose_verts_cache.ensure([&](LooseVertCache &r_data) {
+    r_data.is_loose_bits.clear_and_shrink();
+    r_data.count = 0;
+  });
+  try_tag_verts_no_face_none(*this);
+}
+
 void Mesh::loose_edges_tag_none() const
 {
   using namespace blender::bke;
@@ -139,6 +197,7 @@ void Mesh::loose_edges_tag_none() const
     r_data.is_loose_bits.clear_and_shrink();
     r_data.count = 0;
   });
+  try_tag_verts_no_face_none(*this);
 }
 
 blender::Span<MLoopTri> Mesh::looptris() const
@@ -219,6 +278,8 @@ void BKE_mesh_runtime_clear_geometry(Mesh *mesh)
   free_subdiv_ccg(*mesh->runtime);
   mesh->runtime->bounds_cache.tag_dirty();
   mesh->runtime->loose_edges_cache.tag_dirty();
+  mesh->runtime->loose_verts_cache.tag_dirty();
+  mesh->runtime->verts_no_face_cache.tag_dirty();
   mesh->runtime->looptris_cache.tag_dirty();
   mesh->runtime->subsurf_face_dot_tags.clear_and_shrink();
   mesh->runtime->subsurf_optimal_display_edges.clear_and_shrink();
@@ -237,6 +298,8 @@ void BKE_mesh_tag_edges_split(struct Mesh *mesh)
   reset_normals(*mesh->runtime);
   free_subdiv_ccg(*mesh->runtime);
   mesh->runtime->loose_edges_cache.tag_dirty();
+  mesh->runtime->loose_verts_cache.tag_dirty();
+  mesh->runtime->verts_no_face_cache.tag_dirty();
   mesh->runtime->subsurf_face_dot_tags.clear_and_shrink();
   mesh->runtime->subsurf_optimal_display_edges.clear_and_shrink();
   if (mesh->runtime->shrinkwrap_data) {
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/subdiv_converter_mesh.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/subdiv_converter_mesh.cc
index 04b2937f2ad..6ba7ad28324 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/subdiv_converter_mesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/subdiv_converter_mesh.cc
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ static bool is_infinite_sharp_vertex(const OpenSubdiv_Converter *converter,
     return true;
   }
 #endif
+  if (storage->infinite_sharp_vertices_map == nullptr) {
+    return false;
+  }
   const int vertex_index = storage->manifold_vertex_index_reverse[manifold_vertex_index];
   return BLI_BITMAP_TEST_BOOL(storage->infinite_sharp_vertices_map, vertex_index);
 }
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ static void free_user_data(const OpenSubdiv_Converter *converter)
   ConverterStorage *user_data = static_cast<ConverterStorage *>(converter->user_data);
   MEM_SAFE_FREE(user_data->loop_uv_indices);
   MEM_freeN(user_data->manifold_vertex_index);
-  MEM_freeN(user_data->infinite_sharp_vertices_map);
+  MEM_SAFE_FREE(user_data->infinite_sharp_vertices_map);
   MEM_freeN(user_data->manifold_vertex_index_reverse);
   MEM_freeN(user_data->manifold_edge_index_reverse);
   MEM_freeN(user_data);
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ static void init_functions(OpenSubdiv_Converter *converter)
   converter->freeUserData = free_user_data;
 }
 
-static void initialize_manifold_index_array(const BLI_bitmap *used_map,
+static void initialize_manifold_index_array(const blender::BitSpan not_used_map,
                                             const int num_elements,
                                             int **r_indices,
                                             int **r_indices_reverse,
@@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ static void initialize_manifold_index_array(const BLI_bitmap *used_map,
   }
   int offset = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < num_elements; i++) {
-    if (BLI_BITMAP_TEST_BOOL(used_map, i)) {
+    if (not_used_map.is_empty() || !not_used_map[i]) {
       if (indices != nullptr) {
         indices[i] = i - offset;
       }
@@ -349,42 +352,35 @@ static void initialize_manifold_index_array(const BLI_bitmap *used_map,
 
 static void initialize_manifold_indices(ConverterStorage *storage)
 {
+  using namespace blender;
   const Mesh *mesh = storage->mesh;
-  const blender::Span<blender::int2> edges = storage->edges;
-  const blender::OffsetIndices<int> polys = storage->polys;
-  const blender::Span<int> corner_verts = storage->corner_verts;
-  const blender::Span<int> corner_edges = storage->corner_edges;
-  /* Set bits of elements which are not loose. */
-  BLI_bitmap *vert_used_map = BLI_BITMAP_NEW(mesh->totvert, "vert used map");
-  BLI_bitmap *edge_used_map = BLI_BITMAP_NEW(mesh->totedge, "edge used map");
-  for (int poly_index = 0; poly_index < mesh->totpoly; poly_index++) {
-    for (const int corner : polys[poly_index]) {
-      BLI_BITMAP_ENABLE(vert_used_map, corner_verts[corner]);
-      BLI_BITMAP_ENABLE(edge_used_map, corner_edges[corner]);
-    }
-  }
-  initialize_manifold_index_array(vert_used_map,
+  const bke::LooseVertCache &loose_verts = mesh->verts_no_face();
+  const bke::LooseEdgeCache &loose_edges = mesh->loose_edges();
+  initialize_manifold_index_array(loose_verts.is_loose_bits,
                                   mesh->totvert,
                                   &storage->manifold_vertex_index,
                                   &storage->manifold_vertex_index_reverse,
                                   &storage->num_manifold_vertices);
-  initialize_manifold_index_array(edge_used_map,
+  initialize_manifold_index_array(loose_edges.is_loose_bits,
                                   mesh->totedge,
                                   nullptr,
                                   &storage->manifold_edge_index_reverse,
                                   &storage->num_manifold_edges);
   /* Initialize infinite sharp mapping. */
-  storage->infinite_sharp_vertices_map = BLI_BITMAP_NEW(mesh->totvert, "vert used map");
-  for (int edge_index = 0; edge_index < mesh->totedge; edge_index++) {
-    if (!BLI_BITMAP_TEST_BOOL(edge_used_map, edge_index)) {
-      const blender::int2 &edge = edges[edge_index];
-      BLI_BITMAP_ENABLE(storage->infinite_sharp_vertices_map, edge[0]);
-      BLI_BITMAP_ENABLE(storage->infinite_sharp_vertices_map, edge[1]);
+  if (loose_edges.count > 0) {
+    const Span<int2> edges = storage->edges;
+    storage->infinite_sharp_vertices_map = BLI_BITMAP_NEW(mesh->totvert, "vert used map");
+    for (int edge_index = 0; edge_index < mesh->totedge; edge_index++) {
+      if (loose_edges.is_loose_bits[edge_index]) {
+        const int2 edge = edges[edge_index];
+        BLI_BITMAP_ENABLE(storage->infinite_sharp_vertices_map, edge[0]);
+        BLI_BITMAP_ENABLE(storage->infinite_sharp_vertices_map, edge[1]);
+      }
     }
   }
-  /* Free working variables. */
-  MEM_freeN(vert_used_map);
-  MEM_freeN(edge_used_map);
+  else {
+    storage->infinite_sharp_vertices_map = nullptr;
+  }
 }
 
 static void init_user_data(OpenSubdiv_Converter *converter,
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_cache_extract_mesh_render_data.cc b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_cache_extract_mesh_render_data.cc
index 818307a7780..5952d3f9d57 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_cache_extract_mesh_render_data.cc
+++ b/source/blender/draw/intern/draw_cache_extract_mesh_render_data.cc
@@ -30,46 +30,32 @@
 /** \name Update Loose Geometry
  * \{ */
 
-static void mesh_render_data_loose_geom_mesh(const MeshRenderData *mr, MeshBufferCache *cache)
+static void extract_set_bits(const blender::BitSpan bits, blender::MutableSpan<int> indices)
 {
-  using namespace blender;
-  BLI_bitmap *lvert_map = BLI_BITMAP_NEW(mr->vert_len, __func__);
-
-  const bke::LooseEdgeCache &loose_edges = mr->me->loose_edges();
-  if (loose_edges.count > 0) {
-    cache->loose_geom.edges.reinitialize(loose_edges.count);
-
-    int count = 0;
-    for (const int64_t i : loose_edges.is_loose_bits.index_range()) {
-      if (loose_edges.is_loose_bits[i]) {
-        cache->loose_geom.edges[count] = int(i);
-        count++;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  /* Tag verts as not loose. */
-  for (const int2 &edge : mr->edges) {
-    BLI_BITMAP_ENABLE(lvert_map, edge[0]);
-    BLI_BITMAP_ENABLE(lvert_map, edge[1]);
-  }
-
   int count = 0;
-  Array<int> loose_verts(mr->vert_len);
-  for (int v = 0; v < mr->vert_len; v++) {
-    if (!BLI_BITMAP_TEST(lvert_map, v)) {
-      loose_verts[count] = v;
+  for (const int64_t i : bits.index_range()) {
+    if (bits[i]) {
+      indices[count] = int(i);
       count++;
     }
   }
-  if (count < mr->vert_len) {
-    cache->loose_geom.verts = loose_verts.as_span().take_front(count);
-  }
-  else {
-    cache->loose_geom.verts = std::move(loose_verts);
+  BLI_assert(count == indices.size());
+}
+
+static void mesh_render_data_loose_geom_mesh(const MeshRenderData *mr, MeshBufferCache *cache)
+{
+  using namespace blender;
+  const bke::LooseEdgeCache &loose_edges = mr->me->loose_edges();
+  if (loose_edges.count > 0) {
+    cache->loose_geom.edges.reinitialize(loose_edges.count);
+    extract_set_bits(loose_edges.is_loose_bits, cache->loose_geom.edges);
   }
 
-  MEM_freeN(lvert_map);
+  const bke::LooseVertCache &loose_verts = mr->me->loose_verts();
+  if (loose_verts.count > 0) {
+    cache->loose_geom.verts.reinitialize(loose_verts.count);
+    extract_set_bits(loose_verts.is_loose_bits, cache->loose_geom.verts);
+  }
 }
 
 static void mesh_render_data_loose_verts_bm(const MeshRenderData *mr,
diff --git a/source/blender/geometry/intern/mesh_primitive_cuboid.cc b/source/blender/geometry/intern/mesh_primitive_cuboid.cc
index a07c8a7268f..78a8c59f294 100644
--- a/source/blender/geometry/intern/mesh_primitive_cuboid.cc
+++ b/source/blender/geometry/intern/mesh_primitive_cuboid.cc
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ Mesh *create_cuboid_mesh(const float3 &size,
 
   const float3 bounds = size * 0.5f;
   mesh->bounds_set_eager({-bounds, bounds});
+  mesh->tag_loose_verts_none();
 
   return mesh;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/geometry/intern/realize_instances.cc b/source/blender/geometry/intern/realize_instances.cc
index 9bf0823aa35..334c3df094f 100644
--- a/source/blender/geometry/intern/realize_instances.cc
+++ b/source/blender/geometry/intern/realize_instances.cc
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ struct AllMeshesInfo {
 
   /** True if we know that there are no loose edges in any of the input meshes. */
   bool no_loose_edges_hint = false;
+  bool no_loose_verts_hint = false;
 };
 
 struct AllCurvesInfo {
@@ -947,6 +948,10 @@ static AllMeshesInfo preprocess_meshes(const GeometrySet &geometry_set,
       info.order.begin(), info.order.end(), [](const Mesh *mesh) {
         return mesh->runtime->loose_edges_cache.is_cached() && mesh->loose_edges().count == 0;
       });
+  info.no_loose_verts_hint = std::all_of(
+      info.order.begin(), info.order.end(), [](const Mesh *mesh) {
+        return mesh->runtime->loose_verts_cache.is_cached() && mesh->loose_verts().count == 0;
+      });
 
   return info;
 }
@@ -1155,6 +1160,9 @@ static void execute_realize_mesh_tasks(const RealizeInstancesOptions &options,
   if (all_meshes_info.no_loose_edges_hint) {
     dst_mesh->loose_edges_tag_none();
   }
+  if (all_meshes_info.no_loose_verts_hint) {
+    dst_mesh->tag_loose_verts_none();
+  }
 }
 
 /** \} */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_mesh_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_mesh_types.h
index 7260322d649..8879647c1e6 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_mesh_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_mesh_types.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace bke {
 struct MeshRuntime;
 class AttributeAccessor;
 class MutableAttributeAccessor;
+struct LooseVertCache;
 struct LooseEdgeCache;
 }  // namespace bke
 }  // namespace blender
@@ -302,6 +303,15 @@ typedef struct Mesh {
    * Cached information about loose edges, calculated lazily when necessary.
    */
   const blender::bke::LooseEdgeCache &loose_edges() const;
+  /**
+   * Cached information about vertices that aren't used by any edges.
+   */
+  const blender::bke::LooseVertCache &loose_verts() const;
+  /**
+   * Cached information about vertices that aren't used by faces (but may be used by loose edges).
+   */
+  const blender::bke::LooseVertCache &verts_no_face() const;
+
   /**
    * Explicitly set the cached number of loose edges to zero. This can improve performance
    * later on, because finding loose edges lazily can be skipped entirely.
@@ -310,6 +320,14 @@ typedef struct Mesh {
    * cache dirty. If the mesh was changed first, the relevant dirty tags should be called first.
    */
   void loose_edges_tag_none() const;
+  /**
+   * Set the number of verices not connected to edges to zero. Similar to #loose_edges_tag_none().
+   * There may still be vertices only used by loose edges though.
+   *
+   * \note If both #loose_edges_tag_none() and #tag_loose_verts_none() are called,
+   * all vertices are used by faces, so #verts_no_faces() will be tagged empty as well.
+   */
+  void tag_loose_verts_none() const;
 
   /**
    * Normal direction of polygons, defined by positions and the winding direction of face corners.
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_duplicate_elements.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_duplicate_elements.cc
index 963ac71297b..68461dfe7b1 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_duplicate_elements.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_duplicate_elements.cc
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ static void duplicate_faces(GeometrySet &geometry_set,
     }
   }
 
+  new_mesh->tag_loose_verts_none();
   new_mesh->loose_edges_tag_none();
 
   copy_face_attributes_without_id(edge_mapping,
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_circle.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_circle.cc
index 239077e0f44..f301cca32df 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_circle.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_circle.cc
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ static Mesh *create_circle_mesh(const float radius,
 
     std::iota(corner_verts.begin(), corner_verts.end(), 0);
     std::iota(corner_edges.begin(), corner_edges.end(), 0);
+
+    mesh->loose_edges_tag_none();
   }
   else if (fill_type == GEO_NODE_MESH_CIRCLE_FILL_TRIANGLE_FAN) {
     for (const int i : poly_offsets.index_range()) {
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ static Mesh *create_circle_mesh(const float radius,
     }
   }
 
+  mesh->tag_loose_verts_none();
   mesh->bounds_set_eager(calculate_bounds_circle(radius, verts_num));
 
   return mesh;
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_cone.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_cone.cc
index 6ba771768f5..1089f008a59 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_cone.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_cone.cc
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ Mesh *create_cylinder_or_cone_mesh(const float radius_top,
   }
   calculate_selection_outputs(config, attribute_outputs, mesh->attributes_for_write());
 
+  mesh->tag_loose_verts_none();
   mesh->loose_edges_tag_none();
   mesh->bounds_set_eager(calculate_bounds_cylinder(config));
 
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_grid.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_grid.cc
index ed2fc92ebb8..5d9a8c8f2e8 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_grid.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_grid.cc
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ Mesh *create_grid_mesh(const int verts_x,
     calculate_uvs(mesh, positions, corner_verts, size_x, size_y, uv_map_id);
   }
 
+  mesh->tag_loose_verts_none();
   mesh->loose_edges_tag_none();
 
   const float3 bounds = float3(size_x * 0.5f, size_y * 0.5f, 0.0f);
diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_uv_sphere.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_uv_sphere.cc
index f7fedcb4b74..f527a413866 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_uv_sphere.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/nodes/node_geo_mesh_primitive_uv_sphere.cc
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ static Mesh *create_uv_sphere_mesh(const float radius,
         }
       });
 
+  mesh->tag_loose_verts_none();
   mesh->loose_edges_tag_none();
   mesh->bounds_set_eager(calculate_bounds_uv_sphere(radius, segments, rings));