diff --git a/src/components/common.tsx b/src/components/common.tsx
--- a/src/components/common.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 } from 'lucide-solid';
 import { A } from '@solidjs/router';
 import { Match, Show, Switch, createEffect, createMemo, createSignal, type Component } from 'solid-js';
-import { createQuery } from '@tanstack/solid-query';
+import { createQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/solid-query';
 import { resolveAvatarUrl } from '../lib/api/identity';
 
 export const ToggleButton: Component<{
@@ -253,3 +253,23 @@
 
 export const textareaStyles = (): string =>
 	'untangled-textarea w-full rounded border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100';
+
+export const usePreloader = () => {
+	const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+	return (queryKey: readonly unknown[], queryFn: () => Promise<any>, delayMs = 30) => {
+		let hoverTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+
+		const onMouseEnter = () => {
+			hoverTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+				queryClient.prefetchQuery({ queryKey, queryFn });
+			}, delayMs);
+		};
+
+		const onMouseLeave = () => {
+			clearTimeout(hoverTimer);
+		};
+
+		return { onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave };
+	};
+};
diff --git a/src/components/repo.tsx b/src/components/repo.tsx
--- a/src/components/repo.tsx
+++ b/src/components/repo.tsx
@@ -1379,11 +1379,15 @@
 	href: string;
 	meta?: JSX.Element;
 	children?: JSX.Element;
+	onMouseEnter?: JSX.EventHandlerUnion<HTMLAnchorElement, MouseEvent>;
+	onMouseLeave?: JSX.EventHandlerUnion<HTMLAnchorElement, MouseEvent>;
 }> = (props) => {
 	return (
 		<A
 			href={props.href}
 			class="untangled-list-row"
+			onMouseEnter={props.onMouseEnter}
+			onMouseLeave={props.onMouseLeave}
 		>
 			<div class="min-w-0">
 				<div class="text-base text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">
diff --git a/src/pages/profile.tsx b/src/pages/profile.tsx
--- a/src/pages/profile.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/profile.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import { createQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/solid-query';
 import { For, Show, Switch, Match, createMemo, createSignal, createEffect, type Component } from 'solid-js';
 import type { Did } from '@atcute/lexicons/syntax';
-import { ErrorState, LoadingState, PlaceholderAvatar, SkeletonBlock, textareaStyles, inputStyles } from '../components/common';
+import { ErrorState, LoadingState, PlaceholderAvatar, SkeletonBlock, textareaStyles, inputStyles, usePreloader } from '../components/common';
 import { RepoCard, RepoCardSkeleton, StringCardSkeleton } from '../components/repo';
 import {
 	listFollowRecords,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 } from '../lib/api/graph';
 import { resolveActor, getActorProfile, resolveAvatarUrl, putActorProfile } from '../lib/api/identity';
 import { listRepoRecords, getRepoByDid, type RepoContext } from '../lib/api/repos';
-import { listStringRecords } from '../lib/api/strings';
+import { listStringRecords, getString } from '../lib/api/strings';
 import { useAuth } from '../lib/auth';
 import { listAllAppviewRecords } from '../lib/api/appview';
 import { formatRelativeTime, getErrorMessage } from '../lib/repo-utils';
@@ -972,6 +972,7 @@
 	const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
 	const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 	const auth = useAuth();
+	const preload = usePreloader();
 	
 	const navigate = useNavigate();
 	
@@ -1550,10 +1551,13 @@
 																		<div class="border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 rounded-sm">
 																			<div class="py-4 px-6 rounded bg-white dark:bg-gray-800">
 																				<div class="font-medium dark:text-white flex gap-2 items-center">
-																					<A href={`/strings/${resolvedActor().handle || resolvedActor().did}/${item.rkey}`} class="hover:underline">
+																					<A
+																						href={`/strings/${resolvedActor().handle || resolvedActor().did}/${item.rkey}`}
+																						class="hover:underline"
+																						{...preload(['string-detail', resolvedActor().handle || resolvedActor().did, item.rkey], () => getString(resolvedActor().handle || resolvedActor().did, item.rkey))}
+																					>
 																						{item.value.filename}
-																					</A>
-																				</div>
+																					</A>																				</div>
 																				{item.value.description && (
 																					<div class="text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-300 text-sm">
 																						{item.value.description}
diff --git a/src/pages/search.tsx b/src/pages/search.tsx
--- a/src/pages/search.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/search.tsx
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@
 import type { Did, ResourceUri } from '@atcute/lexicons/syntax';
 import { For, Match, Show, Switch, createEffect, createMemo, createSignal, type Component, type JSX } from 'solid-js';
 
-import { ErrorState, LoadingState, PaginationControls } from '../components/common';
+import { ErrorState, LoadingState, PaginationControls, usePreloader } from '../components/common';
 import { RepoStatsList } from '../components/repo';
-import { getIssueRecord } from '../lib/api/issues';
-import { getPullRecord } from '../lib/api/pulls';
+import { getIssueRecord, getIssue } from '../lib/api/issues';
+import { getPullRecord, getPull } from '../lib/api/pulls';
 import { getRepoByDid } from '../lib/api/repos';
+import { getString } from '../lib/api/strings';
+import { issueQueryKey, pullQueryKey } from './repo/shared';
 import {
 	ISSUE_COLLECTION,
 } from '../lib/api/constants';
@@ -186,6 +188,7 @@
 		queryFn: async () => getRepoByDid(props.repoDid),
 		staleTime: 300_000,
 	}));
+	const preload = usePreloader();
 	const href = createMemo(() => {
 		const repo = repoQuery.data;
 		if (!repo) return undefined;
@@ -193,10 +196,18 @@
 		const baseHref = fn(repo, props.threadRef);
 		return props.commentRef ? `${baseHref}#comment-${props.commentRef}` : baseHref;
 	});
+	const preloadProps = createMemo(() => {
+		const repo = repoQuery.data;
+		if (!repo) return {};
+		if (props.kind === 'issue') {
+			return preload(issueQueryKey(props.repoDid, props.threadRef), () => getIssue(repo, props.threadRef));
+		}
+		return preload(pullQueryKey(props.repoDid, props.threadRef), () => getPull(repo, props.threadRef));
+	});
 
 	return (
 		<Show when={href()} fallback={<span>{props.children}</span>}>
-			{(target) => <A href={target()} class="truncate min-w-0">{props.children}</A>}
+			{(target) => <A href={target()} class="truncate min-w-0" {...preloadProps()}>{props.children}</A>}
 		</Show>
 	);
 };
@@ -308,6 +319,8 @@
 };
 
 const ResultTitle: Component<{ hit: SearchHit }> = (props) => {
+	const preload = usePreloader();
+
 	const title = createMemo(() => {
 		const value = props.hit.value as {
 			title?: string;
@@ -347,7 +360,11 @@
 						</A>
 					</Match>
 					<Match when={props.hit.nsid === 'sh.tangled.string'}>
-						<A href={`/strings/${props.hit.author.handle || props.hit.author.did}/${props.hit.rkey}`} class="truncate min-w-0">
+						<A
+							href={`/strings/${props.hit.author.handle || props.hit.author.did}/${props.hit.rkey}`}
+							class="truncate min-w-0"
+							{...preload(['string-detail', props.hit.author.handle || props.hit.author.did, props.hit.rkey], () => getString(props.hit.author.handle || props.hit.author.did, props.hit.rkey))}
+						>
 							{props.hit.author.handle || props.hit.author.did}/{title()}
 						</A>
 					</Match>
diff --git a/src/pages/repo/issues.tsx b/src/pages/repo/issues.tsx
--- a/src/pages/repo/issues.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/repo/issues.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import { parseAtUri } from '../../lib/api/records';
 import type { RepoContext } from '../../lib/api/repos';
 import { useAuth } from '../../lib/auth';
-import { Avatar, ErrorState, PaginationControls, StateBadge, ToggleButton, buttonStyles, cardStyles, inputStyles, textareaStyles } from '../../components/common';
+import { Avatar, ErrorState, PaginationControls, StateBadge, ToggleButton, buttonStyles, cardStyles, inputStyles, textareaStyles, usePreloader } from '../../components/common';
 import { AtUriPanel, MarkdownBlock, RepoFormSkeleton, RepoListPageSkeleton, RepoListSkeleton, RepoThreadSkeleton, IssueOrPullRow, ThreadCommentView } from '../../components/repo';
 import { RepoFrame, issueQueryKey, issuesQueryKey, useRepoQuery } from './shared';
 import { REPO_LIST_PAGE_LIMIT, formatRelativeTime, getErrorMessage, issueHref, parseIntegerSearchParam, uniqueCommenters, saveRecentIssueOrPull } from '../../lib/repo-utils';
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 			limit: String(pageLimit()),
 		});
 	};
+
+	const preload = usePreloader();
 
 	const issuesQuery = createQuery(() => {
 		const repo = repoQuery.data;
@@ -166,7 +168,8 @@
 													kind="issue"
 													author={{ did: issue.author.did, handle: issue.author.handle }}
 													createdAt={issue.value.createdAt}
-													href={issueHref(repoQuery.data!, issue.uri)}
+													href={issueHref(repoQuery.data!, issue.number || issue.rkey)}
+													{...preload(issueQueryKey(repoQuery.data!.repoDid, String(issue.number || issue.rkey)), () => getIssue(repoQuery.data!, String(issue.number || issue.rkey)))}
 												/>
 											)}
 										</For>
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@
 		try {
 			const created = await createIssue(agent, repo, { title: title(), body: body() });
 			await client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: issuesQueryKey(repo.repoDid) });
-			navigate(issueHref(repo, created.uri));
+			navigate(issueHref(repo, created.rkey));
 		} catch (cause) {
 			setError(getErrorMessage(cause));
 		} finally {
diff --git a/src/pages/repo/pulls.tsx b/src/pages/repo/pulls.tsx
--- a/src/pages/repo/pulls.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/repo/pulls.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import { parseAtUri } from '../../lib/api/records';
 import { compareBranches, getRepoBranches, type RepoContext, compareFork, listRepoRecords } from '../../lib/api/repos';
 import { useAuth } from '../../lib/auth';
-import { Avatar, ErrorState, LoadingState, PaginationControls, StateBadge, ToggleButton, buttonStyles, cardStyles, textareaStyles } from '../../components/common';
+import { Avatar, ErrorState, LoadingState, PaginationControls, StateBadge, ToggleButton, buttonStyles, cardStyles, textareaStyles, usePreloader } from '../../components/common';
 import { AtUriPanel, BranchPill, DiffView, MarkdownBlock, PullComposeSkeleton, PullDiffSkeleton, PullDiffView, RepoListPageSkeleton, RepoListSkeleton, RepoThreadSkeleton, IssueOrPullRow, ThreadCommentView } from '../../components/repo';
 import { RepoFrame, pullQueryKey, pullsQueryKey, useRepoQuery } from './shared';
 import { REPO_LIST_PAGE_LIMIT, formatRelativeTime, getErrorMessage, parseIntegerSearchParam, pullHref, uniqueCommenters, saveRecentIssueOrPull } from '../../lib/repo-utils';
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 			limit: String(pageLimit()),
 		});
 	};
+
+	const preload = usePreloader();
 
 	const pullsQuery = createQuery(() => {
 		const repo = repoQuery.data;
@@ -190,7 +192,8 @@
 													kind="pull"
 													author={{ did: pull.author.did, handle: pull.author.handle }}
 													createdAt={pull.value.createdAt}
-													href={pullHref(repoQuery.data!, pull.uri)}
+													href={pullHref(repoQuery.data!, pull.number || pull.rkey)}
+													{...preload(pullQueryKey(repoQuery.data!.repoDid, String(pull.number || pull.rkey)), () => getPull(repoQuery.data!, String(pull.number || pull.rkey)))}
 													meta={
 														<>
 															<span>·</span>
@@ -473,7 +476,7 @@
 				sourceRepoDid: mode === 'fork' ? (selectedForkDid() as Did) : undefined,
 			});
 			await client.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: pullsQueryKey(repo.repoDid) });
-			navigate(pullHref(repo, created.uri));
+			navigate(pullHref(repo, created.rkey));
 		} catch (cause) {
 			setError(getErrorMessage(cause));
 		} finally {