diff --git a/bskyweb/templates/base.html b/bskyweb/templates/base.html
index 7513d6fd..a2d81fc9 100644
--- a/bskyweb/templates/base.html
+++ b/bskyweb/templates/base.html
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover">
   <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin">
+  <!--
+    Preconnect to essential domains
+  -->
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://bsky.social">
+  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://bsky.network">
   <title>{%- block head_title -%}Bluesky{%- endblock -%}</title>
 
   <!-- Hello Humans! API docs at https://atproto.com -->
diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index e00b13cd..42b443bb 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
       name="viewport"
       content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, maximum-scale=1.00001, viewport-fit=cover"
     />
+    <!--
+      Preconnect to essential domains
+    -->
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://bsky.social">
+    <link rel="preconnect" href="https://bsky.network">
     <title>%WEB_TITLE%</title>
     <style>
       /**