1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx b/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
index e17977af4..4f110485e 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
@@ -51,10 +51,23 @@ const floatingMiddlewares = [
 ]
 
 export function ProfileHoverCard(props: ProfileHoverCardProps) {
+  const prefetchProfileQuery = usePrefetchProfileQuery()
+  const prefetchedProfile = React.useRef(false)
+  const onPointerMove = () => {
+    if (!prefetchedProfile.current) {
+      prefetchedProfile.current = true
+      prefetchProfileQuery(props.did)
+    }
+  }
+
   if (props.disable || isTouchDevice) {
     return props.children
   } else {
-    return <ProfileHoverCardInner {...props} />
+    return (
+      <View onPointerMove={onPointerMove}>
+        <ProfileHoverCardInner {...props} />
+      </View>
+    )
   }
 }