diff --git a/app/Shared/Localization/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings b/app/Shared/Localization/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 51973861..367ea548 100644
--- a/app/Shared/Localization/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/app/Shared/Localization/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -314,6 +314,12 @@
 "Unnamed Folder" = "未命名的收藏夹";
 "Add to New Folder" = "添加到新收藏夹";
 "Resume Reading Progress" = "恢复阅读进度";
+"Open Cached Topics Instantly" = "秒开已缓存的帖子";
+"Prefetch Topics in List" = "预加载列表中的帖子";
+"Prefetch Scroll Idle: %.1fs" = "滚动停顿后预加载：%.1f秒";
+"Prefetch Batch Size: %lld" = "每批预加载数量：%lld";
+"Prefetch Concurrency: %lld" = "预加载并发数：%lld";
+"Prefetch Interval: %.1fs" = "预加载间隔：%.1f秒";
 "Refresh Button" = "刷新按钮";
 "Blocked Topics Style" = "屏蔽话题样式";
 "Redact Subject" = "遮盖标题";
diff --git a/app/Shared/Models/PagingDataSource.swift b/app/Shared/Models/PagingDataSource.swift
index 2d3528fb..9fcb92a8 100644
--- a/app/Shared/Models/PagingDataSource.swift
+++ b/app/Shared/Models/PagingDataSource.swift
@@ -202,6 +202,24 @@ class PagingDataSource<Res: SwiftProtobuf.Message, Item>: ObservableObject {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Populate the source from an already-fetched response (e.g. a synchronous
+  /// local-cache read) without issuing a network request, so the content shows
+  /// instantly. Marks the page as loaded so a subsequent `initialLoad()` is a
+  /// no-op. Returns whether any item was populated.
+  @discardableResult
+  func injectCachedResponse(_ response: Res, page: Int) -> Bool {
+    let (newItems, newTotalPages) = onResponse(response)
+    guard !newItems.isEmpty else { return false }
+
+    latestResponse = response
+    latestError = nil
+    replaceItems(newItems, page: page)
+    totalPages = newTotalPages ?? totalPages
+    loadedPage = page
+    lastRefreshTime = Date()
+    return true
+  }
+
   func reloadLastPage(
     evenIfNotLoaded: Bool,
     animated: Bool = true,
diff --git a/app/Shared/Storage/PreferencesStorage.swift b/app/Shared/Storage/PreferencesStorage.swift
index 115a019f..59cb26e0 100644
--- a/app/Shared/Storage/PreferencesStorage.swift
+++ b/app/Shared/Storage/PreferencesStorage.swift
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ class PreferencesStorage: ObservableObject {
   @AppStorage("autoOpenInBrowserWhenBannedNew") var autoOpenInBrowserWhenBanned = false
   @AppStorage("topicDetailsWebApiStrategyNew") var topicDetailsWebApiStrategy = TopicDetailsRequest.WebApiStrategy.secondary
   @AppStorage("alwaysShareImageAsFile") var alwaysShareImageAsFile = false
+  @AppStorage("topicDetailsCacheFirst") var topicDetailsCacheFirst = false
+
+  // Background prefetch of topic details. All tunables are adjustable at
+  // runtime to throttle requests and avoid rate limiting.
+  @AppStorage("topicDetailsPrefetch") var topicDetailsPrefetch = false
+  @AppStorage("prefetchScrollIdleSeconds") var prefetchScrollIdleSeconds = 0.8
+  @AppStorage("prefetchBatchSize") var prefetchBatchSize = 5
+  @AppStorage("prefetchMaxConcurrency") var prefetchMaxConcurrency = 2
+  @AppStorage("prefetchIntervalSeconds") var prefetchIntervalSeconds = 1.0
 
   // MARK: - Debug
 
diff --git a/app/Shared/Views/HotTopicListView.swift b/app/Shared/Views/HotTopicListView.swift
index ef7b2619..c12c8c11 100644
--- a/app/Shared/Views/HotTopicListView.swift
+++ b/app/Shared/Views/HotTopicListView.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct HotTopicListInnerView: View {
   let range: DateRange
 
   @StateObject var dataSource: DataSource
+  @StateObject private var prefs = PreferencesStorage.shared
 
   static func build(forum: Forum, range: DateRange) -> Self {
     let dataSource = DataSource(
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ struct HotTopicListInnerView: View {
             }
           }
         }.mayGroupedListStyle()
+          .prefetchTopicDetails(for: $dataSource.items, enabled: prefs.topicDetailsPrefetch && prefs.topicDetailsCacheFirst)
       }
     }
     .refreshable(dataSource: dataSource)
diff --git a/app/Shared/Views/PreferencesView.swift b/app/Shared/Views/PreferencesView.swift
index 7c53692b..8a1ccdf8 100644
--- a/app/Shared/Views/PreferencesView.swift
+++ b/app/Shared/Views/PreferencesView.swift
@@ -243,6 +243,33 @@ struct PreferencesInnerView: View {
       Label("Resume Reading Progress", systemImage: "clock.arrow.circlepath")
     }.disableWithPlusCheck(.resumeProgress)
 
+    Toggle(isOn: $pref.topicDetailsCacheFirst.animation()) {
+      Label("Open Cached Topics Instantly", systemImage: "bolt")
+    }
+
+    if pref.topicDetailsCacheFirst {
+      Toggle(isOn: $pref.topicDetailsPrefetch.animation()) {
+        Label("Prefetch Topics in List", systemImage: "square.and.arrow.down.on.square")
+      }
+
+      if pref.topicDetailsPrefetch {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading) {
+          Label("Prefetch Scroll Idle: \(pref.prefetchScrollIdleSeconds, specifier: "%.1f")s", systemImage: "timer")
+          Slider(value: $pref.prefetchScrollIdleSeconds, in: 0.3 ... 2.0, step: 0.1)
+        }
+        Stepper(value: $pref.prefetchBatchSize.animation(), in: 1 ... 10) {
+          Label("Prefetch Batch Size: \(pref.prefetchBatchSize)", systemImage: "number")
+        }
+        Stepper(value: $pref.prefetchMaxConcurrency.animation(), in: 1 ... 4) {
+          Label("Prefetch Concurrency: \(pref.prefetchMaxConcurrency)", systemImage: "arrow.triangle.branch")
+        }
+        VStack(alignment: .leading) {
+          Label("Prefetch Interval: \(pref.prefetchIntervalSeconds, specifier: "%.1f")s", systemImage: "hourglass")
+          Slider(value: $pref.prefetchIntervalSeconds, in: 0.2 ... 3.0, step: 0.1)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     Toggle(isOn: $pref.hideNotificationToolbarShortcut) {
       Label("Hide Notification Shortcut", systemImage: "bell.slash")
     }
diff --git a/app/Shared/Views/TopicDetailsPrefetcher.swift b/app/Shared/Views/TopicDetailsPrefetcher.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7393f56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Shared/Views/TopicDetailsPrefetcher.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+//
+//  TopicDetailsPrefetcher.swift
+//  MNGA
+//
+//  Background-prefetches topic details for the topics the user is looking at,
+//  so opening them is instant via the cache-first path.
+//
+//  Throttling is intentionally conservative to avoid looking like a crawler and
+//  triggering NGA rate limiting:
+//   - only fires after scrolling has been idle for a moment (no prefetch while
+//     flinging through the list),
+//   - only the first N currently-visible topics per batch,
+//   - a hard concurrency cap and a randomized delay between requests.
+//
+//  Foreground requests (tapping into a topic) never go through this gate and
+//  use a higher QoS, so prefetch never slows down what the user actually does.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// Serializes background prefetch requests: caps concurrency and spaces requests
+/// out. Foreground requests do not use this, so they are never throttled.
+actor PrefetchGate {
+  static let shared = PrefetchGate()
+
+  private var inFlight = 0
+  private var waiters = [CheckedContinuation<Void, Never>]()
+
+  /// Wait until a slot is free under the current concurrency cap, honoring the
+  /// inter-request delay. `maxConcurrency` and `intervalSeconds` are read live
+  /// from preferences so changes take effect without a rebuild.
+  func acquire(maxConcurrency: Int, intervalSeconds: Double) async {
+    while inFlight >= max(1, maxConcurrency) {
+      await withCheckedContinuation { waiters.append($0) }
+    }
+    inFlight += 1
+
+    // Space requests out with a randomized delay to break machine-like regularity.
+    let jitter = Double.random(in: 0.5 ... 1.5)
+    let delay = max(0, intervalSeconds) * jitter
+    try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(delay))
+  }
+
+  func release() {
+    inFlight = max(0, inFlight - 1)
+    if !waiters.isEmpty {
+      waiters.removeFirst().resume()
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+private struct TopicDetailsPrefetcherModifier: ViewModifier {
+  @Binding var items: [Topic]
+  let enabled: Bool
+
+  @StateObject private var prefs = PreferencesStorage.shared
+
+  // Topics already requested this session, so we never prefetch the same one twice.
+  @State private var requestedIDs = Set<String>()
+  // Topics currently on screen, accumulated via row `onAppear`.
+  @State private var visibleIDs = [String]()
+  // Debounce task: reset on every visibility change; fires once scrolling stops.
+  @State private var idleTask: Task<Void, Never>?
+
+  func body(content: Content) -> some View {
+    content
+      .environment(\.reportTopicVisible) { id in
+        guard enabled else { return }
+        if !visibleIDs.contains(id) { visibleIDs.append(id) }
+        scheduleAfterIdle()
+      }
+      .onChange(of: enabled) { _, isOn in if !isOn { cancel() } }
+      .onDisappear { cancel() }
+  }
+
+  private func cancel() {
+    idleTask?.cancel()
+    idleTask = nil
+  }
+
+  /// Restart the idle timer; only when it elapses (i.e. scrolling has settled)
+  /// do we actually kick off prefetching.
+  private func scheduleAfterIdle() {
+    idleTask?.cancel()
+    let idle = max(0.1, prefs.prefetchScrollIdleSeconds)
+    idleTask = Task { @MainActor in
+      try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(idle))
+      guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
+      prefetchVisible()
+    }
+  }
+
+  @MainActor
+  private func prefetchVisible() {
+    guard enabled else { return }
+
+    // Snapshot visibility order, then keep only fresh, cacheable topics.
+    let batchSize = max(1, prefs.prefetchBatchSize)
+    let candidates = visibleIDs
+      .filter { id in
+        guard let topic = items.first(where: { $0.id == id }) else { return false }
+        return !topic.hasShortcutForum && !id.isMNGAMockID && !requestedIDs.contains(id)
+      }
+      .prefix(batchSize)
+
+    let strategy = prefs.topicDetailsWebApiStrategy
+    let maxConcurrency = prefs.prefetchMaxConcurrency
+    let interval = prefs.prefetchIntervalSeconds
+
+    for id in candidates {
+      requestedIDs.insert(id)
+      Task.detached(priority: .utility) {
+        await PrefetchGate.shared.acquire(maxConcurrency: maxConcurrency, intervalSeconds: interval)
+        defer { Task { await PrefetchGate.shared.release() } }
+
+        // Background first-page load; the Rust service writes the cache on
+        // success while `background` keeps it out of the browsing history and
+        // the unread-replies baseline. The response is discarded — the only
+        // goal is warming the cache. Low QoS so foreground taps are never
+        // delayed by this. Best-effort: if it fails, opening the topic simply
+        // falls back to a normal network load.
+        let request = AsyncRequest.OneOf_Value.topicDetails(.with {
+          $0.webApiStrategy = strategy
+          $0.topicID = id
+          $0.localCache = false
+          $0.background = true
+          $0.page = 1
+        })
+        let _: Result<TopicDetailsResponse, LogicError> = await logicCallAsync(
+          request,
+          requestDispatchQueue: .global(qos: .utility),
+          errorToastModel: nil,
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+extension View {
+  /// Background-prefetch topic details for the given items when `enabled`.
+  func prefetchTopicDetails(for items: Binding<[Topic]>, enabled: Bool) -> some View {
+    modifier(TopicDetailsPrefetcherModifier(items: items, enabled: enabled))
+  }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Visibility reporting
+
+private struct ReportTopicVisibleKey: EnvironmentKey {
+  static let defaultValue: (String) -> Void = { _ in }
+}
+
+extension EnvironmentValues {
+  /// Closure a topic row calls (via `.onAppear`) to report it became visible.
+  var reportTopicVisible: (String) -> Void {
+    get { self[ReportTopicVisibleKey.self] }
+    set { self[ReportTopicVisibleKey.self] = newValue }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/Shared/Views/TopicDetailsView.swift b/app/Shared/Views/TopicDetailsView.swift
index 4e70a521..6537b381 100644
--- a/app/Shared/Views/TopicDetailsView.swift
+++ b/app/Shared/Views/TopicDetailsView.swift
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ struct TopicDetailsView: View {
       }
     }
     .mayGroupedListStyle()
-    .onAppear { dataSource.initialLoad() }
+    .onAppear { onInitialAppear() }
     .onChange(of: dataSource.latestResponse) { updateTopicOnNewResponse(response: $1) }
   }
 
@@ -840,6 +840,71 @@ struct TopicDetailsView: View {
     Int((dataSource.latestResponse?.topic ?? topic).repliesNum)
   }
 
+  /// Whether the cache-first fast path applies: only for a plain first-page
+  /// browse (the case that has a cache key on the Rust side), and only when the
+  /// user opted in. Jump-to-floor / only-post / author-only / local mode are
+  /// excluded because they don't share that cache.
+  var cacheFirstApplicable: Bool {
+    prefs.topicDetailsCacheFirst
+      && !previewMode
+      && !forceLocalMode
+      && !mock
+      && onlyPost.id == nil
+      && postIdToJump == nil
+      && floorToJump == nil
+      && !topic.id.isEmpty
+  }
+
+  func onInitialAppear() {
+    guard cacheFirstApplicable else {
+      dataSource.initialLoad()
+      return
+    }
+
+    // 1. Read the local cache first (no network on the Rust side, so this is
+    //    fast) to show content instantly.
+    let cacheRequest = TopicDetailsRequest.with {
+      $0.topicID = topic.id
+      if topic.hasFav { $0.fav = topic.fav }
+      $0.localCache = true
+      $0.page = 1
+    }
+    logicCallAsync(.topicDetails(cacheRequest), errorToastModel: nil) { (cached: TopicDetailsResponse) in
+      // `injectCachedResponse` sets `latestResponse`, which drives
+      // `updateTopicOnNewResponse` via the existing `.onChange` in `body`.
+      let shown = dataSource.injectCachedResponse(cached, page: 1)
+      if shown {
+        // 2. Silently refresh the cache in the background for next time. The
+        //    response is discarded on purpose so the current view isn't replaced.
+        refreshCacheInBackground()
+      } else {
+        dataSource.initialLoad()
+      }
+    } onError: { _ in
+      // Cache miss (no local cache): fall back to the normal network load,
+      // which also writes the cache for next time.
+      dataSource.initialLoad()
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Fire a network request whose only effect is updating the on-disk cache
+  /// (the Rust service writes the cache on every successful load). The response
+  /// is intentionally ignored so the visible content stays stable.
+  func refreshCacheInBackground() {
+    let request = TopicDetailsRequest.with {
+      $0.webApiStrategy = prefs.topicDetailsWebApiStrategy
+      $0.topicID = topic.id
+      if topic.hasFav { $0.fav = topic.fav }
+      $0.localCache = false
+      $0.page = 1
+    }
+    logicCallAsync(.topicDetails(request), errorToastModel: nil) { (_: TopicDetailsResponse) in
+      // Discard: the cache has been refreshed on the Rust side for next time.
+    } onError: { _ in
+      // Silent: stale cache remains usable until a later refresh succeeds.
+    }
+  }
+
   func mayScrollToJumpFloor() {
     DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) {
       withAnimation {
diff --git a/app/Shared/Views/TopicListView.swift b/app/Shared/Views/TopicListView.swift
index 0408ba63..c1cbb432 100644
--- a/app/Shared/Views/TopicListView.swift
+++ b/app/Shared/Views/TopicListView.swift
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct TopicListView: View {
     }
     .refreshable(dataSource: dataSource, refreshAfterIdle: true, triggerRefresh: triggerRefresh)
     .mayGroupedListStyle()
+    .prefetchTopicDetails(for: itemBindings, enabled: prefs.topicDetailsPrefetch && prefs.topicDetailsCacheFirst)
   }
 
   var body: some View {
diff --git a/app/Shared/Views/TopicRowView.swift b/app/Shared/Views/TopicRowView.swift
index 233c5adc..6bacdb3c 100644
--- a/app/Shared/Views/TopicRowView.swift
+++ b/app/Shared/Views/TopicRowView.swift
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct TopicRowView: View {
   let dimmedSubject: Bool
   let showIndicators: Bool
 
+  @Environment(\.reportTopicVisible) private var reportTopicVisible
+
   init(topic: Topic, useTopicPostDate: Bool = false, dimmedSubject: Bool = true, showIndicators: Bool = true) {
     self.topic = topic
     self.useTopicPostDate = useTopicPostDate
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ struct TopicRowView: View {
 
   var body: some View {
     TopicLikeRowInnerView(subjectView: { subject }, num: topic.repliesNum, lastNum: topic.hasRepliesNumLastVisit ? topic.repliesNumLastVisit : nil, names: [topic.authorNameCompat], date: useTopicPostDate ? topic.postDate : topic.lastPostDate)
+      .onAppear { reportTopicVisible(topic.id) }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/Shared/Views/TopicSearchView.swift b/app/Shared/Views/TopicSearchView.swift
index 326b43f3..cf8cd580 100644
--- a/app/Shared/Views/TopicSearchView.swift
+++ b/app/Shared/Views/TopicSearchView.swift
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class TopicSearchModel: SearchModel<PagingDataSource<TopicSearchResponse, Topic>
 
 struct TopicSearchView: View {
   @ObservedObject var dataSource: TopicSearchModel.DataSource
+  @StateObject private var prefs = PreferencesStorage.shared
 
   var body: some View {
     if dataSource.notLoaded {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ struct TopicSearchView: View {
         }
       }
       .mayGroupedListStyle()
+      .prefetchTopicDetails(for: $dataSource.items, enabled: prefs.topicDetailsPrefetch && prefs.topicDetailsCacheFirst)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/logic/service/src/topic.rs b/logic/service/src/topic.rs
index 157139b8..c90bf0cb 100644
--- a/logic/service/src/topic.rs
+++ b/logic/service/src/topic.rs
@@ -595,8 +595,14 @@ pub async fn get_topic_details(
         return get_local_cache();
     }
 
-    let save_history = |response: &TopicDetailsResponse| {
-        insert_topic_history(response.get_topic().to_owned()); // save history
+    let save_results = |response: &TopicDetailsResponse| {
+        // Background (prefetch) loads still refresh the cache -- that is their
+        // whole point -- but must stay out of the browsing history: recording
+        // them would flood the history list and overwrite the unread-replies
+        // baseline, making never-opened topics look read.
+        if !request.get_background() {
+            insert_topic_history(response.get_topic().to_owned());
+        }
         if let Some(key) = key.as_ref() {
             let _ = CACHE.insert_msg(key, response);
         }
@@ -604,7 +610,7 @@ pub async fn get_topic_details(
 
     if request.is_mock() {
         let response = fetch_mock(&request).await?;
-        save_history(&response);
+        save_results(&response);
         return Ok(response);
     }
 
@@ -722,7 +728,7 @@ pub async fn get_topic_details(
         ..Default::default()
     };
 
-    save_history(&response);
+    save_results(&response);
     Ok(response)
 }
 
diff --git a/protos/Service.proto b/protos/Service.proto
index 73d2dd40..9effc010 100644
--- a/protos/Service.proto
+++ b/protos/Service.proto
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ message TopicDetailsRequest {
   uint32 page = 2;
   bool local_cache = 6; // Whether to only request cached version of the topic.
   WebApiStrategy web_api_strategy = 8; // Whether or in what circumstances to use web API.
+  bool background = 9; // Background (prefetch) load: still refreshes the cache,
+                       // but stays out of the browsing history.
 }
 message TopicDetailsResponse {
   Topic topic = 1;