diff --git a/src/view/screens/Search/Search.tsx b/src/view/screens/Search/Search.tsx
index c484764a50..daad6e44f8 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Search/Search.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Search/Search.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage'
 import {useFocusEffect, useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
+import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {useAnalytics} from '#/lib/analytics/analytics'
 import {HITSLOP_10} from '#/lib/constants'
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import {
   SearchTabNavigatorParams,
 } from 'lib/routes/types'
 import {useTheme} from 'lib/ThemeContext'
+import {precacheProfile} from 'state/queries/profile'
 import {Pager} from '#/view/com/pager/Pager'
 import {TabBar} from '#/view/com/pager/TabBar'
 import {Post} from '#/view/com/post/Post'
@@ -474,6 +476,7 @@ export function SearchScreen(
 ) {
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProp>()
   const theme = useTheme()
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const textInput = React.useRef<TextInput>(null)
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const pal = usePalette('default')
@@ -758,6 +761,8 @@ export function SearchScreen(
                   profile={item}
                   moderation={moderateProfile(item, moderationOpts)}
                   onPress={() => {
+                    precacheProfile(queryClient, item)
+
                     if (isWeb) {
                       setInputIsFocused(false)
                     } else {