diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Session/Session.tsx b/frontend/app/components/Session/Session.tsx
index ec4f969be..ee115db04 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Session/Session.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Session/Session.tsx
@@ -1,86 +1,99 @@
+import withPermissions from 'HOCs/withPermissions';
 import React from 'react';
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import usePageTitle from 'App/hooks/usePageTitle';
-import { fetchV2, clearCurrentSession } from "Duck/sessions";
-import { fetchList as fetchSlackList } from 'Duck/integrations/slack';
-import { Link, NoContent, Loader } from 'UI';
-import { sessions as sessionsRoute } from 'App/routes';
-import withPermissions from 'HOCs/withPermissions'
-import WebPlayer from './WebPlayer';
-import { useStore } from 'App/mstore';
-import { clearLogs } from 'App/dev/console';
 
-import MobilePlayer from "Components/Session/MobilePlayer";
+import { clearLogs } from 'App/dev/console';
+import usePageTitle from 'App/hooks/usePageTitle';
+import { useStore } from 'App/mstore';
+import { sessions as sessionsRoute } from 'App/routes';
+import MobilePlayer from 'Components/Session/MobilePlayer';
+import { fetchList as fetchSlackList } from 'Duck/integrations/slack';
+import { clearCurrentSession, fetchV2 } from 'Duck/sessions';
+import { Link, Loader, NoContent } from 'UI';
+
+import WebPlayer from './WebPlayer';
 
 const SESSIONS_ROUTE = sessionsRoute();
 
 interface Props {
-	sessionId: string;
-	loading: boolean;
-	hasErrors: boolean;
-	fetchV2: (sessionId: string) => void;
-	clearCurrentSession: () => void;
-	session: Record<string, any>;
+  sessionId: string;
+  loading: boolean;
+  hasErrors: boolean;
+  fetchV2: (sessionId: string) => void;
+  clearCurrentSession: () => void;
+  session: Record<string, any>;
 }
 
-function Session({ 
-	sessionId,
-	loading,
-	hasErrors,
-	fetchV2,
-	clearCurrentSession,
-	session,
- }: Props) {
- 	usePageTitle("OpenReplay Session Player");
- 	const [ initializing, setInitializing ] = useState(true)
-	const { sessionStore }	= useStore();
-	useEffect(() => {
-		if (sessionId != null) {
-			fetchV2(sessionId)
-		} else {
-			console.error("No sessionID in route.")
-		}
-		setInitializing(false)
-		return () => {
-			clearCurrentSession();
-		}
-	},[ sessionId ]);
+function Session({
+  sessionId,
+  hasErrors,
+  fetchV2,
+  clearCurrentSession,
+  session,
+}: Props) {
+  usePageTitle('OpenReplay Session Player');
+  const { sessionStore } = useStore();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (sessionId != null) {
+      fetchV2(sessionId);
+    } else {
+      console.error('No sessionID in route.');
+    }
+    return () => {
+      clearCurrentSession();
+    };
+  }, [sessionId]);
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		clearLogs()
-		sessionStore.resetUserFilter();
-	} ,[])
-	
-	const player = session.isMobileNative ? <MobilePlayer /> : <WebPlayer />
-	return (
-		<NoContent
-			show={ hasErrors }
-			title="Session not found."
-			subtext={
-				<span>
-				{'Please check your data retention plan, or try '}
-				<Link to={ SESSIONS_ROUTE } className="link">{'another one'}</Link>
-				</span>
-			}
-		>
-			<Loader className="flex-1" loading={ loading || initializing }> 
-				{player}
-			</Loader>
-		</NoContent>
-	);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    clearLogs();
+    sessionStore.resetUserFilter();
+  }, []);
+
+  const player = session.isMobileNative ? <MobilePlayer /> : <WebPlayer />;
+  return (
+    <NoContent
+      show={hasErrors}
+      title="Session not found."
+      subtext={
+        <span>
+          {'Please check your data retention plan, or try '}
+          <Link to={SESSIONS_ROUTE} className="link">
+            {'another one'}
+          </Link>
+        </span>
+      }
+    >
+      <Loader className="flex-1" loading={!session.sessionId}>
+        {player}
+      </Loader>
+    </NoContent>
+  );
 }
 
-export default withPermissions(['SESSION_REPLAY'], '', true)(connect((state: any, props: any) => {
-	const { match: { params: { sessionId } } } = props;
-	return {
-		sessionId,
-		loading: state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'loading' ]),
-		hasErrors: !!state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'errors' ]),
-		session: state.getIn([ 'sessions', 'current' ]),
-	};
-	}, {
-	fetchSlackList,
-	fetchV2,
-	clearCurrentSession,
-})(Session));
+export default withPermissions(
+  ['SESSION_REPLAY'],
+  '',
+  true
+)(
+  connect(
+    (state: any, props: any) => {
+      const {
+        match: {
+          params: { sessionId },
+        },
+      } = props;
+      return {
+        sessionId,
+        loading: state.getIn(['sessions', 'loading']),
+        hasErrors: !!state.getIn(['sessions', 'errors']),
+        session: state.getIn(['sessions', 'current']),
+      };
+    },
+    {
+      fetchSlackList,
+      fetchV2,
+      clearCurrentSession,
+    }
+  )(Session)
+);
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Session/WebPlayer.tsx b/frontend/app/components/Session/WebPlayer.tsx
index 72ab5bfcb..fd1e250d9 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Session/WebPlayer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Session/WebPlayer.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { Modal, Loader } from 'UI';
-import { toggleFullscreen, closeBottomBlock } from 'Duck/components/player';
-import { fetchList } from 'Duck/integrations';
+import withLocationHandlers from 'HOCs/withLocationHandlers';
 import { createWebPlayer } from 'Player';
 import { makeAutoObservable } from 'mobx';
-import withLocationHandlers from 'HOCs/withLocationHandlers';
-import { useStore } from 'App/mstore';
-import PlayerBlockHeader from './Player/ReplayPlayer/PlayerBlockHeader';
-import ReadNote from '../Session_/Player/Controls/components/ReadNote';
-import PlayerContent from './Player/ReplayPlayer/PlayerContent';
-import { IPlayerContext, PlayerContext, defaultContextValue } from './playerContext';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react-lite';
-import { Note } from 'App/services/NotesService';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
 
+
+
+import { useStore } from 'App/mstore';
+import { Note } from 'App/services/NotesService';
+import { closeBottomBlock, toggleFullscreen } from 'Duck/components/player';
+import { fetchList } from 'Duck/integrations';
+import { Loader, Modal } from 'UI';
+
+
+
+import ReadNote from '../Session_/Player/Controls/components/ReadNote';
+import PlayerBlockHeader from './Player/ReplayPlayer/PlayerBlockHeader';
+import PlayerContent from './Player/ReplayPlayer/PlayerContent';
+import { IPlayerContext, PlayerContext, defaultContextValue } from './playerContext';
+
+
 const TABS = {
   EVENTS: 'Activity',
   CLICKMAP: 'Click Map',
@@ -54,13 +61,21 @@ function WebPlayer(props: any) {
   useEffect(() => {
     playerInst = undefined;
     if (!session.sessionId || contextValue.player !== undefined) return;
+    const mobData = sessionStore.prefetchedMobUrls[session.sessionId] as Record<string, any> | undefined;
+    const usePrefetched = props.prefetched && mobData?.data;
     fetchList('issues');
     sessionStore.setUserTimezone(session.timezone);
     const [WebPlayerInst, PlayerStore] = createWebPlayer(
       session,
       (state) => makeAutoObservable(state),
-      toast
+      toast,
+      props.prefetched,
     );
+    if (usePrefetched) {
+      if (mobData?.data) {
+        WebPlayerInst.preloadFirstFile(mobData?.data)
+      }
+    }
     setContextValue({ player: WebPlayerInst, store: PlayerStore });
     playerInst = WebPlayerInst;
 
@@ -78,6 +93,12 @@ function WebPlayer(props: any) {
     }
   }, [session.sessionId]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!props.prefetched && session.domURL.length > 0) {
+      playerInst?.reinit(session)
+    }
+  }, [session.domURL.length, props.prefetched])
+
   const { firstVisualEvent: visualOffset, messagesProcessed, tabStates, ready } = contextValue.store?.get() || {};
   const cssLoading = ready && tabStates ? Object.values(tabStates).some(
     ({ cssLoading }) => cssLoading
@@ -205,6 +226,7 @@ export default connect(
   (state: any) => ({
     session: state.getIn(['sessions', 'current']),
     insights: state.getIn(['sessions', 'insights']),
+    prefetched: state.getIn(['sessions', 'prefetched']),
     visitedEvents: state.getIn(['sessions', 'visitedEvents']),
     jwt: state.getIn(['user', 'jwt']),
     fullscreen: state.getIn(['components', 'player', 'fullscreen']),
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionItem/PlayLink/PlayLink.tsx b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionItem/PlayLink/PlayLink.tsx
index 751a2a178..459b3a7da 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionItem/PlayLink/PlayLink.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionItem/PlayLink/PlayLink.tsx
@@ -1,46 +1,74 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Link, Icon } from 'UI';
-import { session as sessionRoute, liveSession as liveSessionRoute } from 'App/routes';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router';
+
+import {
+  liveSession as liveSessionRoute,
+  session as sessionRoute,
+  withSiteId,
+} from 'App/routes';
+import { Icon, Link } from 'UI';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 const PLAY_ICON_NAMES = {
-    notPlayed: 'play-fill',
-    played: 'play-circle-light',
-    hovered: 'play-hover',
+  notPlayed: 'play-fill',
+  played: 'play-circle-light',
+  hovered: 'play-hover',
 };
 
-const getDefaultIconName = (isViewed: any) => (!isViewed ? PLAY_ICON_NAMES.notPlayed : PLAY_ICON_NAMES.played);
+const getDefaultIconName = (isViewed: any) =>
+  !isViewed ? PLAY_ICON_NAMES.notPlayed : PLAY_ICON_NAMES.played;
 
 interface Props {
-    isAssist: boolean;
-    viewed: boolean;
-    sessionId: string;
-    onClick?: () => void;
-    queryParams?: any;
-    newTab?: boolean;
-    query?: string
+  isAssist: boolean;
+  viewed: boolean;
+  sessionId: string;
+  onClick?: () => void;
+  queryParams?: any;
+  newTab?: boolean;
+  query?: string;
+  beforeOpen?: () => void;
+  siteId?: string;
 }
-export default function PlayLink(props: Props) {
-    const { isAssist, viewed, sessionId, onClick = null, queryParams } = props;
-    const defaultIconName = getDefaultIconName(viewed);
+function PlayLink(props: Props) {
+  const { isAssist, viewed, sessionId, onClick = null, queryParams } = props;
+  const history = useHistory();
+  const defaultIconName = getDefaultIconName(viewed);
 
-    const [isHovered, toggleHover] = useState(false);
-    const [iconName, setIconName] = useState(defaultIconName);
+  const [isHovered, toggleHover] = useState(false);
+  const [iconName, setIconName] = useState(defaultIconName);
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (isHovered) setIconName(PLAY_ICON_NAMES.hovered);
-        else setIconName(getDefaultIconName(viewed));
-    }, [isHovered, viewed]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isHovered) setIconName(PLAY_ICON_NAMES.hovered);
+    else setIconName(getDefaultIconName(viewed));
+  }, [isHovered, viewed]);
 
-    const link = isAssist ? liveSessionRoute(sessionId, queryParams) : sessionRoute(sessionId);
-    return (
-        <Link
-            onClick={onClick ? onClick : () => {}}
-            to={link + (props.query ? props.query : '')}
-            onMouseEnter={() => toggleHover(true)}
-            onMouseLeave={() => toggleHover(false)}
-            target={props.newTab ? "_blank" : undefined} rel={props.newTab ? "noopener noreferrer" : undefined}
-        >
-            <Icon name={iconName} size={38} color={isAssist ? 'tealx' : 'teal'} />
-        </Link>
-    );
+  const link = isAssist
+    ? liveSessionRoute(sessionId, queryParams)
+    : sessionRoute(sessionId);
+
+  const handleBeforeOpen = () => {
+    if (props.beforeOpen) {
+      props.beforeOpen();
+      history.push(withSiteId(link + (props.query ? props.query : ''), props.siteId));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onLinkClick = props.beforeOpen ? handleBeforeOpen : onClick;
+  return (
+    <Link
+      onClick={onLinkClick}
+      to={link + (props.query ? props.query : '')}
+      onMouseEnter={() => toggleHover(true)}
+      onMouseLeave={() => toggleHover(false)}
+      target={props.newTab ? '_blank' : undefined}
+      rel={props.newTab ? 'noopener noreferrer' : undefined}
+    >
+      <Icon name={iconName} size={38} color={isAssist ? 'tealx' : 'teal'} />
+    </Link>
+  );
 }
+
+
+export default connect((state: any, props: Props) => ({
+    siteId: props.siteId || state.getIn([ 'site', 'siteId' ])
+}))(PlayLink);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionItem/SessionItem.tsx b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionItem/SessionItem.tsx
index a8d794979..2bb233f24 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionItem/SessionItem.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionItem/SessionItem.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,38 @@
-import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import cn from 'classnames';
-import { CountryFlag, Avatar, TextEllipsis, Label, Icon, Tooltip, ItemMenu } from 'UI';
-import { useStore } from 'App/mstore';
+import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard';
+import { Duration } from 'luxon';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react-lite';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { RouteComponentProps, withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
+
 import { durationFormatted, formatTimeOrDate } from 'App/date';
-import stl from './sessionItem.module.css';
-import Counter from './Counter';
-import { withRouter, RouteComponentProps } from 'react-router-dom';
-import SessionMetaList from './SessionMetaList';
-import PlayLink from './PlayLink';
-import ErrorBars from './ErrorBars';
+import { presetSession } from 'App/duck/sessions';
+import { useStore } from 'App/mstore';
 import {
   assist as assistRoute,
+  isRoute,
   liveSession,
-  sessions as sessionsRoute,
   session as sessionRoute,
-  isRoute
+  sessions as sessionsRoute,
 } from 'App/routes';
 import { capitalize } from 'App/utils';
-import { Duration } from 'luxon';
-import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard';
-import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
+import {
+  Avatar,
+  CountryFlag,
+  Icon,
+  ItemMenu,
+  Label,
+  TextEllipsis,
+  Tooltip,
+} from 'UI';
+
+import Counter from './Counter';
+import ErrorBars from './ErrorBars';
+import PlayLink from './PlayLink';
+import SessionMetaList from './SessionMetaList';
+import stl from './sessionItem.module.css';
 
 const ASSIST_ROUTE = assistRoute();
 const ASSIST_LIVE_SESSION = liveSession();
@@ -69,12 +81,20 @@ interface Props {
   ignoreAssist?: boolean;
   bookmarked?: boolean;
   toggleFavorite?: (sessionId: string) => void;
-  query?: string
+  query?: string;
+  presetSession?: typeof presetSession;
+}
+
+const PREFETCH_STATE = {
+  none: 0,
+  loading: 1,
+  fetched: 2,
 }
 
 function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
-  const { settingsStore } = useStore();
+  const { settingsStore, sessionStore } = useStore();
   const { timezone, shownTimezone } = settingsStore.sessionSettings;
+  const [prefetchState, setPrefetched] = React.useState(PREFETCH_STATE.none);
 
   const {
     session,
@@ -88,6 +108,7 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
     ignoreAssist = false,
     bookmarked = false,
     query,
+    presetSession,
   } = props;
 
   const {
@@ -110,7 +131,7 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
     metadata,
     issueTypes,
     active,
-    timezone: userTimezone
+    timezone: userTimezone,
   } = session;
 
   const location = props.location;
@@ -120,11 +141,11 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
   const hasUserId = userId || userAnonymousId;
   const isSessions = isRoute(SESSIONS_ROUTE, location.pathname);
   const isAssist =
-    !ignoreAssist &&
-    (isRoute(ASSIST_ROUTE, location.pathname) ||
-      isRoute(ASSIST_LIVE_SESSION, location.pathname) ||
-      location.pathname.includes('multiview')) ||
-      props.live
+    (!ignoreAssist &&
+      (isRoute(ASSIST_ROUTE, location.pathname) ||
+        isRoute(ASSIST_LIVE_SESSION, location.pathname) ||
+        location.pathname.includes('multiview'))) ||
+    props.live;
 
   const isLastPlayed = lastPlayedSessionId === sessionId;
 
@@ -146,16 +167,32 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
           }${sessionRoute(sessionId)}`;
           copy(sessionPath);
           toast.success('Session URL copied to clipboard');
-        }
+        },
       },
       {
         icon: 'trash',
         text: 'Remove',
-        onClick: () => (props.toggleFavorite ? props.toggleFavorite(sessionId) : null)
-      }
+        onClick: () =>
+          props.toggleFavorite ? props.toggleFavorite(sessionId) : null,
+      },
     ];
   }, []);
 
+  const handleHover = async () => {
+    if (prefetchState !== PREFETCH_STATE.none || props.live || isAssist) return;
+
+    setPrefetched(PREFETCH_STATE.loading);
+    try {
+      await sessionStore.getFirstMob(sessionId);
+      setPrefetched(PREFETCH_STATE.fetched);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('Error while prefetching first mob', e);
+    }
+  };
+  const openSession = () => {
+    if (props.live || isAssist || prefetchState === PREFETCH_STATE.none) return
+    presetSession?.(session);
+  };
   return (
     <Tooltip
       delay={0}
@@ -164,23 +201,31 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
     >
       <div
         className={cn(stl.sessionItem, 'flex flex-col py-2 px-4')}
-        id='session-item'
+        id="session-item"
         onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
       >
-        <div className='flex items-start'>
+        <div className="flex items-start">
           <div className={cn('flex items-center w-full')}>
             {!compact && (
-              <div className='flex items-center pr-2 shrink-0' style={{ width: '40%' }}>
+              <div
+                className="flex items-center pr-2 shrink-0"
+                style={{ width: '40%' }}
+              >
                 <div>
-                  <Avatar isActive={active} seed={userNumericHash} isAssist={isAssist} />
+                  <Avatar
+                    isActive={active}
+                    seed={userNumericHash}
+                    isAssist={isAssist}
+                  />
                 </div>
-                <div
-                  className='flex flex-col overflow-hidden color-gray-medium ml-3 justify-between items-center shrink-0'>
+                <div className="flex flex-col overflow-hidden color-gray-medium ml-3 justify-between items-center shrink-0">
                   <div
                     className={cn('text-lg', {
-                      'color-teal cursor-pointer': !disableUser && hasUserId && !props.isDisabled,
-                      [stl.userName]: !disableUser && hasUserId && !props.isDisabled,
-                      'color-gray-medium': disableUser || !hasUserId
+                      'color-teal cursor-pointer':
+                        !disableUser && hasUserId && !props.isDisabled,
+                      [stl.userName]:
+                        !disableUser && hasUserId && !props.isDisabled,
+                      'color-gray-medium': disableUser || !hasUserId,
                     })}
                     onClick={() =>
                       !disableUser && !hasUserFilter && hasUserId
@@ -190,7 +235,7 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
                   >
                     <TextEllipsis
                       text={userDisplayName}
-                      maxWidth='200px'
+                      maxWidth="200px"
                       popupProps={{ inverted: true, size: 'tiny' }}
                     />
                   </div>
@@ -199,7 +244,7 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
             )}
             <div
               style={{ width: compact ? '40%' : '20%' }}
-              className='px-2 flex flex-col justify-between'
+              className="px-2 flex flex-col justify-between"
             >
               <div>
                 <Tooltip
@@ -208,7 +253,9 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
                   title={
                     <div className={'flex flex-col gap-1'}>
                       <span>
-                        Local Time: {formatTimeOrDate(startedAt, timezone, true)} {timezone.label}
+                        Local Time:{' '}
+                        {formatTimeOrDate(startedAt, timezone, true)}{' '}
+                        {timezone.label}
                       </span>
                       {userTimezone ? (
                         <span>
@@ -217,7 +264,7 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
                             startedAt,
                             {
                               label: userTimezone.split('+').join(' +'),
-                              value: userTimezone.split(':')[0]
+                              value: userTimezone.split(':')[0],
                             },
                             true
                           )}{' '}
@@ -226,36 +273,49 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
                       ) : null}
                     </div>
                   }
-                  className='w-fit !block'
+                  className="w-fit !block"
                 >
                   <TextEllipsis
                     text={formatTimeOrDate(
                       startedAt,
                       shownTimezone === 'user' && userTimezone
                         ? {
-                          label: userTimezone.split('+').join(' +'),
-                          value: userTimezone.split(':')[0]
-                        }
+                            label: userTimezone.split('+').join(' +'),
+                            value: userTimezone.split(':')[0],
+                          }
                         : timezone
                     )}
                     popupProps={{ inverted: true, size: 'tiny' }}
                   />
                 </Tooltip>
               </div>
-              <div className='flex items-center color-gray-medium py-1'>
+              <div className="flex items-center color-gray-medium py-1">
                 {!isAssist && (
                   <>
-                    <div className='color-gray-medium'>
-                      <span className='mr-1'>{eventsCount}</span>
-                      <span>{eventsCount === 0 || eventsCount > 1 ? 'Events' : 'Event'}</span>
+                    <div className="color-gray-medium">
+                      <span className="mr-1">{eventsCount}</span>
+                      <span>
+                        {eventsCount === 0 || eventsCount > 1
+                          ? 'Events'
+                          : 'Event'}
+                      </span>
                     </div>
-                    <Icon name='circle-fill' size={3} className='mx-4' />
+                    <Icon name="circle-fill" size={3} className="mx-4" />
                   </>
                 )}
-                <div>{live || props.live ? <Counter startTime={startedAt} /> : formattedDuration}</div>
+                <div>
+                  {live || props.live ? (
+                    <Counter startTime={startedAt} />
+                  ) : (
+                    formattedDuration
+                  )}
+                </div>
               </div>
             </div>
-            <div style={{ width: '30%' }} className='px-2 flex flex-col justify-between'>
+            <div
+              style={{ width: '30%' }}
+              className="px-2 flex flex-col justify-between"
+            >
               <div style={{ height: '21px' }}>
                 <CountryFlag
                   userCity={userCity}
@@ -276,14 +336,17 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
                 {userOs && userBrowser ? (
                   <Icon name="circle-fill" size={3} className="mx-4" />
                 ) : null}
-                <span className={/ios/i.test(userOs) ? '' : 'capitalize'} style={{ maxWidth: '70px' }}>
+                <span
+                  className={/ios/i.test(userOs) ? '' : 'capitalize'}
+                  style={{ maxWidth: '70px' }}
+                >
                   <TextEllipsis
                     text={/ios/i.test(userOs) ? 'iOS' : capitalize(userOs)}
                     popupProps={{ inverted: true, size: 'tiny' }}
                   />
                 </span>
-                <Icon name='circle-fill' size={3} className='mx-4' />
-                <span className='capitalize' style={{ maxWidth: '70px' }}>
+                <Icon name="circle-fill" size={3} className="mx-4" />
+                <span className="capitalize" style={{ maxWidth: '70px' }}>
                   <TextEllipsis
                     text={capitalize(userDeviceType)}
                     popupProps={{ inverted: true, size: 'tiny' }}
@@ -292,35 +355,44 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
               </div>
             </div>
             {isSessions && (
-              <div style={{ width: '10%' }} className='self-center px-2 flex items-center'>
+              <div
+                style={{ width: '10%' }}
+                className="self-center px-2 flex items-center"
+              >
                 <ErrorBars count={issueTypes.length} />
               </div>
             )}
           </div>
 
-          <div className='flex items-center'>
+          <div className="flex items-center">
             <div
               className={cn(
                 stl.playLink,
                 props.isDisabled ? 'cursor-not-allowed' : 'cursor-pointer'
               )}
-              id='play-button'
+              id="play-button"
               data-viewed={viewed}
             >
               {live && session.isCallActive && session.agentIds!.length > 0 ? (
-                <div className='mr-4'>
-                  <Label className='bg-gray-lightest p-1 px-2 rounded-lg'>
-                    <span className='color-gray-medium text-xs' style={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+                <div className="mr-4">
+                  <Label className="bg-gray-lightest p-1 px-2 rounded-lg">
+                    <span
+                      className="color-gray-medium text-xs"
+                      style={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}
+                    >
                       CALL IN PROGRESS
                     </span>
                   </Label>
                 </div>
               ) : null}
               {isSessions && (
-                <div className='mr-4 flex-shrink-0 w-24'>
+                <div className="mr-4 flex-shrink-0 w-24">
                   {isLastPlayed && (
-                    <Label className='bg-gray-lightest p-1 px-2 rounded-lg'>
-                      <span className='color-gray-medium text-xs' style={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
+                    <Label className="bg-gray-lightest p-1 px-2 rounded-lg">
+                      <span
+                        className="color-gray-medium text-xs"
+                        style={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}
+                      >
                         LAST PLAYED
                       </span>
                     </Label>
@@ -329,15 +401,15 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
               )}
               {props.isAdd ? (
                 <div
-                  className='rounded-full border-tealx p-2 border'
+                  className="rounded-full border-tealx p-2 border"
                   onClick={() => (props.isDisabled ? null : props.onClick())}
                 >
-                  <div className='bg-tealx rounded-full p-2'>
-                    <Icon name='plus' size={16} color='white' />
+                  <div className="bg-tealx rounded-full p-2">
+                    <Icon name="plus" size={16} color="white" />
                   </div>
                 </div>
               ) : (
-                <>
+                <div onMouseEnter={handleHover}>
                   <PlayLink
                     isAssist={isAssist}
                     sessionId={sessionId}
@@ -345,21 +417,24 @@ function SessionItem(props: RouteComponentProps & Props) {
                     onClick={onClick}
                     queryParams={queryParams}
                     query={query}
+                    beforeOpen={props.live || isAssist ? undefined : openSession}
                   />
                   {bookmarked && (
-                    <div className='ml-2 cursor-pointer'>
+                    <div className="ml-2 cursor-pointer">
                       <ItemMenu bold items={menuItems} />
                     </div>
                   )}
-                </>
+                </div>
               )}
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
-        {_metaList.length > 0 && <SessionMetaList className='mt-4' metaList={_metaList} />}
+        {_metaList.length > 0 && (
+          <SessionMetaList className="mt-4" metaList={_metaList} />
+        )}
       </div>
     </Tooltip>
   );
 }
 
-export default withRouter(observer(SessionItem));
+export default withRouter(connect(null, { presetSession })(observer(SessionItem)));
diff --git a/frontend/app/duck/sessions.ts b/frontend/app/duck/sessions.ts
index 12c329272..9c434a54c 100644
--- a/frontend/app/duck/sessions.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/duck/sessions.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ const SET_ACTIVE_TAB = 'sessions/SET_ACTIVE_TAB';
 
 const CLEAR_CURRENT_SESSION = 'sessions/CLEAR_CURRENT_SESSION'
 
+const PREFETCH_SESSION = 'sessions/PREFETCH_SESSION'
+
 const range = getDateRangeFromValue(LAST_7_DAYS);
 const defaultDateFilters = {
     url: '',
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ const initObj = {
     list: [],
     sessionIds: [],
     current: new Session(),
+    prefetched: false,
     eventsAsked: false,
     total: 0,
     keyMap: Map(),
@@ -185,6 +188,13 @@ const reducer = (state = initialState, action: IAction) => {
 
             return state
                 .set('current', session)
+                .set('prefetched', false)
+        }
+        case PREFETCH_SESSION: {
+            const { data } = action;
+            return state
+              .set('current', data)
+              .set('prefetched', true);
         }
         case FETCH_EVENTS.SUCCESS: {
             const {
@@ -454,6 +464,13 @@ export const fetchV2 = (sessionId: string) =>
 
   }
 
+  export function presetSession(sessionData) {
+    return {
+        type: PREFETCH_SESSION,
+        data: sessionData
+    }
+  }
+
 export function clearCurrentSession() {
     return {
         type: CLEAR_CURRENT_SESSION
diff --git a/frontend/app/mstore/sessionStore.ts b/frontend/app/mstore/sessionStore.ts
index 572605a32..2161f45ef 100644
--- a/frontend/app/mstore/sessionStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/mstore/sessionStore.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { getDateRangeFromValue } from "App/dateRange";
 import { getRE, setSessionFilter, getSessionFilter, compareJsonObjects, cleanSessionFilters } from 'App/utils';
 import store from 'App/store'
 import { Note } from "App/services/NotesService";
+import { loadFile } from "../player/web/network/loadFiles";
 
 class UserFilter {
   endDate: number = new Date().getTime();
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ export default class SessionStore {
   previousId = ''
   nextId = ''
   userTimezone = ''
+  prefetchedMobUrls: Record<string, { data: Uint8Array, entryNum: number }> = {}
 
   constructor() {
     makeAutoObservable(this, {
@@ -141,6 +143,28 @@ export default class SessionStore {
     this.userFilter = new UserFilter();
   }
 
+  async getFirstMob(sessionId: string) {
+    const { domURL } = await sessionService.getFirstMobUrl(sessionId)
+    await loadFile(
+      domURL[0],
+      (data) => this.setPrefetchedMobUrl(sessionId, data)
+    )
+  }
+
+  setPrefetchedMobUrl(sessionId: string, fileData: Uint8Array) {
+    const keys = Object.keys(this.prefetchedMobUrls)
+    const toLimit = 10 - keys.length
+    if (toLimit < 0) {
+      const oldest = keys.sort(
+        (a, b) => this.prefetchedMobUrls[a].entryNum - this.prefetchedMobUrls[b].entryNum
+      )[0]
+      delete this.prefetchedMobUrls[oldest]
+    }
+    const nextEntryNum = keys.length > 0
+                         ? Math.max(...keys.map(key => this.prefetchedMobUrls[key].entryNum)) + 1 : 0
+    this.prefetchedMobUrls[sessionId] = { data: fileData, entryNum: nextEntryNum }
+  }
+
   getSessions(filter: any): Promise<any> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       sessionService
diff --git a/frontend/app/player/create.ts b/frontend/app/player/create.ts
index 2c99f92b5..c9cd10472 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/create.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/player/create.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export function createIOSPlayer(
 export function createWebPlayer(
   session: SessionFilesInfo,
   wrapStore?: (s: IWebPlayerStore) => IWebPlayerStore,
-  uiErrorHandler?: { error: (msg: string) => void }
+  uiErrorHandler?: { error: (msg: string) => void },
+  prefetched?: boolean,
 ): [IWebPlayer, IWebPlayerStore] {
   let store: WebPlayerStore = new SimpleStore<WebState>({
     ...WebPlayer.INITIAL_STATE,
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export function createWebPlayer(
     store = wrapStore(store);
   }
 
-  const player = new WebPlayer(store, session, false, false, uiErrorHandler);
+  const player = new WebPlayer(store, session, false, false, uiErrorHandler, prefetched);
   return [player, store];
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/app/player/web/MessageLoader.ts b/frontend/app/player/web/MessageLoader.ts
index d9c66133c..7413a985d 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/web/MessageLoader.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/player/web/MessageLoader.ts
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@ export default class MessageLoader {
   };
 
   constructor(
-    private readonly session: SessionFilesInfo,
+    private session: SessionFilesInfo,
     private store: Store<State>,
     private messageManager: MessageManager | IOSMessageManager,
     private isClickmap: boolean,
     private uiErrorHandler?: { error: (msg: string) => void }
   ) {}
 
+  setSession(session: SessionFilesInfo) {
+    this.session = session
+  }
+
   createNewParser(
     shouldDecrypt = true,
     onMessagesDone: (msgs: PlayerMsg[], file?: string) => void,
@@ -145,6 +149,18 @@ export default class MessageLoader {
     }
   }
 
+  preloaded = false;
+  async preloadFirstFile(data: Uint8Array) {
+    this.mobParser = this.createNewParser(true, this.processMessages, 'p:dom');
+
+    try {
+      await this.mobParser(data)
+      this.preloaded = true;
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('error parsing msgs', e)
+    }
+  }
+
   async loadDomFiles(urls: string[], parser: (b: Uint8Array) => Promise<void>) {
     if (urls.length > 0) {
       this.store.update({ domLoading: true });
@@ -197,21 +213,25 @@ export default class MessageLoader {
     }
   }
 
+  mobParser: (b: Uint8Array) => Promise<void>
   loadMobs = async () => {
     const loadMethod =
       this.session.domURL && this.session.domURL.length > 0
         ? {
             mobUrls: this.session.domURL,
             parser: () =>
-              this.createNewParser(true, this.processMessages, 'dom'),
+              this.createNewParser(true, this.processMessages, 'd:dom'),
           }
         : {
             mobUrls: this.session.mobsUrl,
             parser: () =>
-              this.createNewParser(false, this.processMessages, 'dom'),
+              this.createNewParser(false, this.processMessages, 'm:dom'),
           };
 
-    const parser = loadMethod.parser();
+    if (!this.mobParser) {
+      this.mobParser = loadMethod.parser();
+    }
+    const parser = this.mobParser
     const devtoolsParser = this.createNewParser(
       true,
       this.processMessages,
@@ -225,7 +245,7 @@ export default class MessageLoader {
      * as a tradeoff we have some copy-paste code
      * for the devtools file
      * */
-    await loadFiles([loadMethod.mobUrls[0]], parser);
+    if (!this.preloaded) await loadFiles([loadMethod.mobUrls[0]], parser);
     this.messageManager.onFileReadFinally();
     const restDomFilesPromise = this.loadDomFiles(
       [...loadMethod.mobUrls.slice(1)],
diff --git a/frontend/app/player/web/MessageManager.ts b/frontend/app/player/web/MessageManager.ts
index 8a121676d..00b96d1aa 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/web/MessageManager.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/player/web/MessageManager.ts
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ export default class MessageManager {
     });
 
     if (
-      this.waitingForFiles &&
-      this.lastMessageTime <= t &&
-      t !== this.session.duration.milliseconds
+      this.waitingForFiles ||
+      (this.lastMessageTime <= t &&
+      t !== this.session.duration.milliseconds)
     ) {
       this.setMessagesLoading(true);
     }
diff --git a/frontend/app/player/web/WebPlayer.ts b/frontend/app/player/web/WebPlayer.ts
index 0a23f2c7d..e90e11fc7 100644
--- a/frontend/app/player/web/WebPlayer.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/player/web/WebPlayer.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ export default class WebPlayer extends Player {
 
     liveTimeTravel: false,
     inspectorMode: false,
+    mobsFetched: false,
   }
 
-  private readonly inspectorController: InspectorController
+  private inspectorController: InspectorController
   protected screen: Screen
   protected readonly messageManager: MessageManager
   protected readonly messageLoader: MessageLoader
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ export default class WebPlayer extends Player {
     session: SessionFilesInfo,
     live: boolean,
     isClickMap = false,
-    public readonly uiErrorHandler?: { error: (msg: string) => void }
+    public readonly uiErrorHandler?: { error: (msg: string) => void },
+    private readonly prefetched?: boolean,
   ) {
     let initialLists = live ? {} : {
       event: session.events || [],
@@ -62,8 +64,10 @@ export default class WebPlayer extends Player {
     this.screen = screen
     this.messageManager = messageManager
     this.messageLoader = messageLoader
-    if (!live) { // hack. TODO: split OfflinePlayer class
+
+    if (!live && !prefetched) { // hack. TODO: split OfflinePlayer class
       void messageLoader.loadFiles()
+      wpState.update({ mobsFetched: true })
     }
 
     this.targetMarker = new TargetMarker(this.screen, wpState)
@@ -84,6 +88,30 @@ export default class WebPlayer extends Player {
     window.playerJumpToTime = this.jump.bind(this)
   }
 
+  preloadFirstFile(data: Uint8Array) {
+    void this.messageLoader.preloadFirstFile(data)
+  }
+
+  reinit(session: SessionFilesInfo) {
+    if (this.wpState.get().mobsFetched) return; // already initialized
+    this.messageLoader.setSession(session)
+    void this.messageLoader.loadFiles();
+
+    this.targetMarker = new TargetMarker(this.screen, this.wpState)
+    this.inspectorController = new InspectorController(this.screen, this.wpState)
+
+
+    const endTime = session.duration?.valueOf() || 0
+    this.wpState.update({
+      //@ts-ignore
+      session,
+      endTime, // : 0,
+    })
+
+    // @ts-ignore
+    window.playerJumpToTime = this.jump.bind(this)
+  }
+
   updateLists = (session: any) => {
     const lists = {
       event: session.events || [],
diff --git a/frontend/app/services/SessionService.ts b/frontend/app/services/SessionService.ts
index 854f84ddc..9b4ecc648 100644
--- a/frontend/app/services/SessionService.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/services/SessionService.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ export default class SettingsService {
       .catch((e) => Promise.reject(e));
   }
 
+  getFirstMobUrl(sessionId: string): Promise<{ domURL: string[] }> {
+    return this.client
+      .get(`/sessions/${sessionId}/first-mob`)
+      .then((r) => r.json())
+      .then((j) => j.data || {})
+      .catch(console.error);
+  }
+
   getSessionInfo(sessionId: string, isLive?: boolean): Promise<ISession> {
     return this.client
       .get(isLive ? `/assist/sessions/${sessionId}` : `/sessions/${sessionId}`)