diff --git a/proto/anki/scheduler.proto b/proto/anki/scheduler.proto
index 69430c070..e865af132 100644
--- a/proto/anki/scheduler.proto
+++ b/proto/anki/scheduler.proto
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ message NextCardDataResponse {
   }
 
   optional NextCardData next_card = 1;
+  // For media pre-loading. The fields of the note after next_card.
+  string preload = 2;
 }
 
 message CustomStudyRequest {
diff --git a/rslib/src/scheduler/service/mod.rs b/rslib/src/scheduler/service/mod.rs
index 07a99cf91..e073236e7 100644
--- a/rslib/src/scheduler/service/mod.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/scheduler/service/mod.rs
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ impl crate::services::SchedulerService for Collection {
         if let Some(answer) = req.answer {
             self.answer_card(&mut answer.into())?;
         }
-        let mut queue = self.get_queued_cards(1, false)?;
+        let mut queue = self.get_queued_cards(2, false)?;
         let next_card = queue.cards.first();
         if let Some(next_card) = next_card {
             let cid = next_card.card.id;
@@ -483,6 +483,17 @@ impl crate::services::SchedulerService for Collection {
                 stop_on_answer: deck_config.stop_timer_on_answer,
             });
 
+            let preload = queue
+                .cards
+                .get(1)
+                .map(|after_card| -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+                    let after_note = self.get_note(after_card.card.note_id.into())?;
+                    Ok(after_note.fields)
+                })
+                .transpose()?
+                .unwrap_or(vec![])
+                .join("");
+
             Ok(NextCardDataResponse {
                 next_card: Some(NextCardData {
                     queue: Some(queue.into()),
@@ -515,6 +526,7 @@ impl crate::services::SchedulerService for Collection {
                     question_av_tags: vec![],
                     answer_av_tags: vec![],
                 }),
+                preload,
             })
         } else {
             Ok(NextCardDataResponse::default())
diff --git a/ts/routes/reviewer-inner/index.ts b/ts/routes/reviewer-inner/index.ts
index 79afff161..5ebc68753 100644
--- a/ts/routes/reviewer-inner/index.ts
+++ b/ts/routes/reviewer-inner/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import "mathjax/es5/tex-chtml-full.js";
 import { registerPackage } from "@tslib/runtime-require";
 import { _runHook, renderError } from "../../reviewer";
 import { addBrowserClasses } from "../../reviewer/browser_selector";
+import { preloadResources } from "../../reviewer/preload";
 import { imageOcclusionAPI } from "../image-occlusion/review";
 import { enableNightMode } from "../reviewer/reviewer";
 import type { ReviewerRequest } from "../reviewer/reviewerRequest";
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ addEventListener("message", async (e: MessageEvent<InnerReviewerRequest>) => {
             }
 
             _runHook(onShownHook);
+
+            if (e.data.preload) {
+                preloadResources(e.data.preload);
+            }
             break;
         }
         default: {
diff --git a/ts/routes/reviewer-inner/innerReviewerRequest.ts b/ts/routes/reviewer-inner/innerReviewerRequest.ts
index aa9de1867..d7aab68d4 100644
--- a/ts/routes/reviewer-inner/innerReviewerRequest.ts
+++ b/ts/routes/reviewer-inner/innerReviewerRequest.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ interface HtmlMessage {
     value: string;
     css?: string;
     bodyclass?: string;
+    preload?: string;
 }
 
 interface StorageUpdateMessage {
diff --git a/ts/routes/reviewer/reviewer.ts b/ts/routes/reviewer/reviewer.ts
index 2547d3a1a..11224a605 100644
--- a/ts/routes/reviewer/reviewer.ts
+++ b/ts/routes/reviewer/reviewer.ts
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ export class ReviewerState {
         this.iframe?.contentWindow?.postMessage(message, "*");
     }
 
-    updateHtml(htmlString: string, css?: string, bodyclass?: string) {
-        this.sendInnerRequest({ type: "html", value: htmlString, css, bodyclass });
+    updateHtml(htmlString: string, css?: string, bodyclass?: string, preload?: string) {
+        this.sendInnerRequest({ type: "html", value: htmlString, css, bodyclass, preload });
     }
 
     updateAutoAdvanceQuestion() {
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ export class ReviewerState {
         this.answerShown.set(false);
 
         const question = resp.nextCard?.front || "";
-        this.updateHtml(question, resp?.nextCard?.css, resp?.nextCard?.bodyClass);
+        this.updateHtml(question, resp?.nextCard?.css, resp?.nextCard?.bodyClass, resp?.preload);
         this.iframe!.style.visibility = "visible";
         this.maybeAutoPlayAudio(this._cardData.questionAvTags);
         this.beginAnsweringMs = Date.now();