diff --git a/Mlem/Models/Trackers/Post Tracker.swift b/Mlem/Models/Trackers/Post Tracker.swift
index d05f2f8c4..cd9493c3a 100644
--- a/Mlem/Models/Trackers/Post Tracker.swift	
+++ b/Mlem/Models/Trackers/Post Tracker.swift	
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ class PostTracker: ObservableObject {
                 break
             }
         }
+        
+        prefetcher.startPrefetching(with: imageRequests)
     }
     
     /// Filters a list of PostModels to only those PostModels not present in ids. Updates ids.