diff --git a/example-embedded-app/package-lock.json b/example-embedded-app/package-lock.json
index c8b82e4..50e4376 100644
--- a/example-embedded-app/package-lock.json
+++ b/example-embedded-app/package-lock.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     },
     "..": {
       "name": "@prismatic-io/embedded",
-      "version": "2.5.2",
+      "version": "2.6.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@prismatic-io/spectral": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index da92375..4fa0d0a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@prismatic-io/embedded",
-  "version": "2.5.2",
+  "version": "2.6.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@prismatic-io/embedded",
-      "version": "2.5.2",
+      "version": "2.6.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@prismatic-io/spectral": "^8.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ec758c..67ec850 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/prismatic-io/embedded.git"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "2.5.2",
+  "version": "2.6.0",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "files": [
diff --git a/src/lib/init.ts b/src/lib/init.ts
index fb22cb5..dc4a09e 100644
--- a/src/lib/init.ts
+++ b/src/lib/init.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export interface InitProps
       State,
       "screenConfiguration" | "theme" | "fontConfiguration" | "translation"
     >,
-    Partial<Pick<State, "filters" | "prismaticUrl">> {}
+    Partial<Pick<State, "filters" | "prismaticUrl" | "skipPreload">> {}
 
 export const EMBEDDED_DEFAULTS = {
   filters: {
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export const EMBEDDED_DEFAULTS = {
     marketplace: {},
     initializing: {},
   },
+  skipPreload: false,
   theme: "LIGHT",
   fontConfiguration: undefined,
   translation: {},
@@ -62,6 +63,24 @@ export const init = (optionsBase?: InitProps) => {
     return;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This establishes a connection to the prismatic url and preloads
+   * assets (css, js, fonts, etc.) into browser cache. Subsequent
+   * calls, use existing connections and cached assets.
+   */
+  if (!options.skipPreload) {
+    document.body.insertAdjacentHTML(
+      "beforeend",
+      `<iframe
+        src="${state.prismaticUrl}/embedded"
+        title="PIO Embedded Preload"
+        height="0"
+        width="0"
+        style="visibility: hidden; display: none;"
+      />`
+    );
+  }
+
   document.head.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", styles);
 
   const embeddedElement = document.createElement("div");
diff --git a/src/state.ts b/src/state.ts
index 24c2f3f..97543af 100644
--- a/src/state.ts
+++ b/src/state.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface State {
   embeddedDesignerEnabled: boolean;
   prismaticUrl: string;
   screenConfiguration?: ScreenConfiguration;
+  skipPreload?: boolean;
   theme?: Theme;
   fontConfiguration?: FontConfiguration;
   translation?: Translation;