diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/AppTabsScreen.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/AppTabsScreen.tsx
index a2eef519bd9..671f4085368 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/AppTabsScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/AppTabsScreen.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { NotificationsTabScreen } from './NotificationsTabScreen'
 import type { ProfileTabScreenParamList } from './ProfileTabScreen'
 import type { TrendingTabScreenParamList } from './TrendingTabScreen'
 import { TrendingTabScreen } from './TrendingTabScreen'
+import { usePrefetchNotifications } from './usePrefetchNotifications'
 const { getBalance } = walletActions
 
 export type AppScreenParamList = {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export const AppTabsScreen = () => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch()
   const appState = useAppState()
   usePhantomConnect((route) => route?.params?.params?.params ?? ({} as any))
+  usePrefetchNotifications()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (appState === 'active') {
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/usePrefetchNotifications.ts b/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/usePrefetchNotifications.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..73079a50ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-screen/usePrefetchNotifications.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+import { useNotifications } from '@audius/common/api'
+
+export const usePrefetchNotifications = () => {
+  const [isNotificationsEnabled, setIsNotificationsEnabled] = useState(false)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      setIsNotificationsEnabled(true)
+    }, 1000)
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer)
+  }, [])
+
+  useNotifications({ enabled: isNotificationsEnabled })
+}