diff --git a/app/card-images.js b/app/card-images.js
index 2ecd0b1..7f1bf7e 100644
--- a/app/card-images.js
+++ b/app/card-images.js
@@ -106,12 +106,48 @@
     fit: "inside",
     quality: 82
   };
+  const standardMajorCardNames = [
+    "Fool",
+    "Magus",
+    "High Priestess",
+    "Empress",
+    "Emperor",
+    "Hierophant",
+    "Lovers",
+    "Chariot",
+    "Lust",
+    "Hermit",
+    "Fortune",
+    "Justice",
+    "Hanged Man",
+    "Death",
+    "Art",
+    "Devil",
+    "Tower",
+    "Star",
+    "Moon",
+    "Sun",
+    "Aeon",
+    "Universe"
+  ];
+  const standardMinorRanks = ["Ace", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five", "Six", "Seven", "Eight", "Nine", "Ten", "Knight", "Queen", "Prince", "Princess"];
+  const standardMinorSuits = ["Wands", "Cups", "Swords", "Disks"];
+  const standardDeckCardNames = buildStandardDeckCardNames();
 
   let deckManifestSources = buildDeckManifestSources();
 
   const manifestCache = new Map();
   const cardBackCache = new Map();
   const cardBackThumbnailCache = new Map();
+  const imagePreloadCache = new Map();
+  const deckImagePreloadCache = new Map();
+  const deckPreloadStatus = {
+    activeDeckId: DEFAULT_DECK_ID,
+    selectedDeckPhase: "idle",
+    backgroundPhase: "idle",
+    warmedDeckIds: []
+  };
+  let backgroundDeckWarmupPromise = null;
   let activeDeckId = DEFAULT_DECK_ID;
 
   function getApiBaseUrl() {
@@ -219,6 +255,82 @@
     return { resolvedDeckId, trumpNumber };
   }
 
+  function buildStandardDeckCardNames() {
+    const cardNames = [...standardMajorCardNames];
+
+    standardMinorSuits.forEach((suit) => {
+      standardMinorRanks.forEach((rank) => {
+        cardNames.push(`${rank} of ${suit}`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    return cardNames;
+  }
+
+  function deferPreload(callback) {
+    if (typeof callback !== "function") {
+      return Promise.resolve([]);
+    }
+
+    if (typeof window.requestIdleCallback === "function") {
+      return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        window.requestIdleCallback(() => {
+          Promise.resolve(callback()).then(resolve).catch(() => resolve([]));
+        }, { timeout: 1200 });
+      });
+    }
+
+    return Promise.resolve().then(callback).catch(() => []);
+  }
+
+  function emitDeckPreloadStatus() {
+    const snapshot = {
+      activeDeckId: deckPreloadStatus.activeDeckId,
+      selectedDeckPhase: deckPreloadStatus.selectedDeckPhase,
+      backgroundPhase: deckPreloadStatus.backgroundPhase,
+      warmedDeckIds: [...deckPreloadStatus.warmedDeckIds],
+      warmedDeckCount: deckPreloadStatus.warmedDeckIds.length,
+      totalDeckCount: Object.keys(getDeckManifestSources()).length
+    };
+
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("tarot:deck-cache-status", {
+      detail: snapshot
+    }));
+
+    return snapshot;
+  }
+
+  function setDeckPreloadStatus(partialStatus) {
+    if (!partialStatus || typeof partialStatus !== "object") {
+      return emitDeckPreloadStatus();
+    }
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(partialStatus, "activeDeckId")) {
+      deckPreloadStatus.activeDeckId = normalizeDeckId(partialStatus.activeDeckId);
+    }
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(partialStatus, "selectedDeckPhase")) {
+      deckPreloadStatus.selectedDeckPhase = String(partialStatus.selectedDeckPhase || "idle");
+    }
+
+    if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(partialStatus, "backgroundPhase")) {
+      deckPreloadStatus.backgroundPhase = String(partialStatus.backgroundPhase || "idle");
+    }
+
+    if (Array.isArray(partialStatus.warmedDeckIds)) {
+      deckPreloadStatus.warmedDeckIds = Array.from(new Set(partialStatus.warmedDeckIds.map((deckId) => normalizeDeckId(deckId))));
+    }
+
+    return emitDeckPreloadStatus();
+  }
+
+  function markDeckAsWarmed(deckId) {
+    const normalizedDeckId = normalizeDeckId(deckId);
+    if (!deckPreloadStatus.warmedDeckIds.includes(normalizedDeckId)) {
+      deckPreloadStatus.warmedDeckIds = [...deckPreloadStatus.warmedDeckIds, normalizedDeckId];
+    }
+  }
+
   function parseMinorCard(cardName) {
     const match = String(cardName || "")
       .trim()
@@ -461,6 +573,15 @@
     manifestCache.clear();
     cardBackCache.clear();
     cardBackThumbnailCache.clear();
+    imagePreloadCache.clear();
+    deckImagePreloadCache.clear();
+    backgroundDeckWarmupPromise = null;
+    setDeckPreloadStatus({
+      activeDeckId,
+      selectedDeckPhase: "idle",
+      backgroundPhase: "idle",
+      warmedDeckIds: []
+    });
     setActiveDeck(activeDeckId);
   }
 
@@ -824,6 +945,212 @@
     return thumbnailPath || null;
   }
 
+  function preloadImageUrl(url) {
+    const normalizedUrl = String(url || "").trim();
+    if (!normalizedUrl) {
+      return Promise.resolve(false);
+    }
+
+    if (imagePreloadCache.has(normalizedUrl)) {
+      return imagePreloadCache.get(normalizedUrl);
+    }
+
+    const preloadPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const image = new Image();
+      let settled = false;
+
+      function finalize(result) {
+        if (settled) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        settled = true;
+        image.onload = null;
+        image.onerror = null;
+        resolve(result);
+      }
+
+      image.decoding = "async";
+      image.onload = () => finalize(true);
+      image.onerror = () => finalize(false);
+      image.src = normalizedUrl;
+
+      if (image.complete) {
+        finalize(Boolean(image.naturalWidth));
+      }
+    });
+
+    imagePreloadCache.set(normalizedUrl, preloadPromise);
+    return preloadPromise;
+  }
+
+  async function preloadImageUrls(urls, concurrency = 6) {
+    const queue = Array.from(new Set(Array.isArray(urls) ? urls.map((entry) => String(entry || "").trim()).filter(Boolean) : []));
+    if (queue.length === 0) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    const limit = Math.max(1, Number.isInteger(concurrency) ? concurrency : 6);
+    const results = [];
+    let cursor = 0;
+
+    async function consumeQueue() {
+      while (cursor < queue.length) {
+        const currentIndex = cursor;
+        cursor += 1;
+        results[currentIndex] = await preloadImageUrl(queue[currentIndex]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    await Promise.all(Array.from({ length: Math.min(limit, queue.length) }, () => consumeQueue()));
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  function buildDeckImagePreloadUrls(deckId, options = {}) {
+    const normalizedDeckId = normalizeDeckId(deckId);
+    const includeFull = options.includeFull !== false;
+    const includeThumbnails = options.includeThumbnails === true;
+    const includeCardBack = options.includeCardBack !== false;
+    const urls = new Set();
+
+    if (includeFull) {
+      standardDeckCardNames.forEach((cardName) => {
+        const imagePath = resolveWithDeck(normalizedDeckId, cardName, "full");
+        if (imagePath) {
+          urls.add(imagePath);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (includeThumbnails) {
+      standardDeckCardNames.forEach((cardName) => {
+        const thumbnailPath = resolveWithDeck(normalizedDeckId, cardName, "thumbnail");
+        if (thumbnailPath) {
+          urls.add(thumbnailPath);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (includeCardBack) {
+      const cardBackImage = resolveTarotCardBackImage(normalizedDeckId);
+      if (cardBackImage) {
+        urls.add(cardBackImage);
+      }
+
+      if (includeThumbnails) {
+        const cardBackThumbnail = resolveTarotCardBackThumbnail(normalizedDeckId);
+        if (cardBackThumbnail) {
+          urls.add(cardBackThumbnail);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return Array.from(urls);
+  }
+
+  function preloadDeckImages(deckId, options = {}) {
+    const normalizedDeckId = normalizeDeckId(deckId);
+    const cacheKey = JSON.stringify({
+      deckId: normalizedDeckId,
+      includeFull: options.includeFull !== false,
+      includeThumbnails: options.includeThumbnails === true,
+      includeCardBack: options.includeCardBack !== false
+    });
+
+    if (!options.force && deckImagePreloadCache.has(cacheKey)) {
+      return deckImagePreloadCache.get(cacheKey);
+    }
+
+    if (!options.background) {
+      setDeckPreloadStatus({
+        activeDeckId: normalizedDeckId,
+        selectedDeckPhase: "loading"
+      });
+    }
+
+    const preloadPromise = preloadImageUrls(buildDeckImagePreloadUrls(normalizedDeckId, options), options.concurrency)
+      .then((result) => {
+        markDeckAsWarmed(normalizedDeckId);
+        if (!options.background) {
+          setDeckPreloadStatus({
+            activeDeckId: normalizedDeckId,
+            selectedDeckPhase: "ready"
+          });
+        } else {
+          emitDeckPreloadStatus();
+        }
+        return result;
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        if (!options.background) {
+          setDeckPreloadStatus({
+            activeDeckId: normalizedDeckId,
+            selectedDeckPhase: "error"
+          });
+        }
+        throw error;
+      });
+    deckImagePreloadCache.set(cacheKey, preloadPromise);
+    return preloadPromise;
+  }
+
+  async function preloadAllDeckImages(options = {}) {
+    const deckIds = Object.keys(getDeckManifestSources());
+    const startDeckId = options.startDeckId ? normalizeDeckId(options.startDeckId) : "";
+    const orderedDeckIds = startDeckId && deckIds.includes(startDeckId)
+      ? [startDeckId, ...deckIds.filter((deckId) => deckId !== startDeckId)]
+      : deckIds;
+    const results = [];
+
+    for (const deckId of orderedDeckIds) {
+      results.push(await preloadDeckImages(deckId, options));
+    }
+
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  function scheduleDeckImagePreload(deckId, options = {}) {
+    return deferPreload(() => preloadDeckImages(deckId, options));
+  }
+
+  function scheduleBackgroundDeckWarmup(deckId, options = {}) {
+    if (backgroundDeckWarmupPromise) {
+      return backgroundDeckWarmupPromise;
+    }
+
+    const normalizedDeckId = normalizeDeckId(deckId);
+    const warmupOptions = {
+      ...options,
+      startDeckId: normalizedDeckId,
+      background: true,
+      concurrency: Number.isInteger(options.concurrency) ? options.concurrency : 2
+    };
+
+    setDeckPreloadStatus({
+      activeDeckId: normalizedDeckId,
+      backgroundPhase: "loading"
+    });
+
+    backgroundDeckWarmupPromise = scheduleDeckImagePreload(normalizedDeckId, warmupOptions)
+      .then(() => deferPreload(() => preloadAllDeckImages(warmupOptions)))
+      .then((result) => {
+        setDeckPreloadStatus({
+          activeDeckId: normalizedDeckId,
+          backgroundPhase: "ready"
+        });
+        return result;
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        setDeckPreloadStatus({
+          activeDeckId: normalizedDeckId,
+          backgroundPhase: "error"
+        });
+        return [];
+      });
+
+    return backgroundDeckWarmupPromise;
+  }
+
   function resolveDisplayNameWithDeck(deckId, cardName, trumpNumber) {
     const manifest = getDeckManifest(deckId);
     const fallbackName = String(cardName || "").trim();
@@ -908,6 +1235,12 @@
   function setActiveDeck(deckId) {
     activeDeckId = normalizeDeckId(deckId);
     getDeckManifest(activeDeckId);
+    setDeckPreloadStatus({
+      activeDeckId,
+      selectedDeckPhase: "idle"
+    });
+    scheduleDeckImagePreload(activeDeckId);
+    scheduleBackgroundDeckWarmup(activeDeckId);
     return activeDeckId;
   }
 
@@ -933,6 +1266,9 @@
     resolveTarotCardThumbnail,
     resolveTarotCardBackImage,
     resolveTarotCardBackThumbnail,
+    preloadDeckImages,
+    preloadAllDeckImages,
+    getDeckPreloadStatus: () => emitDeckPreloadStatus(),
     getTarotCardDisplayName,
     getTarotCardSearchAliases,
     setActiveDeck,
diff --git a/app/styles.css b/app/styles.css
index 7334865..cb354d6 100644
--- a/app/styles.css
+++ b/app/styles.css
@@ -7049,6 +7049,9 @@
       font-size: 12px;
       line-height: 1.4;
     }
+    .settings-cache-status {
+      min-height: 1.4em;
+    }
     .settings-actions {
       margin-top: 12px;
       display: flex;
diff --git a/app/ui-settings.js b/app/ui-settings.js
index c9c855e..0ff82b3 100644
--- a/app/ui-settings.js
+++ b/app/ui-settings.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
       timeFormatEl: document.getElementById("time-format"),
       birthDateEl: document.getElementById("birth-date"),
       tarotDeckEl: document.getElementById("tarot-deck"),
+      tarotDeckCacheStatusEl: document.getElementById("tarot-deck-cache-status"),
       stellariumBackgroundEl: document.getElementById("stellarium-background"),
       stellariumBackgroundHintEl: document.getElementById("stellarium-background-hint"),
       apiBaseUrlEl: document.getElementById("api-base-url"),
@@ -122,6 +123,50 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function formatDeckCacheStatus(status) {
+    const activeDeckId = String(status?.activeDeckId || normalizeTarotDeck(getElements().tarotDeckEl?.value)).trim().toLowerCase();
+    const totalDeckCount = Number(status?.totalDeckCount) || 0;
+    const warmedDeckCount = Number(status?.warmedDeckCount) || 0;
+    const warmedAllDecks = totalDeckCount > 0 && warmedDeckCount >= totalDeckCount;
+
+    if (status?.selectedDeckPhase === "loading") {
+      return "Caching selected deck images to this browser...";
+    }
+
+    if (status?.selectedDeckPhase === "error") {
+      return "Selected deck cache warmup hit an error. Images will still load on demand.";
+    }
+
+    if (status?.backgroundPhase === "loading") {
+      if (warmedDeckCount > 0 && totalDeckCount > 0) {
+        return `Selected deck cached. Warming remaining decks in background (${warmedDeckCount}/${totalDeckCount}).`;
+      }
+      return "Selected deck cached. Warming remaining decks in background...";
+    }
+
+    if (status?.backgroundPhase === "error") {
+      return "Selected deck cached. Background warmup for other decks stopped early.";
+    }
+
+    if (status?.selectedDeckPhase === "ready" || warmedAllDecks) {
+      if (warmedAllDecks) {
+        return "Selected deck cached. All available decks are warmed in this browser.";
+      }
+      return `Selected deck cached and ready for fullscreen use (${activeDeckId}).`;
+    }
+
+    return "Deck cache idle.";
+  }
+
+  function syncDeckCacheStatus(status) {
+    const { tarotDeckCacheStatusEl } = getElements();
+    if (!tarotDeckCacheStatusEl) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    tarotDeckCacheStatusEl.textContent = formatDeckCacheStatus(status);
+  }
+
   function syncSky(geo, options) {
     if (typeof config.onSyncSkyBackground === "function") {
       config.onSyncSkyBackground(geo, options);
@@ -373,6 +418,7 @@
     if (window.TarotCardImages?.setActiveDeck) {
       window.TarotCardImages.setActiveDeck(normalized.tarotDeck);
     }
+    syncDeckCacheStatus(window.TarotCardImages?.getDeckPreloadStatus?.());
     applyExternalSettings(normalized);
     return normalized;
   }
@@ -577,6 +623,11 @@
     document.addEventListener("connection:updated", () => {
       syncConnectionInputs();
       syncTarotDeckInputOptions();
+      syncDeckCacheStatus(window.TarotCardImages?.getDeckPreloadStatus?.());
+    });
+
+    document.addEventListener("tarot:deck-cache-status", (event) => {
+      syncDeckCacheStatus(event?.detail);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 0149be5..5aae648 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
           <select id="tarot-deck">
             <option value="ceremonial-magick" selected>Loading deck manifests...</option>
           </select>
+          <small id="tarot-deck-cache-status" class="settings-field-hint settings-cache-status" aria-live="polite">Deck cache idle.</small>
         </label>
         <label class="settings-field settings-field-full settings-toggle-field" for="stellarium-background">
           <span>Stellarium Background</span>