diff --git a/apps/app/src/hooks/mutations/thread-runtime-mutations.test.tsx b/apps/app/src/hooks/mutations/thread-runtime-mutations.test.tsx
index 2d8ca80143..1bbe33c583 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/hooks/mutations/thread-runtime-mutations.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/app/src/hooks/mutations/thread-runtime-mutations.test.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { BbHttpError, sdk } from "@/lib/sdk";
 import { wsManager } from "@/lib/ws";
 import { createQueryClientTestHarness } from "@/test/queryClientTestHarness";
+import { createPerfPhaseLog } from "@/test/perf-phase";
 import {
+  threadDetailBootstrapQueryKey,
   threadQueuedMessagesQueryKey,
   threadTimelineQueryKey,
 } from "../queries/query-keys";
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/sdk", async (importOriginal) => {
         },
         send: vi.fn(),
         spawn: vi.fn(),
+        get: vi.fn(),
+        timeline: vi.fn(),
       },
     },
   };
@@ -167,6 +171,12 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     delivery: "sent",
   });
   vi.mocked(sdk.threads.spawn).mockResolvedValue(makeThreadResponse());
+  vi.mocked(sdk.threads.get).mockResolvedValue({
+    ...makeThreadResponse(),
+    environment: null,
+    host: null,
+  });
+  vi.mocked(sdk.threads.timeline).mockResolvedValue(makeBannerTimeline());
   vi.mocked(sdk.threads.queuedMessages.create).mockResolvedValue(
     makeQueuedMessage(),
   );
@@ -205,6 +215,46 @@ describe("thread runtime mutations", () => {
     ).toEqual([makeQueuedMessage()]);
   });
 
+  it("starts thread bootstrap before the created thread view mounts", async () => {
+    const phase = createPerfPhaseLog();
+    vi.mocked(sdk.threads.get).mockImplementation(() => {
+      phase.mark("bootstrap-get");
+      return Promise.resolve({
+        ...makeThreadResponse(),
+        environment: null,
+        host: null,
+      });
+    });
+    const { queryClient, wrapper } = createQueryClientTestHarness();
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useCreateThread(), { wrapper });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.mutateAsync({
+        projectId: "project-1",
+        environment: { type: "project-default" },
+        input: [{ type: "text", text: "Hello", mentions: [] }],
+      });
+    });
+    phase.mark("create-returned");
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(phase.names()).toContain("bootstrap-get");
+    });
+    phase.expectBefore("bootstrap-get", "create-returned");
+    expect(sdk.threads.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      include: "environment,host",
+      signal: expect.any(AbortSignal),
+      threadId: "thread-1",
+    });
+    expect(
+      queryClient.getQueryData(threadDetailBootstrapQueryKey("thread-1")),
+    ).toEqual({
+      ...makeThreadResponse(),
+      environment: null,
+      host: null,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("keeps the existing timeline while an edit is pending and lets connected realtime own success", async () => {
     const { queryClient, wrapper } = createQueryClientTestHarness();
     const invalidateQueries = vi.spyOn(queryClient, "invalidateQueries");
diff --git a/apps/app/src/hooks/mutations/thread-runtime-mutations.ts b/apps/app/src/hooks/mutations/thread-runtime-mutations.ts
index 1e8660539f..7cd45d37d4 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/hooks/mutations/thread-runtime-mutations.ts
+++ b/apps/app/src/hooks/mutations/thread-runtime-mutations.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {
 } from "@bb/server-contract";
 import type { AppCreateThreadRequest } from "@bb/client-core";
 import { BbHttpError, sdk } from "@/lib/sdk";
+import { prefetchThreadDetailBootstrap } from "@/hooks/queries/thread-queries";
 import { wsManager } from "@/lib/ws";
 import type { QueuedMessageReorderRequest } from "@/lib/queued-message-reorder";
 import type {
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ export function useCreateThread() {
         request: variables,
         thread,
       });
+      prefetchThreadDetailBootstrap(queryClient, thread.id);
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/apps/app/src/hooks/queries/thread-queries.ts b/apps/app/src/hooks/queries/thread-queries.ts
index 611e21948f..c45cb8add5 100644
--- a/apps/app/src/hooks/queries/thread-queries.ts
+++ b/apps/app/src/hooks/queries/thread-queries.ts
@@ -686,6 +686,71 @@ function liftThreadListPlaceholder(
   };
 }
 
+export async function loadThreadDetailBootstrap({
+  queryClient,
+  signal,
+  threadId,
+}: {
+  queryClient: QueryClient;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  threadId: string;
+}): Promise<ThreadWithIncludesResponse> {
+  void queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+    queryKey: threadTimelineQueryKey(threadId),
+    queryFn: () =>
+      fetchThreadTimeline({
+        queryClient,
+        signal,
+        threadId,
+      }),
+  });
+  void queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+    queryKey: threadQueuedMessagesQueryKey(threadId),
+    queryFn: () =>
+      sdk.threads.queuedMessages.list({
+        threadId,
+        signal,
+      }),
+  });
+  void queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+    queryKey: threadPendingInteractionsQueryKey(threadId),
+    queryFn: () =>
+      sdk.threads.interactions.list({
+        threadId,
+        signal,
+      }),
+  });
+
+  const thread = await sdk.threads.get({
+    include: "environment,host",
+    threadId,
+    signal,
+  });
+  ingestThreadDetailBootstrap({
+    queryClient,
+    thread,
+  });
+  return thread;
+}
+
+export function prefetchThreadDetailBootstrap(
+  queryClient: QueryClient,
+  threadId: string,
+): void {
+  void queryClient.prefetchQuery({
+    queryKey: threadDetailBootstrapQueryKey(threadId),
+    queryFn: ({ signal }) =>
+      loadThreadDetailBootstrap({
+        queryClient,
+        signal,
+        threadId,
+      }),
+    staleTime: Infinity,
+    retry: shouldRetryTransientReadQuery,
+    retryDelay: TRANSIENT_READ_RETRY_DELAY_MS,
+  });
+}
+
 export function useThreadDetailBootstrap(
   id: string,
   options?: ThreadDetailBootstrapQueryOptions,
@@ -696,45 +761,12 @@ export function useThreadDetailBootstrap(
 
   return useQuery<ThreadWithIncludesResponse>({
     queryKey: threadDetailBootstrapQueryKey(id),
-    queryFn: async ({ signal }) => {
-      const threadId = requireThreadId(id, "useThreadDetailBootstrap");
-      void queryClient.prefetchQuery({
-        queryKey: threadTimelineQueryKey(threadId),
-        queryFn: () =>
-          fetchThreadTimeline({
-            queryClient,
-            signal,
-            threadId,
-          }),
-      });
-      void queryClient.prefetchQuery({
-        queryKey: threadQueuedMessagesQueryKey(threadId),
-        queryFn: () =>
-          sdk.threads.queuedMessages.list({
-            threadId,
-            signal,
-          }),
-      });
-      void queryClient.prefetchQuery({
-        queryKey: threadPendingInteractionsQueryKey(threadId),
-        queryFn: () =>
-          sdk.threads.interactions.list({
-            threadId,
-            signal,
-          }),
-      });
-
-      const thread = await sdk.threads.get({
-        include: "environment,host",
-        threadId,
-        signal,
-      });
-      ingestThreadDetailBootstrap({
+    queryFn: ({ signal }) =>
+      loadThreadDetailBootstrap({
         queryClient,
-        thread,
-      });
-      return thread;
-    },
+        signal,
+        threadId: requireThreadId(id, "useThreadDetailBootstrap"),
+      }),
     enabled,
     staleTime: Infinity,
     retry: shouldRetryTransientReadQuery,