diff --git a/Sources/Extensions/View+Shimmer.swift b/Sources/Extensions/View+Shimmer.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89ee7bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Extensions/View+Shimmer.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct ShimmerModifier: ViewModifier {
+    var active: Bool
+    @State private var phase: CGFloat = -1
+
+    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
+        content
+            .overlay(
+                shimmer
+                    .mask(content)
+                    .opacity(active ? 1 : 0)
+            )
+            .onAppear {
+                guard active else { return }
+                animate()
+            }
+            .onChange(of: active) { isActive in
+                if isActive {
+                    phase = -1
+                    animate()
+                }
+            }
+    }
+
+    private var shimmer: some View {
+        LinearGradient(
+            gradient: Gradient(colors: [
+                .clear,
+                Color.white.opacity(0.6),
+                .clear
+            ]),
+            startPoint: .top,
+            endPoint: .bottom
+        )
+        .rotationEffect(.degrees(70))
+        .offset(x: phase * 250)
+    }
+
+    private func animate() {
+        withAnimation(.linear(duration: 1.2).repeatForever(autoreverses: false)) {
+            phase = 1
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+extension View {
+    func shimmering(active: Bool) -> some View {
+        modifier(ShimmerModifier(active: active))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Views/MainView.swift b/Sources/Views/MainView.swift
index f315158..0ee50b9 100644
--- a/Sources/Views/MainView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Views/MainView.swift
@@ -103,16 +103,26 @@ struct MainView: View {
             }
         }
         .onAppear {
+            let initialID: UUID?
             if let storedID = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "selectedServerID"),
                let uuid = UUID(uuidString: storedID),
                servers.contains(where: { $0.id == uuid }) {
                 print("✅ [MainView] Restored selected server \(uuid)")
-                selectedServerID = uuid
-            } else if selectedServerID == nil, let first = servers.first {
+                initialID = uuid
+            } else if let first = servers.first {
                 print("✅ [MainView] Selecting first server \(first.hostname)")
-                selectedServerID = first.id
+                initialID = first.id
             } else {
                 print("ℹ️ [MainView] No stored selection")
+                initialID = nil
+            }
+
+            selectedServerID = initialID
+
+            if let initialID {
+                Task {
+                    await prefetchOtherServers(activeID: initialID)
+                }
             }
             pingAllServers()
             pingTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 10.0, repeats: true) { _ in
@@ -157,6 +167,39 @@ struct MainView: View {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private func prefetchOtherServers(activeID: UUID) async {
+        let others = servers.filter { $0.id != activeID }
+        await withTaskGroup(of: Void.self) { group in
+            for server in others {
+                group.addTask {
+                    await fetchServerInfoAsync(for: server.id)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func fetchServerInfoAsync(for id: UUID) async {
+        guard let server = servers.first(where: { $0.id == id }) else { return }
+        guard let apiKey = KeychainHelper.loadApiKey(for: server.hostname)?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines),
+              !apiKey.isEmpty,
+              let baseURL = URL(string: "https://\(server.hostname)")
+        else { return }
+
+        do {
+            let api = try await APIFactory.detectAndCreateAPI(baseURL: baseURL, apiKey: apiKey)
+            let info = try await api.fetchServerSummary(apiKey: apiKey)
+            await MainActor.run {
+                if let index = servers.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == id }) {
+                    var updated = servers[index]
+                    updated.info = info
+                    servers[index] = updated
+                }
+            }
+        } catch {
+            print("❌ Prefetch failed for \(server.hostname): \(error)")
+        }
+    }
     
     private func moveServer(from source: IndexSet, to destination: Int) {
         servers.move(fromOffsets: source, toOffset: destination)
diff --git a/Sources/Views/Rows/TableRowView.swift b/Sources/Views/Rows/TableRowView.swift
index aafa070..60ce89c 100644
--- a/Sources/Views/Rows/TableRowView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Views/Rows/TableRowView.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct TableRowView<Label: View, Value: View>: View {
             HStack(alignment: .top) {
                 label()
                     .frame(width: 180, alignment: .leading)
+                    .unredacted()
                 
                 value()
                     .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
diff --git a/Sources/Views/ServerDetailView.swift b/Sources/Views/ServerDetailView.swift
index 718aaa0..7c7c6e8 100644
--- a/Sources/Views/ServerDetailView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Views/ServerDetailView.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ struct ServerDetailView: View {
     var isFetching: Bool
     @AppStorage("showIntervalIndicator") private var showIntervalIndicator: Bool = true
     
+    private var showPlaceholder: Bool {
+        server.info == nil
+    }
+    
     @State private var progress: Double = 0
     let timer = Timer.publish(every: 1.0 / 60.0, on: .main, in: .common).autoconnect()
     
@@ -24,37 +28,33 @@ struct ServerDetailView: View {
                     .frame(height: 2)
             }
             
-            if server.info == nil {
-                ProgressView("Fetching server info...")
-                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
-            } else {
-                ZStack(alignment: .topTrailing) {
-                    VStack(spacing: 0) {
-                        Spacer().frame(height: 6)
-                        TabView {
-                            GeneralView(server: $server)
-                                .tabItem {
-                                    Text("General")
-                                }
-                            ResourcesView(server: $server)
-                                .tabItem {
-                                    Text("Resources")
-                                }
-                            ServicesView(server: $server)
-                                .tabItem {
-                                    Text("Services")
-                                }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    
-                    if isFetching {
-                        ProgressView()
-                            .scaleEffect(0.5)
-                            .padding()
+            ZStack(alignment: .topTrailing) {
+                VStack(spacing: 0) {
+                    Spacer().frame(height: 6)
+                    TabView {
+                        GeneralView(server: resolvedBinding)
+                            .tabItem {
+                                Text("General").unredacted()
+                            }
+                        ResourcesView(server: resolvedBinding)
+                            .tabItem {
+                                Text("Resources").unredacted()
+                            }
+                        ServicesView(server: resolvedBinding)
+                            .tabItem {
+                                Text("Services").unredacted()
+                            }
                     }
+                    .redacted(reason: showPlaceholder ? .placeholder : [])
+                    .shimmering(active: showPlaceholder)
+                }
+                
+                if showPlaceholder || isFetching {
+                    LoadingBadge()
+                        .padding()
                 }
-                .padding(0)
             }
+            .padding(0)
         }
         .onReceive(timer) { _ in
             guard showIntervalIndicator else { return }
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ struct ServerDetailView: View {
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    private var resolvedBinding: Binding<Server> {
+        if showPlaceholder {
+            return .constant(placeholderServer())
+        }
+        return $server
+    }
+    
+    private func placeholderServer() -> Server {
+        Server(id: server.id, hostname: server.hostname, info: .placeholder, pingable: server.pingable)
+    }
 }
 
 #Preview {
@@ -72,3 +83,16 @@ struct ServerDetailView: View {
         isFetching: false
     )
 }
+
+private struct LoadingBadge: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 6) {
+            ProgressView()
+                .scaleEffect(0.5)
+            Text("Fetching latest data…")
+                .font(.caption)
+        }
+        .padding(8)
+        .background(.ultraThinMaterial, in: Capsule())
+    }
+}