diff --git a/src/theme/index.hbs b/src/theme/index.hbs
index 61b0e273..07be1bf5 100644
--- a/src/theme/index.hbs
+++ b/src/theme/index.hbs
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
                         {{/previous}}
 
                         {{#next}}
-                            <a rel="next" href="{{ path_to_root }}{{link}}" class="mobile-nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right">
+                            <a rel="next prefetch" href="{{ path_to_root }}{{link}}" class="mobile-nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right">
                                 <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i>
                             </a>
                         {{/next}}
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
                 {{/previous}}
 
                 {{#next}}
-                    <a rel="next" href="{{ path_to_root }}{{link}}" class="nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right">
+                    <a rel="next prefetch" href="{{ path_to_root }}{{link}}" class="nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right">
                         <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i>
                     </a>
                 {{/next}}