diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 05565e6e6..a74c6ed43 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ gem "autotuner"
 gem "benchmark" # indirect dependency, being removed from Ruby 3.5 stdlib so here to quash warnings
 
 group :development, :test do
-  gem "debug"
-  gem "bundler-audit", require: false
   gem "brakeman", require: false
-  gem "rubocop-rails-omakase", require: false
-  gem "letter_opener"
+  gem "bundler-audit", require: false
+  gem "debug"
   gem "faker"
+  gem "letter_opener"
+  gem "rack-mini-profiler"
+  gem "rubocop-rails-omakase", require: false
 end
 
 group :development do
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d72155abb..d7a3121dc 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ GEM
     raabro (1.4.0)
     racc (1.8.1)
     rack (3.2.4)
+    rack-mini-profiler (4.0.1)
+      rack (>= 1.2.0)
     rack-session (2.1.1)
       base64 (>= 0.1.0)
       rack (>= 3.0.0)
@@ -606,6 +608,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   propshaft
   puma (>= 5.0)
   queenbee!
+  rack-mini-profiler
   rails!
   rails_structured_logging!
   redcarpet
diff --git a/app/controllers/boards/columns/closeds_controller.rb b/app/controllers/boards/columns/closeds_controller.rb
index b9aad40b3..95e0c7126 100644
--- a/app/controllers/boards/columns/closeds_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/boards/columns/closeds_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class Boards::Columns::ClosedsController < ApplicationController
   include BoardScoped
 
   def show
-    set_page_and_extract_portion_from @board.cards.closed.recently_closed_first
+    set_page_and_extract_portion_from @board.cards.closed.recently_closed_first.preloaded
     fresh_when etag: @page.records
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/boards/columns/not_nows_controller.rb b/app/controllers/boards/columns/not_nows_controller.rb
index a65f538c4..6cb765979 100644
--- a/app/controllers/boards/columns/not_nows_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/boards/columns/not_nows_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class Boards::Columns::NotNowsController < ApplicationController
   include BoardScoped
 
   def show
-    set_page_and_extract_portion_from @board.cards.postponed.reverse_chronologically.with_golden_first
+    set_page_and_extract_portion_from @board.cards.postponed.reverse_chronologically.with_golden_first.preloaded
     fresh_when etag: @page.records
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/boards/columns/streams_controller.rb b/app/controllers/boards/columns/streams_controller.rb
index 03b48d900..d2c7d0795 100644
--- a/app/controllers/boards/columns/streams_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/boards/columns/streams_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class Boards::Columns::StreamsController < ApplicationController
   include BoardScoped
 
   def show
-    set_page_and_extract_portion_from @board.cards.awaiting_triage.latest.with_golden_first
+    set_page_and_extract_portion_from @board.cards.awaiting_triage.latest.with_golden_first.preloaded
     fresh_when etag: @page.records
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/boards/columns_controller.rb b/app/controllers/boards/columns_controller.rb
index 1648da401..fa4f3e072 100644
--- a/app/controllers/boards/columns_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/boards/columns_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class Boards::ColumnsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_column, only: %i[ show update destroy ]
 
   def show
-    set_page_and_extract_portion_from @column.cards.active.latest.with_golden_first
+    set_page_and_extract_portion_from @column.cards.active.latest.with_golden_first.preloaded
     fresh_when etag: @page.records
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb b/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
index d188e3a1e..8adb04b3c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class NotificationsController < ApplicationController
   def index
-    @unread = Current.user.notifications.unread.ordered unless current_page_param
-    set_page_and_extract_portion_from Current.user.notifications.read.ordered
+    @unread = Current.user.notifications.unread.ordered.preloaded unless current_page_param
+    set_page_and_extract_portion_from Current.user.notifications.read.ordered.preloaded
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.turbo_stream if current_page_param # Allows read-all action to side step pagination
diff --git a/app/helpers/accesses_helper.rb b/app/helpers/accesses_helper.rb
index 01aa57b7c..e52aa8ede 100644
--- a/app/helpers/accesses_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/accesses_helper.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module AccessesHelper
   end
 
   def board_watchers_list(board)
-    watchers = board.watchers
+    watchers = board.watchers.with_avatars
 
     displayed_watchers = watchers.limit(MAX_DISPLAYED_WATCHERS)
     overflow_count = watchers.count - MAX_DISPLAYED_WATCHERS
diff --git a/app/models/card.rb b/app/models/card.rb
index cdbb08b52..ff0ae1dd5 100644
--- a/app/models/card.rb
+++ b/app/models/card.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class Card < ApplicationRecord
   scope :reverse_chronologically, -> { order created_at:     :desc, id: :desc }
   scope :chronologically,         -> { order created_at:     :asc,  id: :asc  }
   scope :latest,                  -> { order last_active_at: :desc, id: :desc }
-  scope :with_users,              -> { preload(creator: [ :avatar_attachment, :account ], assignees: [ :avatar_attachment, :account ]) }
-  scope :preloaded,               -> { with_users.preload(:board, :column, :tags, :steps, :closure, :not_now, :goldness, :activity_spike) }
+  scope :with_users,              -> { preload(creator: [:avatar_attachment, :account], assignees: [:avatar_attachment, :account]) }
+  scope :preloaded,               -> { with_users.preload(:column, :tags, :steps, :closure, :goldness, :activity_spike, :image_attachment, board: [:entropy], not_now: [ :user ]).with_rich_text_description_and_embeds }
 
   scope :indexed_by, ->(index) do
     case index
diff --git a/app/models/filter/resources.rb b/app/models/filter/resources.rb
index f7045f38e..f5988fc14 100644
--- a/app/models/filter/resources.rb
+++ b/app/models/filter/resources.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module Filter::Resources
   end
 
   def boards
-    creator.boards.where id: super.ids
+    @boards ||= creator.boards.where id: super.ids
   end
 
   def board_titles
diff --git a/app/models/notification.rb b/app/models/notification.rb
index 8e6010acd..416506783 100644
--- a/app/models/notification.rb
+++ b/app/models/notification.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class Notification < ApplicationRecord
   after_destroy_commit :broadcast_read
   after_create :bundle
 
+  scope :preloaded, -> { preload(:creator, :account, source: [ :board, :creator ]) }
+
   delegate :notifiable_target, to: :source
   delegate :card, to: :source
 
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 6d0bba141..4458712a5 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :pins, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :pinned_cards, through: :pins, source: :card
 
+  scope :with_avatars, -> { preload(:account, :avatar_attachment) }
+
   delegate :staff?, to: :identity, allow_nil: true
 
   def deactivate
diff --git a/config/initializers/rack_mini_profiler.rb b/config/initializers/rack_mini_profiler.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd31e256c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/rack_mini_profiler.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+if defined?(Rack::MiniProfiler)
+  Rack::MiniProfiler.config.tap do |config|
+    config.position = "top-right"
+    config.enable_hotwire_turbo_drive_support = true
+    config.pre_authorize_cb = -> (_env) { File.exist?(Rails.root.join("tmp/rack-mini-profiler-dev.txt")) }
+  end
+end