diff --git a/components/layout/Header.tsx b/components/layout/Header.tsx
index 7a01a3411..ae64bf7ce 100644
--- a/components/layout/Header.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/Header.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export function Header({ navLinks }: HeaderProps) {
               fill
               className="object-contain object-left group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-500 origin-left"
               priority
+              fetchPriority="high"
               sizes="192px"
             />
             {/* Masked sweep overlay on hover */}