diff --git a/.changeset/smooth-rats-rule.md b/.changeset/smooth-rats-rule.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17e5a2cdc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smooth-rats-rule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@bigcommerce/catalyst-core": patch
+---
+
+Preconnect to checkout domain on cart page to improve checkout load time
diff --git a/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/_components/checkout-preconnect.tsx b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/_components/checkout-preconnect.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b39432674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/_components/checkout-preconnect.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { preconnect } from 'react-dom';
+
+export function CheckoutPreconnect({ url }: { url: string }) {
+  preconnect(url);
+
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/page-data.ts b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/page-data.ts
index 7c6733d455..21e5f5c260 100644
--- a/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/page-data.ts
+++ b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/page-data.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ const CartPageQuery = graphql(
   `
     query CartPageQuery($cartId: String) {
       site {
+        settings {
+          url {
+            checkoutUrl
+          }
+        }
         cart(entityId: $cartId) {
           entityId
           version
diff --git a/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/page.tsx b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/page.tsx
index 0dd0d4044c..df61e28227 100644
--- a/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/page.tsx
+++ b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/cart/page.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { updateCouponCode } from './_actions/update-coupon-code';
 import { updateLineItem } from './_actions/update-line-item';
 import { updateShippingInfo } from './_actions/update-shipping-info';
 import { CartViewed } from './_components/cart-viewed';
+import { CheckoutPreconnect } from './_components/checkout-preconnect';
 import { getCart, getShippingCountries } from './page-data';
 
 interface Props {
@@ -152,9 +153,12 @@ export default async function Cart({ params }: Props) {
   const showShippingForm =
     shippingConsignment?.address && !shippingConsignment.selectedShippingOption;
 
+  const checkoutUrl = data.site.settings?.url.checkoutUrl;
+
   return (
     <>
       <CartAnalyticsProvider data={Streamable.from(() => getAnalyticsData(cartId))}>
+        {checkoutUrl ? <CheckoutPreconnect url={checkoutUrl} /> : null}
         <CartComponent
           cart={{
             lineItems: formattedLineItems,