diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
index c214bea57cc9..35d708478d5a 100644
--- a/_includes/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head.html
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 <link rel="preload" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@latest/css/all.min.css" as="style" onload="this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'">
 <noscript><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free@latest/css/all.min.css"></noscript>
 
+{% if page.header.overlay_image %}
+  <link rel="preload" href="{{ page.header.overlay_image | relative_url }}" as="image" />
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if site.head_scripts %}
   {% for script in site.head_scripts %}
     <script src="{{ script | relative_url }}"></script>