--- a/dom/base/Element.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/Element.cpp
@@ -145,16 +145,18 @@
 #include "mozilla/dom/ElementBinding.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/VRDisplay.h"
 #include "mozilla/IntegerPrintfMacros.h"
 #include "mozilla/Preferences.h"
 #include "nsComputedDOMStyle.h"
 #include "nsDOMStringMap.h"
 #include "DOMIntersectionObserver.h"
 
+#include "nsISpeculativeConnect.h"
+
 using namespace mozilla;
 using namespace mozilla::dom;
 
 nsIAtom*
 nsIContent::DoGetID() const
 {
   MOZ_ASSERT(HasID(), "Unexpected call");
   MOZ_ASSERT(IsElement(), "Only elements can have IDs");
@@ -3060,16 +3062,23 @@ Element::PostHandleEventForLinks(EventCh
             aVisitor.mEvent->mFlags.mMultipleActionsPrevented = true;
             nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMElement> elem = do_QueryInterface(this);
             fm->SetFocus(elem, nsIFocusManager::FLAG_BYMOUSE |
                                nsIFocusManager::FLAG_NOSCROLL);
           }
 
           EventStateManager::SetActiveManager(
             aVisitor.mPresContext->EventStateManager(), this);
+
+          // OK, we're pretty sure we're going to load, so warm up a speculative
+          // connection to be sure we have one ready when we open the channel.
+          nsCOMPtr<nsISpeculativeConnect> sc =
+            do_QueryInterface(nsContentUtils::GetIOService());
+          nsCOMPtr<nsIInterfaceRequestor> ir = do_QueryInterface(handler);
+          sc->SpeculativeConnect2(absURI, NodePrincipal(), ir);
         }
       }
     }
     break;
 
   case eMouseClick: {
     WidgetMouseEvent* mouseEvent = aVisitor.mEvent->AsMouseEvent();
     if (mouseEvent->IsLeftClickEvent()) {