diff --git a/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/ReaderPager.utils.tsx b/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/ReaderPager.utils.tsx
index e4f16bd1..41b32740 100644
--- a/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/ReaderPager.utils.tsx
+++ b/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/ReaderPager.utils.tsx
@@ -258,10 +258,11 @@ const getPageDownloadPriority = (
     currentPageIndex: number,
     pageIndex: number,
     totalPages: number,
+    isLoaded: boolean,
     shouldLoad: boolean,
     isPreloadMode: boolean,
 ): number => {
-    if (!shouldLoad || isPreloadMode) {
+    if (isLoaded || !shouldLoad || isPreloadMode) {
         return Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
     }
 
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ export const createReaderPage = (
         src={url}
         alt={alt}
         display={display}
-        priority={getPageDownloadPriority(currentPageIndex, index, totalPages, shouldLoad, isPreloadMode)}
+        priority={getPageDownloadPriority(currentPageIndex, index, totalPages, isLoaded, shouldLoad, isPreloadMode)}
         position={position}
         onLoad={onLoad}
         onError={onError}
diff --git a/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/components/ReaderHorizontalPager.tsx b/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/components/ReaderHorizontalPager.tsx
index 7271f86c..c11f77ec 100644
--- a/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/components/ReaderHorizontalPager.tsx
+++ b/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/components/ReaderHorizontalPager.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const BaseReaderHorizontalPager = ({
                     isPreloadMode,
                     onLoad,
                     onError,
-                    shouldLoad,
+                    shouldLoad || pageLoadStates[page.primary.index].loaded,
                     !isPreloadMode,
                     currentPageIndex,
                     totalPages,
diff --git a/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/components/ReaderVerticalPager.tsx b/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/components/ReaderVerticalPager.tsx
index ca96b189..292895f2 100644
--- a/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/components/ReaderVerticalPager.tsx
+++ b/src/features/reader/viewer/pager/components/ReaderVerticalPager.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const BaseReaderVerticalPager = ({
                     isPreloadMode,
                     onLoad,
                     onError,
-                    shouldLoad,
+                    shouldLoad || pageLoadStates[page.primary.index].loaded,
                     !isPreloadMode,
                     currentPageIndex,
                     totalPages,