diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 21bb9ffa8..be9d5b6be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mkdocs-material-2.x.x (2018-xx-xx)
+
+  * Added preconnect for Google Fonts for faster loading
+
 mkdocs-material-2.6.5 (2018-02-22)
 
   * Reverted --dev-addr flag removal from Dockerfile
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index c14e1c22f..822f43c70 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
       <script src="{{ base_url }}/assets/javascripts/modernizr.1aa3b519.js"></script>
     {% endblock %}
     {% block fonts %}
+      <link href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" rel="preconnect" crossorigin>
       {% if font != false %}
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family={{
               font.text | replace(' ', '+')  + ':300,400,400i,700|' +
diff --git a/src/base.html b/src/base.html
index 98da99cf6..68a73bae8 100644
--- a/src/base.html
+++ b/src/base.html
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@
 
     <!-- Webfonts -->
     {% block fonts %}
+      <link href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" rel="preconnect" crossorigin />
+
+      <!-- Load fonts from Google -->
       {% if font != false %}
         <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
             href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family={{