diff --git a/frontend/src/components/features/upload/upload-form/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/features/upload/upload-form/index.tsx
index f22dde0f..4b2c1de4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/features/upload/upload-form/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/features/upload/upload-form/index.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import { I18n } from "@/locales/i18n";
 import { logger } from "@/lib/logger-client";
 import { eventBus, EVENTS } from "@/lib/events";
 import { processAudioFileStream } from "@/lib/utils/stream-processor";
-import { cacheAudioForOffline, cacheCoverForOffline } from "@/lib/pwa/cache-manager";
 import { api } from "@/services";
 import type { LibraryOption } from "@/types/models";
 import { LibraryBig } from "lucide-react";
@@ -134,7 +133,9 @@ export function UploadSongForm({ onDrawerClose, targetLibraryId }: UploadSongFor
     const songTitle = data.song.title || file.name;
     
     // Cache audio and cover for offline use (non-blocking, fail silently)
+    // Dynamic import to avoid loading cache-manager in initial bundle
     try {
+      const { cacheAudioForOffline, cacheCoverForOffline } = await import("@/lib/pwa/cache-manager");
       await cacheAudioForOffline(songId, file);
       if (coverBlob) {
         await cacheCoverForOffline(songId, coverBlob);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/providers/auth-provider.tsx b/frontend/src/components/providers/auth-provider.tsx
index 18713e48..acc1d39c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/providers/auth-provider.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/providers/auth-provider.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { startAutoSync, stopAutoSync } from "@/lib/sync/metadata-sync";
 import { triggerAutoDownload } from "@/lib/storage/download-manager";
 import { useAuthStore } from "@/stores/authStore";
 import { initializeEndpoint, isMultiRegionEnabled } from "@/lib/api/multi-region";
+import { startIdlePrefetch } from "@/lib/prefetch";
 
 interface AuthProviderProps {
   children: React.ReactNode;
@@ -21,6 +22,11 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }: AuthProviderProps) {
   // Get auth state
   const { isAuthenticated, isGuest } = useAuthStore();
 
+  // Start idle-time prefetch of heavy modules after initial render
+  useEffect(() => {
+    startIdlePrefetch();
+  }, []);
+
   // Initialize multi-region endpoint detection on app startup
   // Checks Gateway first, falls back to fastest region if Gateway is down
   // Note: initializeEndpoint() is designed to never throw, handles all errors internally
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/prefetch.ts b/frontend/src/lib/prefetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e709f67b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/prefetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/**
+ * Prefetch Module - Idle-time module preloading
+ * 
+ * Uses requestIdleCallback to preload heavy modules during browser idle time.
+ * This ensures the modules are cached and ready when actually needed,
+ * without blocking initial page load.
+ */
+
+import { logger } from "./logger-client";
+
+// Track which modules have been prefetched
+const prefetchedModules = new Set<string>();
+
+/**
+ * Prefetch a module during browser idle time
+ * @param moduleLoader - Dynamic import function
+ * @param name - Module name for logging
+ */
+function prefetchModule(moduleLoader: () => Promise<unknown>, name: string): void {
+  if (prefetchedModules.has(name)) return;
+  prefetchedModules.add(name);
+  
+  const callback = () => {
+    moduleLoader()
+      .then(() => logger.debug(`Prefetched module: ${name}`))
+      .catch(() => logger.debug(`Failed to prefetch: ${name}`));
+  };
+  
+  // Use requestIdleCallback if available, otherwise setTimeout
+  if ("requestIdleCallback" in window) {
+    requestIdleCallback(callback, { timeout: 5000 });
+  } else {
+    setTimeout(callback, 2000);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Start prefetching heavy modules after initial page load
+ * Called once after app mounts and becomes interactive
+ */
+export function startIdlePrefetch(): void {
+  // Wait a bit for initial render to complete
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    // Prefetch cache-manager (contains music-metadata ~100KB)
+    // Needed for: upload, library delete
+    prefetchModule(
+      () => import("@/lib/pwa/cache-manager"),
+      "cache-manager"
+    );
+  }, 3000); // 3 seconds after load
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/services/library-service.ts b/frontend/src/lib/services/library-service.ts
index 08121a59..dbb4fcb8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/services/library-service.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/services/library-service.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
 
 import { db } from "@/lib/db/schema";
 import { logger } from "@/lib/logger-client";
-import { getCacheName } from "@/lib/pwa/cache-manager";
+
+// Lazy-load cache-manager to reduce initial bundle size
+async function getCacheNameLazy(type: "audio" | "covers"): Promise<string> {
+  const { getCacheName } = await import("@/lib/pwa/cache-manager");
+  return getCacheName(type);
+}
 
 export interface DeleteProgress {
   stage: "librarySongs" | "playlistSongs" | "songs" | "cache" | "library" | "complete";
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ class LibraryService {
         message: "Deleting songs and cache",
       });
 
-      const cache = await caches.open(getCacheName("audio"));
+      const cache = await caches.open(await getCacheNameLazy("audio"));
       let processed = 0;
 
       for (const song of songs) {
@@ -224,7 +229,7 @@ class LibraryService {
               await db.files.delete(fileId);
               
               if (songStreamUrl) {
-                const cache = await caches.open(getCacheName("audio"));
+                const cache = await caches.open(await getCacheNameLazy("audio"));
                 await cache.delete(songStreamUrl);
                 logger.debug("Cache and file deleted", { songId, fileId });
               }
@@ -240,7 +245,7 @@ class LibraryService {
           }
         } else if (songStreamUrl) {
           // No fileId means unique file (old data), safe to delete
-          const cache = await caches.open(getCacheName("audio"));
+          const cache = await caches.open(await getCacheNameLazy("audio"));
           await cache.delete(songStreamUrl);
           logger.debug("Cache deleted (unique file)", { songId });
         }