diff --git a/_internal/src/constants.ts b/_internal/src/constants.ts
index b055b8067..32d45ce11 100644
--- a/_internal/src/constants.ts
+++ b/_internal/src/constants.ts
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-export const FOCUS_EVENT = 0
-export const RECONNECT_EVENT = 1
-export const MUTATE_EVENT = 2
-export const ERROR_REVALIDATE_EVENT = 3
+export const INFINITE_PREFIX = '$inf$'
diff --git a/_internal/src/events.ts b/_internal/src/events.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b055b8067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_internal/src/events.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export const FOCUS_EVENT = 0
+export const RECONNECT_EVENT = 1
+export const MUTATE_EVENT = 2
+export const ERROR_REVALIDATE_EVENT = 3
diff --git a/_internal/src/index.react-server.ts b/_internal/src/index.react-server.ts
index 52fd9e5cc..f00371d78 100644
--- a/_internal/src/index.react-server.ts
+++ b/_internal/src/index.react-server.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export { serialize } from './utils/serialize'
+export { INFINITE_PREFIX } from './constants'
diff --git a/_internal/src/index.ts b/_internal/src/index.ts
index 750d62fed..dfe9a8148 100644
--- a/_internal/src/index.ts
+++ b/_internal/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import SWRConfig from './utils/config-context'
-import * as revalidateEvents from './constants'
+import * as revalidateEvents from './events'
+import { INFINITE_PREFIX } from './constants'
 
-export { SWRConfig, revalidateEvents }
+export { SWRConfig, revalidateEvents, INFINITE_PREFIX }
 
 export { initCache } from './utils/cache'
 export { defaultConfig, cache, mutate, compare } from './utils/config'
diff --git a/_internal/src/types.ts b/_internal/src/types.ts
index 385dfbf66..4d0aef278 100644
--- a/_internal/src/types.ts
+++ b/_internal/src/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type * as revalidateEvents from './constants'
+import type * as revalidateEvents from './events'
 
 export type GlobalState = [
   Record<string, RevalidateCallback[]>, // EVENT_REVALIDATORS
diff --git a/_internal/src/utils/cache.ts b/_internal/src/utils/cache.ts
index f432c4c1d..23b977458 100644
--- a/_internal/src/utils/cache.ts
+++ b/_internal/src/utils/cache.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { IS_SERVER } from './env'
 import { UNDEFINED, mergeObjects, noop } from './shared'
 import { internalMutate } from './mutate'
 import { SWRGlobalState } from './global-state'
-import * as revalidateEvents from '../constants'
+import * as revalidateEvents from '../events'
 
 import type {
   Cache,
diff --git a/_internal/src/utils/mutate.ts b/_internal/src/utils/mutate.ts
index a9d6eff84..4667b1b7c 100644
--- a/_internal/src/utils/mutate.ts
+++ b/_internal/src/utils/mutate.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from './shared'
 import { SWRGlobalState } from './global-state'
 import { getTimestamp } from './timestamp'
-import * as revalidateEvents from '../constants'
+import * as revalidateEvents from '../events'
 import type {
   Cache,
   MutatorCallback,
diff --git a/_internal/src/utils/preload.ts b/_internal/src/utils/preload.ts
index 80e188843..75e69d716 100644
--- a/_internal/src/utils/preload.ts
+++ b/_internal/src/utils/preload.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { serialize } from './serialize'
 import { cache } from './config'
 import { SWRGlobalState } from './global-state'
 import { isUndefined } from './shared'
+import { INFINITE_PREFIX } from '../constants'
 // Basically same as Fetcher but without Conditional Fetching
 type PreloadFetcher<
   Data = unknown,
@@ -46,9 +47,15 @@ export const middleware: Middleware =
       ((...args: any[]) => {
         const [key] = serialize(key_)
         const [, , , PRELOAD] = SWRGlobalState.get(cache) as GlobalState
-        const req = PRELOAD[key]
+
+        let normalizedKey = key
+        if (key.startsWith(INFINITE_PREFIX)) {
+          normalizedKey = key.slice(INFINITE_PREFIX.length)
+        }
+
+        const req = PRELOAD[normalizedKey]
         if (isUndefined(req)) return fetcher_(...args)
-        delete PRELOAD[key]
+        delete PRELOAD[normalizedKey]
         return req
       })
     return useSWRNext(key_, fetcher, config)
diff --git a/infinite/src/index.ts b/infinite/src/index.ts
index dfc76df81..7fd4b6ff5 100644
--- a/infinite/src/index.ts
+++ b/infinite/src/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import {
   createCacheHelper,
   useIsomorphicLayoutEffect,
   serialize,
-  withMiddleware
+  withMiddleware,
+  INFINITE_PREFIX
 } from 'swr/_internal'
 import type {
   BareFetcher,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ import type {
   SWRInfiniteCompareFn
 } from './types'
 import { useSyncExternalStore } from 'use-sync-external-store/shim/index.js'
-import { INFINITE_PREFIX, getFirstPageKey } from './serialize'
+import { getFirstPageKey } from './serialize'
 
 // const INFINITE_PREFIX = '$inf$'
 const EMPTY_PROMISE = Promise.resolve() as Promise<undefined>
diff --git a/infinite/src/serialize.ts b/infinite/src/serialize.ts
index 53f6af0e0..7f2e0c9d8 100644
--- a/infinite/src/serialize.ts
+++ b/infinite/src/serialize.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import type { SWRInfiniteKeyLoader } from './types'
-import { serialize } from 'swr/_internal'
-
-export const INFINITE_PREFIX = '$inf$'
+import { serialize, INFINITE_PREFIX } from 'swr/_internal'
 
 export const getFirstPageKey = (getKey: SWRInfiniteKeyLoader) => {
   return serialize(getKey ? getKey(0, null) : null)[0]
diff --git a/test/use-swr-infinite-preload.test.tsx b/test/use-swr-infinite-preload.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b47508380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/use-swr-infinite-preload.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+import { act, fireEvent, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { Suspense, useEffect, useState, Profiler } from 'react'
+import { preload } from 'swr'
+import useSWRInfinite from 'swr/infinite'
+import { createKey, createResponse, renderWithConfig, sleep } from './utils'
+
+describe('useSWRInfinite - preload', () => {
+  const getKeyFunction = (key: string) => (index: number) =>
+    `page-${index}-${key}`
+
+  it('preload the fetcher function', async () => {
+    const key = createKey()
+    const getKey = getKeyFunction(key)
+
+    const fetcher = jest.fn(() => createResponse('foo'))
+    function Page() {
+      const { data } = useSWRInfinite(getKey, fetcher)
+      return <div>data:{data}</div>
+    }
+
+    preload(getKey(0), fetcher)
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+
+    renderWithConfig(<Page />)
+    await screen.findByText('data:foo')
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('should avoid preloading the resource multiple times', async () => {
+    const key = createKey()
+    const getKey = getKeyFunction(key)
+    const fetcher = jest.fn(() => createResponse('foo'))
+
+    function Page() {
+      const { data } = useSWRInfinite(getKey, fetcher)
+      return <div>data:{data}</div>
+    }
+
+    preload(getKey(0), fetcher)
+    preload(getKey(0), fetcher)
+    preload(getKey(0), fetcher)
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+
+    renderWithConfig(<Page />)
+    await screen.findByText('data:foo')
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('should be able to prealod resources in effects', async () => {
+    const key = createKey()
+    const getKey = getKeyFunction(key)
+    const fetcher = jest.fn(() => createResponse('foo'))
+
+    function Comp() {
+      const { data } = useSWRInfinite(getKey, fetcher)
+      return <div>data:{data}</div>
+    }
+
+    function Page() {
+      const [show, setShow] = useState(false)
+      useEffect(() => {
+        preload(getKey(0), fetcher)
+      }, [])
+      return show ? (
+        <Comp />
+      ) : (
+        <button onClick={() => setShow(true)}>click</button>
+      )
+    }
+
+    renderWithConfig(<Page />)
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('click'))
+
+    await screen.findByText('data:foo')
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('preload the fetcher function with the suspense mode', async () => {
+    const key = createKey()
+    const getKey = getKeyFunction(key)
+    const fetcher = jest.fn(() => createResponse('foo'))
+    const onRender = jest.fn()
+    function Page() {
+      const { data } = useSWRInfinite(getKey, fetcher, { suspense: true })
+      return <div>data:{data}</div>
+    }
+
+    preload(getKey(0), fetcher)
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+
+    renderWithConfig(
+      <Suspense
+        fallback={
+          <Profiler id={key} onRender={onRender}>
+            loading
+          </Profiler>
+        }
+      >
+        <Page />
+      </Suspense>
+    )
+    await screen.findByText('data:foo')
+    expect(onRender).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('avoid suspense waterfall by prefetching the resources', async () => {
+    const key1 = createKey()
+    const getKey1 = getKeyFunction(key1)
+    const key2 = createKey()
+    const getKey2 = getKeyFunction(key2)
+
+    const response1 = createResponse('foo', { delay: 50 })
+    const response2 = createResponse('bar', { delay: 50 })
+
+    const fetcher1 = () => response1
+    const fetcher2 = () => response2
+
+    function Page() {
+      const { data: data1 } = useSWRInfinite(getKey1, fetcher1, {
+        suspense: true
+      })
+      const { data: data2 } = useSWRInfinite(getKey2, fetcher2, {
+        suspense: true
+      })
+
+      return (
+        <div>
+          data:{data1}:{data2}
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+
+    preload(getKey1(0), fetcher1)
+    preload(getKey1(0), fetcher2)
+
+    renderWithConfig(
+      <Suspense fallback="loading">
+        <Page />
+      </Suspense>
+    )
+    screen.getByText('loading')
+    // Should avoid waterfall(50ms + 50ms)
+    await act(() => sleep(80))
+    screen.getByText('data:foo:bar')
+  })
+
+  it('reset the preload result when the preload function gets an error', async () => {
+    const key = createKey()
+    const getKey = getKeyFunction(key)
+    let count = 0
+
+    const fetcher = () => {
+      ++count
+      const res = count === 1 ? new Error('err') : 'foo'
+      return createResponse(res)
+    }
+
+    let mutate
+    function Page() {
+      const { data, error, ...swr } = useSWRInfinite<any>(getKey, fetcher)
+      mutate = swr.mutate
+
+      if (error) {
+        return <div>error:{error.message}</div>
+      }
+      return <div>data:{data}</div>
+    }
+
+    try {
+      // error
+      await preload(getKey(0), fetcher)
+    } catch (e) {
+      // noop
+    }
+
+    renderWithConfig(<Page />)
+    screen.getByText('data:')
+
+    // use the preloaded result
+    await screen.findByText('error:err')
+    expect(count).toBe(1)
+
+    // revalidate
+    await act(() => mutate(getKey(0)))
+    // should not use the preload data
+    await screen.findByText('data:foo')
+  })
+
+  it('dedupe requests during preloading', async () => {
+    const key = createKey()
+    const getKey = getKeyFunction(key)
+
+    const fetcher = jest.fn(() =>
+      createResponse('foo', {
+        delay: 50
+      })
+    )
+    const onRender = jest.fn()
+
+    function Page() {
+      const { data } = useSWRInfinite(getKey, fetcher, { dedupingInterval: 0 })
+      return (
+        <Profiler id={key} onRender={onRender}>
+          data:{data}
+        </Profiler>
+      )
+    }
+
+    preload(getKey(0), fetcher)
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+
+    const { rerender } = renderWithConfig(<Page />)
+    expect(onRender).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    // rerender when the preloading is in-flight, and the deduping interval is over
+    await act(() => sleep(10))
+    rerender(<Page />)
+    expect(onRender).toBeCalledTimes(2)
+
+    await screen.findByText('data:foo')
+    expect(fetcher).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(onRender).toBeCalledTimes(3)
+  })
+
+  it('should pass serialize key to fetcher', async () => {
+    const key = createKey()
+    const getKey = getKeyFunction(key)
+    let calledWith: string
+
+    const fetcher = (args: string) => {
+      calledWith = args
+    }
+
+    preload(() => getKey(0), fetcher)
+    expect(calledWith).toBe(getKey(0))
+  })
+})