diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/query/use-paginated-conversations.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/query/use-paginated-conversations.ts
index 8d4a7a693a..5dfb41390a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/query/use-paginated-conversations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/query/use-paginated-conversations.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
-import { useInfiniteQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useInfiniteQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import ConversationService from "#/api/conversation-service/conversation-service.api";
 import { useIsAuthed } from "./use-is-authed";
 
 export const usePaginatedConversations = (limit: number = 20) => {
   const { data: userIsAuthenticated } = useIsAuthed();
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
 
   return useInfiniteQuery({
     queryKey: ["user", "conversations", "paginated", limit],
-    queryFn: ({ pageParam }) =>
-      ConversationService.getUserConversations(limit, pageParam),
+    queryFn: async ({ pageParam }) => {
+      const result = await ConversationService.getUserConversations(
+        limit,
+        pageParam,
+      );
+
+      // Optimistically populate individual conversation caches
+      result.results.forEach((conversation) => {
+        queryClient.setQueryData(
+          ["user", "conversation", conversation.conversation_id],
+          conversation,
+        );
+      });
+
+      return result;
+    },
     enabled: !!userIsAuthenticated,
     getNextPageParam: (lastPage) => lastPage.next_page_id,
     initialPageParam: undefined as string | undefined,