diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index f941644..8236649 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -396,6 +396,14 @@ bool App::init()
     worker_->start();
     network_refresh_.markDue(services::NetworkRefreshService::Timer::Price);
 
+    // Warm the Mining tab's data at startup (both async / off the UI thread) so pool
+    // hashrates and the installed miner version are shown as soon as the tab is opened,
+    // instead of only after the user clicks a mine / auto-balance button.
+    if (supportsPoolMining()) {
+        daemon::XmrigManager::startVersionDetection();   // idempotent one-shot `xmrig --version`
+        pool_stats_service_.refresh(util::knownPools());  // snapshot lands on a later frame
+    }
+
     // Forward error/warning notifications to the console tab. The channel is the semantic
     // key — the Errors filter keys off ConsoleChannel::Error, and the color/accent bar are
     // derived from the channel at draw time.