diff --git a/packages/next/server/next-server.ts b/packages/next/server/next-server.ts
index 5930a26a6110f..805b0ae016417 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/next-server.ts
+++ b/packages/next/server/next-server.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ export default class NextNodeServer extends BaseServer {
         })
       )
     }
+
+    if (!this.renderOpts.dev) {
+      // pre-warm _document and _app as these will be
+      // needed for most requests
+      loadComponents(this.distDir, '/_document', this._isLikeServerless).catch(
+        () => {}
+      )
+      loadComponents(this.distDir, '/_app', this._isLikeServerless).catch(
+        () => {}
+      )
+    }
   }
 
   private compression =