diff --git a/packages/next/build/webpack/plugins/font-stylesheet-gathering-plugin.ts b/packages/next/build/webpack/plugins/font-stylesheet-gathering-plugin.ts
index 043c09ca91b29..a3fff7d54fa99 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/webpack/plugins/font-stylesheet-gathering-plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/webpack/plugins/font-stylesheet-gathering-plugin.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class FontStylesheetGatheringPlugin {
               !props.rel ||
               props.rel !== 'stylesheet' ||
               !props.href ||
-              !OPTIMIZED_FONT_PROVIDERS.some((url) =>
+              !OPTIMIZED_FONT_PROVIDERS.some(({ url }) =>
                 props.href.startsWith(url)
               )
             ) {
diff --git a/packages/next/next-server/lib/constants.ts b/packages/next/next-server/lib/constants.ts
index eed0b3877ba92..8d2dc6ba86db4 100644
--- a/packages/next/next-server/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/next/next-server/lib/constants.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ export const TEMPORARY_REDIRECT_STATUS = 307
 export const PERMANENT_REDIRECT_STATUS = 308
 export const STATIC_PROPS_ID = '__N_SSG'
 export const SERVER_PROPS_ID = '__N_SSP'
+export const GOOGLE_FONT_PROVIDER = 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css'
 export const OPTIMIZED_FONT_PROVIDERS = [
-  'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css',
-  'https://use.typekit.net/',
+  { url: GOOGLE_FONT_PROVIDER, preconnect: 'https://fonts.gstatic.com' },
+  { url: 'https://use.typekit.net', preconnect: 'https://use.typekit.net' },
 ]
 export const STATIC_STATUS_PAGES = ['/500']
diff --git a/packages/next/next-server/lib/post-process.ts b/packages/next/next-server/lib/post-process.ts
index 2a448f64bab56..04c9ad8225720 100644
--- a/packages/next/next-server/lib/post-process.ts
+++ b/packages/next/next-server/lib/post-process.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class FontOptimizerMiddleware implements PostProcessMiddleware {
         (tag: HTMLElement) =>
           tag.getAttribute('rel') === 'stylesheet' &&
           tag.hasAttribute('data-href') &&
-          OPTIMIZED_FONT_PROVIDERS.some((url) => {
+          OPTIMIZED_FONT_PROVIDERS.some(({ url }) => {
             const dataHref = tag.getAttribute('data-href')
             return dataHref ? dataHref.startsWith(url) : false
           })
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ class FontOptimizerMiddleware implements PostProcessMiddleware {
     options: renderOptions
   ) => {
     let result = markup
+    let preconnectUrls = new Set<string>()
+
     if (!options.getFontDefinition) {
       return markup
     }
@@ -132,9 +134,27 @@ class FontOptimizerMiddleware implements PostProcessMiddleware {
           '</head>',
           `<style data-href="${url}"${nonceStr}>${fontContent}</style></head>`
         )
+
+        const provider = OPTIMIZED_FONT_PROVIDERS.find((p) =>
+          url.startsWith(p.url)
+        )
+
+        if (provider) {
+          preconnectUrls.add(provider.preconnect)
+        }
       }
     })
 
+    let preconnectTag = ''
+    preconnectUrls.forEach((url) => {
+      preconnectTag += `<link rel="preconnect" href="${url}" crossorigin />`
+    })
+
+    result = result.replace(
+      '<meta name="next-font-preconnect"/>',
+      preconnectTag
+    )
+
     return result
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/next/next-server/server/font-utils.ts b/packages/next/next-server/server/font-utils.ts
index 4d4b25dbe9425..6e2b9cfee6a3a 100644
--- a/packages/next/next-server/server/font-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/next/next-server/server/font-utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as Log from '../../build/output/log'
+import { GOOGLE_FONT_PROVIDER } from '../lib/constants'
 const https = require('https')
 
 const CHROME_UA =
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@ export type FontManifest = Array<{
   content: string
 }>
 
+function isGoogleFont(url: string): boolean {
+  return url.startsWith(GOOGLE_FONT_PROVIDER)
+}
+
 function getFontForUA(url: string, UA: string): Promise<String> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     let rawData: any = ''
@@ -45,7 +50,9 @@ export async function getFontDefinitionFromNetwork(
    * CSS cascading 🤷‍♂️.
    */
   try {
-    result += await getFontForUA(url, IE_UA)
+    if (isGoogleFont(url)) {
+      result += await getFontForUA(url, IE_UA)
+    }
     result += await getFontForUA(url, CHROME_UA)
   } catch (e) {
     Log.warn(
diff --git a/packages/next/pages/_document.tsx b/packages/next/pages/_document.tsx
index d3a486a0e4de9..9faa6ebfd7414 100644
--- a/packages/next/pages/_document.tsx
+++ b/packages/next/pages/_document.tsx
@@ -447,7 +447,9 @@ export class Head extends Component<
       if (
         c.type === 'link' &&
         c.props['href'] &&
-        OPTIMIZED_FONT_PROVIDERS.some((url) => c.props['href'].startsWith(url))
+        OPTIMIZED_FONT_PROVIDERS.some(({ url }) =>
+          c.props['href'].startsWith(url)
+        )
       ) {
         const newProps = { ...(c.props || {}) }
         newProps['data-href'] = newProps['href']
@@ -639,6 +641,9 @@ export class Head extends Component<
           </>
         )}
         {children}
+        {process.env.__NEXT_OPTIMIZE_FONTS && (
+          <meta name="next-font-preconnect" />
+        )}
         {head}
         <meta
           name="next-head-count"
diff --git a/test/integration/font-optimization/fixtures/with-google/pages/_document.js b/test/integration/font-optimization/fixtures/with-google/pages/_document.js
index f3f300181f324..6b1db914b491f 100644
--- a/test/integration/font-optimization/fixtures/with-google/pages/_document.js
+++ b/test/integration/font-optimization/fixtures/with-google/pages/_document.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
 /// @ts-ignore
 import Document, { Main, NextScript, Head } from 'next/document'
-
 export default class MyDocument extends Document {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props)
diff --git a/test/integration/font-optimization/fixtures/with-typekit/manifest-snapshot.json b/test/integration/font-optimization/fixtures/with-typekit/manifest-snapshot.json
index 42681af1533b5..cb517f819778c 100644
--- a/test/integration/font-optimization/fixtures/with-typekit/manifest-snapshot.json
+++ b/test/integration/font-optimization/fixtures/with-typekit/manifest-snapshot.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [
   {
     "url": "https://use.typekit.net/plm1izr.css",
-    "content": "@import url(\"https://p.typekit.net/p.css?s=1&k=plm1izr&ht=tk&f=32266&a=23152309&app=typekit&e=css\");@font-face{font-family:\"birra-2\";src:url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/23e0ad/00000000000000003b9b410c/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n7&v=3\") format(\"woff2\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/23e0ad/00000000000000003b9b410c/27/d?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n7&v=3\") format(\"woff\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/23e0ad/00000000000000003b9b410c/27/a?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n7&v=3\") format(\"opentype\");font-display:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:700}.tk-birra-2{font-family:\"birra-2\",serif}@import url(\"https://p.typekit.net/p.css?s=1&k=plm1izr&ht=tk&f=32266&a=23152309&app=typekit&e=css\");@font-face{font-family:\"birra-2\";src:url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/23e0ad/00000000000000003b9b410c/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n7&v=3\") format(\"woff2\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/23e0ad/00000000000000003b9b410c/27/d?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n7&v=3\") format(\"woff\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/23e0ad/00000000000000003b9b410c/27/a?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n7&v=3\") format(\"opentype\");font-display:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:700}.tk-birra-2{font-family:\"birra-2\",serif}"
+    "content": "@import url(\"https://p.typekit.net/p.css?s=1&k=plm1izr&ht=tk&f=32266&a=23152309&app=typekit&e=css\");@font-face{font-family:\"birra-2\";src:url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/23e0ad/00000000000000003b9b410c/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n7&v=3\") format(\"woff2\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/23e0ad/00000000000000003b9b410c/27/d?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n7&v=3\") format(\"woff\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/23e0ad/00000000000000003b9b410c/27/a?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n7&v=3\") format(\"opentype\");font-display:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:700}.tk-birra-2{font-family:\"birra-2\",serif}"
   },
   {
     "url": "https://use.typekit.net/ucs7mcf.css",
-    "content": "@import url(\"https://p.typekit.net/p.css?s=1&k=ucs7mcf&ht=tk&f=43886&a=23152309&app=typekit&e=css\");@font-face{font-family:\"flegrei\";src:url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/74a5d1/00000000000000003b9b3d6e/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff2\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/74a5d1/00000000000000003b9b3d6e/27/d?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/74a5d1/00000000000000003b9b3d6e/27/a?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"opentype\");font-display:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:400}.tk-flegrei{font-family:\"flegrei\",sans-serif}@import url(\"https://p.typekit.net/p.css?s=1&k=ucs7mcf&ht=tk&f=43886&a=23152309&app=typekit&e=css\");@font-face{font-family:\"flegrei\";src:url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/74a5d1/00000000000000003b9b3d6e/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff2\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/74a5d1/00000000000000003b9b3d6e/27/d?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/74a5d1/00000000000000003b9b3d6e/27/a?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"opentype\");font-display:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:400}.tk-flegrei{font-family:\"flegrei\",sans-serif}"
+    "content": "@import url(\"https://p.typekit.net/p.css?s=1&k=ucs7mcf&ht=tk&f=43886&a=23152309&app=typekit&e=css\");@font-face{font-family:\"flegrei\";src:url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/74a5d1/00000000000000003b9b3d6e/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff2\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/74a5d1/00000000000000003b9b3d6e/27/d?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/74a5d1/00000000000000003b9b3d6e/27/a?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"opentype\");font-display:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:400}.tk-flegrei{font-family:\"flegrei\",sans-serif}"
   },
   {
     "url": "https://use.typekit.net/erd0sed.css",
-    "content": "@import url(\"https://p.typekit.net/p.css?s=1&k=erd0sed&ht=tk&f=43885&a=23152309&app=typekit&e=css\");@font-face{font-family:\"pantelleria\";src:url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/1f141c/00000000000000003b9b3d6f/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff2\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/1f141c/00000000000000003b9b3d6f/27/d?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/1f141c/00000000000000003b9b3d6f/27/a?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"opentype\");font-display:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:400}.tk-pantelleria{font-family:\"pantelleria\",sans-serif}@import url(\"https://p.typekit.net/p.css?s=1&k=erd0sed&ht=tk&f=43885&a=23152309&app=typekit&e=css\");@font-face{font-family:\"pantelleria\";src:url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/1f141c/00000000000000003b9b3d6f/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff2\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/1f141c/00000000000000003b9b3d6f/27/d?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/1f141c/00000000000000003b9b3d6f/27/a?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"opentype\");font-display:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:400}.tk-pantelleria{font-family:\"pantelleria\",sans-serif}"
+    "content": "@import url(\"https://p.typekit.net/p.css?s=1&k=erd0sed&ht=tk&f=43885&a=23152309&app=typekit&e=css\");@font-face{font-family:\"pantelleria\";src:url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/1f141c/00000000000000003b9b3d6f/27/l?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff2\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/1f141c/00000000000000003b9b3d6f/27/d?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"woff\"),url(\"https://use.typekit.net/af/1f141c/00000000000000003b9b3d6f/27/a?primer=7cdcb44be4a7db8877ffa5c0007b8dd865b3bbc383831fe2ea177f62257a9191&fvd=n4&v=3\") format(\"opentype\");font-display:auto;font-style:normal;font-weight:400}.tk-pantelleria{font-family:\"pantelleria\",sans-serif}"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/test/integration/font-optimization/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/font-optimization/test/index.test.js
index da01c47350f83..6ac704e066be8 100644
--- a/test/integration/font-optimization/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/font-optimization/test/index.test.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ describe('Font Optimization', () => {
         /<style data-href="https:\/\/fonts\.googleapis\.com\/css2\?family=Roboto:wght@700">.*<\/style>/,
         /<style data-href="https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2\?family=Roboto:wght@400;700;900&display=swap">.*<\/style>/,
       ],
+      'https://fonts.gstatic.com',
     ],
     [
       'typekit',
@@ -69,13 +70,15 @@ describe('Font Optimization', () => {
         /<style data-href="https:\/\/use.typekit.net\/ucs7mcf.css">.*<\/style>/,
         /<style data-href="https:\/\/use.typekit.net\/ucs7mcf.css">.*<\/style>/,
       ],
+      'https://use.typekit.net',
     ],
   ])(
     'with-%s',
     (
       property,
       [staticFont, staticHeadFont, starsFont, withFont],
-      [staticPattern, staticHeadPattern, starsPattern, withFontPattern]
+      [staticPattern, staticHeadPattern, starsPattern, withFontPattern],
+      preconnectUrl
     ) => {
       const appDir = join(fixturesDir, `with-${property}`)
       const nextConfig = join(appDir, 'next.config.js')
@@ -152,6 +155,14 @@ describe('Font Optimization', () => {
           expect(html).toMatch(starsPattern)
         })
 
+        it(`should add preconnect tag`, async () => {
+          const html = await renderViaHTTP(appPort, '/stars')
+          const $ = cheerio.load(html)
+          expect(
+            $(`link[rel=preconnect][href="${preconnectUrl}"]`).length
+          ).toBe(1)
+        })
+
         it('should skip this optimization for AMP pages', async () => {
           const html = await renderViaHTTP(appPort, '/amp')
           const $ = cheerio.load(html)