diff --git a/js/components/EqualizerWindow/EqGraph.js b/js/components/EqualizerWindow/EqGraph.js
index 321d48a3..bc93319f 100644
--- a/js/components/EqualizerWindow/EqGraph.js
+++ b/js/components/EqualizerWindow/EqGraph.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import { percentToRange, clamp } from "../../utils";
 import { BANDS } from "../../constants";
 import spline from "./spline";
+import * as Selectros from "../../selectors";
 
 const GRAPH_HEIGHT = 19;
 const GRAPH_WIDTH = 113;
@@ -18,12 +19,8 @@ class EqGraph extends React.Component {
     this.width = Number(this.canvas.width);
     this.height = Number(this.canvas.height);
 
-    if (this.props.lineColorsImage) {
-      this.createColorPattern(this.props.lineColorsImage);
-    }
-    if (this.props.preampLineUrl) {
-      this.createPreampLineImage(this.props.preampLineUrl);
-    }
+    this.createColorPattern(this.props.lineColorsImagePromise);
+    this.createPreampLineImage(this.props.preampLineImagePromise);
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate() {
@@ -33,37 +30,35 @@ class EqGraph extends React.Component {
   }
 
   shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps) {
-    if (this.props.lineColorsImage !== nextProps.lineColorsImage) {
-      this.createColorPattern(nextProps.lineColorsImage);
+    if (
+      this.props.lineColorsImagePromise !== nextProps.lineColorsImagePromise
+    ) {
+      this.createColorPattern(nextProps.lineColorsImagePromise);
     }
-    if (this.props.preampLineUrl !== nextProps.preampLineUrl) {
-      this.createPreampLineImage(nextProps.preampLineUrl);
+    if (
+      this.props.preampLineImagePromise !== nextProps.preampLineImagePromise
+    ) {
+      this.createPreampLineImage(nextProps.preampLineImagePromise);
     }
     return true;
   }
 
-  createPreampLineImage(preampLineUrl) {
-    const preampLineImg = new Image();
-    preampLineImg.onload = () => {
-      this.setState({ preampLineImg });
-    };
-    preampLineImg.src = preampLineUrl;
+  async createPreampLineImage(preampLineImagePromise) {
+    const preampLineImg = await preampLineImagePromise;
+    this.setState({ preampLineImg });
   }
 
-  createColorPattern(lineColorsImage) {
-    const bgImage = new Image();
-    bgImage.onload = () => {
-      const { width, height } = bgImage;
-      const colorsCanvas = document.createElement("canvas");
-      const colorsCtx = colorsCanvas.getContext("2d");
-      colorsCanvas.width = width;
-      colorsCanvas.height = height;
-      colorsCtx.drawImage(bgImage, 0, 0, width, height);
-      this.setState({
-        colorPattern: this.canvasCtx.createPattern(colorsCanvas, "repeat-x"),
-      });
-    };
-    bgImage.src = lineColorsImage;
+  async createColorPattern(lineColorsImagePromise) {
+    const bgImage = await lineColorsImagePromise;
+    const { width, height } = bgImage;
+    const colorsCanvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+    const colorsCtx = colorsCanvas.getContext("2d");
+    colorsCanvas.width = width;
+    colorsCanvas.height = height;
+    colorsCtx.drawImage(bgImage, 0, 0, width, height);
+    this.setState({
+      colorPattern: this.canvasCtx.createPattern(colorsCanvas, "repeat-x"),
+    });
   }
 
   drawEqLine() {
@@ -136,6 +131,11 @@ class EqGraph extends React.Component {
 
 export default connect(state => ({
   ...state.equalizer.sliders,
-  lineColorsImage: state.display.skinImages.EQ_GRAPH_LINE_COLORS,
-  preampLineUrl: state.display.skinImages.EQ_PREAMP_LINE,
+  // WebampLazy.skinIsLoaded() makes an effort to ensure that these promises are
+  // already resolved before our initial render. This means our setStates
+  // should get called on a microtask and we should rerender with this loaded
+  // before we paint.
+  // This does not work when loading skins after initial render.
+  lineColorsImagePromise: Selectros.getLineColorsImage(state),
+  preampLineImagePromise: Selectros.getPreampLineImage(state),
 }))(EqGraph);
diff --git a/js/selectors.ts b/js/selectors.ts
index 17779344..9ab084d1 100644
--- a/js/selectors.ts
+++ b/js/selectors.ts
@@ -718,3 +718,25 @@ export function getPresetsAreCycling(state: AppState): boolean {
 export function getRandomizePresets(state: AppState): boolean {
   return state.milkdrop.randomize;
 }
+
+export function getPreampLineUrl(state: AppState): string {
+  return state.display.skinImages.EQ_PREAMP_LINE;
+}
+
+export function getLineColorsUrl(state: AppState): string {
+  return state.display.skinImages.EQ_GRAPH_LINE_COLORS;
+}
+
+export const getPreampLineImage = createSelector(
+  getPreampLineUrl,
+  async (url): Promise<HTMLImageElement> => {
+    return Utils.imgFromUrl(url);
+  }
+);
+
+export const getLineColorsImage = createSelector(
+  getLineColorsUrl,
+  async (url): Promise<HTMLImageElement> => {
+    return Utils.imgFromUrl(url);
+  }
+);
diff --git a/js/utils.ts b/js/utils.ts
index c9e76d66..71550b42 100644
--- a/js/utils.ts
+++ b/js/utils.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ interface IniData {
   };
 }
 
+export function imgFromUrl(url: string): Promise<HTMLImageElement> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const img = new Image();
+    img.onload = () => {
+      resolve(img);
+    };
+    img.onerror = reject;
+    img.src = url;
+  });
+}
+
 export const getTimeObj = (time: number | null): Time => {
   if (time == null) {
     // If we clean up `<MiniTime />` we don't need to do this any more.
diff --git a/js/webampLazy.tsx b/js/webampLazy.tsx
index 7b48b296..83ec62fc 100644
--- a/js/webampLazy.tsx
+++ b/js/webampLazy.tsx
@@ -390,7 +390,18 @@ class Winamp {
   async skinIsLoaded(): Promise<void> {
     // Wait for the skin to load.
     // TODO #leak
-    return storeHas(this.store, state => !state.display.loading);
+    await storeHas(this.store, state => !state.display.loading);
+    // We attempt to pre-resolve these promises before we declare the skin
+    // loaded. That's because `<EqGraph>` needs these in order to render fully.
+    // As long as these are resolved before we attempt to render, we can ensure
+    // that we will have all the data we need on first paint.
+    //
+    // Note: This won't help for non-initial skin loads.
+    await Promise.all([
+      Selectors.getPreampLineImage(this.store.getState()),
+      Selectors.getLineColorsImage(this.store.getState()),
+    ]);
+    return;
   }
 
   __loadSerializedState(serializedState: SerializedStateV1): void {