diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/keyword/Keyword.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/keyword/Keyword.java
index 44f73d02563..6213c670657 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/keyword/Keyword.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/keyword/Keyword.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package forge.game.keyword;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
+import forge.StaticData;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
 import forge.item.PaperCard;
 
@@ -182,10 +183,11 @@ public enum Keyword {
         return keywords;
     }
 
-    private static final Map<PaperCard, Set<Keyword>> cardKeywordsLookup = new HashMap<PaperCard, Set<Keyword>>();
+    private static final Map<String, Set<Keyword>> cardKeywordSetLookup = new HashMap<String, Set<Keyword>>();
 
     public static Set<Keyword> getKeywordSet(PaperCard card) {
-        Set<Keyword> keywordSet = cardKeywordsLookup.get(card);
+        String key = card.getName();
+        Set<Keyword> keywordSet = cardKeywordSetLookup.get(key);
         if (keywordSet == null) {
             keywordSet = new HashSet<Keyword>();
             List<String> keywords = Card.getCardForUi(card).getKeywords();
@@ -195,8 +197,23 @@ public enum Keyword {
                     keywordSet.add(keyword);
                 }
             }
-            cardKeywordsLookup.put(card, keywordSet);
+            cardKeywordSetLookup.put(card.getName(), keywordSet);
         }
         return keywordSet;
     }
+
+    public static Runnable getPreloadTask() {
+        if (cardKeywordSetLookup.size() < 10000) { //allow preloading even if some but not all cards loaded
+            return new Runnable() {
+                @Override
+                public void run() {
+                    final Collection<PaperCard> cards = StaticData.instance().getCommonCards().getUniqueCards();
+                    for (PaperCard card : cards) {
+                        getKeywordSet(card);
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/itemmanager/filters/AdvancedSearchFilter.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/itemmanager/filters/AdvancedSearchFilter.java
index 2c768f7929a..cd569343374 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/itemmanager/filters/AdvancedSearchFilter.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/itemmanager/filters/AdvancedSearchFilter.java
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ import com.google.common.base.Predicates;
 
 import forge.FThreads;
 import forge.Forge;
+import forge.game.keyword.Keyword;
 import forge.item.InventoryItem;
 import forge.itemmanager.AdvancedSearch;
 import forge.itemmanager.ItemManager;
+import forge.itemmanager.AdvancedSearch.FilterOption;
 import forge.menu.FTooltip;
 import forge.screens.FScreen;
+import forge.screens.LoadingOverlay;
 import forge.toolbox.FContainer;
 import forge.toolbox.FDisplayObject;
 import forge.toolbox.FEvent;
@@ -338,6 +341,13 @@ public class AdvancedSearchFilter<T extends InventoryItem> extends ItemFilter<T>
                                             else {
                                                 btnFilter.setText(emptyFilterText);
                                             }
+                                            if (filter.getOption() == FilterOption.CARD_KEYWORDS) {
+                                                //the first time the user selects keywords, preload keywords for all cards
+                                                Runnable preloadTask = Keyword.getPreloadTask();
+                                                if (preloadTask != null) {
+                                                    LoadingOverlay.runBackgroundTask("Loading keywords...", preloadTask);
+                                                }
+                                            }
                                         }
                                     });
                                 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/LoadingOverlay.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/LoadingOverlay.java
index b317e1e1176..fbe0d29ae7c 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/LoadingOverlay.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/LoadingOverlay.java
@@ -38,6 +38,23 @@ public class LoadingOverlay extends FOverlay {
         });
     }
 
+    public static void runBackgroundTask(String caption0, final Runnable task) {
+        final LoadingOverlay loader = new LoadingOverlay(caption0);
+        loader.show();
+        FThreads.invokeInBackgroundThread(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                task.run();
+                FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void run() {
+                        loader.hide();
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     private String caption;
 
     public LoadingOverlay(String caption0) {
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/AdvancedSearch.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/AdvancedSearch.java
index 8cf5a069883..92ee835d23a 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/AdvancedSearch.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/itemmanager/AdvancedSearch.java
@@ -891,6 +891,14 @@ public class AdvancedSearch {
             return caption.substring(emptyCaption.length());
         }
 
+        public FilterOption getOption() {
+            return option;
+        }
+
+        public FilterOperator getOperator() {
+            return operator;
+        }
+
         public Predicate<T> getPredicate() {
             return predicate;
         }