diff --git a/Source/Editor/Editor.cs b/Source/Editor/Editor.cs
index 70f52268c..32293c8d1 100644
--- a/Source/Editor/Editor.cs
+++ b/Source/Editor/Editor.cs
@@ -292,6 +292,30 @@ namespace FlaxEditor
             }
             _areModulesInited = true;
 
+            // Preload initial scene asset
+            {
+                var startupSceneMode = Options.Options.General.StartupSceneMode;
+                if (startupSceneMode == GeneralOptions.StartupSceneModes.LastOpened && !ProjectCache.HasCustomData(ProjectDataLastScene))
+                    startupSceneMode = GeneralOptions.StartupSceneModes.ProjectDefault;
+                switch (startupSceneMode)
+                {
+                case GeneralOptions.StartupSceneModes.ProjectDefault:
+                {
+                    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(GameProject.DefaultScene))
+                        break;
+                    JsonSerializer.ParseID(GameProject.DefaultScene, out var defaultSceneId);
+                    Internal_LoadAsset(ref defaultSceneId);
+                    break;
+                }
+                case GeneralOptions.StartupSceneModes.LastOpened:
+                {
+                    if (ProjectCache.TryGetCustomData(ProjectDataLastScene, out var lastSceneIdName) && Guid.TryParse(lastSceneIdName, out var lastSceneId))
+                        Internal_LoadAsset(ref lastSceneId);
+                    break;
+                }
+                }
+            }
+
             InitializationStart?.Invoke();
 
             // Start Editor initialization ending phrase (will wait for scripts compilation result)
@@ -1418,6 +1442,9 @@ namespace FlaxEditor
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
         internal static extern void Internal_DeserializeSceneObject(IntPtr sceneObject, string json);
 
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
+        internal static extern void Internal_LoadAsset(ref Guid id);
+
         #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/Source/Editor/Managed/ManagedEditor.Internal.cpp b/Source/Editor/Managed/ManagedEditor.Internal.cpp
index 2ef78052e..4e3f5f1f1 100644
--- a/Source/Editor/Managed/ManagedEditor.Internal.cpp
+++ b/Source/Editor/Managed/ManagedEditor.Internal.cpp
@@ -1025,6 +1025,11 @@ public:
         sceneObject->Deserialize(document, modifier.Value);
     }
 
+    static void LoadAsset(Guid* id)
+    {
+        Content::LoadAsync<Asset>(*id);
+    }
+
     static void InitRuntime()
     {
         ADD_INTERNAL_CALL("FlaxEditor.Editor::IsDevInstance", &IsDevInstance);
@@ -1070,6 +1075,7 @@ public:
         ADD_INTERNAL_CALL("FlaxEditor.Editor::Internal_GetVisualScriptPreviousScopeFrame", &GetVisualScriptPreviousScopeFrame);
         ADD_INTERNAL_CALL("FlaxEditor.Editor::Internal_EvaluateVisualScriptLocal", &EvaluateVisualScriptLocal);
         ADD_INTERNAL_CALL("FlaxEditor.Editor::Internal_DeserializeSceneObject", &DeserializeSceneObject);
+        ADD_INTERNAL_CALL("FlaxEditor.Editor::Internal_LoadAsset", &LoadAsset);
     }
 };