diff --git a/.changeset/thick-donuts-hope.md b/.changeset/thick-donuts-hope.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb6db20ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thick-donuts-hope.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@bigcommerce/catalyst-core": minor
+---
+
+wraps header and footer in suspense boundaries
diff --git a/core/app/[locale]/(default)/layout.tsx b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/layout.tsx
index d921d8d1b..a53345e7f 100644
--- a/core/app/[locale]/(default)/layout.tsx
+++ b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/layout.tsx
@@ -1,52 +1,31 @@
 import { unstable_setRequestLocale } from 'next-intl/server';
-import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import { PropsWithChildren, Suspense } from 'react';
 
-import { getSessionCustomerId } from '~/auth';
-import { client } from '~/client';
-import { graphql } from '~/client/graphql';
-import { revalidate } from '~/client/revalidate-target';
 import { Footer } from '~/components/footer/footer';
-import { FooterFragment } from '~/components/footer/fragment';
-import { Header } from '~/components/header';
+import { Header, HeaderSkeleton } from '~/components/header';
 import { Cart } from '~/components/header/cart';
-import { HeaderFragment } from '~/components/header/fragment';
 import { LocaleType } from '~/i18n/routing';
 
 interface Props extends PropsWithChildren {
   params: { locale: LocaleType };
 }
 
-const LayoutQuery = graphql(
-  `
-    query LayoutQuery {
-      site {
-        ...HeaderFragment
-        ...FooterFragment
-      }
-    }
-  `,
-  [HeaderFragment, FooterFragment],
-);
-
-export default async function DefaultLayout({ children, params: { locale } }: Props) {
+export default function DefaultLayout({ children, params: { locale } }: Props) {
   unstable_setRequestLocale(locale);
 
-  const customerId = await getSessionCustomerId();
-
-  const { data } = await client.fetch({
-    document: LayoutQuery,
-    fetchOptions: customerId ? { cache: 'no-store' } : { next: { revalidate } },
-  });
-
   return (
     <>
-      <Header cart={<Cart />} data={data.site} />
+      <Suspense fallback={<HeaderSkeleton />}>
+        <Header cart={<Cart />} />
+      </Suspense>
 
       <main className="flex-1 px-4 2xl:container sm:px-10 lg:px-12 2xl:mx-auto 2xl:px-0">
         {children}
       </main>
 
-      <Footer data={data.site} />
+      <Suspense>
+        <Footer />
+      </Suspense>
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/core/app/[locale]/(default)/query.ts b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/query.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..713e2a109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/app/[locale]/(default)/query.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { graphql } from '~/client/graphql';
+import { FooterFragment } from '~/components/footer/fragment';
+import { HeaderFragment } from '~/components/header/fragment';
+
+export const LayoutQuery = graphql(
+  `
+    query LayoutQuery {
+      site {
+        ...HeaderFragment
+        ...FooterFragment
+      }
+    }
+  `,
+  [HeaderFragment, FooterFragment],
+);
diff --git a/core/app/[locale]/not-found.tsx b/core/app/[locale]/not-found.tsx
index d131f294a..2c6db7de0 100644
--- a/core/app/[locale]/not-found.tsx
+++ b/core/app/[locale]/not-found.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 import { removeEdgesAndNodes } from '@bigcommerce/catalyst-client';
 import { ShoppingCart } from 'lucide-react';
 import { getTranslations } from 'next-intl/server';
+import { Suspense } from 'react';
 
 import { client } from '~/client';
 import { graphql } from '~/client/graphql';
 import { revalidate } from '~/client/revalidate-target';
 import { Footer } from '~/components/footer/footer';
-import { FooterFragment } from '~/components/footer/fragment';
-import { Header } from '~/components/header';
+import { Header, HeaderSkeleton } from '~/components/header';
 import { CartLink } from '~/components/header/cart';
-import { HeaderFragment } from '~/components/header/fragment';
 import { ProductCardFragment } from '~/components/product-card/fragment';
 import { ProductCardCarousel } from '~/components/product-card-carousel';
 import { SearchForm } from '~/components/search-form';
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ const NotFoundQuery = graphql(
   `
     query NotFoundQuery {
       site {
-        ...HeaderFragment
-        ...FooterFragment
         featuredProducts(first: 4) {
           edges {
             node {
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ const NotFoundQuery = graphql(
       }
     }
   `,
-  [HeaderFragment, FooterFragment, ProductCardFragment],
+  [ProductCardFragment],
 );
 
 export default async function NotFound() {
@@ -45,14 +42,15 @@ export default async function NotFound() {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <Header
-        cart={
-          <CartLink>
-            <ShoppingCart aria-label="cart" />
-          </CartLink>
-        }
-        data={data.site}
-      />
+      <Suspense fallback={<HeaderSkeleton />}>
+        <Header
+          cart={
+            <CartLink>
+              <ShoppingCart aria-label="cart" />
+            </CartLink>
+          }
+        />
+      </Suspense>
 
       <main className="mx-auto mb-10 max-w-[835px] space-y-8 px-4 sm:px-10 lg:px-0">
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-8 px-0 py-16">
@@ -68,7 +66,9 @@ export default async function NotFound() {
         />
       </main>
 
-      <Footer data={data.site} />
+      <Suspense>
+        <Footer />
+      </Suspense>
     </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/core/components/footer/footer.tsx b/core/components/footer/footer.tsx
index 97558f63a..baf9cf215 100644
--- a/core/components/footer/footer.tsx
+++ b/core/components/footer/footer.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import {
 } from '@icons-pack/react-simple-icons';
 import { JSX } from 'react';
 
-import { FragmentOf } from '~/client/graphql';
+import { LayoutQuery } from '~/app/[locale]/(default)/query';
+import { getSessionCustomerId } from '~/auth';
+import { client } from '~/client';
+import { readFragment } from '~/client/graphql';
+import { revalidate } from '~/client/revalidate-target';
 import { Footer as ComponentsFooter } from '~/components/ui/footer';
 import { logoTransformer } from '~/data-transformers/logo-transformer';
 
@@ -31,11 +35,16 @@ const socialIcons: Record<string, { icon: JSX.Element }> = {
   YouTube: { icon: <SiYoutube title="YouTube" /> },
 };
 
-interface Props {
-  data: FragmentOf<typeof FooterFragment>;
-}
+export const Footer = async () => {
+  const customerId = await getSessionCustomerId();
+
+  const { data: response } = await client.fetch({
+    document: LayoutQuery,
+    fetchOptions: customerId ? { cache: 'no-store' } : { next: { revalidate } },
+  });
+
+  const data = readFragment(FooterFragment, response).site;
 
-export const Footer = ({ data }: Props) => {
   const sections = [
     {
       title: 'Categories',
diff --git a/core/components/header/index.tsx b/core/components/header/index.tsx
index 237f07dcf..8f24088e4 100644
--- a/core/components/header/index.tsx
+++ b/core/components/header/index.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import { ShoppingCart, User } from 'lucide-react';
 import { getLocale, getTranslations } from 'next-intl/server';
 import { ReactNode, Suspense } from 'react';
 
+import { LayoutQuery } from '~/app/[locale]/(default)/query';
 import { getSessionCustomerId } from '~/auth';
-import { FragmentOf } from '~/client/graphql';
+import { client } from '~/client';
+import { readFragment } from '~/client/graphql';
+import { revalidate } from '~/client/revalidate-target';
 import { logoTransformer } from '~/data-transformers/logo-transformer';
 import { localeLanguageRegionMap } from '~/i18n/routing';
 
@@ -19,15 +22,20 @@ import { QuickSearch } from './quick-search';
 
 interface Props {
   cart: ReactNode;
-  data: FragmentOf<typeof HeaderFragment>;
 }
 
-export const Header = async ({ cart, data }: Props) => {
+export const Header = async ({ cart }: Props) => {
   const locale = await getLocale();
   const t = await getTranslations('Components.Header');
-
   const customerId = await getSessionCustomerId();
 
+  const { data: response } = await client.fetch({
+    document: LayoutQuery,
+    fetchOptions: customerId ? { cache: 'no-store' } : { next: { revalidate } },
+  });
+
+  const data = readFragment(HeaderFragment, response).site;
+
   /**  To prevent the navigation menu from overflowing, we limit the number of categories to 6.
    To show a full list of categories, modify the `slice` method to remove the limit.
    Will require modification of navigation menu styles to accommodate the additional categories.
@@ -97,3 +105,27 @@ export const Header = async ({ cart, data }: Props) => {
     />
   );
 };
+
+export const HeaderSkeleton = () => (
+  <header className="flex min-h-[92px] animate-pulse items-center justify-between gap-1 overflow-y-visible bg-white px-4 2xl:container sm:px-10 lg:gap-8 lg:px-12 2xl:mx-auto 2xl:px-0">
+    <div className="h-16 w-40 rounded bg-slate-200" />
+    <div className="hidden space-x-4 lg:flex">
+      <div className="h-6 w-20 rounded bg-slate-200" />
+      <div className="h-6 w-20 rounded bg-slate-200" />
+      <div className="h-6 w-20 rounded bg-slate-200" />
+      <div className="h-6 w-20 rounded bg-slate-200" />
+    </div>
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 lg:gap-4">
+      <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full bg-slate-200" />
+
+      <div className="flex gap-2 lg:gap-4">
+        <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full bg-slate-200" />
+        <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full bg-slate-200" />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="h-8 w-20 rounded bg-slate-200" />
+
+      <div className="h-8 w-8 rounded bg-slate-200 lg:hidden" />
+    </div>
+  </header>
+);