Methods and systems for application controlled pre-fetch are described. The system receives pre-fetch information, over a network, at a first load balancer. The pre-fetch information is received from a first application server and includes a plurality of element identifiers that respectively identify a plurality of interface elements included in an interface. The system identifies a first element identifier from the plurality of element identifiers in the pre-fetch information. The first element identifier identifies a first interface element. The system retrieves the first interface element by communication of a request to a second application server. The request includes the first element identifier.