diff --git a/src/components/elements/IntersectionObserver.js b/src/components/elements/IntersectionObserver.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..547e20137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/elements/IntersectionObserver.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* global IntersectionObserver */
+
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+
+const LazyRender = ({ onView, placeholder, options }) => {
+  const [isVisible, setIsVisible] = useState(false)
+  const ref = useRef(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const { current } = ref
+
+    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(([entry]) => {
+      if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+        setIsVisible(true)
+        observer.disconnect()
+      }
+    }, options)
+
+    if (current) observer.observe(current)
+    return () => current && observer.unobserve(current)
+  }, [options])
+
+  return <div ref={ref}>{isVisible ? onView() : placeholder()}</div>
+}
+
+export default LazyRender
diff --git a/src/components/patterns/Footer/Footer.js b/src/components/patterns/Footer/Footer.js
index 8c06e430a..f175b297e 100644
--- a/src/components/patterns/Footer/Footer.js
+++ b/src/components/patterns/Footer/Footer.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Mail } from 'react-feather'
 import { issueUrl } from 'helpers'
 import React from 'react'
 
+import IntersectionObserver from '../../elements/IntersectionObserver'
 import Healthcheck from '../Healthcheck/Healthcheck'
 
 import {
@@ -35,6 +36,73 @@ const DARK_THEME = {
   iconColor: colors.white80
 }
 
+const StatusPage = ({ isDark }) => {
+  return (
+    <LinkSolid
+      isDark={isDark}
+      data-event-location='Footer'
+      data-event-name='Status'
+      href='/status'
+      css={theme({
+        px: 0
+      })}
+    >
+      <Text
+        css={theme({
+          fontSize: [0, 0, 0, 1]
+        })}
+      >
+        Status Page
+      </Text>
+    </LinkSolid>
+  )
+}
+
+const Health = ({ isDark, textColor }) => (
+  <Healthcheck>
+    {({ isHealthy, isLoading }) => {
+      if (isLoading) return <StatusPage isDark={isDark} />
+      return (
+        <Link
+          data-event-location='Footer'
+          data-event-name='Status'
+          href='/status'
+          css={theme({
+            px: 0,
+            color: colors[textColor]
+          })}
+        >
+          <Text
+            css={theme({
+              fontSize: [0, 0, 0, 1],
+              pb: [3, 3, 3, 0]
+            })}
+          >
+            <Choose>
+              <Choose.When condition={isHealthy}>
+                <Dot.Success
+                  css={theme({
+                    mr: 2
+                  })}
+                />
+                All systems operational
+              </Choose.When>
+              <Choose.Otherwise>
+                <Dot.Warning
+                  css={theme({
+                    mr: 2
+                  })}
+                />
+                System performance degradation
+              </Choose.Otherwise>
+            </Choose>
+          </Text>
+        </Link>
+      )
+    }}
+  </Healthcheck>
+)
+
 const Footer = ({ isDark, ...props }) => {
   const { background, textColor, inputIconColor } = isDark
     ? DARK_THEME
@@ -209,69 +277,12 @@ const Footer = ({ isDark, ...props }) => {
                   flexDirection: 'column'
                 })}
               >
-                <Healthcheck>
-                  {({ isHealthy, isLoading }) => {
-                    if (isLoading) {
-                      return (
-                        <LinkSolid
-                          isDark={isDark}
-                          data-event-location='Footer'
-                          data-event-name='Status'
-                          href='/status'
-                          css={theme({
-                            px: 0
-                          })}
-                        >
-                          <Text
-                            css={theme({
-                              fontSize: [0, 0, 0, 1]
-                            })}
-                          >
-                            Status Page
-                          </Text>
-                        </LinkSolid>
-                      )
-                    }
-
-                    return (
-                      <Link
-                        data-event-location='Footer'
-                        data-event-name='Status'
-                        href='/status'
-                        css={theme({
-                          px: 0,
-                          color: colors[textColor]
-                        })}
-                      >
-                        <Text
-                          css={theme({
-                            fontSize: [0, 0, 0, 1],
-                            pb: [3, 3, 3, 0]
-                          })}
-                        >
-                          <Choose>
-                            <Choose.When condition={isHealthy}>
-                              <Dot.Success
-                                css={theme({
-                                  mr: 2
-                                })}
-                              />
-                              All systems operational
-                            </Choose.When>
-                            <Choose.Otherwise>
-                              <Dot.Warning
-                                css={theme({
-                                  mr: 2
-                                })}
-                              />
-                              System performance degradation
-                            </Choose.Otherwise>
-                          </Choose>
-                        </Text>
-                      </Link>
-                    )
-                  }}
-                </Healthcheck>
+                <IntersectionObserver
+                  placeholder={() => <StatusPage isDark={isDark} />}
+                  onView={() => (
+                    <Health isDark={isDark} textColor={textColor} />
+                  )}
+                />
               </Flex>
             </Flex>
 
@@ -328,16 +339,16 @@ const Footer = ({ isDark, ...props }) => {
               })}
             >
               {[
-                {
-                  href: 'https://github.com/microlinkhq',
-                  children: 'GitHub',
-                  title: '@microlinkhq on GitHub'
-                },
                 {
                   href: 'https://x.com/microlinkhq',
                   children: 'X',
                   title: '@microlinkhq on x.com'
                 },
+                {
+                  href: 'https://github.com/microlinkhq',
+                  children: 'GitHub',
+                  title: '@microlinkhq on GitHub'
+                },
                 {
                   href: 'mailto:hello@microlink.io',
                   children: 'Email',
diff --git a/src/helpers/hoc/with-link.js b/src/helpers/hoc/with-link.js
index d213a2c07..55f84da53 100644
--- a/src/helpers/hoc/with-link.js
+++ b/src/helpers/hoc/with-link.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import { Link as GatsbyLink } from 'gatsby'
 
 import Flex from '../../components/elements/Flex'
 
+const addActiveClass = isActive => (isActive ? { className: 'active' } : null)
+
 const isInternalLink = (to = '/') => /^\/(?!\/)/.test(to)
 
 const getHash = href => href.replace('/#', '#')
@@ -112,29 +114,26 @@ export const withLink = Component => {
   }) => {
     const [isIntersecting, setIsIntersecting] = useState(false)
     const location = useLocation()
-    const isInternal = isInternalLink(href)
+    const isInternal = !href || isInternalLink(href)
     const partiallyActive = actively === 'partial'
 
     useEffect(() => {
-      if (actively === 'observer') {
+      if (isInternal && actively === 'observer') {
         const node = document.querySelector(getHash(href))
         onView(node, isBeingIntersecting =>
           setIsIntersecting(isBeingIntersecting)
         )
       }
-    }, [actively, href])
+    }, [isInternal, actively, href])
 
-    const getProps = ({ isPartiallyCurrent, isCurrent, location }) => {
-      if (typeof actively === 'function') {
-        const result = actively({ location })
-        return result ? { className: 'active' } : null
-      }
-      const isActive = partiallyActive ? isPartiallyCurrent : isCurrent
-      if (!isActive && !isIntersecting) return null
-      return { className: 'active' }
-    }
+    const getProps = ({ isPartiallyCurrent, isCurrent, location }) =>
+      typeof actively === 'function'
+        ? addActiveClass(actively({ location }))
+        : addActiveClass(
+          isIntersecting || partiallyActive ? isPartiallyCurrent : isCurrent
+        )
 
-    if (prefetch && (!href || isInternal)) {
+    if (prefetch && isInternal) {
       return (
         <Component {...props}>
           <PrefetchLink