diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/TracksView.razor.cs b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/TracksView.razor.cs
index 59357b2..b6701ff 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/TracksView.razor.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Pages/TracksView.razor.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public partial class TracksView : ComponentBase
     
     private async Task SetPage(int newPage)
     {
-        var result = await ViewModel.TrackClient.GetPage(newPage, ViewModel.PageSize, ViewModel.SortBy, ViewModel.IsDescending);
+        var result = await ViewModel.TrackData.GetPage(newPage, ViewModel.PageSize, ViewModel.SortBy, ViewModel.IsDescending);
 
         if (result is { Success: true, Value: PagedResult<TrackEntity> pageResult })
         {
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Services/ITrackDataService.cs b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Services/ITrackDataService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c715e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Services/ITrackDataService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using DeepDrftModels.Entities;
+using Models.Common;
+using NetBlocks.Models;
+
+namespace DeepDrftPublic.Client.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Track metadata fetch abstraction with two render-mode-specific implementations:
+///
+///   - Server prerender pass: <c>TrackDirectDataService</c> in the DeepDrftPublic host
+///     resolves <see cref="DeepDrftData.ITrackService"/> in-process (EF Core / SQL) and
+///     avoids a loopback HTTP hop.
+///   - WASM interactive pass: <c>TrackClientDataService</c> in this assembly delegates
+///     to <see cref="Clients.TrackClient"/> over HTTP.
+///
+/// Components inject this single seam so they do not branch on render mode.
+/// </summary>
+public interface ITrackDataService
+{
+    Task<ApiResult<PagedResult<TrackEntity>>> GetPage(
+        int pageNumber,
+        int pageSize,
+        string? sortColumn = null,
+        bool sortDescending = false);
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Services/TrackClientDataService.cs b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Services/TrackClientDataService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70e1fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Services/TrackClientDataService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using DeepDrftModels.Entities;
+using DeepDrftPublic.Client.Clients;
+using Models.Common;
+using NetBlocks.Models;
+
+namespace DeepDrftPublic.Client.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// WASM-side <see cref="ITrackDataService"/> that delegates to <see cref="TrackClient"/>
+/// (HTTP to the <c>DeepDrft.API</c> backend). Used on the WASM interactive render pass;
+/// the server prerender pass swaps in a direct, in-process implementation.
+/// </summary>
+public class TrackClientDataService : ITrackDataService
+{
+    private readonly TrackClient _trackClient;
+
+    public TrackClientDataService(TrackClient trackClient)
+    {
+        _trackClient = trackClient;
+    }
+
+    public Task<ApiResult<PagedResult<TrackEntity>>> GetPage(
+        int pageNumber,
+        int pageSize,
+        string? sortColumn = null,
+        bool sortDescending = false)
+        => _trackClient.GetPage(pageNumber, pageSize, sortColumn, sortDescending);
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Startup.cs b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Startup.cs
index cf8fbe6..0858ad7 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Startup.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/Startup.cs
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ public static class Startup
         services.AddScoped<DarkModeSettings>();
         services.AddScoped<DarkModeCookieService>();
 
-        // Track Client
+        // Track Client. The HTTP-backed ITrackDataService registration here is the WASM
+        // default; the server host overrides it with an in-process implementation after
+        // this method runs, so SSR prerender skips the loopback hop.
         services.AddScoped<TrackClient>();
+        services.AddScoped<ITrackDataService, TrackClientDataService>();
         services.AddScoped<TracksViewModel>();
     }
 
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/ViewModels/TracksViewModel.cs b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/ViewModels/TracksViewModel.cs
index 32b0c6c..a68b46e 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic.Client/ViewModels/TracksViewModel.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic.Client/ViewModels/TracksViewModel.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-using DeepDrftModels.Entities;
-using DeepDrftPublic.Client.Clients;
+using DeepDrftModels.Entities;
+using DeepDrftPublic.Client.Services;
 using Models.Common;
 
 namespace DeepDrftPublic.Client.ViewModels;
 
 public class TracksViewModel
 {
-    public TrackClient TrackClient { get; }
+    public ITrackDataService TrackData { get; }
 
-    // private int _pageNumber = 1;
     public int PageNumber { get; set; } = 1;
 
     public int PageSize
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ public class TracksViewModel
     public string SortBy { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public bool IsDescending { get; set; } = false;
     public PagedResult<TrackEntity>? Page { get; set; } = null;
-    
-    public TracksViewModel(TrackClient trackClient)
+
+    public TracksViewModel(ITrackDataService trackData)
     {
-        TrackClient = trackClient;
+        TrackData = trackData;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic/Services/TrackDirectDataService.cs b/DeepDrftPublic/Services/TrackDirectDataService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e97107e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic/Services/TrackDirectDataService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using DeepDrftData;
+using DeepDrftModels.Entities;
+using DeepDrftPublic.Client.Services;
+using Models.Common;
+using NetBlocks.Models;
+
+namespace DeepDrftPublic.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Server-side <see cref="ITrackDataService"/> that calls <see cref="ITrackService"/>
+/// in-process (EF Core / SQL). Replaces the loopback HTTP hop during SSR prerender:
+/// the WASM interactive pass still uses <see cref="Client.Services.TrackClientDataService"/>
+/// over HTTP, but on the server we already have the domain service in DI.
+/// </summary>
+public class TrackDirectDataService : ITrackDataService
+{
+    private readonly ITrackService _trackService;
+
+    public TrackDirectDataService(ITrackService trackService)
+    {
+        _trackService = trackService;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<ApiResult<PagedResult<TrackEntity>>> GetPage(
+        int pageNumber,
+        int pageSize,
+        string? sortColumn = null,
+        bool sortDescending = false)
+    {
+        var result = await _trackService.GetPaged(pageNumber, pageSize, sortColumn, sortDescending);
+        return ApiResult<PagedResult<TrackEntity>>.From(result);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DeepDrftPublic/Startup.cs b/DeepDrftPublic/Startup.cs
index 703e62f..61ca8cf 100644
--- a/DeepDrftPublic/Startup.cs
+++ b/DeepDrftPublic/Startup.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using DeepDrftData;
 using DeepDrftData.Data;
 using DeepDrftData.Repositories;
+using DeepDrftPublic.Client.Services;
 using DeepDrftPublic.Services; // DarkModeService namespace (within this host project)
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ public static class Startup
             .AddScoped<TrackRepository>()
             .AddScoped<TrackManager>()
             .AddScoped<ITrackService>(sp => sp.GetRequiredService<TrackManager>());
+
+        // Override the WASM HTTP-backed ITrackDataService (registered earlier by
+        // DeepDrftPublic.Client.Startup.ConfigureDomainServices) with an in-process
+        // adapter for SSR prerender. Last registration wins for single-resolution.
+        builder.Services.AddScoped<ITrackDataService, TrackDirectDataService>();
     }
 
     public static string GetKestrelUrl(this WebApplicationBuilder builder)