The invention discloses a pre-cooling device before filling of a liquid helium storage tank, and relates to the technical field of pre-cooling of liquid helium storage tanks. The pre-cooling device comprises the liquid helium storage container, a throttle valve, a low-temperature pump, a heat exchanger, a compressor, a safety valve, an injection device, a liquid helium storage tank, a densitometer, a one-way valve, a second injection device, a control unit, various stop valves and the like. A method of liquid hydrogen preliminary pre-cooling, helium soaking pre-cooling and liquid helium evaporation pre-cooling is adopted, compared with other pre-cooling devices, cold energy of helium in the liquid helium storage container is fully utilized, the liquid helium consumption is reduced, and the process economic benefits are improved. A helium soaking pre-cooling method is adopted, the liquid helium storage tank is further cooled, residual hydrogen is liquefied and discharged, it is guaranteed that the purity of a product is qualified, meanwhile, a liquid helium evaporation pre-cooling method is adopted, the heat exchange rate of helium and the liquid helium storage tank is increased, and the pre-cooling time is shortened.