diff --git a/view/templates/content/image.tpl b/view/templates/content/image.tpl
index 00b1aac100..81fad073cd 100644
--- a/view/templates/content/image.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/content/image.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{if $image.preview}}
-<a data-fancybox="{{$image.uri_id}}" href="{{$image.attachment.url}}"><img src="{{$image.preview}}" alt="{{$image.attachment.description}}" title="{{$image.attachment.description}}"></a>
+<a data-fancybox="{{$image.uri_id}}" href="{{$image.attachment.url}}"><img src="{{$image.preview}}" alt="{{$image.attachment.description}}" title="{{$image.attachment.description}}" loading="lazy"></a>
 {{else}}
-<img src="{{$image.src}}" alt="{{$image.attachment.description}}" title="{{$image.attachment.description}}">
+<img src="{{$image.src}}" alt="{{$image.attachment.description}}" title="{{$image.attachment.description}}" loading="lazy">
 {{/if}}