diff --git a/templates/status.tmpl b/templates/status.tmpl
index 823a5b5..abd3ba1 100644
--- a/templates/status.tmpl
+++ b/templates/status.tmpl
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 				</a>
 				{{else}}
 				<a class="img-link" href="{{.URL}}" target="_blank" title="{{.Description}}">
-					<img class="status-image" src="{{.PreviewURL}}" alt="status-image" height="240" />
+					<img class="status-image" src="{{.PreviewURL}}" alt="status-image" height="240" loading="lazy" />
 					{{if (and $.Ctx.MaskNSFW $s.Sensitive)}}
 					<div class="status-nsfw-overlay"></div>
 					{{end}}