diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/contact/entry.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/contact/entry.tpl
index e99aab93d2..96f7643f68 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/contact/entry.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/contact/entry.tpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 		onmouseout="t{{$contact.id}}=setTimeout('closeMenu(\'contact-photo-menu-button-{{$contact.id}}\'); closeMenu(\'contact-photo-menu-{{$contact.id}}\');',200)"> -->
 
 			<!-- <a href="{{$contact.url}}" title="{{$contact.img_hover}}" /></a> -->
-			<img src="{{$contact.thumb}}" {{$contact.sparkle}} alt="{{$contact.name}}" />
+			<img src="{{$contact.thumb}}" {{$contact.sparkle}} alt="{{$contact.name}}" loading="lazy"/>
 
 			{{if $multiselect}}
 			<input type="checkbox" class="contact-select" name="contact_batch[]" value="{{$contact.id}}">
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/templates/search_item.tpl b/view/theme/vier/templates/search_item.tpl
index 51de297d3a..1c3b188949 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/templates/search_item.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/vier/templates/search_item.tpl
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 				<!-- onmouseover="if (typeof t{{$item.id}} != 'undefined') clearTimeout(t{{$item.id}}); openMenu('wall-item-photo-menu-button-{{$item.id}}')"
 				onmouseout="t{{$item.id}}=setTimeout('closeMenu(\'wall-item-photo-menu-button-{{$item.id}}\'); closeMenu(\'wall-item-photo-menu-{{$item.id}}\');',200)"> -->
 				<!-- <a href="{{$item.profile_url}}" target="redir" title="{{$item.linktitle}}" class="wall-item-photo-link" id="wall-item-photo-link-{{$item.id}}"></a> -->
-					<img src="{{$item.thumb}}" class="contact-photo{{$item.sparkle}}" id="wall-item-photo-{{$item.id}}" alt="{{$item.name}}" />
+					<img src="{{$item.thumb}}" class="contact-photo{{$item.sparkle}}" id="wall-item-photo-{{$item.id}}" alt="{{$item.name}}" loading="lazy"/>
 				<!-- <a rel="#wall-item-photo-menu-{{$item.id}}" class="contact-photo-menu-button icon s16 menu" id="wall-item-photo-menu-button-{{$item.id}}">menu</a> -->
 				<ul role="menu" aria-haspopup="true" class="wall-item-menu menu-popup" id="wall-item-photo-menu-{{$item.id}}">
 				{{$item.item_photo_menu_html nofilter}}