diff --git a/scripts/play.php b/scripts/play.php
index 524bed526..0bc81ef32 100644
--- a/scripts/play.php
+++ b/scripts/play.php
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ function toggleShiftFreq(filename, shiftAction, elem) {
     if($num_rows < 100){
       $imageelem = "<video onplay='setLiveStreamVolume(0)' onended='setLiveStreamVolume(1)' onpause='setLiveStreamVolume(1)' controls poster=\"$filename_png\" preload=\"none\" title=\"$filename\"><source src=\"$filename\"></video>";
     } else {
-      $imageelem = "<a href=\"$filename\"><img src=\"$filename_png\"></a>";
+      $imageelem = "<a href=\"$filename\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"$filename_png\"></a>";
     }
 
     if($config["FULL_DISK"] == "purge") {