diff --git a/routes/users/common.cpp b/routes/users/common.cpp
index a0e2480..0cc5865 100644
--- a/routes/users/common.cpp
+++ b/routes/users/common.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Element generate_user_header(const User& user, const Config& config) {
         std::string cover_original = proxy_image_url(config, user.cover_images->original_or_thumbnail());
         std::string cover_thumbnail = proxy_image_url(config, user.cover_images->thumbnail_or_original());
         header.nodes.push_back(Element("a", {{"href", std::move(cover_original)}}, {
-            Element("img", {{"class", "cover"}, {"src", std::move(cover_thumbnail)}}, {})
+            Element("img", {{"class", "cover"}, {"loading", "lazy"}, {"src", std::move(cover_thumbnail)}}, {})
         }));
     }
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Element generate_user_header(const User& user, const Config& config) {
     std::string profile_picture_thumbnail = proxy_image_url(config, user.profile_pictures.thumbnail_or_original());
     header.nodes.push_back(Element("div", {{"class", "usermetadata"}}, {
         Element("a", {{"href", std::move(profile_picture_original)}}, {
-            Element("img", {{"class", "profilepicture"}, {"src", std::move(profile_picture_thumbnail)}}, {})
+            Element("img", {{"class", "profilepicture"}, {"loading", "lazy"}, {"src", std::move(profile_picture_thumbnail)}}, {})
         }),
         Element("div", {
             Element("p", {Element("b", {user.display_name}), " (@", user.username, ")"}),