diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/editor/MediaComponent.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/editor/MediaComponent.svelte
index 36a64eb..5eef482 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/editor/MediaComponent.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/editor/MediaComponent.svelte
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { browser } from '$app/environment';
 	import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
+	import { thumbHashToDataURL } from 'thumbhash';
 
 	export let src: string;
 	export let css_classes = 'max-h-64 h-auto w-auto';
+	export let added_thumbhash_classes = 'h-full';
 	export let muted = true;
 	export let allow_fullscreen = true;
 	let type: 'img' | 'video' | undefined = undefined;
 
 	let img_data;
+	let thumbhash_data: string;
 
 	function base64ToBytes(base64: string): Uint8Array {
 		const binString = atob(base64);
@@ -31,11 +34,13 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 			type = 'video';
 		} else {
 			type = 'img';
+			thumbhash_data = thumbHashToDataURL(base64ToBytes(res.headers.get('x-thumbhash')));
 			const data = await fetch(`/api/v1/storage/download/${src}`);
 			img_data = {
 				data: URL.createObjectURL(await data.blob()),
 				alt_text: new TextDecoder().decode(base64ToBytes(res.headers.get('X-Alt-Text')))
 			};
+			thumbhash_data = undefined;
 		}
 	};
 	const update_url = () => {
@@ -58,10 +63,11 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 </script>
 
 {#await media}
-	<p>Placeholder</p>
+	<img src={thumbhash_data} class={`${css_classes} ${added_thumbhash_classes}`} />
 {:then data}
 	{#if type === 'img'}
 		<img
+			in:fade={{ duration: 300 }}
 			src={img_data.data}
 			alt={img_data.alt_text ?? 'Not available'}
 			class={css_classes}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/editor/card.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/editor/card.svelte
index 3672069..d0b0e78 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/editor/card.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/editor/card.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 	import Spinner from '../Spinner.svelte';
 	// import { createTippy } from 'svelte-tippy';
 	import { getLocalization } from '$lib/i18n';
+	import MediaComponent from '$lib/editor/MediaComponent.svelte';
 	// import MediaComponent from "$lib/editor/MediaComponent.svelte";
 
 	const { t } = getLocalization();
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
      */
 </script>
 
-<div class="w-full max-h-full pb-20 px-20 h-full">
+<div class="w-full max-h-full pb-10 px-10 h-full">
 	<div class="rounded-lg bg-white w-full h-full border-gray-500 dark:bg-gray-700 shadow-2xl">
 		<div class="h-12 bg-gray-300 rounded-t-lg dark:bg-gray-500">
 			<div class="flex align-middle p-4 gap-3">
@@ -123,9 +124,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 						{/await}
 					{/key}
 				</div>
-				{#if data.questions[selected_question].image != undefined && data.questions[selected_question].image !== ''}
-					<div class="flex justify-center pt-10 w-full max-h-72">
-						<div class="max-h-72 h-auto relative">
+				{#if data.questions[selected_question].image}
+					<div class="flex justify-center pt-10 w-full h-72">
+						<div class="h-72 relative">
 							<button
 								class="rounded-full absolute -top-2 -right-2 opacity-70 hover:opacity-100 transition"
 								type="button"
@@ -148,9 +149,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 									/>
 								</svg>
 							</button>
-							{#await import('$lib/editor/MediaComponent.svelte') then c}
-								<svelte:component this={c.default} bind:src={image_url} />
-							{/await}
+							<MediaComponent bind:src={image_url} />
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				{:else}
@@ -192,10 +191,10 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 						/>
 					</div>
 				</div>
-				<div class="flex justify-center pt-10">
+				<div class="flex justify-center py-5">
 					<p>{type_to_name[String(data.questions[selected_question].type)]}</p>
 				</div>
-				<div class="flex justify-center py-10 w-full">
+				<div class="flex justify-center w-full">
 					{#if type === QuizQuestionType.ABCD || type === QuizQuestionType.CHECK}
 						{#await import('$lib/editor/ABCDEditorPart.svelte')}
 							<Spinner my_20={false} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/+page.svelte
index b722761..ab5bd33 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/dashboard/+page.svelte
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 	import { fly } from 'svelte/transition';
 	import StartGamePopup from '$lib/dashboard/start_game.svelte';
 	import Analytics from './Analytics.svelte';
+	import MediaComponent from '$lib/editor/MediaComponent.svelte';
 
 	// import GrayButton from "$lib/components/buttons/gray.svelte";
 
@@ -177,11 +178,15 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 						>
 							<div class="hidden lg:flex w-auto h-full items-center relative">
 								{#if quiz.cover_image}
-									<img
+									<!--									<img
 										src="/api/v1/storage/download/{quiz.cover_image}"
 										alt="user provided"
 										loading="lazy"
 										class="shrink-0 max-w-full max-h-full absolute rounded"
+									/>-->
+									<MediaComponent
+										src={quiz.cover_image}
+										css_classes="shrink-0 max-w-full max-h-full absolute rounded"
 									/>
 								{/if}
 							</div>