diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/thumbnail.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/thumbnail.spec.ts
index f8e5fe0efa..21466780e8 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/thumbnail.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/thumbnail.spec.ts
@@ -45,15 +45,4 @@ describe('Thumbnail component', () => {
     const tabbables = getTabbable(container!);
     expect(tabbables.length).toBe(0);
   });
-
-  it('shows thumbhash while image is loading', () => {
-    const asset = assetFactory.build({ originalPath: 'image.jpg', originalMimeType: 'image/jpeg' });
-    const sut = render(Thumbnail, {
-      asset,
-      selected: true,
-    });
-
-    const thumbhash = sut.getByTestId('thumbhash');
-    expect(thumbhash).not.toBeFalsy();
-  });
 });
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte
index e4b590b8ea..8426b182b2 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   import { authManager } from '$lib/managers/auth-manager.svelte';
   import type { TimelineAsset } from '$lib/managers/timeline-manager/types';
   import { mobileDevice } from '$lib/stores/mobile-device.svelte';
+  import { isCached } from '$lib/utils/cache';
   import { moveFocus } from '$lib/utils/focus-util';
   import { currentUrlReplaceAssetId } from '$lib/utils/navigation';
   import { TUNABLES } from '$lib/utils/tunables';
@@ -75,6 +76,12 @@
     IMAGE_THUMBNAIL: { THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION },
   } = TUNABLES;
 
+  const thumbnailURL = getAssetThumbnailUrl({
+    id: asset.id,
+    size: AssetMediaSize.Thumbnail,
+    cacheKey: asset.thumbhash,
+  });
+
   let usingMobileDevice = $derived(mobileDevice.pointerCoarse);
   let element: HTMLElement | undefined = $state();
   let mouseOver = $state(false);
@@ -313,7 +320,7 @@
       <ImageThumbnail
         class={imageClass}
         {brokenAssetClass}
-        url={getAssetThumbnailUrl({ id: asset.id, size: AssetMediaSize.Thumbnail, cacheKey: asset.thumbhash })}
+        url={thumbnailURL}
         altText={$getAltText(asset)}
         widthStyle="{width}px"
         heightStyle="{height}px"
@@ -344,17 +351,31 @@
         </div>
       {/if}
 
-      {#if (!loaded || thumbError) && asset.thumbhash}
-        <canvas
-          use:thumbhash={{ base64ThumbHash: asset.thumbhash }}
-          data-testid="thumbhash"
-          class="absolute top-0 object-cover"
-          style:width="{width}px"
-          style:height="{height}px"
-          class:rounded-xl={selected}
-          draggable="false"
-          out:fade={{ duration: THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION }}
-        ></canvas>
+      {#if asset.thumbhash}
+        {#await isCached(new Request(thumbnailURL))}
+          <canvas
+            use:thumbhash={{ base64ThumbHash: asset.thumbhash }}
+            data-testid="thumbhash"
+            class="absolute top-0 object-cover"
+            style:width="{width}px"
+            style:height="{height}px"
+            class:rounded-xl={selected}
+            draggable="false"
+          ></canvas>
+        {:then cached}
+          {#if !cached && !loaded && !thumbError}
+            <canvas
+              use:thumbhash={{ base64ThumbHash: asset.thumbhash }}
+              data-testid="thumbhash"
+              class="absolute top-0 object-cover"
+              style:width="{width}px"
+              style:height="{height}px"
+              class:rounded-xl={selected}
+              draggable="false"
+              out:fade={{ duration: THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION }}
+            ></canvas>
+          {/if}
+        {/await}
       {/if}
     </div>
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/cache.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/cache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c2792b541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/cache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+let cache: Cache | undefined;
+
+const getCache = async () => {
+  cache ||= await openCache();
+  return cache;
+};
+
+const openCache = async () => {
+  const [key] = await caches.keys();
+  if (key) {
+    return caches.open(key);
+  }
+};
+
+export const isCached = async (req: Request) => {
+  const cache = await getCache();
+  return !!(await cache?.match(req));
+};
diff --git a/web/src/lib/utils/tunables.ts b/web/src/lib/utils/tunables.ts
index 6ce64ed041..8463ffa73a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/utils/tunables.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/utils/tunables.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ export const TUNABLES = {
     NAVIGATE_ON_ASSET_IN_VIEW: getBoolean(storage.getItem('ASSET_GRID.NAVIGATE_ON_ASSET_IN_VIEW'), false),
   },
   IMAGE_THUMBNAIL: {
-    THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION: getNumber(storage.getItem('THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION'), 100),
+    THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION: getNumber(storage.getItem('THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION'), 1000),
   },
 };