diff --git a/mobile/lib/extensions/datetime_extensions.dart b/mobile/lib/extensions/datetime_extensions.dart
index 0bc95565a6..693775d544 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/extensions/datetime_extensions.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/extensions/datetime_extensions.dart
@@ -85,3 +85,13 @@ extension DateRangeFormatting on DateTime {
     }
   }
 }
+
+extension IsSameExtension on DateTime {
+  bool isSameDay(DateTime other) {
+    return day == other.day && month == other.month && year == other.year;
+  }
+
+  bool isSameMonth(DateTime other) {
+    return month == other.month && year == other.year;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/full_image.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/full_image.widget.dart
index 77ea996b89..b6bd06e05f 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/full_image.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/images/full_image.widget.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/asset/base_asset.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/image_provider.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/asset_grid/thumbnail_placeholder.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/common/thumbhash.dart';
 import 'package:octo_image/octo_image.dart';
 
 class FullImage extends StatelessWidget {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class FullImage extends StatelessWidget {
     this.asset, {
     required this.size,
     this.fit = BoxFit.cover,
-    this.placeholder = const ThumbnailPlaceholder(),
+    this.placeholder = const Thumbhash(),
     super.key,
   });
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment.model.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment.model.dart
index a5f0c19eb8..fece4cc580 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment.model.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment.model.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:auto_route/auto_route.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/asset/base_asset.model.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/timeline.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/services/timeline.service.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/images/thumbnail_tile.widget.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/row.dart';
@@ -75,6 +76,21 @@ class FixedSegment extends Segment {
       spacing: spacing,
     );
   }
+
+  const FixedSegment.empty()
+      : this(
+          firstIndex: 0,
+          lastIndex: 0,
+          startOffset: 0,
+          endOffset: 0,
+          firstAssetIndex: 0,
+          bucket: const Bucket(assetCount: 0),
+          tileHeight: 1,
+          columnCount: 0,
+          headerExtent: 0,
+          spacing: 0,
+          header: HeaderType.none,
+        );
 }
 
 class _FixedSegmentRow extends ConsumerWidget {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment_builder.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment_builder.dart
index b65582f976..8191f1f0f8 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment_builder.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment_builder.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/timeline.model.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/datetime_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/segment.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/timeline/segment.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/timeline/segment_builder.dart';
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/timeline/segment_builder.dart
 class FixedSegmentBuilder extends SegmentBuilder {
   final double tileHeight;
   final int columnCount;
+  static final DateTime _dummyDate = DateTime.fromMicrosecondsSinceEpoch(0);
 
   const FixedSegmentBuilder({
     required super.buckets,
@@ -16,12 +18,11 @@ class FixedSegmentBuilder extends SegmentBuilder {
   });
 
   List<Segment> generate() {
-    final segments = <Segment>[];
+    final segments = List.filled(buckets.length, const FixedSegment.empty());
     int firstIndex = 0;
     double startOffset = 0;
     int assetIndex = 0;
-    DateTime? previousDate;
-
+    DateTime previousDate = _dummyDate;
     for (int i = 0; i < buckets.length; i++) {
       final bucket = buckets[i];
 
@@ -32,11 +33,10 @@ class FixedSegmentBuilder extends SegmentBuilder {
       final segmentFirstIndex = firstIndex;
       firstIndex += segmentCount;
       final segmentLastIndex = firstIndex - 1;
-
       final timelineHeader = switch (groupBy) {
         GroupAssetsBy.month => HeaderType.month,
         GroupAssetsBy.day || GroupAssetsBy.auto =>
-          bucket is TimeBucket && bucket.date.month != previousDate?.month ? HeaderType.monthAndDay : HeaderType.day,
+          bucket is TimeBucket && !previousDate.isSameMonth(bucket.date) ? HeaderType.monthAndDay : HeaderType.day,
         GroupAssetsBy.none => HeaderType.none,
       };
       final headerExtent = SegmentBuilder.headerExtent(timelineHeader);
@@ -45,20 +45,18 @@ class FixedSegmentBuilder extends SegmentBuilder {
       startOffset += headerExtent + (tileHeight * numberOfRows) + spacing * (numberOfRows - 1);
       final segmentEndOffset = startOffset;
 
-      segments.add(
-        FixedSegment(
-          firstIndex: segmentFirstIndex,
-          lastIndex: segmentLastIndex,
-          startOffset: segmentStartOffset,
-          endOffset: segmentEndOffset,
-          firstAssetIndex: assetIndex,
-          bucket: bucket,
-          tileHeight: tileHeight,
-          columnCount: columnCount,
-          headerExtent: headerExtent,
-          spacing: spacing,
-          header: timelineHeader,
-        ),
+      segments[i] = FixedSegment(
+        firstIndex: segmentFirstIndex,
+        lastIndex: segmentLastIndex,
+        startOffset: segmentStartOffset,
+        endOffset: segmentEndOffset,
+        firstAssetIndex: assetIndex,
+        bucket: bucket,
+        tileHeight: tileHeight,
+        columnCount: columnCount,
+        headerExtent: headerExtent,
+        spacing: spacing,
+        header: timelineHeader,
       );
 
       assetIndex += assetCount;
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/segment_builder.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/segment_builder.dart
index c80595a446..77a3ce4c05 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/segment_builder.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/timeline/segment_builder.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/domain/models/timeline.model.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/timeline/constants.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/presentation/widgets/timeline/fixed/row.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/asset_grid/thumbnail_placeholder.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/common/thumbhash.dart';
 
 abstract class SegmentBuilder {
   final List<Bucket> buckets;
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ abstract class SegmentBuilder {
     int count, {
     Size size = const Size.square(kTimelineFixedTileExtent),
     double spacing = kTimelineSpacing,
-  }) => RepaintBoundary(
-    child: FixedTimelineRow(
-      dimension: size.height,
-      spacing: spacing,
-      textDirection: Directionality.of(context),
-      children: List.generate(count, (_) => ThumbnailPlaceholder(width: size.width, height: size.height)),
-    ),
-  );
+  }) =>
+      RepaintBoundary(
+        child: FixedTimelineRow(
+          dimension: size.height,
+          spacing: spacing,
+          textDirection: Directionality.of(context),
+          children: List.filled(count, const Thumbhash()),
+        ),
+      );
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/widgets/common/immich_image.dart b/mobile/lib/widgets/common/immich_image.dart
index c8bc9c1f6a..f404368f05 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/widgets/common/immich_image.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/widgets/common/immich_image.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/entities/store.entity.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/build_context_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/image/immich_local_image_provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/providers/image/immich_remote_image_provider.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/asset_grid/thumbnail_placeholder.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/common/thumbhash.dart';
 import 'package:octo_image/octo_image.dart';
 
 class ImmichImage extends StatelessWidget {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ImmichImage extends StatelessWidget {
     this.width,
     this.height,
     this.fit = BoxFit.cover,
-    this.placeholder = const ThumbnailPlaceholder(),
+    this.placeholder = const Thumbhash(),
     super.key,
   });
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/widgets/common/thumbhash.dart b/mobile/lib/widgets/common/thumbhash.dart
index 3b6d970742..a429e56433 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/widgets/common/thumbhash.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/widgets/common/thumbhash.dart
@@ -4,107 +4,18 @@ import 'dart:ui' as ui;
 import 'dart:ui';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/build_context_extensions.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/theme_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:thumbhash/thumbhash.dart' as thumbhash;
 
-class ThumbhashImage extends RenderBox {
-  Color _placeholderColor;
-  ui.Image? _image;
-  BoxFit _fit;
-
-  ThumbhashImage({
-    required ui.Image? image,
-    required BoxFit fit,
-    required Color placeholderColor,
-  })  : _image = image,
-        _fit = fit,
-        _placeholderColor = placeholderColor;
-
-  @override
-  void paint(PaintingContext context, Offset offset) {
-    final image = _image;
-    final rect = offset & size;
-    if (image == null) {
-      final paint = Paint();
-      paint.color = _placeholderColor;
-      context.canvas.drawRect(rect, paint);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    paintImage(
-      canvas: context.canvas,
-      rect: rect,
-      image: image,
-      fit: _fit,
-      filterQuality: FilterQuality.low,
-    );
-  }
-
-  @override
-  void performLayout() {
-    size = constraints.biggest;
-  }
-
-  set image(ui.Image? value) {
-    if (_image != value) {
-      _image = value;
-      markNeedsPaint();
-    }
-  }
-
-  set fit(BoxFit value) {
-    if (_fit != value) {
-      _fit = value;
-      markNeedsPaint();
-    }
-  }
-
-  set placeholderColor(Color value) {
-    if (_placeholderColor != value) {
-      _placeholderColor = value;
-      markNeedsPaint();
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-class ThumbhashLeaf extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
-  final ui.Image? image;
-  final BoxFit fit;
-  final Color placeholderColor;
-
-  const ThumbhashLeaf({
-    super.key,
-    required this.image,
-    required this.fit,
-    required this.placeholderColor,
-  });
-
-  @override
-  RenderObject createRenderObject(BuildContext context) {
-    return ThumbhashImage(
-      image: image,
-      fit: fit,
-      placeholderColor: placeholderColor,
-    );
-  }
-
-  @override
-  void updateRenderObject(BuildContext context, ThumbhashImage renderObject) {
-    renderObject.fit = fit;
-    renderObject.image = image;
-    renderObject.placeholderColor = placeholderColor;
-  }
-}
 
 class Thumbhash extends StatefulWidget {
   final String? blurhash;
   final BoxFit fit;
-  final Color placeholderColor;
 
   const Thumbhash({
-    required this.blurhash,
+    this.blurhash,
     this.fit = BoxFit.cover,
-    this.placeholderColor = const Color.fromRGBO(0, 0, 0, 0.2),
     super.key,
   });
 
@@ -112,18 +23,19 @@ class Thumbhash extends StatefulWidget {
   State<Thumbhash> createState() => _ThumbhashState();
 }
 
+
 class _ThumbhashState extends State<Thumbhash> {
   String? blurhash;
   BoxFit? fit;
   ui.Image? _image;
-  Color? placeholderColor;
+
+  static final _gradientCache = <ColorScheme, Gradient>{};
 
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
     final blurhash_ = blurhash = widget.blurhash;
     fit = widget.fit;
-    placeholderColor = widget.placeholderColor;
     if (blurhash_ == null) {
       return;
     }
@@ -179,10 +91,20 @@ class _ThumbhashState extends State<Thumbhash> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return ThumbhashLeaf(
+    final colorScheme = context.colorScheme;
+    final gradient = _gradientCache[colorScheme] ??= LinearGradient(
+      colors: [
+        colorScheme.surfaceContainer,
+        colorScheme.surfaceContainer.darken(amount: .1),
+      ],
+      begin: Alignment.topCenter,
+      end: Alignment.bottomCenter,
+    );
+
+    return _ThumbhashLeaf(
       image: _image,
       fit: fit!,
-      placeholderColor: placeholderColor!,
+      placeholderGradient: gradient,
     );
   }
 
@@ -192,3 +114,94 @@ class _ThumbhashState extends State<Thumbhash> {
     super.dispose();
   }
 }
+
+class _ThumbhashLeaf extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
+  final ui.Image? image;
+  final BoxFit fit;
+  final Gradient placeholderGradient;
+
+  const _ThumbhashLeaf({
+    required this.image,
+    required this.fit,
+    required this.placeholderGradient,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  RenderObject createRenderObject(BuildContext context) {
+    return _ThumbhashRenderBox(
+      image: image,
+      fit: fit,
+      placeholderGradient: placeholderGradient,
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void updateRenderObject(
+    BuildContext context,
+    _ThumbhashRenderBox renderObject,
+  ) {
+    renderObject.fit = fit;
+    renderObject.image = image;
+    renderObject.placeholderGradient = placeholderGradient;
+  }
+}
+
+class _ThumbhashRenderBox extends RenderBox {
+  ui.Image? _image;
+  BoxFit _fit;
+  Gradient _placeholderGradient;
+
+  _ThumbhashRenderBox({
+    required ui.Image? image,
+    required BoxFit fit,
+    required Gradient placeholderGradient,
+  })  : _image = image,
+        _fit = fit,
+        _placeholderGradient = placeholderGradient;
+
+  @override
+  void paint(PaintingContext context, Offset offset) {
+    final image = _image;
+    final rect = offset & size;
+    if (image == null) {
+      final paint = Paint();
+      paint.shader = _placeholderGradient.createShader(rect);
+      context.canvas.drawRect(rect, paint);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    paintImage(
+      canvas: context.canvas,
+      rect: rect,
+      image: image,
+      fit: _fit,
+      filterQuality: FilterQuality.low,
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void performLayout() {
+    size = constraints.biggest;
+  }
+
+  set image(ui.Image? value) {
+    if (_image != value) {
+      _image = value;
+      markNeedsPaint();
+    }
+  }
+
+  set fit(BoxFit value) {
+    if (_fit != value) {
+      _fit = value;
+      markNeedsPaint();
+    }
+  }
+
+  set placeholderGradient(Gradient value) {
+    if (_placeholderGradient != value) {
+      _placeholderGradient = value;
+      markNeedsPaint();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/lib/widgets/common/thumbhash_placeholder.dart b/mobile/lib/widgets/common/thumbhash_placeholder.dart
index a1e9bc1d21..fcd569132c 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/widgets/common/thumbhash_placeholder.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/widgets/common/thumbhash_placeholder.dart
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/widgets/common/thumbhash.dart';
 import 'package:octo_image/octo_image.dart';
 
-/// Simple set to show [OctoPlaceholder.circularProgressIndicator] as
-/// placeholder and [OctoError.icon] as error.
-OctoSet blurHashOrPlaceholder(String? blurhash, {BoxFit fit = BoxFit.cover, Text? errorMessage}) {
-  return OctoSet(
-    placeholderBuilder: blurHashPlaceholderBuilder(blurhash, fit: fit),
-    errorBuilder: blurHashErrorBuilder(blurhash, fit: fit, message: errorMessage),
-  );
-}
-
 OctoPlaceholderBuilder blurHashPlaceholderBuilder(String? blurhash, {required BoxFit fit}) {
   return (context) => Thumbhash(blurhash: blurhash, fit: fit);
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/widgets/memories/memory_card.dart b/mobile/lib/widgets/memories/memory_card.dart
index 6c45bb7529..828f18871f 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/widgets/memories/memory_card.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/widgets/memories/memory_card.dart
@@ -90,12 +90,7 @@ class _BlurredBackdrop extends HookWidget {
     final blurhash = asset.thumbhash;
     if (blurhash != null) {
       // Use a nice cheap blur hash image decoration
-      return Stack(
-        children: [
-          const ColoredBox(color: Color.fromRGBO(0, 0, 0, 0.2)),
-          Thumbhash(blurhash: blurhash, fit: BoxFit.cover),
-        ],
-      );
+      return Thumbhash(blurhash: blurhash, fit: BoxFit.cover);
     }
 
     // Fall back to using a more expensive image filtered