diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/image-thumbnail.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/image-thumbnail.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e14628a42f..0000000000
--- a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/image-thumbnail.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import ImageThumbnail from '$lib/components/assets/thumbnail/image-thumbnail.svelte';
-import { render } from '@testing-library/svelte';
-
-describe('ImageThumbnail component', () => {
-  beforeAll(() => {
-    Element.prototype.animate = vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
-      cancel: () => {},
-    }));
-  });
-
-  it('shows thumbhash while image is loading', () => {
-    const sut = render(ImageThumbnail, {
-      url: 'http://localhost/img.png',
-      altText: 'test',
-      base64ThumbHash: '1QcSHQRnh493V4dIh4eXh1h4kJUI',
-      widthStyle: '250px',
-    });
-
-    const thumbhash = sut.getByTestId('thumbhash');
-    expect(thumbhash).not.toBeFalsy();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/thumbnail.spec.ts b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/thumbnail.spec.ts
index 21466780e8..f8e5fe0efa 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/thumbnail.spec.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/__test__/thumbnail.spec.ts
@@ -45,4 +45,15 @@ describe('Thumbnail component', () => {
     const tabbables = getTabbable(container!);
     expect(tabbables.length).toBe(0);
   });
+
+  it('shows thumbhash while image is loading', () => {
+    const asset = assetFactory.build({ originalPath: 'image.jpg', originalMimeType: 'image/jpeg' });
+    const sut = render(Thumbnail, {
+      asset,
+      selected: true,
+    });
+
+    const thumbhash = sut.getByTestId('thumbhash');
+    expect(thumbhash).not.toBeFalsy();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/image-thumbnail.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/image-thumbnail.svelte
index cda474b1fb..41c52823b7 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/image-thumbnail.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/image-thumbnail.svelte
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { thumbhash } from '$lib/actions/thumbhash';
   import BrokenAsset from '$lib/components/assets/broken-asset.svelte';
   import Icon from '$lib/components/elements/icon.svelte';
   import { cancelImageUrl } from '$lib/utils/sw-messaging';
-  import { TUNABLES } from '$lib/utils/tunables';
   import { mdiEyeOffOutline } from '@mdi/js';
   import type { ActionReturn } from 'svelte/action';
   import type { ClassValue } from 'svelte/elements';
-  import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
 
   interface Props {
     url: string;
@@ -15,7 +12,6 @@
     title?: string | null;
     heightStyle?: string | undefined;
     widthStyle: string;
-    base64ThumbHash?: string | null;
     curve?: boolean;
     shadow?: boolean;
     circle?: boolean;
@@ -33,7 +29,6 @@
     title = null,
     heightStyle = undefined,
     widthStyle,
-    base64ThumbHash = null,
     curve = false,
     shadow = false,
     circle = false,
@@ -45,10 +40,6 @@
     brokenAssetClass = '',
   }: Props = $props();
 
-  let {
-    IMAGE_THUMBNAIL: { THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION },
-  } = TUNABLES;
-
   let loaded = $state(false);
   let errored = $state(false);
 
@@ -100,7 +91,6 @@
     alt={loaded || errored ? altText : ''}
     {title}
     class={['object-cover', optionalClasses, imageClass]}
-    class:opacity-0={!thumbhash && !loaded}
     draggable="false"
   />
 {/if}
@@ -110,19 +100,3 @@
     <Icon {title} path={mdiEyeOffOutline} size="2em" class={hiddenIconClass} />
   </div>
 {/if}
-
-{#if base64ThumbHash && (!loaded || errored)}
-  <canvas
-    use:thumbhash={{ base64ThumbHash }}
-    data-testid="thumbhash"
-    style:width={widthStyle}
-    style:height={heightStyle}
-    {title}
-    class="absolute top-0 object-cover"
-    class:rounded-xl={curve}
-    class:shadow-lg={shadow}
-    class:rounded-full={circle}
-    draggable="false"
-    out:fade={{ duration: THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION }}
-  ></canvas>
-{/if}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte
index 53dce2cdf8..e4b590b8ea 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/assets/thumbnail/thumbnail.svelte
@@ -230,15 +230,6 @@
     ]}
     data-outline
   ></div>
-  {#if (!loaded || thumbError) && asset.thumbhash}
-    <canvas
-      use:thumbhash={{ base64ThumbHash: asset.thumbhash }}
-      class="absolute object-cover z-1"
-      style:width="{width}px"
-      style:height="{height}px"
-      out:fade={{ duration: THUMBHASH_FADE_DURATION }}
-    ></canvas>
-  {/if}
 
   <div
     class={['group absolute -top-[0px] -bottom-[0px]', { 'cursor-not-allowed': disabled, 'cursor-pointer': !disabled }]}
@@ -352,7 +343,21 @@
           />
         </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}
     </div>
+
     {#if selectionCandidate}
       <div
         class="absolute top-0 h-full w-full bg-immich-primary opacity-40"