diff --git a/js/historyView.js b/js/historyView.js
index 3e052fa4..144ed5c0 100644
--- a/js/historyView.js
+++ b/js/historyView.js
@@ -1241,6 +1241,8 @@ export function buildHistoryCard({ item, video, profile, variant }) {
       : FALLBACK_AVATAR;
   avatarImg.src = avatarSrc;
   avatarImg.alt = profile?.name || "Avatar";
+  avatarImg.loading = "lazy";
+  avatarImg.decoding = "async";
   avatarBtn.appendChild(avatarImg);
 
   const authorNameBtn = document.createElement("button");
diff --git a/js/searchView.js b/js/searchView.js
index 0a9e92a9..4cac8b7a 100644
--- a/js/searchView.js
+++ b/js/searchView.js
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ function renderProfileCards(profiles, container) {
     img.alt = name;
     img.className = "w-full h-full object-cover";
     img.loading = "lazy";
+    img.decoding = "async";
     img.addEventListener("error", (e) => {
         e.target.src = FALLBACK_AVATAR;
     });
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModal/ProfileDirectMessageRenderer.js b/js/ui/profileModal/ProfileDirectMessageRenderer.js
index 8075a402..2a905663 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModal/ProfileDirectMessageRenderer.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModal/ProfileDirectMessageRenderer.js
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ export class ProfileDirectMessageRenderer {
               img.src = result.objectUrl;
               img.alt = attachment.name || "Attachment preview";
               img.className = "h-40 w-full rounded-lg object-cover";
+              img.loading = "lazy";
+              img.decoding = "async";
               attachmentCard.appendChild(img);
             } else if (attachment.type?.startsWith("video/")) {
               const video = document.createElement("video");
@@ -884,6 +886,8 @@ export class ProfileDirectMessageRenderer {
     avatarImg.className = "h-full w-full object-cover";
     avatarImg.src = avatarUrl;
     avatarImg.alt = `${safeName} avatar`;
+    avatarImg.loading = "lazy";
+    avatarImg.decoding = "async";
     avatarWrapper.appendChild(avatarImg);
 
     const textStack = document.createElement("div");
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModalController.js b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
index 7ba903ae..549036ae 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModalController.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
@@ -1471,6 +1471,8 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
         img.src = entry.previewUrl;
         img.alt = entry.name || "Attachment preview";
         img.className = "h-24 w-24 rounded-lg object-cover";
+        img.loading = "lazy";
+        img.decoding = "async";
         item.appendChild(img);
       }
 
@@ -2892,6 +2894,8 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
               ? formatNpub(meta.npub) || DEFAULT_SAVED_PROFILE_LABEL
               : DEFAULT_SAVED_PROFILE_LABEL);
           avatarImg.alt = `${cardDisplayName} avatar`;
+          avatarImg.loading = "lazy";
+          avatarImg.decoding = "async";
           avatarSpan.appendChild(avatarImg);
 
           const metaSpan = document.createElement("div");
diff --git a/js/ui/subscriptionHistoryController.js b/js/ui/subscriptionHistoryController.js
index 9eb08a72..bbc91e49 100644
--- a/js/ui/subscriptionHistoryController.js
+++ b/js/ui/subscriptionHistoryController.js
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ export class SubscriptionHistoryController {
 
       const img = document.createElement("img");
       img.src = avatar;
+      img.loading = "lazy";
+      img.decoding = "async";
       img.className = "w-8 h-8 rounded-full object-cover bg-surface-2";
       img.onerror = function () {
         this.src = "assets/svg/default-profile.svg";
diff --git a/scripts/measure_lazy_loading.mjs b/scripts/measure_lazy_loading.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ae8a486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/measure_lazy_loading.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+
+const filesToCheck = [
+  'js/historyView.js',
+  'js/ui/subscriptionHistoryController.js',
+  'js/searchView.js',
+  'js/ui/profileModal/ProfileDirectMessageRenderer.js',
+  'js/ui/profileModalController.js'
+];
+
+let totalImages = 0;
+let missingLazy = 0;
+let missingAsync = 0;
+
+filesToCheck.forEach(file => {
+  const content = fs.readFileSync(file, 'utf8');
+  const lines = content.split('\n');
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+    const line = lines[i];
+    if (line.includes('createElement("img")') || line.includes("createElement('img')")) {
+        totalImages++;
+
+        // simple heuristic: look ahead next 20 lines for attributes
+        let chunk = lines.slice(i, i + 20).join('\n');
+
+        // Check for variable name
+        const match = line.match(/(?:const|let|var)\s+(\w+)\s*=/);
+        const varName = match ? match[1] : null;
+
+        if (varName) {
+            if (!chunk.includes(`${varName}.loading = "lazy"`)) {
+                missingLazy++;
+                console.log(`[${file}] Missing loading="lazy" for ${varName} at line ${i+1}`);
+            }
+            if (!chunk.includes(`${varName}.decoding = "async"`)) {
+                missingAsync++;
+                console.log(`[${file}] Missing decoding="async" for ${varName} at line ${i+1}`);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+console.log('--- Results ---');
+console.log(`Total images found: ${totalImages}`);
+console.log(`Missing loading="lazy": ${missingLazy}`);
+console.log(`Missing decoding="async": ${missingAsync}`);