diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/models/asset.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/models/asset.dart
index afd49adc6a..f2183602c1 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/models/asset.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/models/asset.dart
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class Asset {
         // stack handling to properly handle it
         stackParentId =
             remote.stackParentId == remote.id ? null : remote.stackParentId,
-        stackCount = remote.stackCount;
+        stackCount = remote.stackCount,
+        thumbhash = remote.thumbhash;
 
   Asset.local(AssetEntity local, List<int> hash)
       : localId = local.id,
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ class Asset {
     this.stackCount = 0,
     this.isReadOnly = false,
     this.isOffline = false,
+    this.thumbhash,
   });
 
   @ignore
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ class Asset {
   /// because Isar cannot sort lists of byte arrays
   String checksum;
 
+  String? thumbhash;
+
   @Index(unique: false, replace: false, type: IndexType.hash)
   String? remoteId;
 
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@ class Asset {
         a.exifInfo?.latitude != exifInfo?.latitude ||
         a.exifInfo?.longitude != exifInfo?.longitude ||
         // no local stack count or different count from remote
+        a.thumbhash != thumbhash ||
         ((stackCount == null && a.stackCount != null) ||
             (stackCount != null &&
                 a.stackCount != null &&
@@ -338,6 +343,7 @@ class Asset {
           isReadOnly: a.isReadOnly,
           isOffline: a.isOffline,
           exifInfo: a.exifInfo?.copyWith(id: id) ?? exifInfo,
+          thumbhash: a.thumbhash,
         );
       } else {
         // add only missing values (and set isLocal to true)
@@ -374,6 +380,7 @@ class Asset {
     ExifInfo? exifInfo,
     String? stackParentId,
     int? stackCount,
+    String? thumbhash,
   }) =>
       Asset(
         id: id ?? this.id,
@@ -398,6 +405,7 @@ class Asset {
         exifInfo: exifInfo ?? this.exifInfo,
         stackParentId: stackParentId ?? this.stackParentId,
         stackCount: stackCount ?? this.stackCount,
+        thumbhash: thumbhash ?? this.thumbhash,
       );
 
   Future<void> put(Isar db) async {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/models/asset.g.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/models/asset.g.dart
index d845b5353a..5912f291b5 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/models/asset.g.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/models/asset.g.dart
@@ -102,19 +102,24 @@ const AssetSchema = CollectionSchema(
       name: r'stackParentId',
       type: IsarType.string,
     ),
-    r'type': PropertySchema(
+    r'thumbhash': PropertySchema(
       id: 17,
+      name: r'thumbhash',
+      type: IsarType.string,
+    ),
+    r'type': PropertySchema(
+      id: 18,
       name: r'type',
       type: IsarType.byte,
       enumMap: _AssettypeEnumValueMap,
     ),
     r'updatedAt': PropertySchema(
-      id: 18,
+      id: 19,
       name: r'updatedAt',
       type: IsarType.dateTime,
     ),
     r'width': PropertySchema(
-      id: 19,
+      id: 20,
       name: r'width',
       type: IsarType.int,
     )
@@ -210,6 +215,12 @@ int _assetEstimateSize(
       bytesCount += 3 + value.length * 3;
     }
   }
+  {
+    final value = object.thumbhash;
+    if (value != null) {
+      bytesCount += 3 + value.length * 3;
+    }
+  }
   return bytesCount;
 }
 
@@ -236,9 +247,10 @@ void _assetSerialize(
   writer.writeString(offsets[14], object.remoteId);
   writer.writeLong(offsets[15], object.stackCount);
   writer.writeString(offsets[16], object.stackParentId);
-  writer.writeByte(offsets[17], object.type.index);
-  writer.writeDateTime(offsets[18], object.updatedAt);
-  writer.writeInt(offsets[19], object.width);
+  writer.writeString(offsets[17], object.thumbhash);
+  writer.writeByte(offsets[18], object.type.index);
+  writer.writeDateTime(offsets[19], object.updatedAt);
+  writer.writeInt(offsets[20], object.width);
 }
 
 Asset _assetDeserialize(
@@ -266,10 +278,11 @@ Asset _assetDeserialize(
     remoteId: reader.readStringOrNull(offsets[14]),
     stackCount: reader.readLongOrNull(offsets[15]),
     stackParentId: reader.readStringOrNull(offsets[16]),
-    type: _AssettypeValueEnumMap[reader.readByteOrNull(offsets[17])] ??
+    thumbhash: reader.readStringOrNull(offsets[17]),
+    type: _AssettypeValueEnumMap[reader.readByteOrNull(offsets[18])] ??
         AssetType.other,
-    updatedAt: reader.readDateTime(offsets[18]),
-    width: reader.readIntOrNull(offsets[19]),
+    updatedAt: reader.readDateTime(offsets[19]),
+    width: reader.readIntOrNull(offsets[20]),
   );
   return object;
 }
@@ -316,11 +329,13 @@ P _assetDeserializeProp<P>(
     case 16:
       return (reader.readStringOrNull(offset)) as P;
     case 17:
+      return (reader.readStringOrNull(offset)) as P;
+    case 18:
       return (_AssettypeValueEnumMap[reader.readByteOrNull(offset)] ??
           AssetType.other) as P;
-    case 18:
-      return (reader.readDateTime(offset)) as P;
     case 19:
+      return (reader.readDateTime(offset)) as P;
+    case 20:
       return (reader.readIntOrNull(offset)) as P;
     default:
       throw IsarError('Unknown property with id $propertyId');
@@ -2078,6 +2093,152 @@ extension AssetQueryFilter on QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QFilterCondition> {
     });
   }
 
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashIsNull() {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(const FilterCondition.isNull(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashIsNotNull() {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(const FilterCondition.isNotNull(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashEqualTo(
+    String? value, {
+    bool caseSensitive = true,
+  }) {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.equalTo(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        value: value,
+        caseSensitive: caseSensitive,
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashGreaterThan(
+    String? value, {
+    bool include = false,
+    bool caseSensitive = true,
+  }) {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.greaterThan(
+        include: include,
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        value: value,
+        caseSensitive: caseSensitive,
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashLessThan(
+    String? value, {
+    bool include = false,
+    bool caseSensitive = true,
+  }) {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.lessThan(
+        include: include,
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        value: value,
+        caseSensitive: caseSensitive,
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashBetween(
+    String? lower,
+    String? upper, {
+    bool includeLower = true,
+    bool includeUpper = true,
+    bool caseSensitive = true,
+  }) {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.between(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        lower: lower,
+        includeLower: includeLower,
+        upper: upper,
+        includeUpper: includeUpper,
+        caseSensitive: caseSensitive,
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashStartsWith(
+    String value, {
+    bool caseSensitive = true,
+  }) {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.startsWith(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        value: value,
+        caseSensitive: caseSensitive,
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashEndsWith(
+    String value, {
+    bool caseSensitive = true,
+  }) {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.endsWith(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        value: value,
+        caseSensitive: caseSensitive,
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashContains(
+      String value,
+      {bool caseSensitive = true}) {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.contains(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        value: value,
+        caseSensitive: caseSensitive,
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashMatches(
+      String pattern,
+      {bool caseSensitive = true}) {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.matches(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        wildcard: pattern,
+        caseSensitive: caseSensitive,
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashIsEmpty() {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.equalTo(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        value: '',
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> thumbhashIsNotEmpty() {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addFilterCondition(FilterCondition.greaterThan(
+        property: r'thumbhash',
+        value: '',
+      ));
+    });
+  }
+
   QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterFilterCondition> typeEqualTo(
       AssetType value) {
     return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
@@ -2462,6 +2623,18 @@ extension AssetQuerySortBy on QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QSortBy> {
     });
   }
 
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterSortBy> sortByThumbhash() {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addSortBy(r'thumbhash', Sort.asc);
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterSortBy> sortByThumbhashDesc() {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addSortBy(r'thumbhash', Sort.desc);
+    });
+  }
+
   QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterSortBy> sortByType() {
     return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
       return query.addSortBy(r'type', Sort.asc);
@@ -2716,6 +2889,18 @@ extension AssetQuerySortThenBy on QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QSortThenBy> {
     });
   }
 
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterSortBy> thenByThumbhash() {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addSortBy(r'thumbhash', Sort.asc);
+    });
+  }
+
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterSortBy> thenByThumbhashDesc() {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addSortBy(r'thumbhash', Sort.desc);
+    });
+  }
+
   QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QAfterSortBy> thenByType() {
     return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
       return query.addSortBy(r'type', Sort.asc);
@@ -2864,6 +3049,13 @@ extension AssetQueryWhereDistinct on QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QDistinct> {
     });
   }
 
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QDistinct> distinctByThumbhash(
+      {bool caseSensitive = true}) {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addDistinctBy(r'thumbhash', caseSensitive: caseSensitive);
+    });
+  }
+
   QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QDistinct> distinctByType() {
     return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
       return query.addDistinctBy(r'type');
@@ -2992,6 +3184,12 @@ extension AssetQueryProperty on QueryBuilder<Asset, Asset, QQueryProperty> {
     });
   }
 
+  QueryBuilder<Asset, String?, QQueryOperations> thumbhashProperty() {
+    return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
+      return query.addPropertyName(r'thumbhash');
+    });
+  }
+
   QueryBuilder<Asset, AssetType, QQueryOperations> typeProperty() {
     return QueryBuilder.apply(this, (query) {
       return query.addPropertyName(r'type');
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/fade_in_placeholder_image.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/fade_in_placeholder_image.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8aea8d068e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/fade_in_placeholder_image.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/shared/ui/transparent_image.dart';
+
+class FadeInPlaceholderImage extends StatelessWidget {
+  final Widget placeholder;
+  final ImageProvider image;
+  final Duration duration;
+  final BoxFit fit;
+
+  const FadeInPlaceholderImage({
+    super.key,
+    required this.placeholder,
+    required this.image,
+    this.duration = const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+    this.fit = BoxFit.cover,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return SizedBox.expand(
+      child: Stack(
+        fit: StackFit.expand,
+        children: [
+          placeholder,
+          FadeInImage(
+            fadeInDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
+            image: image,
+            fit: fit,
+            placeholder: MemoryImage(kTransparentImage),
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_image.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_image.dart
index 9dab0a2a6e..3137f63014 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_image.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_image.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/build_context_extensions.dart';
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ class ImmichImage extends StatelessWidget {
     }
 
     if (asset == null) {
-      print('using remote for $assetId');
       return ImmichRemoteImageProvider(
         assetId: assetId!,
         isThumbnail: false,
@@ -49,12 +47,10 @@ class ImmichImage extends StatelessWidget {
     }
 
     if (useLocal(asset)) {
-      print('using local for ${asset.localId}');
       return ImmichLocalImageProvider(
         asset: asset,
       );
     } else {
-      print('using remote for ${asset.localId}');
       return ImmichRemoteImageProvider(
         assetId: asset.remoteId!,
         isThumbnail: false,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_thumbnail.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_thumbnail.dart
index ef2ccb62af..e9621fb3ec 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_thumbnail.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/immich_thumbnail.dart
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
+import 'dart:convert';
+import 'dart:typed_data';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/extensions/build_context_extensions.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/modules/asset_viewer/image_providers/immich_local_thumbnail_provider.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/modules/asset_viewer/image_providers/immich_remote_image_provider.dart';
-import 'package:immich_mobile/modules/home/ui/asset_grid/thumbnail_placeholder.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/shared/models/asset.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/shared/ui/thumbhash_placeholder.dart';
 import 'package:octo_image/octo_image.dart';
+import 'package:thumbhash/thumbhash.dart' as thumbhash;
 
-class ImmichThumbnail extends StatelessWidget {
+class ImmichThumbnail extends StatefulWidget {
   const ImmichThumbnail({
     this.asset,
     this.width = 250,
     this.height = 250,
     this.fit = BoxFit.cover,
-    this.placeholder,
     super.key,
   });
 
   final Asset? asset;
-  final Widget? placeholder;
   final double width;
   final double height;
   final BoxFit fit;
@@ -63,51 +62,47 @@ class ImmichThumbnail extends StatelessWidget {
 
   static bool useLocal(Asset asset) => !asset.isRemote || asset.isLocal;
 
+  @override
+  State<ImmichThumbnail> createState() => _ImmichThumbnailState();
+}
+
+class _ImmichThumbnailState extends State<ImmichThumbnail> {
+  Uint8List? _decodedBlurHash;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    if (widget.asset?.thumbhash != null) {
+      final rgbaImage =
+          thumbhash.thumbHashToRGBA(base64Decode(widget.asset!.thumbhash!));
+      _decodedBlurHash = thumbhash.rgbaToBmp(rgbaImage);
+    }
+    super.initState();
+  }
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    if (asset == null) {
+    if (widget.asset == null) {
       return Container(
         color: Colors.grey,
-        width: width,
-        height: height,
+        width: widget.width,
+        height: widget.height,
         child: const Center(
           child: Icon(Icons.no_photography),
         ),
       );
     }
 
-    return OctoImage(
-      fadeInDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 0),
+    return OctoImage.fromSet(
+      placeholderFadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
+      fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
       fadeOutDuration: const Duration(milliseconds: 100),
-      placeholderBuilder: (context) {
-        return placeholder ??
-            ThumbnailPlaceholder(
-              height: height,
-              width: width,
-            );
-      },
+      octoSet: blurHashOrPlaceholder(_decodedBlurHash),
       image: ImmichThumbnail.imageProvider(
-        asset: asset,
+        asset: widget.asset,
       ),
-      width: width,
-      height: height,
-      fit: fit,
-      errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
-        if (error is PlatformException &&
-            error.code == "The asset not found!") {
-          debugPrint(
-            "Asset ${asset?.localId} does not exist anymore on device!",
-          );
-        } else {
-          debugPrint(
-            "Error getting thumb for assetId=${asset?.localId}: $error",
-          );
-        }
-        return Icon(
-          Icons.image_not_supported_outlined,
-          color: context.primaryColor,
-        );
-      },
+      width: widget.width,
+      height: widget.height,
+      fit: widget.fit,
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/shared/ui/thumbhash_placeholder.dart b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/thumbhash_placeholder.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ec64d3760
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/lib/shared/ui/thumbhash_placeholder.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/modules/home/ui/asset_grid/thumbnail_placeholder.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/shared/ui/fade_in_placeholder_image.dart';
+import 'package:octo_image/octo_image.dart';
+
+/// Simple set to show [OctoPlaceholder.circularProgressIndicator] as
+/// placeholder and [OctoError.icon] as error.
+OctoSet blurHashOrPlaceholder(
+  Uint8List? blurhash, {
+  BoxFit? fit,
+  Text? errorMessage,
+}) {
+  return OctoSet(
+    placeholderBuilder: blurHashPlaceholderBuilder(blurhash, fit: fit),
+    errorBuilder: blurHashErrorBuilder(blurhash, fit: fit),
+  );
+}
+
+OctoPlaceholderBuilder blurHashPlaceholderBuilder(
+  Uint8List? blurhash, {
+  BoxFit? fit,
+}) {
+  return (context) => blurhash == null
+      ? const ThumbnailPlaceholder()
+      : FadeInPlaceholderImage(
+          placeholder: const ThumbnailPlaceholder(),
+          image: MemoryImage(blurhash),
+          fit: fit ?? BoxFit.cover,
+        );
+}
+
+OctoErrorBuilder blurHashErrorBuilder(
+  Uint8List? blurhash, {
+  BoxFit? fit,
+  Text? message,
+  IconData? icon,
+  Color? iconColor,
+  double? iconSize,
+}) {
+  return OctoError.placeholderWithErrorIcon(
+    blurHashPlaceholderBuilder(blurhash, fit: fit),
+    message: message,
+    icon: icon,
+    iconColor: iconColor,
+    iconSize: iconSize,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/mobile/pubspec.lock b/mobile/pubspec.lock
index ffa57f826b..7608a3ab6c 100644
--- a/mobile/pubspec.lock
+++ b/mobile/pubspec.lock
@@ -1467,6 +1467,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.6.1"
+  thumbhash:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: thumbhash
+      sha256: "5f6d31c5279ca0b5caa81ec10aae8dcaab098d82cb699ea66ada4ed09c794a37"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.1.0+1"
   time:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/mobile/pubspec.yaml b/mobile/pubspec.yaml
index 9788077650..2e1e0dd07e 100644
--- a/mobile/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/mobile/pubspec.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ dependencies:
   flutter_local_notifications: ^16.3.2
   timezone: ^0.9.2
   octo_image: ^2.0.0
+  thumbhash: 0.1.0+1
 
   openapi:
     path: openapi