diff --git a/files/classes/user.py b/files/classes/user.py
index 23f6a33a4..aaa750e18 100644
--- a/files/classes/user.py
+++ b/files/classes/user.py
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ class User(Base):
 	@lazy
 	def bio_html_eager(self):
 		if self.bio_html == None: return ''
-		return self.bio_html.replace('data-src', 'src').replace('src="/assets/images/loading.webp"', '')
+		return self.bio_html.replace('data-src', 'src') \
+			.replace('src="/assets/images/loading.webp?v=2"', '') \
+			.replace('src="/assets/images/loading.webp"', '')
 
 	@property
 	@lazy
diff --git a/files/helpers/sanitize.py b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
index aa7f3ee06..e0c30f8e0 100644
--- a/files/helpers/sanitize.py
+++ b/files/helpers/sanitize.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def sanitize(sanitized, alert=False, edit=False):
 		if tag.get("src") and not tag["src"].startswith('/pp/'):
 			tag["loading"] = "lazy"
 			tag["data-src"] = tag["src"]
-			tag["src"] = "/assets/images/loading.webp"
+			tag["src"] = "/assets/images/loading.webp?v=2"
 			tag['alt'] = f'![]({tag["data-src"]})'
 			tag['referrerpolicy'] = "no-referrer"
 
diff --git a/files/templates/header.html b/files/templates/header.html
index d7eeef161..8c18145b5 100644
--- a/files/templates/header.html
+++ b/files/templates/header.html
@@ -308,3 +308,5 @@
 		}
 	</style>
 {%- endif %}
+
+<link rel="preload" as="image" href="/assets/images/loading.webp?v=2">
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index d5cf76b37..d0584e0c2 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 	{% if p.is_image and not p.over_18 and ((v and v.cardview) or (not v and environ.get('CARD_VIEW') == '1')) %}
 		<div style="text-align: center" class="mt-3 mb-4">
 			<a {% if v and v.newtab and not g.webview %}target="_blank"{% endif %} rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="{{p.realurl(v)}}">
-				<img loading="lazy" data-src="{{p.realurl(v)}}" src="/assets/images/loading.webp" class="img-fluid" style="max-height:20rem" alt="Unable to load image">
+				<img loading="lazy" data-src="{{p.realurl(v)}}" src="/assets/images/loading.webp?v=2" class="img-fluid" style="max-height:20rem" alt="Unable to load image">
 			</a>
 		</div>
 	{% elif p.is_video %}