diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.haml
index d20de6d5..c17f0480 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.haml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
     %i.fa.fa-2x.fa-fw.fa-exclamation
   .media-body
     .notification__heading
-      %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small) }
-      = t(".heading_html", 
-          user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user), 
+      %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
+      = t(".heading_html",
+          user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
           question: link_to(t(".link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.id)),
           time: time_tooltip(notification.target))
     .list-group
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.haml
index 42a01375..f7fb4a25 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     %i.fa.fa-2x.fa-fw.fa-comments
   .media-body
     .notification__heading
-      %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small) }
+      %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
       - if notification.target.answer.user == current_user
         = t(".heading_html",
               user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.haml
index c71a9819..85355be7 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .media.notification
   .notification__icon
-    %img.avatar-sm{ src: notification.target.source.profile_picture.url(:small) }
+    %img.avatar-sm{ src: notification.target.source.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
   .media-body
     %h6.media-heading.notification__user
       = user_screen_name notification.target.source
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.haml
index 156d867d..a97b5c27 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.haml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     %i.fa.fa-2x.fa-fw.fa-smile-o
   .media-body
     .notification__heading
-      %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small) }
+      %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
       - if notification.target.parent_type == 'Answer'
         = t(".heading_html",
               user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),