diff --git a/config/_default/params.toml b/config/_default/params.toml
index 61e2b936..c79ad081 100644
--- a/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ autoSwitchAppearance = true
 
 enableSearch = false
 enableCodeCopy = false
+enableImageLazyLoading = true
 
 # robots = ""
 fingerprintAlgorithm = "sha256"
diff --git a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
index 21378072..d828f120 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config/_default/params.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ autoSwitchAppearance = true
 
 enableSearch = true
 enableCodeCopy = true
+enableImageLazyLoading = true
 
 # robots = ""
 fingerprintAlgorithm = "sha256"
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
index 8bb275ca..c341466a 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Many of the article defaults here can be overridden on a per article basis by sp
 |`autoSwitchAppearance`|`true`|Whether the theme appearance automatically switches based upon the visitor's operating system preference. Set to `false` to force the site to always use the `defaultAppearance`.|
 |`enableSearch`|`false`|Whether site search is enabled. Set to `true` to enable search functionality. Note that the search feature depends on the `outputs.home` setting in the [site configuration](#site-configuration) being set correctly.|
 |`enableCodeCopy`|`false`|Whether copy-to-clipboard buttons are enabled for `<code>` blocks. The `highlight.noClasses` parameter must be set to `false` for code copy to function correctly. Read more about [other configuration files](#other-configuration-files) below.|
+|`enableImageLazyLoading`|`true`|Whether image should be lazy loading.|
 |`robots`|_Not set_|String that indicates how robots should handle your site. If set, it will be output in the page head. Refer to [Google's docs](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/robots/robots_meta_tag#directives) for valid values.|
 |`fingerprintAlgorithm`|`"sha256"`|String that indicates which hashing algorithm is used when fingerprinting assets. Valid options include `md5`, `sha256`, `sha384` and `sha512`.|
 |`header.layout`|`"basic"`|The layout of the page header and menu. Valid values are `basic`, `hamburger`, `hybrid` or `custom`. When set to `custom`, you must provide your own layout by creating a `/layouts/partials/header/custom.html` file.|
diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
index 9c7096dc..e2009a06 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-image.html
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 {{ $url := urls.Parse .Destination }}
 {{ $altText := .Text }}
 {{ $caption := .Title }}
+{{ $lazyLoad := $.Page.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
 {{ if findRE "^https?" $url.Scheme }}
   <figure>
-    <img class="mx-auto my-0 rounded-md" src="{{ $url.String }}" alt="{{ $altText }}" />
+    <img
+      class="mx-auto my-0 rounded-md"
+      src="{{ $url.String }}"
+      alt="{{ $altText }}" 
+      {{ if $lazyLoad }}
+        loading="lazy"
+      {{ end }}
+    />
     {{ with $caption }}<figcaption class="text-center">{{ . | markdownify }}</figcaption>{{ end }}
   </figure>
 {{ else }}
@@ -32,12 +40,22 @@
           {{ end }}
         {{ end }}
         alt="{{ $altText }}"
+        {{ if $lazyLoad }}
+          loading="lazy"
+        {{ end }}
       />
       {{ with $caption }}<figcaption class="text-center">{{ . | markdownify }}</figcaption>{{ end }}
     </figure>
   {{ else }}
     <figure>
-      <img class="mx-auto my-0 rounded-md" src="{{ $url.String }}" alt="{{ $altText }}" />
+      <img
+        class="mx-auto my-0 rounded-md"
+        src="{{ $url.String }}"
+        alt="{{ $altText }}"
+        {{ if $lazyLoad }}
+          loading="lazy"
+        {{ end }}
+      />
       {{ with $caption }}<figcaption class="text-center">{{ . | markdownify }}</figcaption>{{ end }}
     </figure>
   {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 70e8fe88..90c5110b 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
               {{ end }}
             {{ end }}
             alt="{{ $.Params.featureAlt | default $.Params.coverAlt | default "" }}"
+            {{ if $.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+              loading="lazy"
+            {{ end }}
           />
           {{ with $.Params.coverCaption }}
             <figcaption class="mb-6 -mt-3 text-center">{{ . | markdownify }}</figcaption>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/article-link.html b/layouts/partials/article-link.html
index 330cc07f..689bdf71 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/article-link.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/article-link.html
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
             160w, {{- (.Fill "320x240 smart").RelPermalink }} 2x"
             src="{{ (.Fill "160x120 smart").RelPermalink }}"
           {{ end }}
+          {{ if $.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+            loading="lazy"
+          {{ end }}
         />
       </a>
     </div>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/author.html b/layouts/partials/author.html
index d482d3a6..2d29aa82 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/author.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/author.html
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
           height="96"
           alt="{{ $.Site.Author.name | default "Author" }}"
           src="{{ $authorImage.RelPermalink }}"
+          {{ if $.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+            loading="lazy"
+          {{ end }}
         />
       {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/home/profile.html b/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
index 93ce2462..24fb6f63 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/home/profile.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
           height="144"
           alt="{{ $.Site.Author.name | default "Author" }}"
           src="{{ $authorImage.RelPermalink }}"
+          {{ if $.Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+            loading="lazy"
+          {{ end }}
         />
       {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
diff --git a/layouts/partials/logo.html b/layouts/partials/logo.html
index ee119168..1fefceb7 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/logo.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/logo.html
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
         height="{{ div $logo.Height 2 }}"
         class="max-h-[10rem] max-w-[10rem] object-scale-down object-left{{ if $logo_dark }} hidden dark:flex{{ end }}"
         alt="{{ .Site.Title }}"
+        {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+          loading="lazy"
+        {{ end }}
       />
       {{- if $logo_dark }}
       <img
@@ -17,6 +20,9 @@
         height="{{ div $logo_dark.Height 2 }}"
         class="max-h-[10rem] max-w-[10rem] object-scale-down object-left dark:hidden"
         alt="{{ .Site.Title }}"
+        {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+          loading="lazy"
+        {{ end }}
       />
       {{- end}}
     </a>
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html b/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
index 9b013442..b6d14289 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     <img
       class="mx-auto my-0 rounded-md"
       alt="{{ $altText }}"
+      {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+        loading="lazy"
+      {{ end }}
       {{ if findRE "^https?" $url.Scheme }}
         src="{{ $url.String }}"
       {{ else }}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/screenshot.html b/layouts/shortcodes/screenshot.html
index 39640ac3..653e1fd7 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/screenshot.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/screenshot.html
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
       {{- if or (.Get "alt") (.Get "caption") }}
         alt="{{ with .Get "alt" }}{{ . }}{{ else }}{{ .Get "caption" | markdownify | plainify }}{{ end }}"
       {{- end -}}
+      {{ if .Site.Params.enableImageLazyLoading | default true }}
+        loading="lazy"
+      {{ end }}
       width="100%"
       height="auto"
       style="max-width:{{ div $image.Width 2 }}px; max-height:{{ div $image.Height 2 }}px;"