diff --git a/lib/widgets/media_card.dart b/lib/widgets/media_card.dart
index 15fb6741..bbaa5525 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/media_card.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/media_card.dart
@@ -650,6 +650,15 @@ class _MediaCardList extends StatelessWidget {
   }
 }
 
+Widget _buildPosterLoadingPlaceholder(BuildContext context, String _) {
+  return ColoredBox(color: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest, child: const SizedBox.expand());
+}
+
+IconData _mediaPosterFallbackIcon(MediaItem item) {
+  if (item.isShow || item.isSeason || item.isEpisode) return Symbols.tv_rounded;
+  return Symbols.movie_rounded;
+}
+
 Widget _buildPosterImage(
   BuildContext context,
   Object item, {
@@ -660,11 +669,9 @@ Widget _buildPosterImage(
   double? knownHeight,
 }) {
   String? posterUrl;
-  IconData fallbackIcon = Symbols.movie_rounded;
 
   if (item is MediaPlaylist) {
     posterUrl = item.displayImagePath;
-    fallbackIcon = Symbols.playlist_play_rounded;
 
     return OptimizedMediaImage.playlist(
       client: isOffline ? null : context.tryGetMediaClientWithFallback(item.serverId),
@@ -672,6 +679,7 @@ Widget _buildPosterImage(
       width: knownWidth ?? double.infinity,
       height: knownHeight ?? double.infinity,
       fit: BoxFit.cover,
+      placeholder: _buildPosterLoadingPlaceholder,
       localFilePath: localPosterPath,
     );
   } else if (item is MediaItem) {
@@ -684,6 +692,7 @@ Widget _buildPosterImage(
     final useRememberedFallback = posterFallbackUrl != null && _hasFailedPosterUrl(primaryPosterUrl);
     posterUrl = useRememberedFallback ? posterFallbackUrl : primaryPosterUrl;
     final mediaClient = isOffline ? null : context.tryGetMediaClientWithFallback(item.serverId);
+    final fallbackIcon = _mediaPosterFallbackIcon(item);
 
     Widget image;
 
@@ -695,6 +704,8 @@ Widget _buildPosterImage(
         width: knownWidth ?? double.infinity,
         height: knownHeight ?? double.infinity,
         fit: BoxFit.cover,
+        placeholder: _buildPosterLoadingPlaceholder,
+        fallbackIcon: fallbackIcon,
         localFilePath: localPosterPath,
       );
     } else {
@@ -704,6 +715,8 @@ Widget _buildPosterImage(
         width: knownWidth ?? double.infinity,
         height: knownHeight ?? double.infinity,
         fit: BoxFit.cover,
+        placeholder: _buildPosterLoadingPlaceholder,
+        fallbackIcon: fallbackIcon,
         errorWidget: posterFallbackUrl == null || useRememberedFallback
             ? null
             : (_, _, _) {
@@ -714,6 +727,8 @@ Widget _buildPosterImage(
                   width: knownWidth ?? double.infinity,
                   height: knownHeight ?? double.infinity,
                   fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                  placeholder: _buildPosterLoadingPlaceholder,
+                  fallbackIcon: fallbackIcon,
                 );
               },
         localFilePath: localPosterPath,
@@ -729,7 +744,7 @@ Widget _buildPosterImage(
   }
 
   return SkeletonLoader(
-    child: Center(child: AppIcon(fallbackIcon, fill: 1, size: 40, color: Colors.white54)),
+    child: const Center(child: AppIcon(Symbols.movie_rounded, fill: 1, size: 40, color: Colors.white54)),
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/optimized_media_image.dart b/lib/widgets/optimized_media_image.dart
index 5477f18c..88e52ca0 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/optimized_media_image.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/optimized_media_image.dart
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class OptimizedMediaImage extends StatelessWidget {
     bool enableTranscoding = true,
     String? cacheKey,
     Alignment alignment = Alignment.center,
+    IconData? fallbackIcon,
     String? localFilePath,
   }) : this._(
          key: key,
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class OptimizedMediaImage extends StatelessWidget {
          enableTranscoding: enableTranscoding,
          cacheKey: cacheKey,
          alignment: alignment,
-         fallbackIcon: Symbols.movie_rounded,
+         fallbackIcon: fallbackIcon ?? Symbols.movie_rounded,
          imageType: ImageType.poster,
          localFilePath: localFilePath,
        );
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ class OptimizedMediaImage extends StatelessWidget {
     bool enableTranscoding = true,
     String? cacheKey,
     Alignment alignment = Alignment.center,
+    IconData? fallbackIcon,
     String? localFilePath,
   }) : this._(
          key: key,
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ class OptimizedMediaImage extends StatelessWidget {
          enableTranscoding: enableTranscoding,
          cacheKey: cacheKey,
          alignment: alignment,
-         fallbackIcon: Symbols.video_library_rounded,
+         fallbackIcon: fallbackIcon ?? Symbols.video_library_rounded,
          imageType: ImageType.thumb,
          localFilePath: localFilePath,
        );
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ class OptimizedMediaImage extends StatelessWidget {
         if (wasSynchronouslyLoaded) return child;
         return AnimatedSwitcher(
           duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
-          child: frame != null ? child : _buildPlaceholder(context),
+          child: frame != null ? child : _buildPlaceholder(context, imageUrl),
         );
       },
     );
@@ -346,8 +348,10 @@ class OptimizedMediaImage extends StatelessWidget {
     );
   }
 
-  Widget _buildPlaceholder(BuildContext context) =>
-      _surfacePlaceholder(context, icon: fallbackIcon, iconColor: Colors.white54);
+  Widget _buildPlaceholder(BuildContext context, String imageUrl) {
+    if (placeholder != null) return placeholder!(context, imageUrl);
+    return _surfacePlaceholder(context, icon: fallbackIcon, iconColor: Colors.white54);
+  }
 
   Widget _buildErrorWidget(BuildContext context, dynamic _) =>
       _surfacePlaceholder(context, icon: fallbackIcon ?? Symbols.broken_image_rounded, fillParent: true);