diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/AddressBarDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/AddressBarDialog.qml
index db6b87220d..7f9d638dc5 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/AddressBarDialog.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/AddressBarDialog.qml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Window {
                 placeName: model.place_name;
                 hifiUrl: model.place_name + model.path;
                 thumbnail: model.thumbnail_url;
+                imageUrl: model.image_url;
                 action: model.action;
                 timestamp: model.created_at;
                 onlineUsers: model.online_users;
@@ -395,6 +396,7 @@ Window {
             created_at: data.created_at || "",
             action: data.action || "",
             thumbnail_url: resolveUrl(thumbnail_url),
+            image_url: resolveUrl(data.details.image_url),
 
             metaverseId: (data.id || "").toString(), // Some are strings from server while others are numbers. Model objects require uniformity.
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Card.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Card.qml
index 9e9b1dff51..876be740cd 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Card.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Card.qml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Rectangle {
     property string timestamp: "";
     property string hifiUrl: "";
     property string thumbnail: defaultThumbnail;
+    property string imageUrl: "";
     property var goFunction: null;
     property string storyId: "";
 
@@ -67,13 +68,21 @@ Rectangle {
         return 'about a minute ago';
     }
 
+    property bool hasGif: imageUrl.indexOf('.gif') === (imageUrl.length - 4);
+    AnimatedImage {
+        id: animation;
+        // Always visible, to drive loading, but initially covered up by lobby during load.
+        source: hasGif ? imageUrl : "";
+        fillMode: lobby.fillMode;
+        anchors.fill: lobby;
+    }
     Image {
         id: lobby;
+        visible: !hasGif || (animation.status !== Image.Ready);
         width: parent.width - (isConcurrency ? 0 : (2 * smallMargin));
         height: parent.height - messageHeight - (isConcurrency ? 0 : smallMargin);
         source: thumbnail || defaultThumbnail;
         fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop;
-        // source gets filled in later
         anchors {
             horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter;
             top: parent.top;