diff --git a/modules/templates/util_avatar.go b/modules/templates/util_avatar.go
index 85832cf264c..afc10915163 100644
--- a/modules/templates/util_avatar.go
+++ b/modules/templates/util_avatar.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func AvatarHTML(src string, size int, class, name string) template.HTML {
 		name = "avatar"
 	}
 
-	return template.HTML(`<img class="` + class + `" src="` + src + `" title="` + html.EscapeString(name) + `" width="` + sizeStr + `" height="` + sizeStr + `"/>`)
+	return template.HTML(`<img loading="lazy" class="` + class + `" src="` + src + `" title="` + html.EscapeString(name) + `" width="` + sizeStr + `" height="` + sizeStr + `"/>`)
 }
 
 // Avatar renders user avatars. args: user, size (int), class (string)