diff --git a/common/messages/de.json b/common/messages/de.json
index 7a05a20b..87b0226f 100644
--- a/common/messages/de.json
+++ b/common/messages/de.json
@@ -1042,6 +1042,8 @@
   "profile.wants_kids_3": "Neigt dazu, Kinder zu wollen",
   "profile.wants_kids_4": "Möchte Kinder",
   "profile.wont_be_notified_unless_mutual": "Sie werden nicht benachrichtigt, es sei denn, das Interesse ist gegenseitig.",
+  "profile_card.alt": "Profilkarte von {username}",
+  "profile_card.crafting": "Profilkarte wird erstellt...",
   "profile_card.loading": "Ihre Karte wird geladen, es kann ein paar Sekunden dauern...",
   "profile_grid.hidden_notice": "Du hast diese Person ausgeblendet, sie wird nicht mehr in deinen Suchergebnissen angezeigt.",
   "profile_grid.hide_profile": "Nicht mehr in den Suchergebnissen anzeigen",
diff --git a/common/messages/fr.json b/common/messages/fr.json
index aa40a2fa..b54212e0 100644
--- a/common/messages/fr.json
+++ b/common/messages/fr.json
@@ -1041,6 +1041,8 @@
   "profile.wants_kids_3": "Tend à vouloir des enfants",
   "profile.wants_kids_4": "Veut des enfants",
   "profile.wont_be_notified_unless_mutual": "Il/elle ne sera pas notifié(e) à moins que l'intérêt soit mutuel.",
+  "profile_card.alt": "Carte de profil de {username}",
+  "profile_card.crafting": "Création de la carte de profil...",
   "profile_card.loading": "Chargement de votre carte, cela peut prendre quelques secondes...",
   "profile_grid.hidden_notice": "Vous avez masqué cette personne, elle n'apparaîtra plus dans vos résultats de recherche.",
   "profile_grid.hide_profile": "Ne plus afficher dans les résultats de recherche",
diff --git a/web/components/photos-modal.tsx b/web/components/photos-modal.tsx
index 81ad03af..8b7ec327 100644
--- a/web/components/photos-modal.tsx
+++ b/web/components/photos-modal.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import {getProfileOgImageUrl} from 'common/profiles/og-image'
 import {Profile} from 'common/profiles/profile'
 import {User} from 'common/user'
-import Image from 'next/image'
 import {useState} from 'react'
 import {Button} from 'web/components/buttons/button'
 import {Col} from 'web/components/layout/col'
@@ -9,6 +7,8 @@ import {Modal} from 'web/components/layout/modal'
 import {ShareProfileButtons} from 'web/components/widgets/share-profile-button'
 import {useT} from 'web/lib/locale'
 
+import {ProfileCardViewer} from './profile-card-viewer'
+
 // export const PhotosModal = (props: {
 //   open: boolean
 //   setOpen: (open: boolean) => void
@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@ export const ViewProfileCardButton = (props: {
   width?: number
   height?: number
 }) => {
-  const {user, profile, width = 1000, height = 300} = props
+  const {user, profile, width, height} = props
   const [open, setOpen] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const t = useT()
   if (!user || !profile) return
-  const src = getProfileOgImageUrl(user, profile)
   const username = user.username
   return (
     <>
@@ -80,14 +79,8 @@ export const ViewProfileCardButton = (props: {
         {t('share_profile.view_profile_card', 'View Profile Card')}
       </Button>
       <Modal open={open} setOpen={setOpen} size={'lg'} className={''}>
-        <Col className="gap-4 bg-canvas-100/75 rounded-2xl">
-          <Image
-            src={src}
-            width={width}
-            height={height}
-            alt={t('profile_card.loading', `${user.username}'s profile card`)}
-            className={'rounded-2xl'}
-          />
+        <Col className="gap-4 bg-canvas-100/75 rounded-2xl justify-center">
+          <ProfileCardViewer user={user} profile={profile} width={width} height={height} />
           <ShareProfileButtons
             username={username}
             className={'justify-center gap-4 text-3xl pb-4'}
diff --git a/web/components/profile-card-viewer.tsx b/web/components/profile-card-viewer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66d3c2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/components/profile-card-viewer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import {getProfileOgImageUrl} from 'common/profiles/og-image'
+import {Profile} from 'common/profiles/profile'
+import {User} from 'common/user'
+import Image from 'next/image'
+import {useState} from 'react'
+import {CompassLoadingIndicator} from 'web/components/widgets/loading-indicator'
+import {useT} from 'web/lib/locale'
+
+export const ProfileCardViewer = (props: {
+  user: User
+  profile: Profile
+  width?: number
+  height?: number
+}) => {
+  const {user, profile, width = 800, height = 200} = props
+  const t = useT()
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false)
+
+  const src = getProfileOgImageUrl(user, profile)
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {!loaded && <CompassLoadingIndicator />}
+      {!loaded && (
+        <p className={'text-ink-1000/50 text-xl justify-center mx-auto'}>
+          {t('profile_card.crafting', 'Crafting the profile card...')}
+        </p>
+      )}
+      <Image
+        src={src}
+        width={width}
+        height={height}
+        alt={t('profile_card.alt', "{username}'s profile card", {username: user.username})}
+        className={`rounded-2xl transition-opacity duration-300 ${loaded ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'}`}
+        onLoad={() => setLoaded(true)}
+        priority
+        loading="eager"
+        fetchPriority={'high'}
+      />
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/web/pages/onboarding/soft-gate.tsx b/web/pages/onboarding/soft-gate.tsx
index 33e511f7..0da8cefd 100644
--- a/web/pages/onboarding/soft-gate.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/onboarding/soft-gate.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import {getProfileOgImageUrl} from 'common/profiles/og-image'
-import Image from 'next/image'
 import Router from 'next/router'
 import {Button} from 'web/components/buttons/button'
 import {Col} from 'web/components/layout/col'
 import {PageBase} from 'web/components/page-base'
+import {ProfileCardViewer} from 'web/components/profile-card-viewer'
 import {SEO} from 'web/components/SEO'
 import {ShareProfileButtons} from 'web/components/widgets/share-profile-button'
 import {useProfile} from 'web/hooks/use-profile'
@@ -40,13 +39,7 @@ export default function SoftGatePage() {
 
           {profile && user && (
             <Col className="gap-4 text-ink-700 items-center">
-              <Image
-                src={getProfileOgImageUrl(user, profile)}
-                alt="OG"
-                width={550}
-                height={325}
-                className="rounded-xl border border-md"
-              />
+              <ProfileCardViewer user={user} profile={profile} />
               <p>
                 {t(
                   'onboarding.soft-gate.profile_card',