diff --git a/web/src/views/explore/ExploreView.tsx b/web/src/views/explore/ExploreView.tsx
index 8145312e3..03bebd4bd 100644
--- a/web/src/views/explore/ExploreView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/explore/ExploreView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
-import { isIOS, isMobileOnly } from "react-device-detect";
+import { isIOS, isMobileOnly, isSafari } from "react-device-detect";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 import { useApiHost } from "@/api";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { TooltipPortal } from "@radix-ui/react-tooltip";
 import { SearchResult } from "@/types/search";
+import ImageLoadingIndicator from "@/components/indicators/ImageLoadingIndicator";
+import useImageLoaded from "@/hooks/use-image-loaded";
+import ActivityIndicator from "@/components/indicators/activity-indicator";
 
 type ExploreViewProps = {
   onSelectSearch: (searchResult: SearchResult, detail: boolean) => void;
@@ -50,8 +53,14 @@ export default function ExploreView({ onSelectSearch }: ExploreViewProps) {
     }, {});
   }, [events]);
 
+  if (!events) {
+    return (
+      <ActivityIndicator className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2" />
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
-    <div className="space-y-4 overflow-x-hidden p-2">
+    <div className="scrollbar-container mx-2 space-y-4 overflow-x-hidden">
       {Object.entries(eventsByLabel).map(([label, filteredEvents]) => (
         <ThumbnailRow
           key={label}
@@ -75,7 +84,6 @@ function ThumbnailRow({
   searchResults,
   onSelectSearch,
 }: ThumbnailRowType) {
-  const apiHost = useApiHost();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   const handleSearch = (label: string) => {
@@ -106,22 +114,9 @@ function ThumbnailRow({
             key={event.id}
             className="relative aspect-square h-auto max-w-[20%] flex-grow md:max-w-[10%]"
           >
-            <img
-              className={cn(
-                "absolute h-full w-full cursor-pointer rounded-lg object-cover transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out md:rounded-2xl",
-              )}
-              style={
-                isIOS
-                  ? {
-                      WebkitUserSelect: "none",
-                      WebkitTouchCallout: "none",
-                    }
-                  : undefined
-              }
-              draggable={false}
-              src={`${apiHost}api/events/${event.id}/thumbnail.jpg`}
-              alt={`${objectType} snapshot`}
-              onClick={() => onSelectSearch(event, true)}
+            <ExploreThumbnailImage
+              event={event}
+              onSelectSearch={onSelectSearch}
             />
           </div>
         ))}
@@ -148,6 +143,48 @@ function ThumbnailRow({
   );
 }
 
+type ExploreThumbnailImageProps = {
+  event: SearchResult;
+  onSelectSearch: (searchResult: SearchResult, detail: boolean) => void;
+};
+function ExploreThumbnailImage({
+  event,
+  onSelectSearch,
+}: ExploreThumbnailImageProps) {
+  const apiHost = useApiHost();
+  const [imgRef, imgLoaded, onImgLoad] = useImageLoaded();
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <ImageLoadingIndicator
+        className="absolute inset-0"
+        imgLoaded={imgLoaded}
+      />
+      <img
+        ref={imgRef}
+        className={cn(
+          "absolute h-full w-full cursor-pointer rounded-lg object-cover transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out md:rounded-2xl",
+        )}
+        style={
+          isIOS
+            ? {
+                WebkitUserSelect: "none",
+                WebkitTouchCallout: "none",
+              }
+            : undefined
+        }
+        loading={isSafari ? "eager" : "lazy"}
+        draggable={false}
+        src={`${apiHost}api/events/${event.id}/thumbnail.jpg`}
+        onClick={() => onSelectSearch(event, true)}
+        onLoad={() => {
+          onImgLoad();
+        }}
+      />
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 function ExploreMoreLink({ objectType }: { objectType: string }) {
   const formattedType = objectType.replaceAll("_", " ");
   const label = formattedType.endsWith("s")
diff --git a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
index 0cc0f99dc..1997e0430 100644
--- a/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/search/SearchView.tsx
@@ -110,18 +110,18 @@ export default function SearchView({
 
       <div
         className={cn(
-          "flex h-11 items-center pl-2 pr-2 md:pl-3",
+          "flex flex-col items-start space-y-2 pl-2 pr-2 md:mb-2 md:pl-3 lg:h-10 lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:space-y-0",
           config?.semantic_search?.enabled
             ? "justify-between"
             : "justify-center",
-          isMobileOnly && "mb-3 h-auto flex-wrap gap-2",
+          isMobileOnly && "mb-2 h-auto flex-wrap gap-2 space-y-0",
         )}
       >
         {config?.semantic_search?.enabled && (
           <div
             className={cn(
               "relative w-full",
-              hasExistingSearch ? "md:mr-3 md:w-1/3" : "md:ml-[25%] md:w-1/2",
+              hasExistingSearch ? "lg:mr-3 lg:w-1/3" : "lg:ml-[25%] lg:w-1/2",
             )}
           >
             <Input
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ export default function SearchView({
 
         {hasExistingSearch && (
           <SearchFilterGroup
-            className={cn("", isMobileOnly && "w-full justify-between")}
+            className={cn(
+              "w-full justify-between md:justify-start lg:justify-end",
+            )}
             filter={searchFilter}
             onUpdateFilter={onUpdateFilter}
           />
@@ -181,7 +183,9 @@ export default function SearchView({
                         searchResult={value}
                         scrollLock={false}
                         findSimilar={() => setSimilaritySearch(value)}
-                        onClick={onSelectSearch}
+                        onClick={() => {
+                          onSelectSearch(value, true);
+                        }}
                       />
                       {(searchTerm || similaritySearch) && (
                         <div className={cn("absolute right-2 top-2 z-40")}>