diff --git a/Packages/Status/Sources/Status/Row/StatusRowView.swift b/Packages/Status/Sources/Status/Row/StatusRowView.swift
index ead80fb1..9abcdb7a 100644
--- a/Packages/Status/Sources/Status/Row/StatusRowView.swift
+++ b/Packages/Status/Sources/Status/Row/StatusRowView.swift
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Models
 import Env
 import DesignSystem
 import Network
+import Shimmer
 
 public struct StatusRowView: View {
   @Environment(\.redactionReasons) private var reasons
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public struct StatusRowView: View {
     }
     .onAppear {
       viewModel.client = client
-      if !viewModel.isCompact {
+      if !viewModel.isCompact, viewModel.embededStatus == nil {
         Task {
           await viewModel.loadEmbededStatus()
         }
@@ -122,8 +123,14 @@ public struct StatusRowView: View {
             routeurPath.handleStatus(status: status, url: url)
           })
         
-        if !viewModel.isCompact, let embed = viewModel.embededStatus {
-          StatusEmbededView(status: embed)
+        if !reasons.contains(.placeholder) {
+          if !viewModel.isCompact, !viewModel.isEmbedLoading, let embed = viewModel.embededStatus {
+            StatusEmbededView(status: embed)
+          } else if viewModel.isEmbedLoading, !viewModel.isCompact {
+            StatusEmbededView(status: .placeholder())
+              .redacted(reason: .placeholder)
+              .shimmering()
+          }
         }
         
         if let poll = status.poll {
@@ -134,7 +141,7 @@ public struct StatusRowView: View {
           StatusMediaPreviewView(attachements: status.mediaAttachments, isCompact: viewModel.isCompact)
             .padding(.vertical, 4)
         }
-        if let card = status.card, !viewModel.isCompact, viewModel.embededStatus?.url != status.card?.url {
+        if let card = status.card, viewModel.embededStatus?.url != status.card?.url, !viewModel.isEmbedLoading {
           StatusCardView(card: card)
         }
       }
diff --git a/Packages/Status/Sources/Status/Row/StatusRowViewModel.swift b/Packages/Status/Sources/Status/Row/StatusRowViewModel.swift
index 52f13054..4fa825ef 100644
--- a/Packages/Status/Sources/Status/Row/StatusRowViewModel.swift
+++ b/Packages/Status/Sources/Status/Row/StatusRowViewModel.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public class StatusRowViewModel: ObservableObject {
   @Published var repliesCount: Int
   @Published var embededStatus: Status?
   @Published var displaySpoiler: Bool = false
+  @Published var isEmbedLoading: Bool = true
   
   var client: Client?
   
@@ -41,8 +42,14 @@ public class StatusRowViewModel: ObservableObject {
     guard let client,
           let urls = status.content.findStatusesURLs(),
           !urls.isEmpty,
-          let url = urls.first else { return }
+          let url = urls.first else {
+      isEmbedLoading = false
+      return
+    }
     do {
+      withAnimation {
+        isEmbedLoading = true
+      }
       if url.absoluteString.contains(client.server), let id = Int(url.lastPathComponent) {
         self.embededStatus = try await client.get(endpoint: Statuses.status(id: String(id)))
       } else {
@@ -52,7 +59,12 @@ public class StatusRowViewModel: ObservableObject {
                                                             forceVersion: .v2)
         self.embededStatus = results.statuses.first
       }
-    } catch { }
+      withAnimation {
+        isEmbedLoading = false
+      }
+    } catch {
+      isEmbedLoading = false
+    }
   }
   
   func favourite() async {