diff --git a/ui/package-lock.json b/ui/package-lock.json
index 0feab6e7d..d86a5147e 100644
--- a/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "@material-ui/lab": "^4.0.0-alpha.61",
         "@material-ui/styles": "^4.11.5",
         "blueimp-md5": "^2.19.0",
+        "blurhash": "^2.0.5",
         "clsx": "^2.1.1",
         "connected-react-router": "^6.9.3",
         "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
@@ -4431,6 +4432,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-DRQrD6gJyy8FbiE4s+bDoXS9hiW3Vbx5uCdwvcCf3zLHL+Iv7LtGHLpr+GZV8rHG8tK766FGYBwRbu8pELTt+w==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/blurhash": {
+      "version": "2.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/blurhash/-/blurhash-2.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cRygWd7kGBQO3VEhPiTgq4Wc43ctsM+o46urrmPOiuAe+07fzlSB9OJVdpgDL0jPqXUVQ9ht7aq7kxOeJHRK+w==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/boxen": {
       "version": "8.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boxen/-/boxen-8.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index b02012104..4eb920f3d 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "@material-ui/lab": "^4.0.0-alpha.61",
     "@material-ui/styles": "^4.11.5",
     "blueimp-md5": "^2.19.0",
+    "blurhash": "^2.0.5",
     "clsx": "^2.1.1",
     "connected-react-router": "^6.9.3",
     "deepmerge": "^4.3.1",
diff --git a/ui/src/common/BlurHashCanvas.jsx b/ui/src/common/BlurHashCanvas.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25a9dd43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/common/BlurHashCanvas.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+import { decode } from 'blurhash'
+
+// A blurhash carries no detail beyond a few dozen pixels; CSS upscales the canvas.
+const DECODE_SIZE = 32
+
+export const BlurHashCanvas = ({ hash, className }) => {
+  const canvasRef = useRef(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!hash || !canvasRef.current) {
+      return
+    }
+    try {
+      const pixels = decode(hash, DECODE_SIZE, DECODE_SIZE)
+      const ctx = canvasRef.current.getContext('2d')
+      if (!ctx) {
+        return
+      }
+      const imageData = ctx.createImageData(DECODE_SIZE, DECODE_SIZE)
+      imageData.data.set(pixels)
+      ctx.putImageData(imageData, 0, 0)
+    } catch {
+      // A malformed hash simply leaves the canvas transparent.
+    }
+  }, [hash])
+
+  if (!hash) {
+    return null
+  }
+  return (
+    <canvas
+      ref={canvasRef}
+      width={DECODE_SIZE}
+      height={DECODE_SIZE}
+      className={className}
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+BlurHashCanvas.propTypes = {
+  hash: PropTypes.string,
+  className: PropTypes.string,
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/common/BlurHashCanvas.test.jsx b/ui/src/common/BlurHashCanvas.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edd567794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/common/BlurHashCanvas.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
+import { BlurHashCanvas } from './BlurHashCanvas'
+
+describe('BlurHashCanvas', () => {
+  // jsdom has no real 2D context; stub it so getContext doesn't hit its noisy "not implemented" path.
+  let getContextSpy
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    getContextSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(HTMLCanvasElement.prototype, 'getContext')
+      .mockReturnValue({
+        createImageData: (w, h) => ({ data: new Uint8ClampedArray(w * h * 4) }),
+        putImageData: () => {},
+      })
+  })
+  afterEach(() => {
+    getContextSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('renders nothing without a hash', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<BlurHashCanvas hash="" />)
+    expect(container.querySelector('canvas')).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('renders a canvas for a valid hash', () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <BlurHashCanvas hash="LEHV6nWB2yk8pyo0adR*.7kCMdnj" />,
+    )
+    expect(container.querySelector('canvas')).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('renders a canvas without throwing on a malformed hash', () => {
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    const { container } = render(<BlurHashCanvas hash="!!!not-a-blurhash!!!" />)
+    expect(container.querySelector('canvas')).not.toBeNull()
+    spy.mockRestore()
+  })
+})