1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/features/messages.js b/src/features/messages.js
index bbec23e..3ab64d9 100644
--- a/src/features/messages.js
+++ b/src/features/messages.js
@@ -5680,7 +5680,9 @@ export function messagesFeature(ctx) {
       const task = (async () => {
         const got = (await storedMediaThumb(url)) || (await makeMediaThumb(url).catch(() => null));
         if (got) {
-          if (got.thumb) await decodeAhead(got.thumb);
+          // no copy (small already, or a GIF): the original is what paints,
+          // so it's the one decoded ahead — the row mustn't decode it on sight
+          await decodeAhead(got.thumb || url);
           mediaReady.set(url, got);
           return;
         }