diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/GalleryWallCard.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/GalleryWallCard.tsx
index f38103d53..c794ddc14 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/GalleryWallCard.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/GalleryWallCard.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from "react";
+import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { useIntl } from "react-intl";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import * as GQL from "src/core/generated-graphql";
@@ -7,32 +7,50 @@ import TextUtils from "src/utils/text";
 import { useGalleryLightbox } from "src/hooks/Lightbox/hooks";
 import { galleryTitle } from "src/core/galleries";
 import { RatingSystem } from "../Shared/Rating/RatingSystem";
+import { GalleryPreviewScrubber } from "./GalleryPreviewScrubber";
+import cx from "classnames";
 
 const CLASSNAME = "GalleryWallCard";
 const CLASSNAME_FOOTER = `${CLASSNAME}-footer`;
 const CLASSNAME_IMG = `${CLASSNAME}-img`;
 const CLASSNAME_TITLE = `${CLASSNAME}-title`;
+const CLASSNAME_IMG_CONTAIN = `${CLASSNAME}-img-contain`;
 
 interface IProps {
   gallery: GQL.SlimGalleryDataFragment;
 }
 
+type Orientation = "landscape" | "portrait";
+
+function getOrientation(width: number, height: number): Orientation {
+  return width > height ? "landscape" : "portrait";
+}
+
 const GalleryWallCard: React.FC<IProps> = ({ gallery }) => {
   const intl = useIntl();
-  const [orientation, setOrientation] = React.useState<
-    "landscape" | "portrait"
-  >("landscape");
+  const [coverOrientation, setCoverOrientation] =
+    React.useState<Orientation>("landscape");
+  const [imageOrientation, setImageOrientation] =
+    React.useState<Orientation>("landscape");
   const showLightbox = useGalleryLightbox(gallery.id, gallery.chapters);
 
   const cover = gallery?.paths.cover;
 
-  function onImageLoad(e: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLImageElement, Event>) {
+  function onCoverLoad(e: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLImageElement, Event>) {
     const target = e.target as HTMLImageElement;
-    setOrientation(
-      target.naturalWidth > target.naturalHeight ? "landscape" : "portrait"
+    setCoverOrientation(
+      getOrientation(target.naturalWidth, target.naturalHeight)
     );
   }
 
+  function onNonCoverLoad(e: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLImageElement, Event>) {
+    const target = e.target as HTMLImageElement;
+    setImageOrientation(
+      getOrientation(target.naturalWidth, target.naturalHeight)
+    );
+  }
+
+  const [imgSrc, setImgSrc] = useState<string | undefined>(cover ?? undefined);
   const title = galleryTitle(gallery);
   const performerNames = gallery.performers.map((p) => p.name);
   const performers =
@@ -48,10 +66,13 @@ const GalleryWallCard: React.FC<IProps> = ({ gallery }) => {
     showLightbox(0);
   }
 
+  const imgClassname =
+    imageOrientation !== coverOrientation ? CLASSNAME_IMG_CONTAIN : "";
+
   return (
     <>
       <section
-        className={`${CLASSNAME} ${CLASSNAME}-${orientation}`}
+        className={`${CLASSNAME} ${CLASSNAME}-${coverOrientation}`}
         onClick={showLightboxStart}
         onKeyPress={showLightboxStart}
         role="button"
@@ -60,29 +81,41 @@ const GalleryWallCard: React.FC<IProps> = ({ gallery }) => {
         <RatingSystem value={gallery.rating100} disabled withoutContext />
         <img
           loading="lazy"
-          src={cover}
+          src={imgSrc}
           alt=""
-          className={CLASSNAME_IMG}
-          onLoad={onImageLoad}
+          className={cx(CLASSNAME_IMG, imgClassname)}
+          // set orientation based on cover only
+          onLoad={imgSrc === cover ? onCoverLoad : onNonCoverLoad}
         />
-        <footer className={CLASSNAME_FOOTER}>
-          <Link
-            to={`/galleries/${gallery.id}`}
-            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
-          >
-            {title && (
-              <TruncatedText
-                text={title}
-                lineCount={1}
-                className={CLASSNAME_TITLE}
-              />
-            )}
-            <TruncatedText text={performers.join(", ")} />
-            <div>
-              {gallery.date && TextUtils.formatDate(intl, gallery.date)}
-            </div>
-          </Link>
-        </footer>
+        <div className="lineargradient">
+          <footer className={CLASSNAME_FOOTER}>
+            <Link
+              to={`/galleries/${gallery.id}`}
+              onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+            >
+              {title && (
+                <TruncatedText
+                  text={title}
+                  lineCount={1}
+                  className={CLASSNAME_TITLE}
+                />
+              )}
+              <TruncatedText text={performers.join(", ")} />
+              <div>
+                {gallery.date && TextUtils.formatDate(intl, gallery.date)}
+              </div>
+            </Link>
+          </footer>
+          <GalleryPreviewScrubber
+            previewPath={gallery.paths.preview}
+            defaultPath={cover ?? ""}
+            imageCount={gallery.image_count}
+            onClick={(i) => {
+              showLightbox(i);
+            }}
+            onPathChanged={setImgSrc}
+          />
+        </div>
       </section>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/styles.scss b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/styles.scss
index d23149552..12439a94d 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/styles.scss
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Galleries/styles.scss
@@ -237,6 +237,18 @@ $galleryTabWidth: 450px;
     width: 96vw;
   }
 
+  .lineargradient {
+    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3));
+    bottom: 100px;
+    height: 100px;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+
+  .preview-scrubber {
+    top: 0;
+    z-index: 1;
+  }
+
   @mixin galleryWidth($width) {
     height: math.div($width, 3) * 2;
 
@@ -264,6 +276,11 @@ $galleryTabWidth: 450px;
     object-fit: cover;
     object-position: center 20%;
     width: 100%;
+
+    &.GalleryWallCard-img-contain {
+      object-fit: contain;
+      object-position: initial;
+    }
   }
 
   &-title {
@@ -271,13 +288,13 @@ $galleryTabWidth: 450px;
   }
 
   &-footer {
-    background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3));
-    bottom: 0;
+    bottom: 20px;
     padding: 1rem;
     position: absolute;
     text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px black;
     transition: 0s opacity;
     width: 100%;
+    z-index: 2;
 
     @media (min-width: 768px) {
       opacity: 0;
@@ -310,6 +327,7 @@ $galleryTabWidth: 450px;
     right: 1rem;
     text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px black;
     top: 1rem;
+    z-index: 2;
   }
 
   .rating-stars {
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/HoverScrubber.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/HoverScrubber.tsx
index d42f06ae7..e9f3f8209 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/HoverScrubber.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Shared/HoverScrubber.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export const HoverScrubber: React.FC<IHoverScrubber> = ({
       return;
 
     e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
     onClick();
   }