diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_media_gallery.js b/app/soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_media_gallery.js
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diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_status_content.js b/app/soapbox/features/placeholder/components/placeholder_status_content.js
index f3f4e951c8..b51fa44c15 100644
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diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/pending_status.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/pending_status.js
index 13daa5928b..638b896c9d 100644
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diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/pending_status_builder.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/util/pending_status_builder.js
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diff --git a/app/styles/placeholder.scss b/app/styles/placeholder.scss
index ded87f5792..37ed8ee58b 100644
--- a/app/styles/placeholder.scss
+++ b/app/styles/placeholder.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 .placeholder-status,
 .placeholder-hashtag,
 .notification--placeholder,
-.status-card--placeholder {
+.status-card--placeholder,
+.media-gallery--placeholder {
   position: relative;
 
   &::before {
@@ -120,3 +121,11 @@
     opacity: 0.1;
   }
 }
+
+.media-gallery.media-gallery--placeholder {
+  background: none;
+
+  .media-gallery__item {
+    background-color: var(--brand-color--faint);
+  }
+}