diff --git a/product-catalog.html b/product-catalog.html
index c8e9091..d76971c 100644
--- a/product-catalog.html
+++ b/product-catalog.html
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
           display: flex !important;
         }
       }
+      
+      /* Lazy loading styles */
+      .lazy-load {
+        opacity: 0.7;
+        transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in-out;
+      }
+      
+      .lazy-load.loaded {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
     </style>
     <link
       href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@300;400;500;600;700&family=Playfair+Display:wght@100;200;300;400;500;600;700&family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600&display=swap"
diff --git a/scripts/products.js b/scripts/products.js
index 5404bac..992a173 100644
--- a/scripts/products.js
+++ b/scripts/products.js
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ class ProductManager {
     this.updateResultsCount();
     this.updatePagination();
 
-    // Re-add image enlargement listeners after products are rendered
+    // Re-add image enlargement listeners and lazy loading after products are rendered
     setTimeout(() => {
       addImageEnlargementListeners();
+      this.initLazyLoading();
     }, 50);
   }
 
@@ -143,10 +144,12 @@ class ProductManager {
       }">
         <div class="relative h-80 overflow-hidden">
           <img
-            src="${product.image}"
+            src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='400' height='320' viewBox='0 0 400 320'%3E%3Crect width='400' height='320' fill='%23f3f4f6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"
+            data-src="${product.image}"
             alt="${product.alt}"
-            class="w-full h-full object-cover group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-300 cursor-pointer"
+            class="w-full h-full object-cover group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-300 cursor-pointer lazy-load"
             data-enlarge-src="${product.image}"
+            loading="lazy"
           />
           <!-- Hover Overlay -->
           <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-dark-charcoal bg-opacity-70 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-300 flex items-center justify-center">
@@ -441,6 +444,49 @@ class ProductManager {
         this.updateFilterButtonText();
       });
     }
+
+    // Initialize lazy loading
+    this.initLazyLoading();
+  }
+
+  // Initialize lazy loading for images
+  initLazyLoading() {
+    // Use Intersection Observer for better performance
+    if ("IntersectionObserver" in window) {
+      const imageObserver = new IntersectionObserver(
+        (entries, observer) => {
+          entries.forEach((entry) => {
+            if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+              const img = entry.target;
+              if (img.dataset.src) {
+                img.src = img.dataset.src;
+                img.classList.remove("lazy-load");
+                img.classList.add("loaded");
+                observer.unobserve(img);
+              }
+            }
+          });
+        },
+        {
+          rootMargin: "50px 0px", // Start loading 50px before image comes into view
+          threshold: 0.01,
+        }
+      );
+
+      // Observe all lazy-loaded images
+      const lazyImages = document.querySelectorAll(".lazy-load");
+      lazyImages.forEach((img) => imageObserver.observe(img));
+    } else {
+      // Fallback for older browsers - load all images immediately
+      const lazyImages = document.querySelectorAll(".lazy-load");
+      lazyImages.forEach((img) => {
+        if (img.dataset.src) {
+          img.src = img.dataset.src;
+          img.classList.remove("lazy-load");
+          img.classList.add("loaded");
+        }
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   // Update results count