diff --git a/views/mixins/post.pug b/views/mixins/post.pug
index 8b40f23f..1c27e5dc 100644
--- a/views/mixins/post.pug
+++ b/views/mixins/post.pug
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mixin post(post, truncate, manage=false, globalmanage=false, ban=false, overboar
 				if post.country && post.country.code
 					if post.country.custom === true
 						span(title=post.country.name)
-							img.customflag(src=`/flag/${post.board}/${post.country.src}` alt=' ')
+							img.customflag(src=`/flag/${post.board}/${post.country.src}` alt=' ' loading='lazy')
 						| 
 					else
 						span(class=`flag flag-${post.country.code.toLowerCase()}` title=post.country.name alt=post.country.name)