diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/Background.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/Background.qml
index 4ed1055d7..81193ff3a 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/Background.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/background/Background.qml
@@ -175,16 +175,10 @@ Variants {
             anchors.fill: parent
             clip: true
 
-            Image {
+            StyledImage {
                 id: wallpaper
                 visible: opacity > 0 && !blurLoader.active
-                opacity: (status === Image.Ready && !bgRoot.wallpaperIsVideo) ? 1 : 0
-                Behavior on opacity {
-                    animation: Appearance.animation.elementMoveEnter.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
-                }
                 cache: false
-                asynchronous: true
-                retainWhileLoading: true
                 smooth: false
                 // Range = groups that workspaces span on
                 property int chunkSize: Config?.options.bar.workspaces.shown ?? 10
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/CliphistImage.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/CliphistImage.qml
index 339cd4e6c..7aa1e6f12 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/CliphistImage.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/widgets/CliphistImage.qml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Rectangle {
         }
     }
 
-    Image {
+    StyledImage {
         id: image
         anchors.fill: parent
 
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/mediaControls/PlayerControl.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/mediaControls/PlayerControl.qml
index 8cef6a861..0e318e0f3 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/mediaControls/PlayerControl.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/mediaControls/PlayerControl.qml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Item { // Player instance
                     }
                 }
 
-                Image { // Art image
+                StyledImage { // Art image
                     id: mediaArt
                     property int size: parent.height
                     anchors.fill: parent
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ Item { // Player instance
                     fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
                     cache: false
                     antialiasing: true
-                    asynchronous: true
 
                     width: size
                     height: size
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/aiChat/AttachedFileIndicator.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/aiChat/AttachedFileIndicator.qml
index a0a3e14e2..2df576505 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/aiChat/AttachedFileIndicator.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/aiChat/AttachedFileIndicator.qml
@@ -125,13 +125,12 @@ Rectangle {
             sourceComponent: Item {
                 implicitHeight: root.imageHeight * root.scale
                 implicitWidth: imagePreview.implicitWidth
-                Image {
+                StyledImage {
                     id: imagePreview
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     source: Qt.resolvedUrl(root.filePath)
                     fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
                     antialiasing: true
-                    asynchronous: true
                     width: root.imageWidth * root.scale
                     height: root.imageHeight * root.scale
                     sourceSize.width: root.imageWidth * root.scale
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/anime/BooruImage.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/anime/BooruImage.qml
index 8df196d9a..1fd18394a 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/anime/BooruImage.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarLeft/anime/BooruImage.qml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Button {
     contentItem: Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
 
-        Image {
+        StyledImage {
             id: imageObject
             anchors.fill: parent
             width: root.rowHeight * modelData.aspect_ratio
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ Button {
             sourceSize.width: root.rowHeight * modelData.aspect_ratio
             sourceSize.height: root.rowHeight
 
-            visible: opacity > 0
-            opacity: status === Image.Ready ? 1 : 0
-            Behavior on opacity {
-                animation: Appearance.animation.elementMoveEnter.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
-            }
-
             layer.enabled: true
             layer.effect: OpacityMask {
                 maskSource: Rectangle {