diff --git a/sections/main-product.liquid b/sections/main-product.liquid
index c791b71fec0..0b79c20d41c 100644
--- a/sections/main-product.liquid
+++ b/sections/main-product.liquid
@@ -67,8 +67,14 @@
{%- for media in product.media -%}
{%- unless media.id == product.selected_or_first_available_variant.featured_media.id -%}
- {%- assign media_position = media_position | default: 0 | plus: 1 -%}
- {% render 'product-thumbnail', media: media, position: media_position, loop: section.settings.enable_video_looping, modal_id: section.id, xr_button: true, media_width: media_width, lazy_load: true %}
+ {%- liquid
+ assign media_position = media_position | default: 0 | plus: 1
+ assign lazy_load = false
+ if media_position > 1
+ assign lazy_load = true
+ endif
+ render 'product-thumbnail', media: media, position: media_position, loop: section.settings.enable_video_looping, modal_id: section.id, xr_button: true, media_width: media_width, lazy_load: lazy_load
+ -%}
{%- endunless -%}
{%- endfor -%}