diff --git a/Classes/DataProcessing/FilesProcessor.php b/Classes/DataProcessing/FilesProcessor.php
index 65454c75..b82d985f 100644
--- a/Classes/DataProcessing/FilesProcessor.php
+++ b/Classes/DataProcessing/FilesProcessor.php
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@ protected function processFiles(array $properties = []): ?array
 
         foreach ($this->fileObjects as $key => $fileObject) {
             if (isset($this->processorConfiguration['processingConfiguration.']['autogenerate.'])) {
-                $file = $this->getFileUtility()->processFile($fileObject, $properties, $cropVariant);
+                $file = $this->getFileUtility()->processFile(
+                    $fileObject,
+                    $properties,
+                    $cropVariant,
+                    (int)($this->processorConfiguration['processingConfiguration.']['delayProcessing'] ?? 0) === 1
+                );
+
                 $targetWidth = (int)($properties['width'] ?: $file['properties']['dimensions']['width']);
                 $targetHeight = (int)($properties['height'] ?: $file['properties']['dimensions']['height']);
 
diff --git a/Classes/DataProcessing/GalleryProcessor.php b/Classes/DataProcessing/GalleryProcessor.php
index 7e6dd161..15d62f10 100644
--- a/Classes/DataProcessing/GalleryProcessor.php
+++ b/Classes/DataProcessing/GalleryProcessor.php
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ protected function prepareGalleryData()
                 $fileObj = $this->fileObjects[$fileKey] ?? null;
 
                 if ($fileObj) {
-                    if (($this->equalMediaWidth || $this->equalMediaHeight) && $fileObj['properties']['type'] === 'image') {
-                        $image = $this->getImageService()->getImage($fileObj['properties']['originalUrl'], null, true);
+                    if ($fileObj['properties']['type'] === 'image') {
+                        $image = $this->getImageService()->getImage((string)$fileObj['properties']['fileReferenceUid'], null, true);
                         $fileObj = $this->getFileUtility()->processFile($image, $this->mediaDimensions[$fileKey] ?? []);
 
                         if (isset($this->processorConfiguration['autogenerate.']['retina2x'],
diff --git a/Classes/Utility/FileUtility.php b/Classes/Utility/FileUtility.php
index 3f1eac2c..69a876a0 100644
--- a/Classes/Utility/FileUtility.php
+++ b/Classes/Utility/FileUtility.php
@@ -75,12 +75,10 @@ public function __construct(
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param FileInterface $fileReference
      * @param array $dimensions
-     * @param string $cropVariant
      * @return array
      */
-    public function processFile(FileInterface $fileReference, array $dimensions = [], string $cropVariant = 'default'): array
+    public function processFile(FileInterface $fileReference, array $dimensions = [], string $cropVariant = 'default', bool $delayProcessing = false): array
     {
         $fileReferenceUid = $fileReference->getUid();
         $uidLocal = $fileReference->getProperty('uid_local');
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ public function processFile(FileInterface $fileReference, array $dimensions = []
         ];
 
         if ($fileRenderer === null && $fileReference->getType() === AbstractFile::FILETYPE_IMAGE) {
-            if ($fileReference->getMimeType() !== 'image/svg+xml') {
+            if (!$delayProcessing && $fileReference->getMimeType() !== 'image/svg+xml') {
                 $fileReference = $this->processImageFile($fileReference, $dimensions, $cropVariant);
             }
             $publicUrl = $this->imageService->getImageUri($fileReference, true);
diff --git a/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Image.typoscript b/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Image.typoscript
index 81dadf7d..98026046 100755
--- a/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Image.typoscript
+++ b/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Image.typoscript
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ tt_content.image {
                         10 {
                             references.fieldName = image
                             as = files
+                            processingConfiguration {
+                                delayProcessing = 1
+                            }
                         }
                         20 = FriendsOfTYPO3\Headless\DataProcessing\GalleryProcessor
                         20 {
diff --git a/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Textmedia.typoscript b/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Textmedia.typoscript
index 869154d4..a187c251 100755
--- a/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Textmedia.typoscript
+++ b/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Textmedia.typoscript
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ tt_content.textmedia {
                         10 {
                             references.fieldName = assets
                             as = files
+                            processingConfiguration {
+                                delayProcessing = 1
+                            }
                         }
                         20 = FriendsOfTYPO3\Headless\DataProcessing\GalleryProcessor
                         20 {
diff --git a/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Textpic.typoscript b/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Textpic.typoscript
index afd759c6..2fac0d92 100755
--- a/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Textpic.typoscript
+++ b/Configuration/TypoScript/ContentElement/Textpic.typoscript
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ tt_content.textpic {
                         10 {
                             references.fieldName = image
                             as = files
+                            processingConfiguration {
+                                delayProcessing = 1
+                            }
                         }
                         20 = FriendsOfTYPO3\Headless\DataProcessing\GalleryProcessor
                         20 {