diff --git a/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/cif/components/commerce/productcollection/v2/productcollection/clientlibs/css/productcollection.css b/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/cif/components/commerce/productcollection/v2/productcollection/clientlibs/css/productcollection.css
index 4996a9e226..a68a63d692 100644
--- a/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/cif/components/commerce/productcollection/v2/productcollection/clientlibs/css/productcollection.css
+++ b/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/cif/components/commerce/productcollection/v2/productcollection/clientlibs/css/productcollection.css
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@
     width: 100%;
 }
 
-.productcollection__item-image--placeholder {
-    display: none;
-}
-
 .productcollection__sort-fields {
     float: right;
 }
diff --git a/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/cif/components/commerce/productcollection/v2/productcollection/item.html b/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/cif/components/commerce/productcollection/v2/productcollection/item.html
index a76653f315..dd61086674 100644
--- a/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/cif/components/commerce/productcollection/v2/productcollection/item.html
+++ b/ui.apps/src/main/content/jcr_root/apps/core/cif/components/commerce/productcollection/v2/productcollection/item.html
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
         data-sku="${item.SKU}"
         href="${item.URL}">
         <div class="productcollection__item-images">
-            <img class="productcollection__item-image productcollection__item-image--placeholder"
-                alt=""
-                src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAAFCAQAAADIpIVQAAAADklEQVR42mNkgAJGIhgAALQABsHyMOcAAAAASUVORK5CYII="/>
-            <img class="productcollection__item-image" src="${item.imageURL}" alt="${item.title}"/>
+            <img data-sly-test.hasImage="${item.imageURL}" class="productcollection__item-image" src="${item.imageURL}" alt="${item.title}"/>
+            <img data-sly-test="${!hasImage}" class="productcollection__item-image productcollection__item-image--placeholder"
+                 alt=""
+                 src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAAFCAQAAADIpIVQAAAADklEQVR42mNkgAJGIhgAALQABsHyMOcAAAAASUVORK5CYII="/>
         </div>
         <div data-sly-test="${item.isStaged}" class="productcollection__item-staged">${'Staged' @ i18n}</div>
         <div class="productcollection__item-title"><span>${item.title}</span></div>