diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPhotoViewerFragment.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPhotoViewerFragment.java
index 04e0dbcc0e2d..dfa592f139d3 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPhotoViewerFragment.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/ReaderPhotoViewerFragment.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ private void showImage() {
         if (isAdded() && !TextUtils.isEmpty(mImageUrl)) {
             // use max of width/height so image is cached the same regardless of orientation
             Rect pt = DisplayUtils.getWindowSize(requireActivity());
-            int hiResWidth = Math.max(pt.height(), pt.width());
+            int hiResWidth = (int) (Math.max(pt.height(), pt.width()) * 0.8);
             // don't use AT media proxy here
             mPhotoView.setImageUrl(mImageUrl, hiResWidth, mIsPrivate, false, mPhotoViewListener);
         }
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/views/ReaderPhotoView.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/views/ReaderPhotoView.java
index 8bf58a596d74..100ba53723c8 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/views/ReaderPhotoView.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/reader/views/ReaderPhotoView.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import com.github.chrisbanes.photoview.PhotoViewAttacher;
 
 import org.wordpress.android.R;
+import org.wordpress.android.analytics.AnalyticsTracker;
+import org.wordpress.android.analytics.AnalyticsTracker.Stat;
 import org.wordpress.android.ui.reader.utils.ReaderUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.AppLog;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.PhotonUtils;
@@ -24,15 +26,22 @@
 import org.wordpress.android.util.image.ImageManager.RequestListener;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.image.ImageType;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /**
  * used by ReaderPhotoViewerActivity to show full-width images - based on Volley's ImageView
  * but adds pinch/zoom and the ability to first load a lo-res version of the image
  */
 public class ReaderPhotoView extends RelativeLayout {
+    private static final String FAILED_IMAGE = "failed_image";
+
     public interface PhotoViewListener {
         void onTapPhotoView();
     }
 
+    private String mImageUrl;
+
     private PhotoViewListener mPhotoViewListener;
     private String mLoResImageUrl;
     private String mHiResImageUrl;
@@ -75,6 +84,8 @@ public void setImageUrl(String imageUrl,
                             boolean isPrivate,
                             boolean isPrivateAtSite,
                             PhotoViewListener listener) {
+        mImageUrl = imageUrl;
+
         int loResWidth = (int) (hiResWidth * 0.10f);
         mLoResImageUrl = ReaderUtils
                 .getResizedImageUrl(imageUrl, loResWidth, 0, isPrivate, isPrivateAtSite, PhotonUtils.Quality.LOW);
@@ -110,16 +121,28 @@ private void loadImage() {
 
         mImageManager
                 .loadWithResultListener(mImageView, ImageType.IMAGE, mHiResImageUrl, ScaleType.CENTER, mLoResImageUrl,
-                new RequestListener<Drawable>() {
+                new RequestListener<>() {
                     @Override
                     public void onLoadFailed(@Nullable Exception e, @Nullable Object model) {
                         if (e != null) {
                             AppLog.e(AppLog.T.READER, e);
-                        }
-                        boolean lowResNotLoadedYet = isLoading();
-                        if (lowResNotLoadedYet) {
-                            hideProgress();
-                            showError();
+                            // Check if the stack trace contains TimeoutError before trying fallback
+                            if (containsTimeoutInStackTrace(e)) {
+                                AppLog.d(AppLog.T.READER, "Timeout detected in stack trace, loading fallback image");
+                                mImageView.post(
+                                        () -> loadFallbackImage()
+                                );
+                                // Track the error to better understand the root of the issue
+                                Map<String, String> properties = new HashMap<>();
+                                properties.put(FAILED_IMAGE, mHiResImageUrl);
+                                AnalyticsTracker.track(Stat.IMAGE_LOADING_TIMEOUT, properties);
+                            } else {
+                                boolean lowResNotLoadedYet = isLoading();
+                                if (lowResNotLoadedYet) {
+                                    hideProgress();
+                                    showError();
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -130,6 +153,47 @@ public void onResourceReady(@NonNull Drawable resource, @Nullable Object model)
                 });
     }
 
+    private boolean containsTimeoutInStackTrace(@Nullable Exception e) {
+        if (e == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Convert stack trace to string and check for TimeoutError
+        java.io.StringWriter sw = new java.io.StringWriter();
+        java.io.PrintWriter pw = new java.io.PrintWriter(sw);
+        e.printStackTrace(pw);
+        String stackTrace = sw.toString();
+
+        return stackTrace.contains("TimeoutError");
+    }
+
+    private void loadFallbackImage() {
+        if (!hasLayout()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // Load the original image URL
+        mImageManager
+                .loadWithResultListener(mImageView, ImageType.IMAGE, mImageUrl, ScaleType.CENTER, mLoResImageUrl,
+                        new RequestListener<>() {
+                            @Override
+                            public void onLoadFailed(@Nullable Exception e, @Nullable Object model) {
+                                if (e != null) {
+                                    AppLog.e(AppLog.T.READER, e);
+                                }
+                                boolean lowResNotLoadedYet = isLoading();
+                                if (lowResNotLoadedYet) {
+                                    hideProgress();
+                                    showError();
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            @Override
+                            public void onResourceReady(@NonNull Drawable resource, @Nullable Object model) {
+                                handleResponse();
+                            }
+                        });
+    }
+
     private void handleResponse() {
         hideProgress();
         hideError();
diff --git a/libs/analytics/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/analytics/AnalyticsTracker.java b/libs/analytics/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/analytics/AnalyticsTracker.java
index 97f1170b357d..c063dd6e0160 100644
--- a/libs/analytics/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/analytics/AnalyticsTracker.java
+++ b/libs/analytics/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/analytics/AnalyticsTracker.java
@@ -1173,7 +1173,8 @@ public enum Stat {
         BACKGROUND_REST_AUTODISCOVERY_FAILED,
         WP_ANDROID_APPLICATION_PASSWORD_LOGIN,
         JP_ANDROID_APPLICATION_PASSWORD_LOGIN,
-        APPLICATION_PASSWORD_SET_OFF;
+        APPLICATION_PASSWORD_SET_OFF,
+        IMAGE_LOADING_TIMEOUT;
         /*
          * Please set the event name in the enum only if the new Stat's name in lower case does not match it.
          * In that case you also need to add the event in the `AnalyticsTrackerNosaraTest.specialNames` map.