diff --git a/frontend/src/features/gallery/components/CurrentImageDisplay.scss b/frontend/src/features/gallery/components/CurrentImageDisplay.scss
index 69f60d83a4..10dd52525d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/gallery/components/CurrentImageDisplay.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/features/gallery/components/CurrentImageDisplay.scss
@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@
   height: 100%;
 
   img {
-    background-color: var(--img2img-img-bg-color);
     border-radius: 0.5rem;
     object-fit: contain;
     max-width: 100%;
     max-height: 100%;
     height: auto;
-    width: max-content;
     position: absolute;
     cursor: pointer;
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/gallery/components/CurrentImagePreview.tsx b/frontend/src/features/gallery/components/CurrentImagePreview.tsx
index d12c172d13..d000a81e82 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/gallery/components/CurrentImagePreview.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/gallery/components/CurrentImagePreview.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ import {
 } from 'features/gallery/store/gallerySlice';
 import { createSelector } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import _ from 'lodash';
-import { OptionsState, setIsLightBoxOpen } from 'features/options/store/optionsSlice';
+import {
+  OptionsState,
+  setIsLightBoxOpen,
+} from 'features/options/store/optionsSlice';
 import ImageMetadataViewer from './ImageMetaDataViewer/ImageMetadataViewer';
 
 export const imagesSelector = createSelector(
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ export const imagesSelector = createSelector(
 
     return {
       imageToDisplay: intermediateImage ? intermediateImage : currentImage,
+      isIntermediate: Boolean(intermediateImage),
       viewerImageToDisplay: currentImage,
       currentCategory,
       isOnFirstImage: currentImageIndex === 0,
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ export default function CurrentImagePreview() {
     isOnLastImage,
     shouldShowImageDetails,
     imageToDisplay,
+    isIntermediate,
   } = useAppSelector(imagesSelector);
 
   const [shouldShowNextPrevButtons, setShouldShowNextPrevButtons] =
@@ -89,6 +94,9 @@ export default function CurrentImagePreview() {
           width={imageToDisplay.width}
           height={imageToDisplay.height}
           onClick={handleLightBox}
+          style={{
+            imageRendering: isIntermediate ? 'pixelated' : 'initial',
+          }}
         />
       )}
       {!shouldShowImageDetails && (