diff --git a/ui (gen4)/imagegrid/images.js b/ui (gen4)/imagegrid/images.js
index 6286bafc..2af06202 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/imagegrid/images.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/imagegrid/images.js	
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ if(typeof(sha1) != 'undefined'){
 
 /*********************************************************************/
 
+var PLACEHOLDER = 
+module.PLACEHOLDER = 
+	'./images/placeholder.svg'
+
+var MISSING = 
+module.MISSING = 
+	'./images/missing.svg'
+
 // A stub image, also here for documentation...
 var IMAGE_DATA =
 module.IMAGE_DATA = {
@@ -51,16 +59,17 @@ module.IMAGE_DATA = {
 	ctime: 0,
 
 	// Original path...
-	path: './images/900px/SIZE.jpg',
+	//path: './images/900px/SIZE.jpg',
+	path: PLACEHOLDER,
 
 	// Previews...
 	// NOTE: the actual values depend on specific image and can be
 	// 		any size...
-	preview: {
-		'150px': './images/150px/SIZE.jpg',
-		'350px': './images/350px/SIZE.jpg',
-		'900px': './images/900px/SIZE.jpg',
-	},
+	//preview: {
+	//	'150px': './images/150px/SIZE.jpg',
+	//	'350px': './images/350px/SIZE.jpg',
+	//	'900px': './images/900px/SIZE.jpg',
+	//},
 
 	// Classes
 	// XXX currently unused...
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/imagegrid/ribbons.js b/ui (gen4)/imagegrid/ribbons.js
index 47a819ef..0d2d86e2 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/imagegrid/ribbons.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/imagegrid/ribbons.js	
@@ -1462,17 +1462,23 @@ var RibbonsPrototype = {
 	},
 
 	_loadImagePreviewURL: function(image, url){
+		var recovery_tried
 		url = util.path2url(url)
 		// pre-cache and load image...
 		// NOTE: this will make images load without a blackout...
 		var img = new Image()
 		var i = image instanceof jQuery ? image[0] : image
 		img.onload = function(){
-			i.style.backgroundImage = 'url("'+ url +'")',
+			i.style.backgroundImage = 'url("'+ img.src +'")',
 			// NOTE: these do not account for rotation...
 			i.setAttribute('preview-width', img.width)
-			i.setAttribute('preview-height', img.height)
-		}
+			i.setAttribute('preview-height', img.height) }
+		// error -> load placeholder...
+		img.onerror = function(){
+			!recovery_tried
+				&& (img.src = images.MISSING)
+			// give up after retry try...
+			recovery_tried = true }
 		img.src = url
 		return img
 	},
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/images/missing.svg b/ui (gen4)/images/missing.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5adaa8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui (gen4)/images/missing.svg	
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px"
+	 viewBox="0 0 1000 1000" style="enable-background:new 0 0 1000 1000;" xml:space="preserve">
+<style type="text/css">
+	#vertical {
+		opacity: 0.25;
+	}
+	#corners {
+		opacity: 0.5;
+	}
+	.line {
+		fill: none;
+		stroke: #FFFFFF;
+		stroke-width: 2;
+		stroke-miterlimit: 10;
+	}
+	.label {
+		font-family: 'OpenSans-Light', sans-serif;
+		font-size: 82px;
+	}
+	.stroke {
+		fill: #FFFFFF;
+	}
+</style>
+<g id="background">
+	<rect x="0" y="0" width="1000" height="1000"/>
+</g>
+<g id="vertical">
+	<g>
+		<path class="stroke" d="M831,2v996H169V2H831 M833,0H167v1000h666V0L833,0z"/>
+	</g>
+	<line class="line" x1="167" y1="1000" x2="833" y2="0"/>
+	<line class="line" x1="167" y1="0" x2="833" y2="1000"/>
+</g>
+<g id="horizontal">
+	<g>
+		<path class="stroke" d="M998,169v662H2V169H998 M1000,167H0v666h1000V167L1000,167z"/>
+	</g>
+	<line class="line" x1="1000" y1="167" x2="5" y2="833"/>
+	<g>
+		<line class="line" x1="0" y1="167" x2="1000" y2="833"/>
+	</g>
+</g>
+<g id="corners">
+	<g>
+		<path class="stroke" d="M5.5,5.5l79.3,47.6L53.1,84.8L5.5,5.5 M-0.4-0.4l53,88.4L88,52.7L-0.4-0.4L-0.4-0.4z"/>
+	</g>
+	<g>
+		<path class="stroke" d="M994.5,5.5l-47.6,79.3l-31.7-31.7L994.5,5.5 M1000.4-0.4l-88.4,53L947.3,88L1000.4-0.4L1000.4-0.4z"/>
+	</g>
+	<g>
+		<path class="stroke" d="M946.9,915.2l47.6,79.3l-79.3-47.6L946.9,915.2 M947.3,912L912,947.3l88.4,53L947.3,912L947.3,912z"/>
+	</g>
+	<g>
+		<path class="stroke" d="M53.1,915.2l31.7,31.7L5.5,994.5L53.1,915.2 M52.7,912l-53,88.4l88.4-53L52.7,912L52.7,912z"/>
+	</g>
+</g>
+<g id="text">
+	<rect x="356" y="452" width="290" height="100.3"/>
+	<text transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 353 528)" class="stroke label">ERROR</text>
+</g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/images/placeholder-image.svg b/ui (gen4)/images/placeholder.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from ui (gen4)/images/placeholder-image.svg
rename to ui (gen4)/images/placeholder.svg