diff --git a/lib/ui/widgets/cached_image.dart b/lib/ui/widgets/cached_image.dart
index eaae7176..0efaa486 100644
--- a/lib/ui/widgets/cached_image.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/widgets/cached_image.dart
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ class CachedImage extends CachedNetworkImage {
     BoxFit super.fit = BoxFit.cover,
     Duration super.fadeOutDuration = const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
     super.fadeInDuration = const Duration(milliseconds: 200),
-    required String placeholder,
+    String? placeholder,
   }) : super(
           key: ValueKey(imageUrl),
           cacheManager: cache.ThaliaCacheManager(),
           cacheKey: _getCacheKey(imageUrl),
-          placeholder: (_, __) => Image.asset(placeholder, fit: fit),
+          placeholder: placeholder == null
+              ? null
+              : (_, __) => Image.asset(placeholder, fit: fit),
         );
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/ui/widgets/gallery.dart b/lib/ui/widgets/gallery.dart
index b47fd65b..9a9f3ec0 100644
--- a/lib/ui/widgets/gallery.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/widgets/gallery.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import 'package:reaxit/models.dart';
 import 'package:reaxit/ui/theme.dart';
 import 'package:share_plus/share_plus.dart';
 import 'package:gal/gal.dart';
+import 'package:reaxit/ui/widgets/cached_image.dart';
 
 abstract class GalleryCubit<T> extends StateStreamableSource<T> {
   Future<void> updateLike({required bool liked, required int index});
@@ -121,6 +122,23 @@ class _GalleryState<C extends GalleryCubit> extends State<Gallery>
   }
 
   Future<void> _likePhoto(List<AlbumPhoto> photos, int index) async {
+    final messenger = ScaffoldMessenger.of(context);
+    likeController.forward();
+    try {
+      await BlocProvider.of<C>(context).updateLike(
+        liked: true,
+        index: index,
+      );
+    } on ApiException {
+      messenger.showSnackBar(
+        const SnackBar(
+          content: Text('Something went wrong while liking the photo.'),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _toggleLikePhoto(List<AlbumPhoto> photos, int index) async {
     final messenger = ScaffoldMessenger.of(context);
     if (photos[index].liked) {
       unlikeController.forward();
@@ -169,9 +187,11 @@ class _GalleryState<C extends GalleryCubit> extends State<Gallery>
           child = GestureDetector(
             onDoubleTap: () => _likePhoto(photos, i),
             child: RotatedBox(
-              quarterTurns: photos[i].rotation ~/ 90,
-              child: Image.network(photos[i].full),
-            ),
+                quarterTurns: photos[i].rotation ~/ 90,
+                child: CachedImage(
+                  imageUrl: photos[i].full,
+                  fit: BoxFit.contain,
+                )),
           );
         } else {
           child = const Center(
@@ -181,7 +201,7 @@ class _GalleryState<C extends GalleryCubit> extends State<Gallery>
 
         return PhotoViewGalleryPageOptions.customChild(
           child: child,
-          minScale: PhotoViewComputedScale.contained * 0.8,
+          minScale: PhotoViewComputedScale.contained * 1,
           maxScale: PhotoViewComputedScale.covered * 2,
         );
       },
@@ -238,7 +258,7 @@ class _GalleryState<C extends GalleryCubit> extends State<Gallery>
                 widget.initialPage,
                 widget.photos,
                 widget.photoAmount,
-                _likePhoto,
+                _toggleLikePhoto,
                 _loadMorePhotos,
               ),
             ),
@@ -295,7 +315,7 @@ class _PageCounter extends StatefulWidget {
   final int initialPage;
   final List<AlbumPhoto> photos;
   final int photoAmount;
-  final void Function(List<AlbumPhoto> photos, int index) likePhoto;
+  final void Function(List<AlbumPhoto> photos, int index) toggleLikePhoto;
   final void Function() loadMorePhotos;
 
   const _PageCounter(
@@ -303,7 +323,7 @@ class _PageCounter extends StatefulWidget {
     this.initialPage,
     this.photos,
     this.photoAmount,
-    this.likePhoto,
+    this.toggleLikePhoto,
     this.loadMorePhotos,
   );
 
@@ -363,7 +383,7 @@ class __PageCounterState extends State<_PageCounter> {
                 photo.liked ? Icons.favorite : Icons.favorite_outline,
               ),
               onPressed: () {
-                widget.likePhoto(
+                widget.toggleLikePhoto(
                   widget.photos,
                   currentIndex,
                 );