diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGallery.gss b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGallery.gss
index 08ffceae8fc..8b2d6e67282 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGallery.gss
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGallery.gss
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 .imagegallery_column_item {
   cursor: pointer;
   margin-bottom: 0.666666666666667em;
+  background-size: cover;
+  width: 100%;
+  padding-top: 100%;
 }
 .imagegallery_column_item img {
   width: 100%;
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGalleryItem.java b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGalleryItem.java
index e05cd2ba919..d0ca3ad3396 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGalleryItem.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGalleryItem.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package com.sap.sailing.gwt.home.mobile.partials.imagegallery;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.DivElement;
 import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element;
-import com.google.gwt.dom.client.ImageElement;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
 import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.HasClickHandlers;
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ public class ImageGalleryItem extends Widget implements HasClickHandlers {
     interface ImageGalleryItemUiBinder extends UiBinder<Element, ImageGalleryItem> {
     }
     
-    @UiField ImageElement imageUi;
+    @UiField DivElement imageUi;
     
     public ImageGalleryItem(ImageDTO image) {
         setElement(uiBinder.createAndBindUi(this));
-        imageUi.setSrc(image.getSourceRef());
+        imageUi.getStyle().setBackgroundImage("url('" + image.getSourceRef() + "')");
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGalleryItem.ui.xml b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGalleryItem.ui.xml
index 664fa530c7b..28a55b5b3e8 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGalleryItem.ui.xml
+++ b/java/com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui/src/main/java/com/sap/sailing/gwt/home/mobile/partials/imagegallery/ImageGalleryItem.ui.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   	<ui:with field="i18n" type="com.sap.sailing.gwt.ui.client.StringMessages" />
 	<ui:with field="res" type="com.sap.sailing.gwt.home.mobile.resources.SharedResources" />
 	<ui:with field="local_res" type="com.sap.sailing.gwt.home.mobile.partials.imagegallery.ImageGalleryResources" />
-	<div class="{local_res.css.imagegallery_column_item}">
-		<img ui:field="imageUi"/>
+	<div class="{local_res.css.imagegallery_column_item}" ui:field="imageUi">
 	</div>
 </ui:UiBinder>
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