diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/image_loader.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/image_loader.js
index c6f16a7923..dfa0efe49b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/image_loader.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/image_loader.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
 import { LoadingBar } from 'react-redux-loading-bar';
 import ZoomableImage from './zoomable_image';
 
-export default class ImageLoader extends React.PureComponent {
+export default class ImageLoader extends PureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     alt: PropTypes.string,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends React.PureComponent {
     this.loadImage(this.props);
   }
 
-  componentWillReceiveProps (nextProps) {
+  UNSAFE_componentWillReceiveProps (nextProps) {
     if (this.props.src !== nextProps.src) {
       this.loadImage(nextProps);
     }
@@ -139,14 +139,18 @@ export default class ImageLoader extends React.PureComponent {
 
     return (
       <div className={className}>
-        <LoadingBar loading={loading ? 1 : 0} className='loading-bar' style={{ width: this.state.width || width }} />
         {loading ? (
-          <canvas
-            className='image-loader__preview-canvas'
-            ref={this.setCanvasRef}
-            width={width}
-            height={height}
-          />
+          <>
+            <div className='loading-bar__container' style={{ width: this.state.width || width }}>
+              <LoadingBar className='loading-bar' loading={1} />
+            </div>
+            <canvas
+              className='image-loader__preview-canvas'
+              ref={this.setCanvasRef}
+              width={width}
+              height={height}
+            />
+          </>
         ) : (
           <ZoomableImage
             alt={alt}
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 592ce91f3b..19d3f2426b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -1783,10 +1783,14 @@ a.account__display-name {
     object-fit: contain;
   }
 
-  .loading-bar {
+  .loading-bar__container {
     position: relative;
   }
 
+  .loading-bar {
+    position: absolute;
+  }
+
   &.image-loader--amorphous .image-loader__preview-canvas {
     display: none;
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a3c520b5c0..b842800c97 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     "react-notification": "^6.8.5",
     "react-overlays": "^0.9.3",
     "react-redux": "^7.2.8",
-    "react-redux-loading-bar": "^4.0.8",
+    "react-redux-loading-bar": "^5.0.4",
     "react-router-dom": "^4.1.1",
     "react-router-scroll-4": "^1.0.0-beta.1",
     "react-select": "^5.4.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 27276089ec..c539879bf4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9136,7 +9136,7 @@ react-is@^18.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-18.1.0.tgz#61aaed3096d30eacf2a2127118b5b41387d32a67"
   integrity sha512-Fl7FuabXsJnV5Q1qIOQwx/sagGF18kogb4gpfcG4gjLBWO0WDiiz1ko/ExayuxE7InyQkBLkxRFG5oxY6Uu3Kg==
 
-react-lifecycles-compat@^3.0.2, react-lifecycles-compat@^3.0.4:
+react-lifecycles-compat@^3.0.4:
   version "3.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-lifecycles-compat/-/react-lifecycles-compat-3.0.4.tgz#4f1a273afdfc8f3488a8c516bfda78f872352362"
   integrity sha512-fBASbA6LnOU9dOU2eW7aQ8xmYBSXUIWr+UmF9b1efZBazGNO+rcXT/icdKnYm2pTwcRylVUYwW7H1PHfLekVzA==
@@ -9178,13 +9178,13 @@ react-overlays@^0.9.3:
     react-transition-group "^2.2.1"
     warning "^3.0.0"
 
-react-redux-loading-bar@^4.0.8:
-  version "4.0.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-redux-loading-bar/-/react-redux-loading-bar-4.0.8.tgz#e84d59d1517b79f53b0f39c8ddb40682af648c1b"
-  integrity sha512-BpR1tlYrYKFtGhxa7nAKc0dpcV33ZgXJ/jKNLpDDaxu2/cCxbkWQt9YlWT+VLw1x/7qyNYY4DH48bZdtmciSpg==
+react-redux-loading-bar@^5.0.4:
+  version "5.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-redux-loading-bar/-/react-redux-loading-bar-5.0.4.tgz#06dffcc53a447828dec1a26903e6b22807dd4254"
+  integrity sha512-ttLFYETh9zfyxJdTa5a1+KTWquxX3UN7F/XYslNTeCE8cpnWNpBbUOg8TcaZmOoWEWjCe/i5sV/Mvvr0xsGBBw==
   dependencies:
-    prop-types "^15.6.2"
-    react-lifecycles-compat "^3.0.2"
+    prop-types "^15.7.2"
+    react-lifecycles-compat "^3.0.4"
 
 react-redux@^7.2.8:
   version "7.2.8"