diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 17da617..8daaf3c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/michael/flowreader
 go 1.24.0
 
 require (
+	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.8.0
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.11
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/aymerick/douceur v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/css v1.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/parser/parser.go b/internal/parser/parser.go
index 09f079c..0eb1748 100644
--- a/internal/parser/parser.go
+++ b/internal/parser/parser.go
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/michael/flowreader/internal/domain"
 	"github.com/mmcdole/gofeed"
@@ -108,6 +111,8 @@ func (p *FeedParser) Parse(ctx context.Context, feedURL string, feedID uuid.UUID
 
 		if item.Image != nil && item.Image.URL != "" {
 			article.ImageURL = item.Image.URL
+		} else {
+			article.ImageURL = findImage(item)
 		}
 
 		if item.PublishedParsed != nil {
@@ -134,3 +139,44 @@ func getGUID(item *gofeed.Item) string {
 	}
 	return item.Title // Last resort fallback
 }
+
+// findImage attempts to find the best image for a feed item.
+func findImage(item *gofeed.Item) string {
+	// 1. Check Enclosures
+	for _, enc := range item.Enclosures {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(enc.Type, "image/") {
+			return enc.URL
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 2. Check Media Extensions (media:content, media:thumbnail)
+	if media, ok := item.Extensions["media"]; ok {
+		if content, ok := media["content"]; ok && len(content) > 0 {
+			if url := content[0].Attrs["url"]; url != "" {
+				return url
+			}
+		}
+		if thumbnail, ok := media["thumbnail"]; ok && len(thumbnail) > 0 {
+			if url := thumbnail[0].Attrs["url"]; url != "" {
+				return url
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 3. Extract from Content/Description as fallback
+	htmlContent := item.Content
+	if htmlContent == "" {
+		htmlContent = item.Description
+	}
+
+	if htmlContent != "" {
+		doc, err := goquery.NewDocumentFromReader(strings.NewReader(htmlContent))
+		if err == nil {
+			if imgURL, exists := doc.Find("img").First().Attr("src"); exists {
+				return imgURL
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/web/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx b/web/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx
index cda29e0..1f72441 100644
--- a/web/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/ArticleCard.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@ export function ArticleCard({ article, onClick, onToggleRead, onToggleFavorite }
             <div className="aspect-[16/10] overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-carbon-light relative mb-6">
                 <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-carbon-dark/80 via-transparent to-transparent opacity-60 z-10"></div>
 
-                {/* Visual placeholder */}
-                <div className="w-full h-full bg-[url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1586339949916-3e9457bef6d3?auto=format&fit=crop&q=80&w=800')] bg-cover bg-center transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105 opacity-40"></div>
+                {/* Visual placeholder or real image */}
+                <div
+                    className="w-full h-full bg-cover bg-center transition-transform duration-700 group-hover:scale-105 opacity-60"
+                    style={{
+                        backgroundImage: `url(${article.image_url || 'https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1586339949916-3e9457bef6d3?auto=format&fit=crop&q=80&w=800'})`,
+                        backgroundColor: '#1e1e1e'
+                    }}
+                ></div>
 
                 {/* Meta on top of image */}
                 <div className="absolute bottom-4 left-4 right-4 z-20 flex justify-between items-end">