diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4aba072..6ffc8ad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ no external dependencies (except `highlight.js`, vendored in `lib/`).
 
 - Gruvbox light/dark theme for the share, with a theme toggle in the header.
 - Blog index, category pages, sub-categories, tags and tag overview.
+- **Article thumbnails**: each post card shows the first image of the article on the left
+  (max 256×256, bounded by the teaser height), summary on the right, lazy-loaded.
 - **Pagination**: 10 posts per page on the index and category pages, with prev/next
   navigation between the pages; article prev/next links stay within the article's category.
 - Article metadata: date, category, summary, tags, prev/next navigation, reading time.
diff --git a/blog_generator.js b/blog_generator.js
index 8d94d52..8550297 100644
--- a/blog_generator.js
+++ b/blog_generator.js
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ function run() {
         return SHARE_BASE + "/" + encodeURIComponent("tag-" + slugifyTag(t));
     }
 
+    function firstImageSrc(a) {
+        try {
+            const m = String(a.getContent() || "").match(/<img[^>]+src="([^"]+)"/);
+            return m ? m[1] : "";
+        } catch (e) {
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+
     function renderArticles(list) {
         const lines = [];
         for (const a of list) {
@@ -109,6 +118,7 @@ function run() {
             const summary = a.getLabelValue("summary") || "";
             const link = `${SHARE_BASE}/${encodeURIComponent(a.getLabelValue("shareAlias") || a.noteId)}`;
             const tags = tagList(a);
+            const thumb = firstImageSrc(a);
 
             lines.push('<article class="blog-post">');
             lines.push('  <header class="blog-post-header">');
@@ -118,8 +128,21 @@ function run() {
             if (cat) lines.push(`      <span class="blog-post-category">${escapeHtml(cat)}</span>`);
             lines.push('    </div>');
             lines.push('  </header>');
-            if (summary) lines.push(`  <p class="blog-post-summary">${escapeHtml(summary)}</p>`);
-            if (tags.length) {
+            if (summary || thumb) {
+                lines.push('  <div class="blog-post-inner">');
+                if (thumb) {
+                    lines.push(`    <a class="blog-thumb-link" href="${escapeHtml(link)}" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">`);
+                    lines.push(`      <img class="blog-thumb" src="${escapeHtml(thumb)}" alt="" loading="lazy">`);
+                    lines.push('    </a>');
+                }
+                lines.push('    <div class="blog-post-body">');
+                if (summary) lines.push(`      <p class="blog-post-summary">${escapeHtml(summary)}</p>`);
+                if (tags.length) {
+                    lines.push('      <div class="blog-post-tags">' + tags.map(t => `<a class="tag" href="${tagHref(t)}">#${escapeHtml(t)}</a>`).join(" ") + '</div>');
+                }
+                lines.push('    </div>');
+                lines.push('  </div>');
+            } else if (tags.length) {
                 lines.push('  <div class="blog-post-tags">' + tags.map(t => `<a class="tag" href="${tagHref(t)}">#${escapeHtml(t)}</a>`).join(" ") + '</div>');
             }
             lines.push('</article>');
diff --git a/theme/blog_share_theme.css b/theme/blog_share_theme.css
index e1097dc..7c27043 100644
--- a/theme/blog_share_theme.css
+++ b/theme/blog_share_theme.css
@@ -574,6 +574,34 @@ html.theme-light body.is-garden #content h1#title {
     margin-top: 1.5em;
 }
 
+/* ---------- Blog post thumbnails (Bild links, Teaser rechts) ---------- */
+.blog-post-inner {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 16px;
+    align-items: stretch;
+}
+
+.blog-thumb-link {
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    width: min(256px, 35%);
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.blog-thumb {
+    display: block;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    max-height: 256px;
+    object-fit: cover;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--background-highlight);
+}
+
+.blog-post-body {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
 .blog-post-title {
     margin: 0 0 0.25em;
 }