diff --git a/Widgets/NImageRounded.qml b/Widgets/NImageRounded.qml
index 6ddd2d9a..f93ea5a3 100644
--- a/Widgets/NImageRounded.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NImageRounded.qml
@@ -19,74 +19,30 @@ Item {
 
   signal statusChanged(int status)
 
-  // Use ClippingRectangle when visible, but switch to simple Rectangle when fading out
-  // This prevents Qt 6.8 crashes with shaders in GridView delegates during close animations
-  Loader {
-    id: contentLoader
+  ClippingRectangle {
     anchors.fill: parent
-    sourceComponent: root.opacity > 0.05 ? clippedContent : simpleContent
-  }
+    color: Color.transparent
+    radius: root.radius
+    border.color: root.borderColor
+    border.width: root.borderWidth
 
-  // Normal rendering with ClippingRectangle (uses shaders)
-  Component {
-    id: clippedContent
-
-    ClippingRectangle {
-      color: Color.transparent
-      radius: root.radius
-      border.color: root.borderColor
-      border.width: root.borderWidth
-
-      Image {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        visible: !root.showFallback
-        source: root.imagePath
-        mipmap: true
-        smooth: true
-        asynchronous: true
-        antialiasing: true
-        fillMode: root.imageFillMode
-        onStatusChanged: root.statusChanged(status)
-      }
-
-      NIcon {
-        anchors.centerIn: parent
-        visible: root.showFallback
-        icon: root.fallbackIcon
-        pointSize: root.fallbackIconSize
-      }
+    Image {
+      anchors.fill: parent
+      visible: !showFallback
+      source: imagePath
+      mipmap: true
+      smooth: true
+      asynchronous: true
+      antialiasing: true
+      fillMode: root.imageFillMode
+      onStatusChanged: root.statusChanged(status)
     }
-  }
 
-  // Fallback rendering without shaders (when fading out)
-  Component {
-    id: simpleContent
-
-    Rectangle {
-      color: Color.transparent
-      radius: root.radius
-      border.color: root.borderColor
-      border.width: root.borderWidth
-      clip: true
-
-      Image {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        visible: !root.showFallback
-        source: root.imagePath
-        mipmap: true
-        smooth: true
-        asynchronous: true
-        antialiasing: true
-        fillMode: root.imageFillMode
-        onStatusChanged: root.statusChanged(status)
-      }
-
-      NIcon {
-        anchors.centerIn: parent
-        visible: root.showFallback
-        icon: root.fallbackIcon
-        pointSize: root.fallbackIconSize
-      }
+    NIcon {
+      anchors.centerIn: parent
+      visible: showFallback
+      icon: fallbackIcon
+      pointSize: fallbackIconSize
     }
   }
 }