diff --git a/layouts/partials/assets.html b/layouts/partials/assets.html
index cc47e5edc..612d85216 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/assets.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/assets.html
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@
 {{- /* lightgallery.js */ -}}
 {{- if $params.lightgallery -}}
     {{- $source := $cdn.lightgalleryCSS | default "lib/lightgallery/lightgallery.min.css" -}}
-    {{- dict "Source" $source "Fingerprint" $fingerprint | dict "Scratch" .Scratch "Data" | partial "scratch/style.html" -}}
+    {{- dict "Source" $source "Fingerprint" $fingerprint "Defer" true | dict "Scratch" .Scratch "Data" | partial "scratch/style.html" -}}
     {{- $source := $cdn.lightgalleryJS | default "lib/lightgallery/lightgallery.min.js" -}}
-    {{- dict "Source" $source "Fingerprint" $fingerprint | dict "Scratch" .Scratch "Data" | partial "scratch/script.html" -}}
+    {{- dict "Source" $source "Fingerprint" $fingerprint "Defer" true | dict "Scratch" .Scratch "Data" | partial "scratch/script.html" -}}
     {{- $source := $cdn.lightgalleryThumbnailJS | default "lib/lightgallery/lg-thumbnail.min.js" -}}
-    {{- dict "Source" $source "Fingerprint" $fingerprint | dict "Scratch" .Scratch "Data" | partial "scratch/script.html" -}}
+    {{- dict "Source" $source "Fingerprint" $fingerprint "Defer" true | dict "Scratch" .Scratch "Data" | partial "scratch/script.html" -}}
     {{- $source := $cdn.lightgalleryZoomJS | default "lib/lightgallery/lg-zoom.min.js" -}}
-    {{- dict "Source" $source "Fingerprint" $fingerprint | dict "Scratch" .Scratch "Data" | partial "scratch/script.html" -}}
+    {{- dict "Source" $source "Fingerprint" $fingerprint "Defer" true | dict "Scratch" .Scratch "Data" | partial "scratch/script.html" -}}
     {{- $config = dict "selector" ".lightgallery" "speed" 400 "hideBarsDelay" 2000 "thumbnail" true "exThumbImage" "data-thumbnail" "thumbWidth" 80 "thumbContHeight" 80 "actualSize" false | dict "lightGallery" | merge $config -}}
 {{- end -}}