diff --git a/__tests__/components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown.test.tsx b/__tests__/components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown.test.tsx
index 3d7f221a00..aaf4c09eae 100644
--- a/__tests__/components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown.test.tsx
+++ b/__tests__/components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown.test.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,55 @@
 import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
-import DropPartMarkdown from "../../../../../components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown";
+import type { ReactElement } from "react";
 
-jest.mock("../../../../../hooks/isMobileScreen", () => () => false);
-jest.mock("../../../../../contexts/EmojiContext", () => ({
-  useEmoji: () => ({ emojiMap: [] }),
-}));
-jest.mock("react-tweet", () => ({
-  Tweet: ({ id }: any) => <div>tweet:{id}</div>,
-}));
+type DropPartMarkdownType = typeof import("../../../../../components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown").default;
 
 describe("DropPartMarkdown", () => {
+  let DropPartMarkdown: DropPartMarkdownType;
+  let dynamicSpy: jest.Mock;
+
+  const loadComponent = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    jest.resetModules();
+    dynamicSpy = jest.fn();
+
+    jest.doMock("../../../../../hooks/isMobileScreen", () => () => false);
+    jest.doMock("../../../../../contexts/EmojiContext", () => ({
+      useEmoji: () => ({
+        emojiMap: [],
+        findNativeEmoji: () => undefined,
+      }),
+    }));
+    jest.doMock("react-tweet", () => ({
+      Tweet: ({ id }: any) => <div>tweet:{id}</div>,
+    }));
+    jest.doMock("next/dynamic", () => ({
+      __esModule: true,
+      default: (loader: any, options: any) => {
+        dynamicSpy(loader, options);
+        const LoadingComponent = options?.loading;
+        const DynamicComponent = (props: any): ReactElement | null =>
+          LoadingComponent ? <LoadingComponent {...props} /> : null;
+
+        (DynamicComponent as any).__loader = loader;
+        (DynamicComponent as any).__options = options;
+
+        return DynamicComponent;
+      },
+    }));
+
+    DropPartMarkdown = (
+      await import("../../../../../components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown")
+    ).default;
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await loadComponent();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.resetModules();
+    delete process.env.BASE_ENDPOINT;
+  });
+
   it("renders gif embeds", () => {
     const content = "Check this ![gif](https://media.tenor.com/test.gif)";
     render(
@@ -57,4 +97,27 @@ describe("DropPartMarkdown", () => {
     expect(a).not.toHaveAttribute("target");
     expect(a).toHaveAttribute("href", "/page");
   });
+
+  it("lazy loads tweet embeds with a loading skeleton", async () => {
+    const content = "Check this [tweet](https://twitter.com/user/status/1234567890)";
+
+    render(
+      <DropPartMarkdown
+        mentionedUsers={[]}
+        referencedNfts={[]}
+        partContent={content}
+        onQuoteClick={jest.fn()}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("tweet-embed-loading")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    expect(dynamicSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [loader, options] = dynamicSpy.mock.calls[0];
+    expect(options?.ssr).toBe(false);
+
+    const TweetComponent = await loader();
+    const { getByText } = render(<TweetComponent id="abc123" />);
+    expect(getByText("tweet:abc123")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown.tsx b/components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown.tsx
index 0289b22202..2a4a22ab69 100644
--- a/components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown.tsx
+++ b/components/drops/view/part/DropPartMarkdown.tsx
@@ -14,17 +14,15 @@ import Markdown, { ExtraProps } from "react-markdown";
 import rehypeExternalLinks from "rehype-external-links";
 import rehypeSanitize from "rehype-sanitize";
 import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
+import dynamic from "next/dynamic";
 
 import { getRandomObjectId } from "../../../../helpers/AllowlistToolHelpers";
-
-// Component definitions moved outside for better performance
-const BreakComponent = () => <br />;
 import DropListItemContentPart, {
   DropListItemContentPartProps,
 } from "../item/content/DropListItemContentPart";
 import { ApiDropMentionedUser } from "../../../../generated/models/ApiDropMentionedUser";
 import { ApiDropReferencedNFT } from "../../../../generated/models/ApiDropReferencedNFT";
-import { Tweet } from "react-tweet";
+import type { TweetProps } from "react-tweet";
 
 import DropPartMarkdownImage from "./DropPartMarkdownImage";
 import WaveDropQuoteWithDropId from "../../../waves/drops/WaveDropQuoteWithDropId";
@@ -42,6 +40,25 @@ import WaveItemChat from "../../../waves/list/WaveItemChat";
 import DropItemChat from "../../../waves/drops/DropItemChat";
 import ChatItemHrefButtons from "../../../waves/ChatItemHrefButtons";
 
+const BreakComponent = () => <br />;
+
+const TweetEmbedSkeleton = () => (
+  <div
+    data-testid="tweet-embed-loading"
+    className="tw-flex tw-items-center tw-justify-center tw-w-full tw-min-h-[10rem] tw-rounded-lg tw-bg-iron-900/60 tw-animate-pulse tw-text-iron-300"
+  >
+    Loading tweet…
+  </div>
+);
+
+const TweetEmbed = dynamic<TweetProps>(
+  () => import("react-tweet").then((mod) => mod.Tweet),
+  {
+    ssr: false,
+    loading: TweetEmbedSkeleton,
+  }
+);
+
 export interface DropPartMarkdownProps {
   readonly mentionedUsers: Array<ApiDropMentionedUser>;
   readonly referencedNfts: Array<ApiDropReferencedNFT>;
@@ -322,7 +339,7 @@ function DropPartMarkdown({
   const renderTweetEmbed = (result: { href: string; tweetId: string }) => (
     <div className="tw-flex tw-items-stretch tw-w-full tw-gap-x-1">
       <div className="tw-flex-1 tw-min-w-0" data-theme="dark">
-        <Tweet id={result.tweetId} />
+        <TweetEmbed id={result.tweetId} />
       </div>
       <ChatItemHrefButtons href={result.href} />
     </div>