diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0610e5ae..b8eb4e09 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
     "home-assistant-js-websocket": "^5.11.1",
     "lit": "^2.0.2",
     "screenfull": "^5.1.0",
-    "zod": "^3.9.8"
+    "zod": "^3.10.0-beta.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.15.8",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.14.5",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-decorators": "^7.15.8",
+    "@rollup/plugin-image": "^2.1.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.33.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.33.0",
diff --git a/rollup.config.js b/rollup.config.js
index 30276be4..fcc97cab 100644
--- a/rollup.config.js
+++ b/rollup.config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { terser } from 'rollup-plugin-terser';
 import serve from 'rollup-plugin-serve';
 import json from '@rollup/plugin-json';
 import styles from 'rollup-plugin-styles';
+import image from '@rollup/plugin-image';
 
 const dev = process.env.ROLLUP_WATCH;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ const plugins = [
       includePaths: ['./node_modules/'],
     },
   }),
+  image(),
   nodeResolve({}),
   commonjs(),
   typescript(),
diff --git a/src/card.ts b/src/card.ts
index 73e4d38d..27cc6ce1 100644
--- a/src/card.ts
+++ b/src/card.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import type {
 } from './types';
 
 import { CARD_VERSION, REPO_URL } from './const';
+import { FrigateCardElements } from './components/elements';
 import { FrigateCardMenu, MENU_HEIGHT } from './components/menu';
 import { View } from './view';
 import { homeAssistantWSRequest, shouldUpdateBasedOnHass } from './common';
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import { renderMessage, renderProgressIndicator } from './components/message';
 import './editor';
 import './components/elements';
 import './components/gallery';
+import './components/image';
 import './components/live';
 import './components/menu';
 import './components/message';
@@ -48,7 +50,6 @@ import './patches/ha-camera-stream';
 import './patches/ha-hls-player';
 
 import cardStyle from './scss/card.scss';
-import { FrigateCardElements } from './components/elements';
 
 const MEDIA_HEIGHT_CUTOFF = 50;
 const MEDIA_WIDTH_CUTOFF = MEDIA_HEIGHT_CUTOFF;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
 
   // A small cache to avoid needing to create a new list of entities every time
   // a hass update arrives.
-  protected _entitiesToMonitor: string[] | null = null;
+  protected _entitiesToMonitor: string[] = [];
 
   // Information about the most recently loaded media item.
   protected _mediaInfo: MediaLoadInfo | null = null;
@@ -197,6 +198,15 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
         emphasize: this._view.is('snapshots'),
       });
     }
+    if (this.config.menu_buttons?.image ?? false) {
+      buttons.push({
+        type: 'internal-menu-icon',
+        card_action: 'image',
+        title: localize('menu.image'),
+        icon: 'mdi:image',
+        emphasize: this._view.is('image'),
+      });
+    }
     if ((this.config.menu_buttons?.frigate_ui ?? true) && this.config.frigate_url) {
       buttons.push({
         type: 'internal-menu-icon',
@@ -357,6 +367,7 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
       case 'frigate':
         this._changeView();
         break;
+      case 'image':
       case 'live':
       case 'clips':
       case 'snapshots':
@@ -625,10 +636,22 @@ export class FrigateCard extends LitElement {
     const liveClasses = {
       hidden: this.config.live_preload && this._view.view != 'live',
     };
+    const imageClasses = {
+      hidden: this.config.live_preload && this._view.view != 'image',
+    };
 
     return html`
       <div class="${classMap(pictureElementsClasses)}">
         ${this._message ? renderMessage(this._message) : ``}
+        ${!this._message && this._view.is('image')
+          ? html` <frigate-card-image
+              .image=${this.config.image}
+              class="${classMap(imageClasses)}"
+              @frigate-card:media-load=${this._mediaLoadHandler}
+              @frigate-card:message=${this._messageHandler}
+            >
+            </frigate-card-image>`
+          : ``}
         ${!this._message && this._view.isGalleryView()
           ? html` <frigate-card-gallery
               .hass=${this._hass}
diff --git a/src/components/image.ts b/src/components/image.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ddead83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/image.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { CSSResultGroup, LitElement, TemplateResult, html, unsafeCSS } from 'lit';
+import { customElement, property } from 'lit/decorators';
+
+import { dispatchMediaLoadEvent } from '../common';
+
+import imageStyle from '../scss/image.scss';
+import defaultImage from '../images/frigate-bird-in-sky.jpg'
+
+@customElement('frigate-card-image')
+export class FrigateCardImage extends LitElement {
+  @property({ attribute: false })
+  protected image?: string;
+
+  protected render(): TemplateResult | void {
+    return html` <img
+      src=${this.image || defaultImage}
+      @load=${(e) => {
+        dispatchMediaLoadEvent(this, e);
+      }}
+    >`;
+  }
+
+  static get styles(): CSSResultGroup {
+    return unsafeCSS(imageStyle);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/declarations.d.ts b/src/declarations.d.ts
index d5cf927a..59c79d0c 100644
--- a/src/declarations.d.ts
+++ b/src/declarations.d.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 declare module '*.scss';
+declare module '*.jpg';
diff --git a/src/editor.ts b/src/editor.ts
index b2a2b615..76e6fd9d 100644
--- a/src/editor.ts
+++ b/src/editor.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
       snapshots: localize('menu.snapshots'),
       clip: localize('menu.clip'),
       snapshot: localize('menu.snapshot'),
+      image: localize('menu.image'),
     };
 
     const menuModes = {
@@ -382,6 +383,18 @@ export class FrigateCardEditor extends LitElement implements LovelaceCardEditor
                 ></ha-switch>
               </ha-formfield>
               <br />
+              <ha-formfield
+                .label=${localize('editor.show_button') +
+                ': ' +
+                localize('menu.image')}
+              >
+                <ha-switch
+                  .checked=${this._config?.menu_buttons?.image ?? false}
+                  .configValue=${'menu_buttons.image'}
+                  @change=${this._valueChanged}
+                ></ha-switch>
+              </ha-formfield>
+              <br />
               <ha-formfield
                 .label=${localize('editor.show_button') +
                 ': ' +
diff --git a/src/images/README.md b/src/images/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..975083d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/images/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Image Copyright
+
+## frigate-bird-in-sky.jpg
+
+**Link**: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dianasch/47543120431
+
+**Description**: A Frigate bird with a very large wingspan (7 ft) soaring overhead on Sanibel Island, Florida.
+
+**Copyright**: Diana Robinson
+
+**License**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
+
+**Modifications**:
+
+* Cropped for 16:9
+* Scaled down to 420x277
+* Gaussian blur 0.05 
+* Quality @ 50%
diff --git a/src/images/frigate-bird-in-sky.jpg b/src/images/frigate-bird-in-sky.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0548fbdb
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/images/frigate-bird-in-sky.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/localize/languages/en.json b/src/localize/languages/en.json
index a37348ae..15a6cddf 100644
--- a/src/localize/languages/en.json
+++ b/src/localize/languages/en.json
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
     "clip": "Latest Clip",
     "snapshot": "Latest Snapshot",
     "frigate_ui": "Frigate User Interface",
-    "fullscreen": "Fullscreen"
+    "fullscreen": "Fullscreen",
+    "image": "Static Image"
   },
   "control": {
     "nextprev": "Media Next & Previous Controls",
diff --git a/src/scss/image.scss b/src/scss/image.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c220cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scss/image.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+img {
+  max-width: 100%;
+  display: block;
+  margin: auto;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 54e76324..741ea4f1 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS = [
   'clips',
   'snapshot',
   'snapshots',
+  'image'
 ] as const;
 export type FrigateCardView = typeof FRIGATE_CARD_VIEWS[number];
 
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ export const frigateCardConfigSchema = z.object({
     .default(180),
   live_provider: z.enum(LIVE_PROVIDERS).default('frigate'),
   live_preload: z.boolean().default(false),
+  image: z.string().optional(),
   webrtc: z
     .object({
       entity: z.string().optional(),
@@ -280,6 +282,7 @@ export const frigateCardConfigSchema = z.object({
       live: z.boolean().default(true),
       clips: z.boolean().default(true),
       snapshots: z.boolean().default(true),
+      image: z.boolean().default(false),
       frigate_ui: z.boolean().default(true),
       fullscreen: z.boolean().default(true),
     })