diff --git a/fragdenstaat_de/fds_cms/apps.py b/fragdenstaat_de/fds_cms/apps.py
index 069beade1..d7b2ce1a9 100644
--- a/fragdenstaat_de/fds_cms/apps.py
+++ b/fragdenstaat_de/fds_cms/apps.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 from django.conf import settings
 
+from easy_thumbnails.optimize import thumbnail_created_callback
+from easy_thumbnails.signals import thumbnail_created
+
 
 class FdsCmsConfig(AppConfig):
     name = "fragdenstaat_de.fds_cms"
@@ -13,9 +16,10 @@ def ready(self):
 
         account_merged.connect(merge_user)
 
-        if settings.FDS_THUMBNAIL_ENABLE_AVIF:
-            from easy_thumbnails.signals import thumbnail_created
+        thumbnail_created.disconnect(thumbnail_created_callback)
+        thumbnail_created.connect(async_optimize_thumbnail)
 
+        if settings.FDS_THUMBNAIL_ENABLE_AVIF:
             thumbnail_created.connect(store_as_avif)
 
 
@@ -32,3 +36,11 @@ def store_as_avif(sender, **kwargs):
     from .tasks import generate_avif_thumbnail
 
     generate_avif_thumbnail.delay(sender.name, sender.storage)
+
+
+def async_optimize_thumbnail(sender, **kwargs):
+    from .tasks import optimize_thumbnail_task
+
+    optimize_thumbnail_task.delay(
+        sender.name, sender.file, sender.storage, sender.thumbnail_options
+    )
diff --git a/fragdenstaat_de/fds_cms/tasks.py b/fragdenstaat_de/fds_cms/tasks.py
index be803333b..db2c4ad84 100644
--- a/fragdenstaat_de/fds_cms/tasks.py
+++ b/fragdenstaat_de/fds_cms/tasks.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 
 from celery import shared_task
-from easy_thumbnails.files import generate_all_aliases
+from easy_thumbnails.files import ThumbnailFile, generate_all_aliases
+from easy_thumbnails.optimize import optimize_thumbnail
 from PIL import Image
 
 try:
@@ -35,3 +36,11 @@ def generate_avif_thumbnail(filepath: str, storage):
     out_file.seek(0)
     storage.save(avif_path, ContentFile(out_file.read()))
     logger.info("Done converting %s to avif", filepath)
+
+
+@shared_task
+def optimize_thumbnail_task(name, file, storage, thumbnail_options):
+    thumbnail = ThumbnailFile(
+        name=name, file=file, storage=storage, thumbnail_options=thumbnail_options
+    )
+    optimize_thumbnail(thumbnail)
diff --git a/fragdenstaat_de/settings/base.py b/fragdenstaat_de/settings/base.py
index f8a232460..97e9ddcd7 100644
--- a/fragdenstaat_de/settings/base.py
+++ b/fragdenstaat_de/settings/base.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ def INSTALLED_APPS(self):
                 "menus",
                 "sekizai",
                 # easy thumbnails comes from froide
-                "easy_thumbnails.optimize",
                 "filer",
                 "mptt",
                 "logentry_admin",