diff --git a/apps/datahub-e2e/src/e2e/datasetDetailPage.cy.ts b/apps/datahub-e2e/src/e2e/datasetDetailPage.cy.ts
index 2862cb59c9..e490683a5e 100644
--- a/apps/datahub-e2e/src/e2e/datasetDetailPage.cy.ts
+++ b/apps/datahub-e2e/src/e2e/datasetDetailPage.cy.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,20 @@ describe('dataset pages', () => {
             expect(text).not.to.equal('')
           })
       })
+      it.only('should display the thumbnail image and magnify', () => {
+        cy.get('datahub-record-metadata')
+          .find('[id="about"]')
+          .find('gn-ui-image-overlay-preview')
+          .as('overlay')
+          .should('have.length', 1)
+        cy.get('@overlay').find('gn-ui-button').click()
+        cy.get('[class="basicLightbox__placeholder"]')
+          .as('lightbox')
+          .find('img')
+          .should('have.length', 1)
+        cy.get('body').click()
+        cy.get('@lightbox').should('have.length', 0)
+      })
       it('should display the contact details', () => {
         cy.get('datahub-record-metadata')
           .find('[id="about"]')
diff --git a/apps/datahub/project.json b/apps/datahub/project.json
index aa1c97bd2d..7d3ed4e6a4 100644
--- a/apps/datahub/project.json
+++ b/apps/datahub/project.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
           "tailwind.base.css",
           "apps/datahub/src/styles.css",
           "node_modules/tippy.js/dist/tippy.css",
+          "node_modules/basiclightbox/dist/basicLightbox.min.css",
           "node_modules/ol/ol.css",
           "./node_modules/@angular/material/prebuilt-themes/indigo-pink.css"
         ],
diff --git a/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.html b/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.html
index c07d56fccc..c4e7a0fcb1 100644
--- a/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.html
+++ b/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.html
@@ -33,13 +33,21 @@
             [metadataQualityDisplay]="metadataQualityDisplay"
           ></gn-ui-metadata-quality>
         </div>
-        <gn-ui-metadata-contact
-          (organizationClick)="onOrganizationClick($event)"
-          [metadata]="facade.metadata$ | async"
+        <gn-ui-image-overlay-preview
+          [imageUrl]="thumbnailUrl$ | async"
+          (isPlaceholderShown)="showOverlay = !$event"
+          *ngIf="showOverlay"
         >
-        </gn-ui-metadata-contact>
-        <gn-ui-metadata-catalog [sourceLabel]="sourceLabel$ | async">
-        </gn-ui-metadata-catalog>
+        </gn-ui-image-overlay-preview>
+        <div>
+          <gn-ui-metadata-contact
+            (organizationClick)="onOrganizationClick($event)"
+            [metadata]="facade.metadata$ | async"
+          >
+          </gn-ui-metadata-contact>
+          <gn-ui-metadata-catalog [sourceLabel]="sourceLabel$ | async">
+          </gn-ui-metadata-catalog>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.spec.ts b/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.spec.ts
index 4e449bfc01..35243aa0ae 100644
--- a/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.spec.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ export class MockMetadataCatalogComponent {
 export class MockRecordApiFormComponent {
   @Input() apiLink: DatasetServiceDistribution
 }
+@Component({
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @angular-eslint/component-selector
+  selector: 'gn-ui-image-overlay-preview',
+  template: '<div></div>',
+})
+export class MockImgOverlayPreviewComponent {
+  @Input() imageUrl: string
+  @Output() isPlaceholderShown = new EventEmitter<boolean>()
+}
 
 describe('RecordMetadataComponent', () => {
   let component: RecordMetadataComponent
@@ -172,6 +181,7 @@ describe('RecordMetadataComponent', () => {
         MockMetadataCatalogComponent,
         MockMetadataContactComponent,
         MockRecordApiFormComponent,
+        MockImgOverlayPreviewComponent,
       ],
       schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
       imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot()],
@@ -267,6 +277,56 @@ describe('RecordMetadataComponent', () => {
           fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MockMetadataCatalogComponent))
         ).toBeFalsy()
       })
+      it('does not display the image overlay preview', () => {
+        expect(
+          fixture.debugElement.query(
+            By.directive(MockImgOverlayPreviewComponent)
+          )
+        ).toBeFalsy()
+      })
+    })
+    describe('Image Overlay Preview', () => {
+      describe('if metadata without overview', () => {
+        let imgOverlayPreview: MockImgOverlayPreviewComponent
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          facade.isPresent$.next(true)
+          facade.metadata$.next({})
+          fixture.detectChanges()
+          imgOverlayPreview = fixture.debugElement.query(
+            By.directive(MockImgOverlayPreviewComponent)
+          ).componentInstance
+        })
+        it('should send undefined as imageUrl to imgOverlayPreview component', () => {
+          expect(imgOverlayPreview).toBeTruthy()
+          expect(imgOverlayPreview.imageUrl).toBe(undefined)
+        })
+      })
+      describe('if metadata with overview', () => {
+        let imgOverlayPreview: MockImgOverlayPreviewComponent
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          facade.isPresent$.next(true)
+          fixture.detectChanges()
+          imgOverlayPreview = fixture.debugElement.query(
+            By.directive(MockImgOverlayPreviewComponent)
+          ).componentInstance
+        })
+        describe('and url defined', () => {
+          it('should send the imageUrl to imgOverlayPreview component', () => {
+            expect(imgOverlayPreview).toBeTruthy()
+            expect(imgOverlayPreview.imageUrl).toBeDefined()
+          })
+        })
+        describe('and url undefined', () => {
+          beforeEach(() => {
+            facade.metadata$.next({ overviews: [] })
+            fixture.detectChanges()
+          })
+          it('should send the imagUrl as null to imgOverlayPreview component', () => {
+            expect(imgOverlayPreview).toBeTruthy()
+            expect(imgOverlayPreview.imageUrl).toBeNull()
+          })
+        })
+      })
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.ts b/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.ts
index ac9d0aeabe..58d718ee5d 100644
--- a/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.ts
+++ b/apps/datahub/src/app/record/record-metadata/record-metadata.component.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ export class RecordMetadataComponent {
   errorTypes = ErrorType
   selectedTabIndex$ = new BehaviorSubject(0)
 
+  thumbnailUrl$ = this.facade.metadata$.pipe(
+    map((metadata) => {
+      // in order to differentiate between metadata not loaded yet
+      // and url not defined
+      // the content-ghost of image-overlay-preview relies on this differentiation
+      if (metadata?.overviews === undefined) {
+        return undefined
+      } else {
+        return metadata?.overviews?.[0]?.url ?? null
+      }
+    })
+  )
+
+  showOverlay = true
+
   constructor(
     public facade: MdViewFacade,
     private searchService: SearchService,
diff --git a/libs/api/metadata-converter/src/lib/gn4/gn4.metadata.mapper.ts b/libs/api/metadata-converter/src/lib/gn4/gn4.metadata.mapper.ts
index a324fe1742..24b67007df 100644
--- a/libs/api/metadata-converter/src/lib/gn4/gn4.metadata.mapper.ts
+++ b/libs/api/metadata-converter/src/lib/gn4/gn4.metadata.mapper.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export class Gn4MetadataMapper extends MetadataBaseMapper<Gn4Record> {
       useLimitations: [],
       spatialExtents: [],
       temporalExtents: [],
+      overviews: [],
     }
     const record: CatalogRecord = Object.keys(_source).reduce(
       (prev, fieldName) =>
diff --git a/libs/ui/elements/src/index.ts b/libs/ui/elements/src/index.ts
index ed3b7f3ad5..a0ee32142f 100644
--- a/libs/ui/elements/src/index.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/elements/src/index.ts
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ export * from './lib/search-results-error/search-results-error.component'
 export * from './lib/user-preview/user-preview.component'
 export * from './lib/record-api-form/record-api-form.component'
 export * from './lib/markdown-parser/markdown-parser.component'
+export * from './lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component'
diff --git a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.css b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.html b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..024d2bdbfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<gn-ui-content-ghost
+  [showContent]="imageUrl !== undefined"
+  ghostClass="h-36 mb-3"
+>
+  <div
+    *ngIf="imageUrl"
+    data-cy="record-thumbnail"
+    class="flex-shrink-0 bg-gray-100 rounded-lg overflow-hidden w-full border border-gray-300 h-36 group-hover:shadow-xl group-hover:border-0 mb-3"
+  >
+    <gn-ui-thumbnail
+      class="relative h-full w-full"
+      [thumbnailUrl]="imageUrl"
+      fit="cover"
+      (placeholderShown)="isPlaceholderShown.emit($event)"
+    ></gn-ui-thumbnail>
+    <div class="relative">
+      <gn-ui-button
+        class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 z-10 mr-2 mb-2"
+        [type]="'outline'"
+        [extraClass]="'!py-2 !px-0'"
+        (buttonClick)="openLightbox(imageUrl)"
+      >
+        <mat-icon class="material-symbols-outlined font-extralight"
+          >zoom_out_map</mat-icon
+        >
+      </gn-ui-button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</gn-ui-content-ghost>
diff --git a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.spec.ts b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e4c996979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing'
+
+import { ImageOverlayPreviewComponent } from './image-overlay-preview.component'
+
+describe('ImageOverlayPreviewComponent', () => {
+  let component: ImageOverlayPreviewComponent
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ImageOverlayPreviewComponent>
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      declarations: [ImageOverlayPreviewComponent],
+    })
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ImageOverlayPreviewComponent)
+    component = fixture.componentInstance
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+  })
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.ts b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7f24db928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, Output } from '@angular/core'
+import * as basicLightbox from 'basiclightbox'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'gn-ui-image-overlay-preview',
+  templateUrl: './image-overlay-preview.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./image-overlay-preview.component.css'],
+})
+export class ImageOverlayPreviewComponent {
+  @Input() imageUrl: string
+  @Output() isPlaceholderShown = new EventEmitter<boolean>()
+  openLightbox(src: string) {
+    basicLightbox.create(`<img src="${src}"/>`).show()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/metadata-contact/metadata-contact.component.html b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/metadata-contact/metadata-contact.component.html
index 6670ab21ec..804dfe6a5e 100644
--- a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/metadata-contact/metadata-contact.component.html
+++ b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/metadata-contact/metadata-contact.component.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
           (click)="onOrganizationClick()"
           data-cy="organization-name"
         >
-          {{ shownOrganization.name }}
+          {{ shownOrganization?.name }}
         </div>
       </div>
       <div *ngIf="shownOrganization?.website">
diff --git a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/related-record-card/related-record-card.component.html b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/related-record-card/related-record-card.component.html
index b6fb95eba8..932c405b23 100644
--- a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/related-record-card/related-record-card.component.html
+++ b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/related-record-card/related-record-card.component.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <div class="h-52 bg-gray-100">
     <gn-ui-thumbnail
       class="h-52 w-full object-cover"
-      [thumbnailUrl]="record.overviews?.[0].url.toString()"
+      [thumbnailUrl]="record.overviews?.[0]?.url.toString()"
     ></gn-ui-thumbnail>
   </div>
   <div class="flex flex-col justify-between h-44 px-5 pt-4 pb-6">
diff --git a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.ts b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.ts
index be4e85eaf5..239dc4ca52 100644
--- a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/thumbnail/thumbnail.component.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {
   Optional,
   SimpleChanges,
   ViewChild,
+  Output,
+  EventEmitter,
 } from '@angular/core'
 
 export const THUMBNAIL_PLACEHOLDER = new InjectionToken<string>(
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ export class ThumbnailComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
   @Input() fit: FitOptions | FitOptions[] = 'cover'
   @ViewChild('imageElement') imgElement: ElementRef<HTMLImageElement>
   @ViewChild('containerElement') containerElement: ElementRef<HTMLDivElement>
+  @Output() placeholderShown = new EventEmitter<boolean>()
   imgUrl: string
   imgFit: FitOptions
   placeholderUrl = this.optionalPlaceholderUrl || DEFAULT_PLACEHOLDER
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ export class ThumbnailComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
   private setNewSrcImage(image: ThumbnailImageObject) {
     this.imgFit = image.fit
     this.imgUrl = image.url
+    this.placeholderShown.emit(this.isPlaceholder)
   }
 
   private setPlaceholder(): void {
diff --git a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/ui-elements.module.ts b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/ui-elements.module.ts
index eac4060e3b..0fd0093efa 100644
--- a/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/ui-elements.module.ts
+++ b/libs/ui/elements/src/lib/ui-elements.module.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import { PaginationButtonsComponent } from './pagination-buttons/pagination-butt
 import { MaxLinesComponent } from './max-lines/max-lines.component'
 import { RecordApiFormComponent } from './record-api-form/record-api-form.component'
 import { MarkdownParserComponent } from './markdown-parser/markdown-parser.component'
+import { ImageOverlayPreviewComponent } from './image-overlay-preview/image-overlay-preview.component'
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ import { MarkdownParserComponent } from './markdown-parser/markdown-parser.compo
     MaxLinesComponent,
     RecordApiFormComponent,
     MarkdownParserComponent,
+    ImageOverlayPreviewComponent,
   ],
   exports: [
     MetadataInfoComponent,
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ import { MarkdownParserComponent } from './markdown-parser/markdown-parser.compo
     PaginationButtonsComponent,
     RecordApiFormComponent,
     MarkdownParserComponent,
+    ImageOverlayPreviewComponent,
   ],
 })
 export class UiElementsModule {}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e1d431a51d..065a5cf555 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         "@rgrove/parse-xml": "~4.0.1",
         "alasql": "^3.1.0",
         "axios": "^1.6.0",
+        "basiclightbox": "^5.0.4",
         "chart.js": "^4.2.0",
         "chroma-js": "^2.1.2",
         "cypress-browser-permissions": "^1.1.0",
@@ -14708,6 +14709,11 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/basiclightbox": {
+      "version": "5.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/basiclightbox/-/basiclightbox-5.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EsuNWmfcFXWZOe0txKXsllYOC7bDpoaVLc4HHHlYKB/roymlZs+FBdLUU6rx2yPpnJZhulwheKdPjqr2k0+NGQ=="
+    },
     "node_modules/batch": {
       "version": "0.6.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/batch/-/batch-0.6.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c3bde2dd8..2287327f1f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     "@rgrove/parse-xml": "~4.0.1",
     "alasql": "^3.1.0",
     "axios": "^1.6.0",
+    "basiclightbox": "^5.0.4",
     "chart.js": "^4.2.0",
     "chroma-js": "^2.1.2",
     "cypress-browser-permissions": "^1.1.0",