diff --git a/.changeset/tidy-dryers-stare.md b/.changeset/tidy-dryers-stare.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ca48bd820b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tidy-dryers-stare.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@shopify/polaris': patch
+---
+
+Fixed layout shift on `EmptyState` when image is loading with skeleton image
diff --git a/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/EmptyState.module.css b/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/EmptyState.module.css
index 1f468771693..cd62dfe224d 100644
--- a/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/EmptyState.module.css
+++ b/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/EmptyState.module.css
@@ -1,6 +1,56 @@
+.ImageContainer {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.Image {
+  opacity: 0;
+  transition: opacity var(--p-motion-duration-150) var(--p-motion-ease);
+  z-index: var(--p-z-index-1);
+
+  &.loaded {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
 .imageContained {
   @media (--p-breakpoints-md-up) {
     position: initial;
     width: 100%;
   }
 }
+
+.SkeletonImageContainer {
+  /* stylelint-disable polaris/conventions/polaris/custom-property-allowed-list -- container custom property for size to prevent layout shift */
+  --pc-empty-state-skeleton-image-container-size: 226px;
+  height: var(--pc-empty-state-skeleton-image-container-size);
+  width: var(--pc-empty-state-skeleton-image-container-size);
+  /* stylelint-enable polaris/conventions/polaris/custom-property-allowed-list -- container custom property for size  to prevent layout shift */
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.SkeletonImage {
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: var(--p-z-index-0);
+  /* stylelint-disable polaris/conventions/polaris/custom-property-allowed-list -- container custom property for placeholder size */
+  --pc-empty-state-skeleton-image-size: 145px;
+  height: var(--pc-empty-state-skeleton-image-size);
+  width: var(--pc-empty-state-skeleton-image-size);
+  /* stylelint-enable polaris/conventions/polaris/custom-property-allowed-list -- container custom property for placeholder size */
+  background-color: var(--p-color-bg-fill-secondary);
+  border-radius: var(--p-border-radius-full);
+  opacity: 1;
+  transition: opacity var(--p-motion-duration-500) var(--p-motion-ease);
+
+  &.loaded {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+
+  @media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: active) {
+    background-color: grayText;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/EmptyState.tsx b/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/EmptyState.tsx
index 9448ecc2200..6082727b7d6 100644
--- a/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/EmptyState.tsx
+++ b/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/EmptyState.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {useState, useCallback} from 'react';
 
 import {classNames} from '../../utilities/css';
 import type {ComplexAction} from '../../types';
@@ -46,31 +46,58 @@ export function EmptyState({
   secondaryAction,
   footerContent,
 }: EmptyStateProps) {
-  const imageContainedClass = classNames(
+  const [imageLoaded, setImageLoaded] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
+  const handleLoad = useCallback(() => {
+    setImageLoaded(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const imageClassNames = classNames(
+    styles.Image,
+    imageLoaded && styles.loaded,
     imageContained && styles.imageContained,
   );
 
-  const imageMarkup = largeImage ? (
+  const loadedImageMarkup = largeImage ? (
     <Image
       alt=""
       role="presentation"
       source={largeImage}
-      className={imageContainedClass}
+      className={imageClassNames}
       sourceSet={[
         {source: image, descriptor: '568w'},
         {source: largeImage, descriptor: '1136w'},
       ]}
       sizes="(max-width: 568px) 60vw"
+      onLoad={handleLoad}
     />
   ) : (
     <Image
-      className={imageContainedClass}
-      role="presentation"
       alt=""
+      role="presentation"
+      className={imageClassNames}
       source={image}
+      onLoad={handleLoad}
     />
   );
 
+  const skeletonImageClassNames = classNames(
+    styles.SkeletonImage,
+    imageLoaded && styles.loaded,
+  );
+
+  const imageContainerClassNames = classNames(
+    styles.ImageContainer,
+    !imageLoaded && styles.SkeletonImageContainer,
+  );
+
+  const imageMarkup = (
+    <div className={imageContainerClassNames}>
+      {loadedImageMarkup}
+      <div className={skeletonImageClassNames} />
+    </div>
+  );
+
   const secondaryActionMarkup = secondaryAction
     ? buttonFrom(secondaryAction, {})
     : null;
diff --git a/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/tests/EmptyState.test.tsx b/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/tests/EmptyState.test.tsx
index a8336aa4a9d..2532419ae32 100644
--- a/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/tests/EmptyState.test.tsx
+++ b/polaris-react/src/components/EmptyState/tests/EmptyState.test.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ describe('<EmptyState />', () => {
   let imgSrc =
     'https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0757/9955/files/empty-state.svg';
 
+  it('renders EmptyState with a skeleton image and hidden <Image> when the image is not loaded', () => {
+    const emptyState = mountWithApp(<EmptyState image={imgSrc} />);
+
+    expect(emptyState).toContainReactComponent('div', {
+      className: 'SkeletonImage',
+    });
+    expect(emptyState).toContainReactComponent('div', {
+      className: expect.not.stringContaining('SkeletonImage loaded'),
+    });
+    expect(emptyState).toContainReactComponent(Image, {
+      className: 'Image',
+    });
+    expect(emptyState).toContainReactComponent(Image, {
+      className: expect.not.stringContaining('Image loaded'),
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('action', () => {
     it('renders a button with the action content if action is set', () => {
       const emptyState = mountWithApp(