diff --git a/src/common/playlists/FeaturedPlays.jsx b/src/common/playlists/FeaturedPlays.jsx
index 55acd641f..55b63ebd6 100644
--- a/src/common/playlists/FeaturedPlays.jsx
+++ b/src/common/playlists/FeaturedPlays.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,48 @@
 import PlayThumbnail from './PlayThumbnail';
 import useFeaturedPlays from 'common/hooks/useFeaturedPlays';
 
+const PlayCardSkeleton = () => (
+  <li className="play-card-skeleton">
+    <div className="play-card-container max-w-sm bg-white rounded-xl overflow-hidden flex flex-col h-full">
+      <div className="skeleton-image" />
+      <div className="p-5 flex flex-col flex-grow gap-3">
+        <div className="skeleton-line" style={{ width: '40%', height: '20px' }} />
+        <div className="skeleton-line" style={{ width: '70%', height: '14px' }} />
+        <div className="skeleton-line" style={{ width: '90%', height: '16px' }} />
+        <div className="skeleton-line" style={{ width: '80%', height: '12px' }} />
+        <div className="skeleton-line" style={{ width: '60%', height: '12px' }} />
+        <div
+          className="skeleton-line"
+          style={{ width: '100%', height: '1px', marginTop: 'auto' }}
+        />
+        <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
+          <div className="skeleton-line" style={{ width: '30%', height: '14px' }} />
+          <div className="skeleton-line" style={{ width: '20%', height: '14px' }} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <style>{`
+      .skeleton-image {
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 192px;
+        background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f0f0f0 25%, #e0e0e0 50%, #f0f0f0 75%);
+        background-size: 200% 100%;
+        animation: shimmer 1.5s infinite;
+      }
+      .skeleton-line {
+        border-radius: 4px;
+        background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f0f0f0 25%, #e0e0e0 50%, #f0f0f0 75%);
+        background-size: 200% 100%;
+        animation: shimmer 1.5s infinite;
+      }
+      @keyframes shimmer {
+        0% { background-position: 200% 0; }
+        100% { background-position: -200% 0; }
+      }
+    `}</style>
+  </li>
+);
+
 const FeaturedPlays = () => {
   const [loading, error, data] = useFeaturedPlays();
   const success = !loading && !error && !!data.length;
@@ -11,7 +53,7 @@ const FeaturedPlays = () => {
         Trending <strong>Plays</strong>
       </h2>
       <ul className="list-plays">
-        {loading && <p>Loading...</p>}
+        {loading && [1, 2, 3, 4].map((n) => <PlayCardSkeleton key={n} />)}
         {error && <p>{error?.message ?? 'Something went wrong'}</p>}
         {success && data?.map((play, index) => <PlayThumbnail key={index} play={play} />)}
       </ul>