diff --git a/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/ViewModels/StreamViewModel.cs b/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/ViewModels/StreamViewModel.cs
index 9dce1117f4..0c0e5f99a1 100644
--- a/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/ViewModels/StreamViewModel.cs
+++ b/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/ViewModels/StreamViewModel.cs
@@ -472,6 +472,13 @@ public Avalonia.Media.Imaging.Bitmap PreviewImage360
       set => this.RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _previewImage360, value);
     }
 
+    private bool _previewImage360Loaded;
+    public bool PreviewImage360Loaded
+    {
+      get => _previewImage360Loaded;
+      set => this.RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _previewImage360Loaded, value);
+    }
+
     public bool CanOpenCommentsIn3DView { get; set; } = false;
     private bool _isAddingBranches = false;
 
@@ -1017,6 +1024,10 @@ public async Task DownloadImage360(string url)
 
         _previewImage360 = new Bitmap(stream);
         this.RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(PreviewImage360));
+        //the default 360 image width is 34300
+        //this is a quick hack to see if the returned image is not an error image like "you do not have access" etc
+        if (_previewImage360.Size.Width > 30000)
+          PreviewImage360Loaded = true;
 
       }
       catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/Views/Controls/StreamEditControls/Receive.xaml b/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/Views/Controls/StreamEditControls/Receive.xaml
index 55b5106572..1257dd67d0 100644
--- a/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/Views/Controls/StreamEditControls/Receive.xaml
+++ b/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/Views/Controls/StreamEditControls/Receive.xaml
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
             <Image
               x:Name="Image360"
               Height="200"
+              Opacity="0"
               Source="{Binding PreviewImage360}" />
           </Viewbox>
         </Grid>
diff --git a/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/Views/Controls/StreamEditControls/Receive.xaml.cs b/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/Views/Controls/StreamEditControls/Receive.xaml.cs
index 29fa4945b9..afd8d97c18 100644
--- a/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/Views/Controls/StreamEditControls/Receive.xaml.cs
+++ b/DesktopUI2/DesktopUI2/Views/Controls/StreamEditControls/Receive.xaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
+using DesktopUI2.ViewModels;
 using System;
 
 namespace DesktopUI2.Views.Controls.StreamEditControls
@@ -18,14 +19,20 @@ public Receive()
       Image360 = this.FindControl<Image>("Image360");
       ImageBasic = this.FindControl<Image>("ImageBasic");
 
-
-
       PreviewBox360.PointerMoved += PreviewBox360_PointerMoved;
+
     }
 
+
+
     private void PreviewBox360_PointerMoved(object sender, Avalonia.Input.PointerEventArgs e)
     {
+      var svm = PreviewBox360.DataContext as StreamViewModel;
+      if (!svm.PreviewImage360Loaded)
+        return;
+      Image360.Opacity = 1;
       ImageBasic.IsVisible = false;
+
       var mouseX = e.GetPosition(PreviewBox360).X + PreviewBox360.Margin.Left;
       SetMargin(mouseX);
     }