diff --git a/src/lib/PostComponent.svelte b/src/lib/PostComponent.svelte
index 3b4ed68..43ad667 100644
--- a/src/lib/PostComponent.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/PostComponent.svelte
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@
         controls
       ></video>
     {/if}
+    {#if post.gifLink}
+      <img
+        id="embedVideo"
+        src="{post.gifLink}"
+        alt="Post GIF"
+      />
+    {/if}
   </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/pdsfetch.ts b/src/lib/pdsfetch.ts
index 79edab0..e782f62 100644
--- a/src/lib/pdsfetch.ts
+++ b/src/lib/pdsfetch.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Post {
   replyingUri: atUriObject | null;
   imagesCid: string[] | null;
   videosLinkCid: string | null;
+  gifLink: string | null;
 
   constructor(
     record: ComAtprotoRepoListRecords.Record,
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class Post {
     this.quotingUri = null;
     this.imagesCid = null;
     this.videosLinkCid = null;
+    this.gifLink = null;
     switch (post.embed?.$type) {
       case "app.bsky.embed.images":
         this.imagesCid = post.embed.images.map(
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ class Post {
             break;
         }
         break;
+      case "app.bsky.embed.external": // assuming that external embeds are gifs for now
+        this.gifLink = post.embed.external.uri;
+        break;
     }
   }
 }