diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index c086b3a560..f2bc6d80b1 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp-tls:4.11.0")
     implementation("com.google.prefab:cli:2.0.0")
     implementation("com.android.tools.build:aapt2:8.1.1-10154469")
+    implementation "com.github.bumptech.glide:okhttp3-integration:4.12.0"
+    annotationProcessor "com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler:4.12.0"
 }
 
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d5c398dd0c..12d227995d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 <!--        After upgrading Android Gradle Plugin to 4.2.0 and above we must get rid of `extractNativeLibs="true"`
             and use`useLegacyPackaging` flag in our app's `build.gradle`-->
         <meta-data android:name="commitHash" android:value="${commitHash}"/>
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="im.status.ethereum.CustomGlideModule"
+            android:value="GlideModule" />
         <activity
                 android:name=".MainActivity"
                 android:exported="true"
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/CustomGlideModule.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/CustomGlideModule.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f66cfa9aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/CustomGlideModule.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package im.status.ethereum
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
+import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
+import com.bumptech.glide.Registry
+import com.bumptech.glide.module.GlideModule
+import com.bumptech.glide.GlideBuilder
+import com.bumptech.glide.integration.okhttp3.OkHttpUrlLoader
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.model.GlideUrl
+import java.io.InputStream
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+
+class CustomGlideModule : GlideModule {
+    override fun registerComponents(context: Context, glide: Glide, registry: Registry) {
+        // Create a single thread executor for background operations
+        val executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
+        val mainHandler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
+        
+        // Execute network operation in background
+        executor.execute {
+            val client = StatusOkHttpClientFactory().createNewNetworkModuleClient()
+            
+            // Post results back to main thread
+            mainHandler.post {
+                client?.let { 
+                    val factory = OkHttpUrlLoader.Factory(it)
+                    registry.replace(
+                        GlideUrl::class.java,
+                        InputStream::class.java,
+                        factory
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Clean up executor
+        executor.shutdown()
+    }
+
+    override fun applyOptions(context: Context, builder: GlideBuilder) {
+        // No additional options needed
+    }
+}