diff --git a/src/api/apis/TMDBSeasonAPI.ts b/src/api/apis/TMDBSeasonAPI.ts
index 426f6db5..557eb4e6 100644
--- a/src/api/apis/TMDBSeasonAPI.ts
+++ b/src/api/apis/TMDBSeasonAPI.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export class TMDBSeasonAPI extends APIModel {
 					id: result.id?.toString() ?? '',
 					seasonTitle: result.name ?? result.original_name ?? '',
 					seasonNumber: totalSeasons,
+					image: result.poster_path ? `https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780${result.poster_path}` : '',
 				}),
 			);
 		}
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ export class TMDBSeasonAPI extends APIModel {
 						id: `${tvId}/season/${seasonNumber}`,
 						seasonTitle: season.name ?? titleText,
 						seasonNumber: seasonNumber,
+						image: season.poster_path ?? '',
 					}),
 				);
 			}
diff --git a/src/modals/MediaDbSearchResultModal.ts b/src/modals/MediaDbSearchResultModal.ts
index 786df40a..71806a80 100644
--- a/src/modals/MediaDbSearchResultModal.ts
+++ b/src/modals/MediaDbSearchResultModal.ts
@@ -39,11 +39,116 @@ export class MediaDbSearchResultModal extends SelectModal<MediaTypeModel> {
 		this.skipCallback = skipCallback;
 	}
 
+	// Different rate limit delay based on API source, MAL APIs = max 3 per second so 400ms between requests to be safe
+	private getDelayForApi(dataSource: string): number {
+		const isMalApi = dataSource === 'MALAPI' || dataSource === 'MALAPIManga';
+		return isMalApi ? 400 : 200;
+	}
+
 	// Renders each suggestion item.
 	renderElement(item: MediaTypeModel, el: HTMLElement): void {
-		el.createEl('div', { text: this.plugin.mediaTypeManager.getFileName(item) });
-		el.createEl('small', { text: `${item.getSummary()}\n` });
-		el.createEl('small', { text: `${item.type.toUpperCase() + (item.subType ? ` (${item.subType})` : '')} from ${item.dataSource}` });
+		el.addClass('media-db-plugin-select-element-flex');
+		el.style.display = 'flex';
+		el.style.gap = '8px';
+		el.style.alignItems = 'flex-start';
+
+		const thumb = el.createDiv({ cls: 'media-db-plugin-select-thumb' });
+		thumb.style.width = '48px';
+		thumb.style.height = '72px';
+		thumb.style.flex = '0 0 48px';
+		thumb.style.overflow = 'hidden';
+		thumb.style.background = 'var(--background-modifier-hover)';
+		thumb.style.borderRadius = '4px';
+		thumb.style.display = 'flex';
+		thumb.style.alignItems = 'center';
+		thumb.style.justifyContent = 'center';
+
+		let imgEl: HTMLImageElement | undefined;
+
+		const setImage = (url: string) => {
+			if (!imgEl) {
+				imgEl = document.createElement('img');
+				imgEl.loading = 'lazy';
+				imgEl.alt = item.title;
+				thumb.empty();
+				thumb.appendChild(imgEl);
+
+				imgEl.style.width = '100%';
+				imgEl.style.height = '100%';
+				imgEl.style.objectFit = 'cover';
+
+				// Show photograph emoticon if the link to the image fails to load
+				imgEl.onerror = () => {
+					thumb.empty();
+					const placeholderSpan = thumb.createEl('span', { text: '📷' });
+					placeholderSpan.style.fontSize = '24px';
+				};
+			}
+
+			imgEl.src = url;
+		};
+
+		// Create content early so updateSummary can reference its elements
+		const content = el.createDiv({ cls: 'media-db-plugin-select-content' });
+		content.style.flex = '1';
+		content.style.minWidth = '0';
+
+		const titleEl = content.createEl('div', { text: this.plugin.mediaTypeManager.getFileName(item), cls: 'media-db-plugin-select-title' });
+		const summaryEl = content.createEl('small', { text: `${item.getSummary()}\n` });
+		content.createEl('small', { text: `${item.type.toUpperCase() + (item.subType ? ` (${item.subType})` : '')} from ${item.dataSource}` });
+
+		// Helper to update both title and summary when year is fetched
+		const updateSummary = () => {
+			titleEl.textContent = this.plugin.mediaTypeManager.getFileName(item);
+			summaryEl.textContent = `${item.getSummary()}\n`;
+		};
+
+		if (item.image && item.image !== 'NSFW') {
+			if (String(item.image).includes('null')) {
+				console.debug('MDB | image URL invalid (contains null), skipping', item.image);
+				thumb.empty();
+				const placeholderSpan = thumb.createEl('span', { text: '📷' });
+				placeholderSpan.style.fontSize = '24px';
+			} else {
+				setImage(item.image);
+			}
+		} else if (item.image === 'NSFW') {
+			thumb.createEl('span', { text: 'NSFW' });
+		} else {
+			thumb.empty();
+			const placeholderSpan = thumb.createEl('span', { text: '📷' });
+			placeholderSpan.style.fontSize = '24px';
+
+			// Auto-fetch detailed info with staggered delays to avoid rate limits + fetch detailed info if no image (most API's except for MusicBrainz) OR no year (like SteamAPI)
+			const needsFetch = !item.image || !item.year;
+			if (needsFetch) {
+				const apiDelay = this.getDelayForApi(item.dataSource);
+				const delayMs = (parseInt(el.id.split('-').pop() ?? '0') ?? 0) * apiDelay;
+				console.debug('MDB | will auto-fetch detail for', item.dataSource, item.id, 'in', delayMs, 'ms', `(${apiDelay}ms per request)`);
+
+				setTimeout(async () => {
+					if (item.image && item.year) return;
+					console.debug('MDB | auto-fetching detail for', item.dataSource, item.id);
+					try {
+						console.debug('MDB | fetching detailed info for', item.dataSource, item.id);
+						const detailed = await this.plugin.apiManager.queryDetailedInfo(item);
+						console.debug('MDB | detailed fetch result', detailed?.dataSource, detailed?.id, detailed?.image, detailed?.year);
+
+						if (detailed?.image && !item.image) {
+							item.image = detailed.image;
+							setImage(detailed.image);
+						}
+
+						if (!item.year && detailed?.year) {
+							item.year = detailed.year;
+							updateSummary();
+						}
+					} catch (e) {
+						console.warn('MDB | Failed to fetch detail', e);
+					}
+				}, delayMs);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Perform action on the selected suggestion.
diff --git a/src/modals/MediaDbSeasonSelectModal.ts b/src/modals/MediaDbSeasonSelectModal.ts
index 0066c31e..f5d4586b 100644
--- a/src/modals/MediaDbSeasonSelectModal.ts
+++ b/src/modals/MediaDbSeasonSelectModal.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,45 @@ export class MediaDbSeasonSelectModal extends SelectModal<SeasonSelectModalEleme
 	}
 
 	renderElement(season: SeasonSelectModalElement, el: HTMLElement): void {
-		el.createEl('div', { text: `${season.name}` });
+		el.style.display = 'flex';
+		el.style.gap = '8px';
+		el.style.alignItems = 'flex-start';
+
+		const thumb = el.createDiv();
+		thumb.style.width = '48px';
+		thumb.style.height = '72px';
+		thumb.style.flex = '0 0 48px';
+		thumb.style.overflow = 'hidden';
+		thumb.style.background = 'var(--background-modifier-hover)';
+		thumb.style.borderRadius = '4px';
+		thumb.style.display = 'flex';
+		thumb.style.alignItems = 'center';
+		thumb.style.justifyContent = 'center';
+
+		if (season.poster_path) {
+			const img = document.createElement('img');
+			img.src = season.poster_path.startsWith('http') ? season.poster_path : `https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780${season.poster_path}`;
+			img.loading = 'lazy';
+			img.alt = season.name;
+			img.style.width = '100%';
+			img.style.height = '100%';
+			img.style.objectFit = 'cover';
+			img.onerror = () => {
+				thumb.empty();
+				const placeholderSpan = thumb.createEl('span', { text: '\ud83d\udcf7' });
+				placeholderSpan.style.fontSize = '24px';
+			};
+			thumb.appendChild(img);
+		} else {
+			thumb.createEl('span', { text: '\ud83d\udcf7' }).style.fontSize = '24px';
+		}
+
+		const content = el.createDiv();
+		content.style.flex = '1';
+		content.style.minWidth = '0';
+		content.createEl('div', { text: `${season.name}` });
 		if (season.air_date) {
-			el.createEl('small', { text: `Air date: ${season.air_date}` });
+			content.createEl('small', { text: `Air date: ${season.air_date}` });
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index b204d1d6..b532da6a 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -41,6 +41,46 @@ small.media-db-plugin-list-text {
 	font-size: 16px;
 }
 
+.media-db-plugin-select-element-flex {
+	display: flex;
+	gap: 10px;
+	align-items: flex-start;
+}
+
+.media-db-plugin-select-thumb {
+	width: 48px;
+	height: 72px;
+	flex: 0 0 48px;
+	background: var(--background-modifier-hover);
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	justify-content: center;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.media-db-plugin-select-thumb img {
+	width: 100%;
+	height: 100%;
+	object-fit: cover;
+	display: block;
+}
+
+.media-db-plugin-select-content {
+	flex: 1;
+	min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.media-db-plugin-select-title {
+	font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.media-db-plugin-select-thumb span {
+	color: var(--text-muted);
+	font-size: 12px;
+	text-align: center;
+}
+
 .media-db-plugin-select-element-selected {
 	border-left: 5px solid var(--interactive-accent) !important;
 	background: var(--background-secondary-alt);