diff --git a/feature/home/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/home/HomeScreen.kt b/feature/home/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/home/HomeScreen.kt
index 5e6fc429..c2764c03 100644
--- a/feature/home/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/home/HomeScreen.kt
+++ b/feature/home/src/main/java/com/android/developers/androidify/home/HomeScreen.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.graphicsLayer
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.rememberVectorPainter
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onLayoutRectChanged
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onVisibilityChanged
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
@@ -456,11 +457,19 @@ private fun DancingBot(
     dancingBotLink: String?,
     modifier: Modifier,
 ) {
-    AsyncImage(
-        model = dancingBotLink,
-        modifier = modifier,
-        contentDescription = null,
-    )
+    if (LocalInspectionMode.current) {
+        Image(
+            painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.dancing_droid_gif_placeholder),
+            contentDescription = null,
+            modifier = modifier
+        )
+    } else {
+        AsyncImage(
+            model = dancingBotLink,
+            modifier = modifier,
+            contentDescription = null,
+        )
+    }
 }
 
 @Composable
@@ -520,23 +529,31 @@ private fun VideoPlayer(
     videoLink: String?,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
-    if (LocalInspectionMode.current) return // Layoutlib does not support ExoPlayer
-
-    val context = LocalContext.current
-    var player by remember { mutableStateOf<Player?>(null) }
-    LifecycleStartEffect(videoLink) {
-        if (videoLink != null) {
-            player = ExoPlayer.Builder(context).build().apply {
-                setMediaItem(MediaItem.fromUri(videoLink))
-                repeatMode = Player.REPEAT_MODE_ONE
-                prepare()
+    if (LocalInspectionMode.current) {
+        Image(
+            painter = painterResource(id = R.drawable.promo_video_placeholder),
+            contentDescription = null,
+            contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
+            modifier = modifier,
+        )
+        return
+    } else {
+        val context = LocalContext.current
+        var player by remember { mutableStateOf<Player?>(null) }
+        LifecycleStartEffect(videoLink) {
+            if (videoLink != null) {
+                player = ExoPlayer.Builder(context).build().apply {
+                    setMediaItem(MediaItem.fromUri(videoLink))
+                    repeatMode = Player.REPEAT_MODE_ONE
+                    prepare()
+                }
+            }
+            onStopOrDispose {
+                player?.release()
+                player = null
             }
         }
-        onStopOrDispose {
-            player?.release()
-            player = null
-        }
-    }
+
 
     var videoFullyOnScreen by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val isWindowOccluded = LocalOcclusion.current
@@ -582,3 +599,4 @@ private fun VideoPlayer(
         }
     }
 }
+}
diff --git a/feature/home/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/dancing_droid_gif_placeholder.png b/feature/home/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/dancing_droid_gif_placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e5f7f9a
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diff --git a/feature/home/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/promo_video_placeholder.png b/feature/home/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/promo_video_placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3a504eb
Binary files /dev/null and b/feature/home/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/promo_video_placeholder.png differ