diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/Paradox-post-thumbnail.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/Paradox-post-thumbnail.ftl
index e69de29bb..acb33aeeb 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/Paradox-post-thumbnail.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/Paradox-post-thumbnail.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<script type="text/ls-javascript" id="post-thumbnail-script">
+    var randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * 19 + 1);
+    $('.post_thumbnail-random').attr('data-original', '/material/source/img/random/material-' + randomNum + '.png');
+    $('.post_thumbnail-random').addClass('lazy');
+</script>
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/Paradox-post_entry.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/Paradox-post_entry.ftl
index 6003bd158..75781b61a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/Paradox-post_entry.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/Paradox-post_entry.ftl
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 <div class="post_entry-module mdl-card mdl-shadow--${options.theme_material_uiux_card_elevation?default(2)}dp mdl-cell mdl-cell--12-col fade out">
     <!-- Post Thumbnail -->
     <!-- Random Thumbnail -->
+    <#if post.postThumbnail?if_exists == "${options.blog_url}/static/images/thumbnail.png">
     <div class="post_thumbnail-random mdl-card__media mdl-color-text--grey-50">
+    <#else>
+    <div class="post_thumbnail-custom mdl-card__media mdl-color-text--grey-50 lazy" data-original="${post.postThumbnail?if_exists}">
+    </#if>
         <!-- Post Title -->
         <p class="article-headline-p"><a href="/archives/${post.postUrl}">${post.postTitle?if_exists}</a></p>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-header.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-header.ftl
index 8059bbd73..d43ee2f6a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-header.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/themes/material/_partial/post-header.ftl
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <#if options.theme_material_scheme?if_exists == "Paradox">
     <!-- Paradox Post Header -->
     <!-- Random Thumbnail -->
+    <#if post.postThumbnail?if_exists == "${options.blog_url}/static/images/thumbnail.png">
     <div class="post_thumbnail-random mdl-card__media mdl-color-text--grey-50">
-        <script type="text/ls-javascript" id="post-thumbnail-script">
-            var randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * 19 + 1);
-            $('.post_thumbnail-random').attr('data-original', '/material/source/img/random/material-' + randomNum + '.png');
-            $('.post_thumbnail-random').addClass('lazy');
-        </script>
+    <#include "Paradox-post-thumbnail.ftl">
+    <#else>
+    <div class="post_thumbnail-custom mdl-card__media mdl-color-text--grey-50" style="background-image:url(${post.postThumbnail?if_exists})">
+    </#if>
         <p class="article-headline-p">
             ${post.postTitle}
         </p>