diff --git a/packages/next/build/webpack/loaders/next-image-loader.js b/packages/next/build/webpack/loaders/next-image-loader.js
index 7299c8afbb3e8..f81663143a044 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/webpack/loaders/next-image-loader.js
+++ b/packages/next/build/webpack/loaders/next-image-loader.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import loaderUtils from 'next/dist/compiled/loader-utils'
 import sizeOf from 'image-size'
 import { processBuffer } from '../../../next-server/server/lib/squoosh/main'
 
-const PLACEHOLDER_SIZE = 6
+const PLACEHOLDER_SIZE = 8
 
 async function nextImageLoader(content) {
   const context = this.rootContext
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async function nextImageLoader(content) {
       content,
       [resizeOperationOpts],
       extension,
-      0
+      70
     )
     placeholder = `data:image/${extension};base64,${resizedImage.toString(
       'base64'
diff --git a/test/integration/image-component/default/test/static.test.js b/test/integration/image-component/default/test/static.test.js
index f63984180c354..47f918cf4c3a5 100644
--- a/test/integration/image-component/default/test/static.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/image-component/default/test/static.test.js
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ const runTests = () => {
   })
   it('Should add a blurry placeholder to statically imported jpg', async () => {
     expect(html).toContain(
-      `style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;background-size:cover;background-image:url("data:image/jpeg;base64,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")"`
+      `style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;background-size:cover;background-image:url("data:image/jpeg;base64,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")"`
     )
   })
   it('Should add a blurry placeholder to statically imported png', async () => {
     expect(html).toContain(
-      `style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;background-size:cover;background-image:url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAYAAAAGCAQAAABKxSfDAAAAOklEQVR42jXLsQ2AMADEQINYIT2ZgP2VfTLGmy+gObkxeImfhyXU1pSsrDoDPm53RfDOyKiE839y+gIFlSgsTCgClAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==")"`
+      `style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;background-size:cover;background-image:url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAgAAAAICAQAAABuBnYAAAAATklEQVR42i2I0QmAMBQD869Q9K+IsxU6RkfoiA6T55VXDpJLJC9uUJIzcx+XFd2dXMbx8n+QpoeYDpgY66RaDA83jCUfVpK2pER1dcEUP+KfSBtXK+BpAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC")"`
     )
   })
 }