diff --git a/assets/images/article-illu.png b/assets/images/article-illu.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfe6ddde73
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diff --git a/assets/images/opinion-illu.png b/assets/images/opinion-illu.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c0b04d592
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diff --git a/assets/images/tutorial-illu.png b/assets/images/tutorial-illu.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b317a8a4ec
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diff --git a/assets/scss/components/_content-item.scss b/assets/scss/components/_content-item.scss
index 7d42d6b1b4..48dc459f53 100644
--- a/assets/scss/components/_content-item.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/components/_content-item.scss
@@ -50,12 +50,23 @@ $content-reaction-offset: -14px; // -30px to not offset the meta
         flex: 0 0 $content-illu-size;
         height: $content-illu-size;
         background-color: $content-border-color;
+        background-size: contain;
 
         img {
             width: 100%;
             height: 100%;
             background-color: #FFF;
         }
+
+        &.article-illu {
+            background-image: url("/static/images/article-illu.png");
+        }
+        &.tutorial-illu {
+            background-image: url("/static/images/tutorial-illu.png");
+        }
+        &.opinion-illu {
+            background-image: url("/static/images/opinion-illu.png");
+        }
     }
 
     .content-info {
diff --git a/templates/tutorialv2/includes/content_item.part.html b/templates/tutorialv2/includes/content_item.part.html
index 359e2b8940..c38d409c5f 100644
--- a/templates/tutorialv2/includes/content_item.part.html
+++ b/templates/tutorialv2/includes/content_item.part.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 <article class="content-item{% if online and show_reactions %} has-reactions{% endif %}{{ item_class }}">
 
-    <a href="{{ link }}" tabindex="-1" class="content-illu">
+    <a href="{{ link }}" tabindex="-1" class="content-illu {{ content.type|lower }}-illu">
         {% if content.image %}
             <img src="{{ content.image.physical.content_thumb.url }}" alt="">
         {% endif %}