diff --git a/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.component.html b/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.component.html
index 53b292a1b9..0806eb0584 100644
--- a/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.component.html
+++ b/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.component.html
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   loading="lazy"
   [attr.data-sky-illustration-name]="name()"
   [height]="pixelSize()"
+  [ngClass]="{
+    'sky-illustration-img-loaded': !!url()
+  }"
   [src]="url()"
   [width]="pixelSize()"
 />
diff --git a/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.component.spec.ts b/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.component.spec.ts
index 2ba5c2168d..ba46885b7c 100644
--- a/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.component.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.component.spec.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ describe('Illustration', () => {
     provideResolver: boolean,
     name: string,
     size: SkyIllustrationSize,
+    resolver?: {
+      resolveUrl: (url: string) => Promise<string>;
+    },
   ): void {
     const providers: Provider[] = [];
 
     if (provideResolver) {
       providers.push({
         provide: SkyIllustrationResolverService,
-        useClass: SkyIllustrationTestResolverService,
+        useFactory: () => resolver ?? new SkyIllustrationTestResolverService(),
       });
     }
 
@@ -50,6 +53,17 @@ describe('Illustration', () => {
     expect(getImgEl()?.getAttribute(name)).toBe(expectedValue);
   }
 
+  function validateImageVisibility(expectedVisible: boolean): void {
+    const imgEl = getImgEl();
+    let visibility: string | undefined;
+
+    if (imgEl) {
+      visibility = getComputedStyle(imgEl).visibility;
+    }
+
+    expect(visibility).toBe(expectedVisible ? 'visible' : 'hidden');
+  }
+
   function detectUrlChanges(): void {
     fixture.detectChanges();
 
@@ -101,6 +115,33 @@ describe('Illustration', () => {
 
       await expectAsync(fixture.nativeElement).toBeAccessible();
     });
+
+    it('should be hidden until the URL is resolved', fakeAsync(async () => {
+      // TODO: Use the more concise Promise.withResolvers() when it's available in TypeScript
+      // to avoid this awkward workaround for strict type checking.
+      // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise/withResolvers
+      let resolveUrl = (_: string): void => void _;
+
+      const resolvePromise = new Promise<string>(
+        (resolve) => (resolveUrl = resolve),
+      );
+
+      setupTest(true, 'test', 'sm', {
+        resolveUrl: () => resolvePromise,
+      });
+
+      detectUrlChanges();
+
+      validateImageVisibility(false);
+
+      resolveUrl('https://example.com/success.svg');
+
+      detectUrlChanges();
+
+      validateImageVisibility(true);
+
+      await resolvePromise;
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('without resolver provided', () => {
diff --git a/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.default.component.scss b/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.default.component.scss
index 10b86f6eab..d3f89941a3 100644
--- a/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.default.component.scss
+++ b/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.default.component.scss
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@
 
 @include mixins.sky-component('default', '.sky-illustration-img') {
   display: block;
+
+  &[src=''] {
+    visibility: hidden;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.modern.component.scss b/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.modern.component.scss
index e6ba64893b..1bc468a515 100644
--- a/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.modern.component.scss
+++ b/libs/components/indicators/src/lib/modules/illustration/illustration.modern.component.scss
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@
 
 @include mixins.sky-component('modern', '.sky-illustration-img') {
   display: block;
+
+  &[src=''] {
+    visibility: hidden;
+  }
 }