diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-stats-lazy-loading-adminbar-image b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-stats-lazy-loading-adminbar-image
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cc3aacb2a56ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-stats-lazy-loading-adminbar-image
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: other
+
+Load the adminbar stats graph lazily"
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/stats.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/stats.php
index a088aee3645cd..04e341081d7b0 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/stats.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/modules/stats.php
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ function stats_admin_bar_menu( &$wp_admin_bar ) {
 	$menu = array(
 		'id'    => 'stats',
 		'href'  => add_query_arg( 'page', 'stats', admin_url( 'admin.php' ) ), // no menu_page_url() blog-side.
-		'title' => "<div><img src='$img_src' srcset='$img_src 1x, $img_src_2x 2x' width='112' height='24' alt='$alt' title='$title'></div>",
+		'title' => "<div><img fetchpriority='low' loading='lazy' decoding='async' src='$img_src' srcset='$img_src 1x, $img_src_2x 2x' width='112' height='24' alt='$alt' title='$title'></div>",
 	);
 
 	$wp_admin_bar->add_menu( $menu );