diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js b/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd298ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/outfit-viewer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+class OutfitLayer extends HTMLElement {
+	connectedCallback() {
+		setTimeout(() => this.#initializeImage(), 0);
+	}
+
+	#initializeImage() {
+		this.image = this.querySelector("img");
+		if (!this.image) {
+			throw new Error(`<outfit-layer> must contain an <img> tag`);
+		}
+
+		this.image.addEventListener("load", () => this.#setStatus("loaded"));
+		this.image.addEventListener("error", () => this.#setStatus("error"));
+
+		this.#setStatus(this.image.complete ? "loaded" : "loading");
+	}
+
+	#setStatus(newStatus) {
+		this.setAttribute("status", newStatus);
+	}
+}
+
+customElements.define("outfit-layer", OutfitLayer);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/items/_show.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/items/_show.sass
index 0d866409..dbfcbf78 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/items/_show.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/items/_show.sass
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ body.items-show
 
     margin: 0 auto .75em
 
-    .outfit-layer
+    outfit-layer
       display: block
       position: absolute
       inset: 0
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ body.items-show
         width: 100%
         height: 100%
 
-    &:has(.outfit-layer[data-status="loading"])
+    &:has(outfit-layer[status="loading"])
       background: gray
 
   .species-color-picker
diff --git a/app/javascript/item-page.js b/app/javascript/item-page.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 11ce034a..00000000
--- a/app/javascript/item-page.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-// When we load in a new preview, set the status on the images. We use this in
-// our CSS to show a loading state when needed.
-function setImageStatuses() {
-	for (const layer of document.querySelectorAll(".outfit-layer")) {
-		const isLoaded = layer.querySelector("img").complete;
-		layer.setAttribute("data-status", isLoaded ? "loaded" : "loading");
-	}
-}
-document.addEventListener("turbo:frame-render", () => setImageStatuses());
-document.addEventListener("turbo:load", () => setImageStatuses());
-
-// When a preview image loads or fails, update its status. (Note that `load`
-// does not fire for images that were loaded from cache, which is why we need
-// both this and `setImageStatuses` when rendering new images!)
-document.addEventListener(
-	"load",
-	({ target }) => {
-		if (target.matches(".outfit-layer img")) {
-			target.closest(".outfit-layer").setAttribute("data-status", "loaded");
-		}
-	},
-	{ capture: true },
-);
-document.addEventListener(
-	"error",
-	({ target }) => {
-		if (target.matches(".outfit-layer img")) {
-			target.closest(".outfit-layer").setAttribute("data-status", "error");
-		}
-	},
-	{ capture: true },
-);
diff --git a/app/views/items/show.html.haml b/app/views/items/show.html.haml
index 08b024f3..6b17f3e6 100644
--- a/app/views/items/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/items/show.html.haml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 = turbo_frame_tag "item-preview" do
   .outfit-viewer
     - @preview_outfit.visible_layers.each do |swf_asset|
-      .outfit-layer
+      %outfit-layer
         = image_tag swf_asset.image_url, alt: ""
 
   = form_for item_path(@item), method: :get, class: "species-color-picker",
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@
     %footer= t '.contributors.footer'
 
 - content_for :javascripts do
-  = javascript_include_tag 'item-page', async: true
+  = javascript_include_tag 'outfit-viewer', async: true