diff --git a/src/app/website/features/ImageCarousel.svelte b/src/app/website/features/ImageCarousel.svelte
index e8b370c..a410e93 100644
--- a/src/app/website/features/ImageCarousel.svelte
+++ b/src/app/website/features/ImageCarousel.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import cat1 from '@assets/img/cat1.jpg';
   import cat2 from '@assets/img/cat2.jpg';
-  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import { untrack } from 'svelte';
 
   // html bindings
   let imageContainer: HTMLDivElement;
@@ -14,46 +14,62 @@
   // states
   const { images = [{ path: cat1.src }, { path: cat2.src }] }: Props = $props();
 
-  let currentImage = $state<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  let currentImageIdx = $state<number | null>(images.length > 0 ? 0 : null);
+  let initialCurrentImageIdxEffect = $state(false);
 
   // lifecycle
-  onMount(() => {
-    currentImage = imageContainer.children.item(0) as HTMLDivElement | null;
+  $effect(() => {
+    // this check must be first. otherwise this effect will not be called besides on mount
+    if (currentImageIdx == null) return;
+    else if (untrack(() => (initialCurrentImageIdxEffect ? false : (initialCurrentImageIdxEffect = true)))) return;
+    imageContainer.children.item(currentImageIdx)!.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' });
   });
 
   // callback
+  function scrollToIdx(idx: number) {
+    currentImageIdx = idx;
+  }
+
   function scrollPrev() {
-    if (!currentImage!.previousElementSibling) return;
-    currentImage!.previousElementSibling.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' });
-    currentImage = currentImage!.previousElementSibling as HTMLDivElement;
+    if (currentImageIdx == null || currentImageIdx == 0) return;
+    currentImageIdx -= 1;
   }
 
   function scrollNext() {
-    if (!currentImage!.nextElementSibling) return;
-    currentImage!.nextElementSibling.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest' });
-    currentImage = currentImage!.nextElementSibling as HTMLDivElement;
+    if (currentImageIdx == null || currentImageIdx == images.length - 1) return;
+    currentImageIdx += 1;
   }
 </script>
 
 <div class="relative">
-  <div class="carousel w-full aspect-video rounded items-center" bind:this={imageContainer}>
+  <div class="carousel w-full aspect-video rounded items-center overflow-hidden" bind:this={imageContainer}>
     {#each images as image (image.path)}
       <div class="carousel-item w-full">
         <img src={image.path} class="w-full object-cover" alt={image.text ?? image.path} />
       </div>
     {/each}
   </div>
-  {#if currentImage}
+  {#if currentImageIdx != null}
+    <div class="absolute bottom-6 w-full flex justify-center gap-2.5">
+      {#each images as image, i (image.path)}
+        <button
+          aria-label={`scroll to image ${i}`}
+          class="w-2.5 h-2.5 bg-white opacity-50 rounded-full cursor-pointer"
+          class:opacity-100={currentImageIdx === i}
+          onclick={() => scrollToIdx(i)}
+        ></button>
+      {/each}
+    </div>
     <div class="absolute top-0 left-2 h-full flex items-center">
       <button
-        class="backdrop-invert-75 w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center"
+        class="backdrop-invert-75 w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center cursor-pointer"
         aria-label="previous"
         onclick={scrollPrev}><span class="iconify iconify-[heroicons--chevron-left] w-2/5 h-2/5"></span></button
       >
     </div>
     <div class="absolute top-0 right-2 h-full flex items-center">
       <button
-        class="backdrop-invert-75 w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center"
+        class="backdrop-invert-75 w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center cursor-pointer"
         aria-label="next"
         onclick={scrollNext}><span class="iconify iconify-[heroicons--chevron-right] w-2/5 h-2/5"></span></button
       >