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diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
index 53b8a528ee00..44e8ff8d7012 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
@@ -982,6 +982,7 @@ function renderFeedEntry(
     readonly onPressImage: (uri: string, headers?: Record<string, string>) => void;
     readonly onMarkdownLinkPress: (href: string) => void;
     readonly renderMarkdownImage: MarkdownImageRenderer;
+    readonly renderViewedWorkImage: (path: string) => ReactNode;
     readonly iconSubtleColor: string | import("react-native").ColorValue;
     readonly userBubbleColor: string | import("react-native").ColorValue;
     readonly markdownStyles: MarkdownStyleSets;
@@ -1182,6 +1183,7 @@ function renderFeedEntry(
       iconSubtleColor={iconSubtleColor}
       onCopyRow={props.onCopyWorkRow}
       onToggleRow={props.onToggleWorkRow}
+      renderViewedImage={props.renderViewedWorkImage}
     />
   );
 }
@@ -1624,6 +1626,18 @@ export const ThreadFeed = memo(function ThreadFeed(props: ThreadFeedProps) {
     },
     [props.environmentId, props.threadId, props.workspaceRoot],
   );
+  const renderViewedWorkImage = useCallback(
+    (path: string) => (
+      <ThreadMarkdownImage
+        environmentId={props.environmentId}
+        threadId={props.threadId}
+        path={path}
+        alt={null}
+        onPressImage={(uri) => setExpandedImage({ uri })}
+      />
+    ),
+    [props.environmentId, props.threadId],
+  );
   const markdownStyles = useMarkdownStyles(onMarkdownLinkPress, renderMarkdownImage);
   const reviewCommentColors = useReviewCommentColors();
   // LegendList does not invalidate visible rows when only the renderItem closure changes.
@@ -2016,6 +2030,7 @@ export const ThreadFeed = memo(function ThreadFeed(props: ThreadFeedProps) {
         onPressImage,
         onMarkdownLinkPress,
         renderMarkdownImage,
+        renderViewedWorkImage,
         iconSubtleColor,
         userBubbleColor,
         markdownStyles,
@@ -2044,6 +2059,7 @@ export const ThreadFeed = memo(function ThreadFeed(props: ThreadFeedProps) {
       props.environmentId,
       props.skills,
       renderMarkdownImage,
+      renderViewedWorkImage,
     ],
   );
 
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-work-log.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-work-log.tsx
index a5adacb8d19b..4d49c58fd9d3 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-work-log.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-work-log.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as Haptics from "expo-haptics";
+import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { type AppSymbolName, SymbolView } from "../../components/AppSymbol";
 import { LayoutAnimation, Pressable, ScrollView, View } from "react-native";
 
@@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ export function ThreadWorkLog(props: {
   readonly iconSubtleColor: import("react-native").ColorValue;
   readonly onCopyRow: (rowId: string, value: string) => void;
   readonly onToggleRow: (rowId: string) => void;
+  /** Renders the image a read/view entry looked at inside its expanded detail. */
+  readonly renderViewedImage: (path: string) => ReactNode;
 }) {
   const pressedBackground = useThemeColor("--color-subtle");
   const rows = visibleWorkLogActivities(props.activities).map((activity) => ({
@@ -250,6 +253,9 @@ export function ThreadWorkLog(props: {
 
               {fullDetail ? (
                 <View className="ml-7 border-l border-neutral-300/60 pb-1 pl-3 pt-0.5 dark:border-white/[0.12]">
+                  {row.viewedImagePath ? (
+                    <View className="pb-1.5">{props.renderViewedImage(row.viewedImagePath)}</View>
+                  ) : null}
                   <ScrollView
                     nestedScrollEnabled
                     directionalLockEnabled
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/lib/threadActivity.test.ts b/apps/mobile/src/lib/threadActivity.test.ts
index e2943ebc1a0d..9d0ac3049d9c 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/lib/threadActivity.test.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/lib/threadActivity.test.ts
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ describe("buildThreadFeed", () => {
       summary: `Tool ${id}`,
       detail: null,
       canExpand: false,
+      viewedImagePath: null,
       getFullDetail: () => null,
       getCopyText: () => id,
       icon: "command",
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/lib/threadActivity.ts b/apps/mobile/src/lib/threadActivity.ts
index 9e0cb64ae8b3..609979b48bf7 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/lib/threadActivity.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/lib/threadActivity.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
   TurnId,
   UserInputQuestion,
 } from "@t3tools/contracts";
+import { isWorkspaceImagePreviewPath } from "@t3tools/shared/filePreview";
 import { formatDuration } from "@t3tools/shared/orchestrationTiming";
 
 import * as Arr from "effect/Array";
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ export interface ThreadFeedActivity {
   readonly summary: string;
   readonly detail: string | null;
   readonly canExpand: boolean;
+  /** Workspace path of the image a read/view entry looked at — the expanded row renders it. */
+  readonly viewedImagePath: string | null;
   readonly getFullDetail: () => string | null;
   readonly getCopyText: () => string;
   readonly icon:
@@ -680,6 +683,21 @@ function buildWorkEntryExpandedBody(entry: WorkLogEntry): string | null {
   return blocks.length > 0 ? blocks.join("\n\n") : null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Workspace path of the image a read/view tool entry looked at. Non-null only
+ * when the entry's detail is a single image path the asset route can serve.
+ */
+function workEntryViewedImagePath(entry: WorkLogEntry): string | null {
+  const isReadEntry =
+    entry.requestKind === "file-read" ||
+    entry.itemType === "image_view" ||
+    (entry.itemType === "dynamic_tool_call" && entry.toolTitle === "Read File");
+  if (!isReadEntry) return null;
+  const detail = entry.detail?.trim();
+  if (!detail || detail.includes("\n") || !isWorkspaceImagePreviewPath(detail)) return null;
+  return detail;
+}
+
 function workEntryHasExpandedBody(entry: WorkLogEntry): boolean {
   return (
     (entry.itemType === "mcp_tool_call" && entry.toolData !== undefined) ||
@@ -1592,6 +1610,7 @@ export function buildThreadFeed(
               summary,
               detail,
               canExpand: workEntryHasExpandedBody(entry),
+              viewedImagePath: workEntryViewedImagePath(entry),
               getFullDetail,
               getCopyText,
               icon: workEntryIcon(entry),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
index 81c9fdacdb9a..24bff6efedbe 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,54 @@ import {
   normalizeCompactToolLabel,
   resolveAssistantMessageCopyState,
   shouldPreserveAssistantLineBreaks,
+  workEntryViewedImagePath,
 } from "./MessagesTimeline.logic";
+import { type WorkLogEntry } from "../../session-logic";
+
+describe("workEntryViewedImagePath", () => {
+  const readEntry = (overrides: Partial<WorkLogEntry>): WorkLogEntry => ({
+    id: "e1",
+    createdAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+    label: "Image view",
+    tone: "tool",
+    itemType: "image_view",
+    ...overrides,
+  });
+
+  it("returns the detail path for image_view entries", () => {
+    const entry = readEntry({ detail: "/workspace/screenshots/after.png" });
+    expect(workEntryViewedImagePath(entry)).toBe("/workspace/screenshots/after.png");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the path for file-read entries that read an image", () => {
+    const entry: WorkLogEntry = {
+      id: "e2",
+      createdAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+      label: "Read file",
+      tone: "tool",
+      requestKind: "file-read",
+      detail: "assets/logo.webp",
+    };
+    expect(workEntryViewedImagePath(entry)).toBe("assets/logo.webp");
+  });
+
+  it("ignores non-image details", () => {
+    expect(workEntryViewedImagePath(readEntry({ detail: "src/index.ts" }))).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores multi-line details", () => {
+    expect(workEntryViewedImagePath(readEntry({ detail: "a.png\nb.png" }))).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores entries that are not reads", () => {
+    const entry = readEntry({ itemType: "command_execution", detail: "shot.png" });
+    expect(workEntryViewedImagePath(entry)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores entries without detail", () => {
+    expect(workEntryViewedImagePath(readEntry({}))).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
 
 describe("shouldPreserveAssistantLineBreaks", () => {
   it("preserves Claude insight formatting without changing regular markdown", () => {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts
index d398583430f5..af414f87854b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as Equal from "effect/Equal";
+import { isWorkspaceImagePreviewPath } from "@t3tools/shared/filePreview";
 import {
   formatDuration,
   workEntryDisplayIndicatesToolFailure,
@@ -307,6 +308,18 @@ export function toolGroupAction(entry: WorkLogEntry): ToolGroupAction {
   return "other";
 }
 
+/**
+ * Workspace path of the image a read/view tool entry looked at. Non-null only
+ * when the entry's detail is a single image path the asset route can serve —
+ * the expanded row then renders the image itself above the text detail.
+ */
+export function workEntryViewedImagePath(entry: WorkLogEntry): string | null {
+  if (toolGroupAction(entry) !== "read") return null;
+  const detail = entry.detail?.trim();
+  if (!detail || detail.includes("\n") || !isWorkspaceImagePreviewPath(detail)) return null;
+  return detail;
+}
+
 function toolGroupActionCount(
   action: ToolGroupAction,
   entries: ReadonlyArray<WorkLogEntry>,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
index af920c0d6156..63b47aaecd03 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ import {
   shouldPreserveAssistantLineBreaks,
   toolGroupAction,
   workEntryIsVisibleInGroup,
+  workEntryViewedImagePath,
   type StableMessagesTimelineRowsState,
   type MessagesTimelineRow,
   TIMELINE_MINIMAP_MIN_ITEMS,
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ import {
 } from "./userMessageTerminalContexts";
 import { SkillInlineText } from "./SkillInlineText";
 import { formatWorkspaceRelativePath } from "../../filePathDisplay";
+import { useAssetUrlState } from "../../assets/assetUrls";
+import { Skeleton } from "../ui/skeleton";
 import {
   buildReviewCommentRenderablePatch,
   formatReviewCommentFence,
@@ -2457,6 +2460,52 @@ function buildToolCallExpandedBody(
 const toolCallExpandedBodyClassName =
   "max-h-64 cursor-text overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words font-mono text-secondary-label text-[length:var(--font-size-code,0.6875rem)] leading-relaxed select-text";
 
+/**
+ * The image a read/view tool entry looked at, loaded through a signed
+ * workspace-file asset URL. Mounted only while the row is expanded, so
+ * collapsed rows never fetch. Falls back to nothing on failure — the path
+ * stays visible in the text body underneath.
+ */
+const ToolCallExpandedImage = memo(function ToolCallExpandedImage(props: {
+  readonly threadRef: ScopedThreadRef;
+  readonly path: string;
+}) {
+  const { onImageExpand } = use(TimelineRowCtx);
+  const assetUrl = useAssetUrlState(props.threadRef.environmentId, {
+    _tag: "workspace-file",
+    threadId: props.threadRef.threadId,
+    path: props.path,
+  });
+  const [failedUrl, setFailedUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  if (assetUrl._tag === "Failure" || (assetUrl._tag === "Success" && failedUrl === assetUrl.url)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (assetUrl._tag !== "Success") {
+    return (
+      <Skeleton role="status" aria-label="Loading image" className="mb-1.5 h-24 w-40 rounded-md" />
+    );
+  }
+  const name = props.path.split(/[\\/]/).pop() ?? props.path;
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      className="mb-1.5 block cursor-zoom-in rounded-md focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring/70"
+      aria-label={`Preview ${name}`}
+      onClick={() => onImageExpand({ images: [{ src: assetUrl.url, name }], index: 0 })}
+    >
+      <img
+        src={assetUrl.url}
+        alt={name}
+        loading="lazy"
+        draggable={false}
+        className="block max-h-64 max-w-full rounded-md border border-border/40 object-contain"
+        onError={() => setFailedUrl(assetUrl.url)}
+      />
+    </button>
+  );
+});
+
 function workEntryIconName(workEntry: TimelineWorkEntry): WorkEntryIconName {
   if (
     workEntry.sourceActivityKind === "user-input.requested" ||
@@ -2620,6 +2669,7 @@ const PlainWorkEntryRow = memo(function PlainWorkEntryRow(props: {
   isExpandedToolGroupEntry: boolean;
 }) {
   const { workEntry, workspaceRoot, isExpandedToolGroupEntry } = props;
+  const { threadRef } = use(TimelineRowCtx);
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
   const iconConfig = workToneIcon(workEntry.tone);
   const showWarningIndicator = workEntry.sourceActivityKind === "runtime.warning";
@@ -2628,6 +2678,7 @@ const PlainWorkEntryRow = memo(function PlainWorkEntryRow(props: {
     showWarningIndicator || showFailedIndicator ? "x" : workEntryIconName(workEntry);
   const displayText = workEntryPreview(workEntry, workspaceRoot) ?? toolWorkEntryHeading(workEntry);
   const expandedBody = buildToolCallExpandedBody(workEntry, workspaceRoot);
+  const viewedImagePath = workEntryViewedImagePath(workEntry);
   const canExpand = expandedBody !== null;
   const showDestructiveRowStyle =
     showFailedIndicator &&
@@ -2718,7 +2769,14 @@ const PlainWorkEntryRow = memo(function PlainWorkEntryRow(props: {
           className="mt-1 ms-7 cursor-default border-s border-border/45 ps-3 pt-0.5"
           onClick={stopRowToggle}
           onPointerDown={stopRowToggle}
+          // Keys pressed on the expanded body (e.g. Enter on the image
+          // preview button) must not reach the row's toggle handler — its
+          // preventDefault would also cancel the button's click activation.
+          onKeyDown={stopRowToggle}
         >
+          {viewedImagePath && threadRef ? (
+            <ToolCallExpandedImage threadRef={threadRef} path={viewedImagePath} />
+          ) : null}
           <pre className={toolCallExpandedBodyClassName}>{expandedBody}</pre>
         </div>
       ) : null}