diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-config.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-config.tsx
index 93c0c65128..e07c1e54f1 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-config.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-config.tsx
@@ -189,6 +189,15 @@ export const settings: Setting[] = [
     values: ["compact", "full"],
     keywords: ["paste summary", "clipboard", "pasted content"],
   },
+  {
+    title: "Image previews",
+    category: "Input",
+    path: ["prompt", "image_preview"],
+    default: false,
+    values: [false, true],
+    labels: ["off", "on"],
+    keywords: ["attachments", "clipboard", "images", "prompt"],
+  },
   {
     title: "Leader timeout",
     category: "Input",
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-image-preview.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-image-preview.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42fdfa7815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/dialog-image-preview.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { TextAttributes } from "@opentui/core"
+import { useTerminalDimensions } from "@opentui/solid"
+import { createMemo, createSignal } from "solid-js"
+import { Keymap } from "../context/keymap"
+import { useTheme } from "../context/theme"
+import { useDialog } from "../ui/dialog"
+
+type ImagePreviewItem = Readonly<{
+  uri: string
+  mention?: Readonly<{ text: string }>
+}>
+
+export function DialogImagePreview(props: { images: readonly ImagePreviewItem[]; initial: number }) {
+  const dialog = useDialog()
+  const dimensions = useTerminalDimensions()
+  const theme = useTheme("elevated")
+  const [index, setIndex] = createSignal(Math.max(0, Math.min(props.images.length - 1, props.initial)))
+  const [failed, setFailed] = createSignal(false)
+  const current = createMemo(() => props.images[index()])
+  const imageHeight = createMemo(() => Math.max(3, dimensions().height - 8))
+
+  dialog.setSize("xlarge")
+  dialog.setCentered(true)
+
+  function move(direction: number) {
+    if (props.images.length < 2) return
+    setFailed(false)
+    setIndex((value) => (value + direction + props.images.length) % props.images.length)
+  }
+
+  Keymap.createLayer(() => ({
+    mode: "modal",
+    commands: [
+      { bind: "left", title: "Previous image", group: "Dialog", run: () => move(-1) },
+      { bind: "right", title: "Next image", group: "Dialog", run: () => move(1) },
+    ],
+  }))
+
+  return (
+    <box id="prompt-image-viewer" paddingLeft={2} paddingRight={2} paddingBottom={1} gap={1}>
+      <box flexDirection="row" justifyContent="space-between">
+        <text attributes={TextAttributes.BOLD} fg={theme.text.default}>
+          Image {index() + 1} of {props.images.length}
+        </text>
+        <text fg={theme.text.subdued} onMouseUp={() => dialog.clear()}>
+          esc
+        </text>
+      </box>
+      <image
+        id="prompt-image-viewer-image"
+        source={current().uri}
+        fit="fit"
+        protocol="auto"
+        width="100%"
+        height={imageHeight()}
+        onError={() => setFailed(true)}
+      />
+      <box flexDirection="row" justifyContent="space-between">
+        <text fg={theme.text.subdued} onMouseUp={() => move(-1)}>
+          {props.images.length > 1 ? "← previous" : ""}
+        </text>
+        <text fg={failed() ? theme.text.feedback.error.default : theme.text.subdued} wrapMode="none" truncate>
+          {failed() ? "No preview" : (current().mention?.text ?? `Image ${index() + 1}`)}
+        </text>
+        <text fg={theme.text.subdued} onMouseUp={() => move(1)}>
+          {props.images.length > 1 ? "next →" : ""}
+        </text>
+      </box>
+    </box>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/index.tsx b/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/index.tsx
index 2b2c34cbb1..b37cf2df48 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/index.tsx
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ import {
   decodePasteBytes,
   type KeyEvent,
 } from "@opentui/core"
-import { createEffect, createMemo, onMount, createSignal, onCleanup, on, Show, Switch, Match } from "solid-js"
+import { createEffect, createMemo, onMount, createSignal, onCleanup, on, Show, Switch, Match, For } from "solid-js"
 import path from "path"
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url"
 import { useLocal } from "../../context/local"
 import { useTheme, useThemes } from "../../context/theme"
 import { tint } from "../../theme/color"
@@ -47,12 +46,19 @@ import { DialogSkill } from "../dialog-skill"
 import { useArgs } from "../../context/args"
 import { useConfig } from "../../config"
 import { usePromptMove } from "./move"
-import { readLocalAttachment } from "./local-attachment"
+import {
+  normalizePastedFilepath,
+  parsePastedFilepaths,
+  readLocalAttachment,
+  MAX_LOCAL_ATTACHMENT_BYTES,
+  type LocalAttachment,
+} from "./local-attachment"
 import { useData } from "../../context/data"
 import { useLocation } from "../../context/location"
 import { Keymap, type KeymapCommand } from "../../context/keymap"
 import { abbreviateHome } from "../../runtime"
 import { PluginSlot } from "../../plugin/render"
+import { DialogImagePreview } from "../dialog-image-preview"
 
 export type PromptProps = {
   sessionID?: string
@@ -69,17 +75,6 @@ export type PromptProps = {
   }
 }
 
-function pastedFilepath(value: string, platform: string) {
-  const raw = value.replace(/^['"]+|['"]+$/g, "")
-  if (raw.startsWith("file://")) {
-    try {
-      return fileURLToPath(raw)
-    } catch {}
-  }
-  if (platform === "win32") return raw
-  return raw.replace(/\\(.)/g, "$1")
-}
-
 export type PromptRef = {
   focused: boolean
   current: PromptInfo
@@ -307,6 +302,41 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
     extmarkToPart: new Map(),
     interrupt: 0,
   })
+  let disposed = false
+  let pasteQueue = Promise.resolve()
+
+  function enqueuePaste(run: (changed: () => boolean) => Promise<void>) {
+    pasteQueue = pasteQueue
+      .then(async () => {
+        if (disposed || input.isDestroyed) return
+        const before = { sessionID: props.sessionID, mode: store.mode, text: input.plainText }
+        await run(
+          () =>
+            disposed ||
+            input.isDestroyed ||
+            props.sessionID !== before.sessionID ||
+            store.mode !== before.mode ||
+            input.plainText !== before.text,
+        )
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        if (!disposed) toast.error(error)
+      })
+    return pasteQueue
+  }
+
+  const imageAttachments = createMemo(() =>
+    (store.prompt.files ?? []).filter((file) => typeof file.uri === "string" && file.uri.startsWith("data:image/")),
+  )
+  const imagePreviewHeight = createMemo(() => Math.max(4, Math.min(8, Math.floor(dimensions().height / 4))))
+  const imagePreviewWidth = createMemo(() => imagePreviewHeight() * 2)
+  const visibleImageAttachments = createMemo(() => imageAttachments().slice(0, 3))
+
+  function openImagePreview(initial: number) {
+    const images = imageAttachments()
+    if (images.length === 0) return
+    dialog.replace(() => <DialogImagePreview images={images} initial={initial} />)
+  }
 
   createEffect(
     on(
@@ -376,25 +406,32 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
         name: "prompt.paste",
         category: "Prompt",
         palette: undefined,
-        run: async (_input: string | undefined, event?: KeyEvent) => {
+        run: (_input: string | undefined, event?: KeyEvent) => {
           event?.preventDefault()
           event?.stopPropagation()
-          const content = await clipboard.read().catch((error) => {
-            toast.error(error)
-            return undefined
+          return enqueuePaste(async (changed) => {
+            const content = await clipboard.read()
+            if (changed()) return
+            if (content?.mime.startsWith("image/")) {
+              pasteAttachment({
+                filename: "clipboard",
+                uri: `data:${content.mime};base64,${content.data}`,
+              })
+              return
+            }
+            if (content?.mime === "text/plain") {
+              await pasteInputText(content.data, changed)
+            }
           })
-          if (content?.mime.startsWith("image/")) {
-            await pasteAttachment({
-              filename: "clipboard",
-              uri: `data:${content.mime};base64,${content.data}`,
-            })
-            return
-          }
-          if (content?.mime === "text/plain") {
-            await pasteInputText(content.data)
-          }
         },
       },
+      {
+        title: "View image attachments",
+        name: "prompt.images.view",
+        category: "Prompt",
+        enabled: imageAttachments().length > 0,
+        run: () => openImagePreview(0),
+      },
       {
         title: "Interrupt session",
         name: "session.interrupt",
@@ -527,6 +564,7 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
       "prompt.submit",
       "prompt.editor",
       "prompt.editor_context.clear",
+      "prompt.images.view",
       "prompt.stash",
       "prompt.stash.pop",
       "prompt.stash.list",
@@ -580,6 +618,7 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
   })
 
   onCleanup(() => {
+    disposed = true
     if (store.prompt.text) {
       stashed = { prompt: unwrap(store.prompt), cursor: input.cursorOffset }
     }
@@ -1181,27 +1220,39 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
     return true
   }
 
-  async function pasteInputText(text: string) {
+  async function pasteInputText(text: string, changed: () => boolean) {
     const normalizedText = text.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n").replace(/\r/g, "\n")
     const pastedContent = normalizedText.trim()
-    const filepath = pastedFilepath(pastedContent, terminalEnvironment.platform)
+    const filepath = normalizePastedFilepath(pastedContent, terminalEnvironment.platform)
     const isUrl = /^(https?):\/\//.test(filepath)
     if (!isUrl) {
       const attachment = await readLocalAttachment(filepath)
-      const filename = path.basename(filepath)
-      if (attachment?.type === "text") {
-        pasteText(attachment.content, `[SVG: ${filename ?? "image"}]`)
+      if (attachment) {
+        if (changed()) return
+        pasteLocalAttachment(filepath, attachment)
         return
       }
-      if (attachment?.type === "binary") {
-        await pasteAttachment({
-          filename,
-          uri: `data:${attachment.mime};base64,${Buffer.from(attachment.content).toString("base64")}`,
-        })
-        return
+
+      const filepaths = parsePastedFilepaths(pastedContent, terminalEnvironment.platform)
+      if (filepaths.length > 1) {
+        let remaining = MAX_LOCAL_ATTACHMENT_BYTES
+        const attachments: Array<{ filepath: string; attachment: LocalAttachment }> = []
+        for (const candidate of filepaths) {
+          const next = await readLocalAttachment(candidate, remaining)
+          if (!next) break
+          remaining -= typeof next.content === "string" ? Buffer.byteLength(next.content) : next.content.byteLength
+          attachments.push({ filepath: candidate, attachment: next })
+        }
+        if (attachments.length === filepaths.length) {
+          if (changed()) return
+          for (const item of attachments) pasteLocalAttachment(item.filepath, item.attachment)
+          return
+        }
       }
     }
 
+    if (changed()) return
+
     const lineCount = (pastedContent.match(/\n/g)?.length ?? 0) + 1
     if ((lineCount >= 3 || pastedContent.length > 150) && config.prompt?.paste !== "full") {
       const extmark = input.extmarks.getAllForTypeId(promptPartTypeId).find((extmark) => {
@@ -1226,12 +1277,27 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
     }, 0)
   }
 
-  async function pasteAttachment(file: { filename?: string; uri: string }) {
+  function pasteLocalAttachment(filepath: string, attachment: LocalAttachment) {
+    const filename = path.basename(filepath)
+    if (attachment.type === "text") {
+      pasteText(attachment.content, `[SVG: ${filename || "image"}]`)
+      return
+    }
+    pasteAttachment({
+      filename,
+      uri: `data:${attachment.mime};base64,${Buffer.from(attachment.content).toString("base64")}`,
+    })
+  }
+
+  function pasteAttachment(file: { filename?: string; uri: string }) {
     const currentOffset = input.cursorOffset
     const extmarkStart = currentOffset
     const pdf = file.uri.startsWith("data:application/pdf;")
-    const prefix = pdf ? "data:application/pdf;" : "data:image/"
-    const count = store.prompt.files?.filter((attachment) => attachment.uri.startsWith(prefix)).length ?? 0
+    const count = pdf
+      ? (store.prompt.files?.filter(
+          (attachment) => typeof attachment.uri === "string" && attachment.uri.startsWith("data:application/pdf;"),
+        ).length ?? 0)
+      : imageAttachments().length
     const virtualText = pdf ? `[PDF ${count + 1}]` : `[Image ${count + 1}]`
     const extmarkEnd = extmarkStart + virtualText.length
     const textToInsert = virtualText + " "
@@ -1263,7 +1329,6 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
         draft.extmarkToPart.set(extmarkId, { type: "file", index })
       }),
     )
-    return
   }
 
   function clearPrompt() {
@@ -1382,6 +1447,74 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
             flexGrow={1}
             width="100%"
           >
+            <Show when={config.prompt?.image_preview && visibleImageAttachments().length > 0}>
+              <box
+                width="100%"
+                height={imagePreviewHeight() + 1}
+                flexDirection="row"
+                flexShrink={0}
+                justifyContent="flex-start"
+                gap={1}
+                paddingBottom={1}
+              >
+                <For each={visibleImageAttachments()}>
+                  {(file, index) => {
+                    const [failed, setFailed] = createSignal(false)
+                    return (
+                      <box
+                        width={imagePreviewWidth()}
+                        height={imagePreviewHeight()}
+                        flexBasis={imagePreviewWidth()}
+                        flexShrink={1}
+                        onMouseUp={(event: MouseEvent) => {
+                          if (event.button !== 0) return
+                          event.stopPropagation()
+                          openImagePreview(index())
+                        }}
+                      >
+                        <Show
+                          when={!failed()}
+                          fallback={
+                            <box width="100%" height="100%" alignItems="center" justifyContent="center">
+                              <text fg={theme.text.subdued}>No preview</text>
+                            </box>
+                          }
+                        >
+                          <image
+                            id={`prompt-image-preview-${index()}`}
+                            source={file.uri}
+                            fit="cover"
+                            protocol="auto"
+                            width="100%"
+                            height="100%"
+                            onError={() => setFailed(true)}
+                          />
+                        </Show>
+                      </box>
+                    )
+                  }}
+                </For>
+                <Show when={imageAttachments().length > visibleImageAttachments().length}>
+                  <box
+                    width={8}
+                    height={imagePreviewHeight()}
+                    flexBasis={8}
+                    flexShrink={1}
+                    alignItems="center"
+                    justifyContent="center"
+                    onMouseUp={(event: MouseEvent) => {
+                      if (event.button !== 0) return
+                      event.stopPropagation()
+                      openImagePreview(visibleImageAttachments().length)
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <text fg={theme.text.subdued} wrapMode="none" truncate>
+                      +{imageAttachments().length - visibleImageAttachments().length} more
+                    </text>
+                  </box>
+                </Show>
+              </box>
+            </Show>
             <textarea
               width="100%"
               placeholder={placeholderText()}
@@ -1409,7 +1542,7 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
                 // hangul) is flushed to plainText before we read it for submission.
                 setTimeout(() => setTimeout(() => submit(), 0), 0)
               }}
-              onPaste={async (event: PasteEvent) => {
+              onPaste={(event: PasteEvent) => {
                 if (props.disabled) {
                   event.preventDefault()
                   return
@@ -1431,7 +1564,7 @@ export function Prompt(props: PromptProps) {
                 // default paste unless we suppress it first and handle insertion ourselves.
                 event.preventDefault()
 
-                await pasteInputText(normalizedText)
+                void enqueuePaste((changed) => pasteInputText(normalizedText, changed))
               }}
               ref={(r: TextareaRenderable) => {
                 input = r
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/local-attachment.ts b/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/local-attachment.ts
index fe0e25f214..d9e1ecbf11 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/local-attachment.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/component/prompt/local-attachment.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises"
 import path from "node:path"
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url"
+
+// Bound filesystem work per terminal paste; the byte budget also bounds staged data.
+const MAX_PASTED_FILEPATHS = 32
+export const MAX_LOCAL_ATTACHMENT_BYTES = 20 * 1024 * 1024
 
 export type LocalFiles = Readonly<{
-  readText(path: string): Promise<string>
-  readBytes(path: string): Promise<Uint8Array>
+  readText(path: string, maxBytes: number): Promise<string>
+  readBytes(path: string, maxBytes: number): Promise<Uint8Array>
   mime(path: string): Promise<string>
 }>
 
@@ -11,14 +15,15 @@ export type LocalAttachment =
   | Readonly<{ type: "text"; mime: "image/svg+xml"; content: string }>
   | Readonly<{ type: "binary"; mime: string; content: Uint8Array }>
 
-export function readLocalAttachment(file: string) {
+export function readLocalAttachment(file: string, maxBytes = MAX_LOCAL_ATTACHMENT_BYTES) {
   return readLocalAttachmentWith(
     {
-      readText: (value) => readFile(value, "utf8"),
-      readBytes: (value) => readFile(value),
+      readText: async (value, limit) => (await readFileBounded(value, limit)).toString("utf8"),
+      readBytes: readFileBounded,
       mime: async (value) => mimeTypes[path.extname(value).toLowerCase()] ?? "application/octet-stream",
     },
     file,
+    maxBytes,
   )
 }
 
@@ -33,16 +38,99 @@ const mimeTypes: Record<string, string> = {
   ".webp": "image/webp",
 }
 
-export async function readLocalAttachmentWith(files: LocalFiles, path: string): Promise<LocalAttachment | undefined> {
+async function readFileBounded(file: string, maxBytes: number) {
+  const source = Bun.file(file)
+  if (!(await source.exists())) throw new Error("Attachment does not exist")
+  if (source.size > maxBytes) throw new Error("Attachment exceeds the local file limit")
+  const content = Buffer.from(await source.slice(0, maxBytes + 1).arrayBuffer())
+  if (content.byteLength > maxBytes) throw new Error("Attachment exceeds the local file limit")
+  return content
+}
+
+export function normalizePastedFilepath(value: string, platform: string) {
+  const raw = value.replace(/^['"]+|['"]+$/g, "")
+  const url = decodeFileURL(raw)
+  if (url) return url
+  if (platform === "win32") return raw
+  return raw.replace(/\\(.)/g, "$1")
+}
+
+function decodeFileURL(value: string): string | undefined {
+  if (!value.startsWith("file://")) return undefined
+  try {
+    return fileURLToPath(value)
+  } catch {
+    return undefined
+  }
+}
+
+export function parsePastedFilepaths(value: string, platform: string) {
+  const result: string[] = []
+  let current = ""
+  let quote = ""
+
+  function push() {
+    if (!current) return
+    result.push(decodeFileURL(current) ?? current)
+    current = ""
+  }
+
+  const input = value.includes("file://")
+    ? value
+        .split(/\r?\n/)
+        .filter((line) => !line.trimStart().startsWith("#"))
+        .join("\n")
+    : value
+  for (let index = 0; index < input.length; index++) {
+    const character = input[index]
+    if (quote) {
+      if (character === quote) {
+        quote = ""
+        continue
+      }
+      if (character === "\\" && platform !== "win32" && quote === '"' && index + 1 < input.length) {
+        current += input[++index]
+        continue
+      }
+      current += character
+      continue
+    }
+    if (character === "'" || character === '"') {
+      quote = character
+      continue
+    }
+    if (character === "\\" && platform !== "win32" && index + 1 < input.length) {
+      current += input[++index]
+      continue
+    }
+    if (/\s/.test(character)) {
+      push()
+      if (result.length > MAX_PASTED_FILEPATHS) return []
+      continue
+    }
+    current += character
+  }
+
+  if (quote) return []
+  push()
+  if (result.length > MAX_PASTED_FILEPATHS) return []
+  return result
+}
+
+export async function readLocalAttachmentWith(
+  files: LocalFiles,
+  path: string,
+  maxBytes = MAX_LOCAL_ATTACHMENT_BYTES,
+): Promise<LocalAttachment | undefined> {
   const mime = await files.mime(path).catch(() => undefined)
-  if (!mime) return
+  if (!mime) return undefined
+  if (!mime.startsWith("image/") && mime !== "application/pdf") return undefined
   if (mime === "image/svg+xml") {
-    const content = await files.readText(path).catch(() => undefined)
-    if (!content) return
+    const content = await files.readText(path, maxBytes).catch(() => undefined)
+    if (!content || Buffer.byteLength(content) > maxBytes) return undefined
     return { type: "text", mime, content }
   }
-  if (!mime.startsWith("image/") && mime !== "application/pdf") return
-  const content = await files.readBytes(path).catch(() => undefined)
-  if (!content) return
+  const content = await files.readBytes(path, maxBytes).catch(() => undefined)
+  if (!content || content.byteLength > maxBytes) return undefined
   return { type: "binary", mime, content }
 }
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/config/index.tsx b/packages/tui/src/config/index.tsx
index fa561c724a..ff61f4e599 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/config/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/config/index.tsx
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ export const Info = Schema.Struct({
       paste: Schema.optional(Schema.Literals(["compact", "full"])).annotate({
         description: "Display large pastes as compact placeholders or full text",
       }),
+      image_preview: Schema.optional(Schema.Boolean).annotate({
+        description: "Show image attachment previews above the prompt input",
+      }),
     }),
   ).annotate({ description: "Prompt input behavior" }),
   session: Schema.optional(
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/config/v1/keybind.ts b/packages/tui/src/config/v1/keybind.ts
index 46a37a9326..0b25db6303 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/config/v1/keybind.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/config/v1/keybind.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export const Definitions = {
 
   prompt_submit: keybind("none", "Submit prompt"),
   prompt_editor_context_clear: keybind("none", "Clear editor context"),
+  prompt_images_view: keybind("<leader>i", "View image attachments"),
   prompt_skills: keybind("none", "Open skill selector"),
   prompt_stash: keybind("none", "Stash prompt"),
   prompt_stash_pop: keybind("none", "Pop stashed prompt"),
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ export const CommandMap = {
   display_thinking: "session.toggle.thinking",
   prompt_submit: "prompt.submit",
   prompt_editor_context_clear: "prompt.editor_context.clear",
+  prompt_images_view: "prompt.images.view",
   prompt_skills: "prompt.skills",
   prompt_stash: "prompt.stash",
   prompt_stash_pop: "prompt.stash.pop",
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/cli/tui/command-palette.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/cli/tui/command-palette.test.tsx
index ca65696214..3e3fa0e2a1 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/cli/tui/command-palette.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/test/cli/tui/command-palette.test.tsx
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ test("searches settings globally and opens the matching setting", async () => {
     await app.waitFor(() => app.renderer.currentFocusedEditor instanceof InputRenderable)
 
     app.mockInput.pressArrow("down")
-    for (const key of "sounds") app.mockInput.pressKey(key)
+    for (const key of "image preview") app.mockInput.pressKey(key)
     app.mockInput.pressEnter()
-    await app.waitForFrame((frame) => frame.includes("Settings") && frame.includes("Sounds"))
+    await app.waitForFrame((frame) => frame.includes("Settings") && frame.includes("Image previews"))
     app.mockInput.pressEnter()
-    await app.waitFor(() => current.attention?.sound === false)
+    await app.waitFor(() => current.prompt?.image_preview === true)
   } finally {
     app.renderer.destroy()
   }
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/config-v2.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/config-v2.test.tsx
index 9a16675556..e1c3518d92 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/config-v2.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/test/config-v2.test.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ test("validates the session tabs setting", () => {
 
   expect(decode({ tabs: { enabled: true, vertical: true } })).toEqual({ tabs: { enabled: true, vertical: true } })
   expect(() => decode({ tabs: { enabled: "on" } })).toThrow()
+  expect(decode({ prompt: { image_preview: true } })).toEqual({ prompt: { image_preview: true } })
 })
 
 test("resolves nested config and keybind defaults", () => {
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/prompt/clipboard.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/prompt/clipboard.test.ts
index 47ed0630be..0cc9345dc0 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/prompt/clipboard.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/prompt/clipboard.test.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
 import { afterAll, expect, mock, test } from "bun:test"
-import { TextareaRenderable, type HostClipboardService } from "@opentui/core"
-import { createTestRenderer } from "@opentui/core/testing"
+import { mkdtemp, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises"
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os"
+import path from "node:path"
+import { ImageRenderable, TextareaRenderable, type ClipboardReadResult, type HostClipboardService } from "@opentui/core"
+import { createTestRenderer, MouseButtons } from "@opentui/core/testing"
 import { AppNodeBuilder } from "@opencode-ai/core/effect/app-node-builder"
 import { Global } from "@opencode-ai/util/global"
 import { Effect, FileSystem } from "effect"
 import { createComponent } from "solid-js"
-import { Prompt } from "../../src/component/prompt"
+import { Prompt, type PromptRef } from "../../src/component/prompt"
 import { createEventStream, createFetch } from "../fixture/tui-client"
 
 const openTui = { ...(await import("@opentui/core")) }
+const PNG_1X1_BASE64 =
+  "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR4AWP4z8DwHwAFAAH/e+m+7wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
+const PNG_1X1 = Buffer.from(PNG_1X1_BASE64, "base64")
+const readPngClipboard = async (): Promise<ClipboardReadResult> => ({
+  status: "read",
+  representation: { mimeType: "image/png", bytes: PNG_1X1 },
+})
 let activeSetup: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof createTestRenderer>> | undefined
-let reads = 0
+let activeHost: HostClipboardService | undefined
+let activePromptRef: PromptRef | undefined
 
 await mock.module("@opentui/core", () => ({
   ...openTui,
@@ -18,80 +29,211 @@ await mock.module("@opentui/core", () => ({
     if (!activeSetup) throw new Error("Prompt renderer is not mounted")
     return activeSetup.renderer
   },
-  createHostClipboard: () =>
-    ({
-      maxWriteBytes: 8 * 1024 * 1024,
-      async read() {
-        reads++
-        return { status: "empty" }
-      },
-      async writeText() {
-        return { status: "written" }
-      },
-      async clear() {
-        return { status: "cleared" }
-      },
-      async dispose() {},
-    }) satisfies HostClipboardService,
+  createHostClipboard: () => {
+    if (!activeHost) throw new Error("Prompt clipboard is not mounted")
+    return activeHost
+  },
 }))
 await mock.module("../../src/routes/home", () => ({
-  Home: () => createComponent(Prompt, { showPlaceholder: false }),
+  Home: () =>
+    createComponent(Prompt, {
+      ref: (value) => (activePromptRef = value),
+      showPlaceholder: false,
+    }),
 }))
 const { run } = await import("../../src/app")
 
 afterAll(() => mock.restore())
 
-test("only zero-byte terminal pastes read the host clipboard", async () => {
+async function mountPrompt(read: () => Promise<ClipboardReadResult>, imagePreview = false) {
   const setup = await createTestRenderer({ width: 80, height: 24, useThread: false })
-  activeSetup = setup
-  reads = 0
-  const mounted = Promise.withResolvers<void>()
+  let reads = 0
+  let ready!: () => void
+  const mounted = new Promise<void>((resolve) => (ready = resolve))
   const setTitle = setup.renderer.setTerminalTitle.bind(setup.renderer)
   setup.renderer.setTerminalTitle = (title) => {
-    if (title === "OpenCode") mounted.resolve()
+    if (title === "OpenCode") ready()
     setTitle(title)
   }
+
+  const host: HostClipboardService = {
+    maxWriteBytes: 8 * 1024 * 1024,
+    async read() {
+      reads++
+      return read()
+    },
+    async writeText() {
+      return { status: "written" }
+    },
+    async clear() {
+      return { status: "cleared" }
+    },
+    async dispose() {},
+  }
+  activeSetup = setup
+  activeHost = host
+  activePromptRef = undefined
+
   const events = createEventStream()
   const calls = createFetch(undefined, events)
-  const preloaded = Promise.withResolvers<void>()
+  let preloaded!: () => void
+  const preload = new Promise<void>((resolve) => (preloaded = resolve))
   const server = Bun.serve({
     port: 0,
     fetch: async (request) => {
       const response = await calls.fetch(request)
-      if (new URL(request.url).pathname === "/api/session/active") preloaded.resolve()
+      const url = new URL(request.url)
+      if (url.pathname === "/api/session/active") preloaded()
       return response
     },
   })
-  const task = Effect.runPromise(
-    run({
-      app: { name: "test", version: "test", channel: "test" },
-      server: { endpoint: { url: server.url.toString() } },
-      config: { get: async () => ({ prompt: { paste: "full" as const } }), update: async () => ({}) },
-      packages: { resolve: async () => undefined },
-      args: {},
-      log: () => {},
-    }).pipe(Effect.provide(AppNodeBuilder.build(Global.node)), Effect.provide(FileSystem.layerNoop({}))),
-  )
-
+  let task: Promise<unknown> | undefined
   try {
-    await mounted.promise
-    await setup.waitFor(() => setup.renderer.currentFocusedEditor instanceof TextareaRenderable)
-    await preloaded.promise
+    task = Effect.runPromise(
+      run({
+        app: { name: "test", version: "test", channel: "test" },
+        server: { endpoint: { url: server.url.toString() } },
+        config: {
+          get: async () => ({ prompt: { paste: "full" as const, image_preview: imagePreview } }),
+          update: async () => ({}),
+        },
+        packages: { resolve: async () => undefined },
+        args: {},
+        log: () => {},
+      }).pipe(Effect.provide(AppNodeBuilder.build(Global.node)), Effect.provide(FileSystem.layerNoop({}))),
+    )
+    await mounted
+    await setup.waitFor(() => activePromptRef?.focused === true)
+    await preload
     await Bun.sleep(0)
-    const input = setup.renderer.currentFocusedEditor
-    if (!(input instanceof TextareaRenderable)) throw new Error("Prompt textarea is not focused")
-
-    await setup.mockInput.pasteBracketedText(" \t\n")
-    await setup.waitFor(() => input.plainText === " \t\n")
-    expect(reads).toBe(0)
-
-    setup.renderer.keyInput.processPaste(new Uint8Array())
-    await setup.waitFor(() => reads === 1)
-    expect(input.plainText).toBe(" \t\n")
-  } finally {
+  } catch (error) {
     setup.renderer.destroy()
-    await task
+    await task?.catch(() => undefined)
     await server.stop()
     activeSetup = undefined
+    activeHost = undefined
+    activePromptRef = undefined
+    throw error
+  }
+
+  return {
+    setup,
+    get input() {
+      const input = setup.renderer.currentFocusedEditor
+      if (!(input instanceof TextareaRenderable)) throw new Error("Prompt textarea is not focused")
+      return input
+    },
+    get reads() {
+      return reads
+    },
+    get prompt() {
+      if (!activePromptRef) throw new Error("Prompt ref is not mounted")
+      return activePromptRef
+    },
+    async dispose() {
+      activePromptRef?.reset()
+      setup.renderer.destroy()
+      await task
+      await server.stop()
+      activeSetup = undefined
+      activeHost = undefined
+      activePromptRef = undefined
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+async function pasteImages(prompt: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof mountPrompt>>, count: number) {
+  for (let index = 0; index < count; index++) {
+    prompt.setup.renderer.keyInput.processPaste(new Uint8Array())
+    await prompt.setup.waitFor(() => prompt.reads === index + 1)
+  }
+}
+
+test("creates one image mention from PNG clipboard bytes", async () => {
+  const prompt = await mountPrompt(readPngClipboard)
+  try {
+    prompt.setup.renderer.keyInput.processPaste(new Uint8Array())
+    await prompt.setup.waitFor(() => prompt.input.plainText === "[Image 1] ")
+
+    expect(prompt.input.plainText).toBe("[Image 1] ")
+    expect(prompt.input.extmarks.getVirtual()).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(prompt.prompt.current.files).toEqual([
+      {
+        uri: `data:image/png;base64,${PNG_1X1_BASE64}`,
+        name: "clipboard",
+        mention: { start: 0, end: 9, text: "[Image 1]" },
+      },
+    ])
+    expect(prompt.setup.renderer.root.findDescendantById("prompt-image-preview-0")).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(prompt.reads).toBe(1)
+  } finally {
+    await prompt.dispose()
+  }
+})
+
+test("renders at most three left-aligned cropped thumbnails", async () => {
+  const prompt = await mountPrompt(readPngClipboard, true)
+  try {
+    await pasteImages(prompt, 4)
+
+    const first = prompt.setup.renderer.root.findDescendantById("prompt-image-preview-0")
+    if (!(first instanceof ImageRenderable)) throw new Error("Image preview did not render")
+    await first.loadPromise
+    expect(first.fit).toBe("cover")
+    expect(prompt.setup.renderer.root.findDescendantById("prompt-image-preview-1")).toBeInstanceOf(ImageRenderable)
+    expect(prompt.setup.renderer.root.findDescendantById("prompt-image-preview-2")).toBeInstanceOf(ImageRenderable)
+    expect(prompt.setup.renderer.root.findDescendantById("prompt-image-preview-3")).toBeUndefined()
+    await prompt.setup.waitForFrame((frame) => frame.includes("+1 more"))
+  } finally {
+    await prompt.dispose()
+  }
+})
+
+test("opens image attachments by keyboard and mouse", async () => {
+  const prompt = await mountPrompt(readPngClipboard, true)
+  try {
+    await pasteImages(prompt, 2)
+
+    const thumbnail = prompt.setup.renderer.root.findDescendantById("prompt-image-preview-1")
+    if (!(thumbnail instanceof ImageRenderable)) throw new Error("Second image thumbnail did not render")
+
+    prompt.setup.mockInput.pressKey("x", { ctrl: true })
+    prompt.setup.mockInput.pressKey("i")
+    await prompt.setup.waitForFrame((frame) => frame.includes("Image 1 of 2"))
+    prompt.setup.mockInput.pressCtrlC()
+    await prompt.setup.waitForFrame((frame) => !frame.includes("Image 1 of 2"))
+
+    await prompt.setup.mockMouse.click(thumbnail.x, thumbnail.y, MouseButtons.LEFT)
+    await prompt.setup.waitForFrame((frame) => frame.includes("Image 2 of 2"))
+    const large = prompt.setup.renderer.root.findDescendantById("prompt-image-viewer-image")
+    if (!(large instanceof ImageRenderable)) throw new Error("Large image preview did not render")
+    expect(large.fit).toBe("fit")
+    expect(large.height).toBeGreaterThan(thumbnail.height)
+
+    prompt.setup.mockInput.pressArrow("left")
+    await prompt.setup.waitForFrame((frame) => frame.includes("Image 1 of 2"))
+    prompt.setup.mockInput.pressCtrlC()
+    await prompt.setup.waitForFrame((frame) => !frame.includes("Image 1 of 2"))
+    await prompt.setup.waitFor(() => prompt.setup.renderer.currentFocusedEditor === prompt.input)
+  } finally {
+    await prompt.dispose()
+  }
+})
+
+test("attaches multiple images from one terminal drop", async () => {
+  const directory = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "opencode-drop-"))
+  const first = path.join(directory, "one image.png")
+  const second = path.join(directory, "two image.png")
+  await Promise.all([writeFile(first, PNG_1X1), writeFile(second, PNG_1X1)])
+  const prompt = await mountPrompt(async () => ({ status: "empty" }), true)
+  try {
+    await prompt.setup.mockInput.pasteBracketedText(`'${first}' '${second}'`)
+    await prompt.setup.waitFor(() => prompt.prompt.current.files?.length === 2)
+
+    expect(prompt.input.plainText).toBe("[Image 1] [Image 2] ")
+    expect(prompt.prompt.current.files?.map((file) => file.name)).toEqual(["one image.png", "two image.png"])
+  } finally {
+    await prompt.dispose()
+    await rm(directory, { recursive: true, force: true })
   }
 })
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/prompt/local-attachment.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/prompt/local-attachment.test.ts
index fb86847d0b..43ef7402ff 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/prompt/local-attachment.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/prompt/local-attachment.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
-import { readLocalAttachmentWith } from "../../src/component/prompt/local-attachment"
+import { parsePastedFilepaths, readLocalAttachmentWith } from "../../src/component/prompt/local-attachment"
 import type { LocalFiles } from "../../src/component/prompt/local-attachment"
 
 function files(input: { mime: string; text?: string; bytes?: Uint8Array }): LocalFiles {
@@ -11,6 +11,40 @@ function files(input: { mime: string; text?: string; bytes?: Uint8Array }): Loca
 }
 
 describe("prompt local attachments", () => {
+  test("parses multi-file drops from POSIX, URI-list, and Windows terminals", () => {
+    expect(parsePastedFilepaths("'/tmp/one image.png' /tmp/two\\ image.webp", "linux")).toEqual([
+      "/tmp/one image.png",
+      "/tmp/two image.webp",
+    ])
+    expect(parsePastedFilepaths("file:///tmp/one%20image.png\r\nfile:///tmp/two.webp", "linux")).toEqual([
+      "/tmp/one image.png",
+      "/tmp/two.webp",
+    ])
+    expect(parsePastedFilepaths("# dropped files\nfile:///tmp/one.png\nfile:///tmp/two.webp", "linux")).toEqual([
+      "/tmp/one.png",
+      "/tmp/two.webp",
+    ])
+    expect(parsePastedFilepaths("/tmp/one\\\\image.png /tmp/two.webp", "linux")).toEqual([
+      "/tmp/one\\image.png",
+      "/tmp/two.webp",
+    ])
+    expect(parsePastedFilepaths('"C:\\one image.png" "C:\\two.webp"', "win32")).toEqual([
+      "C:\\one image.png",
+      "C:\\two.webp",
+    ])
+    expect(parsePastedFilepaths('"/tmp/O\'Brien.png" /tmp/two.webp', "linux")).toEqual([
+      "/tmp/O'Brien.png",
+      "/tmp/two.webp",
+    ])
+  })
+
+  test("rejects unbounded and malformed multi-file drops", () => {
+    expect(parsePastedFilepaths("'/tmp/one.png /tmp/two.png", "linux")).toEqual([])
+    expect(
+      parsePastedFilepaths(Array.from({ length: 33 }, (_, index) => `/tmp/${index}.png`).join(" "), "linux"),
+    ).toEqual([])
+  })
+
   test("reads SVG attachments as text", async () => {
     expect(await readLocalAttachmentWith(files({ mime: "image/svg+xml", text: "<svg />" }), "/tmp/image.svg")).toEqual({
       type: "text",
@@ -39,5 +73,8 @@ describe("prompt local attachments", () => {
         "/tmp/missing.png",
       ),
     ).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(
+      await readLocalAttachmentWith(files({ mime: "image/png", bytes: new Uint8Array(2) }), "/tmp/large.png", 1),
+    ).toBeUndefined()
   })
 })