diff --git a/internal/web/static/new.js b/internal/web/static/new.js
index bee7ce8..1fe0bcf 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/new.js
+++ b/internal/web/static/new.js
@@ -252,40 +252,48 @@ function extOf(name) {
 // content into the editor. Title auto-fills only if still blank (house
 // rule: never overwrite a typed title).
 const IMAGE_RE = /^image\//;
-let previewURL = null;
+let previewReader = null; // in-flight FileReader, aborted when the file changes
 
-async function showFileInEditor(file) {
+// #171: images preview via a data: URI — the CSP is img-src 'self' data:
+// and blob: object URLs would be blocked at render time.
+function showFileInEditor(file) {
   const wrap = document.querySelector('.editor-wrap');
   const img = $('file-preview');
   if (IMAGE_RE.test(file.type)) {
-    if (previewURL) URL.revokeObjectURL(previewURL);
-    previewURL = URL.createObjectURL(file);
-    img.src = previewURL;
-    img.alt = file.name;
-    wrap.classList.add('previewing');
-    img.classList.remove('hidden');
+    if (previewReader) { try { previewReader.abort(); } catch(e) {} previewReader = null; }
+    previewReader = new FileReader();
+    previewReader.onload = () => {
+      if (attachedFile !== file) return; // a different file was attached meanwhile
+      img.src = previewReader.result; // data: URI, allowed by img-src 'self' data:
+      img.alt = file.name;
+      wrap.classList.add('previewing');
+      img.classList.remove('hidden');
+      previewReader = null;
+    };
+    previewReader.onerror = () => { previewReader = null; };
+    previewReader.readAsDataURL(file);
     return;
   }
   wrap.classList.remove('previewing');
   img.classList.add('hidden');
   if (!TEXT_EXTS.has(extOf(file.name))) return; // unknown binary: leave editor alone
-  try {
-    const text = await file.text();
+  file.text().then(text => {
+    if (attachedFile !== file) return;
     if (!content.value.trim()) {
       content.value = text;
       updateGutter();
       guessLang();
     }
-  } catch (e) {}
+  }).catch(() => {});
 }
 
 function clearPreview() {
+  if (previewReader) { try { previewReader.abort(); } catch(e) {} previewReader = null; }
   const wrap = document.querySelector('.editor-wrap');
   const img = $('file-preview');
   wrap.classList.remove('previewing');
   img.classList.add('hidden');
   img.removeAttribute('src');
-  if (previewURL) { URL.revokeObjectURL(previewURL); previewURL = null; }
 }
 
 function setAttachedFile(file) {