diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 9d7363a..9b54610 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import ImageLightbox from "@/components/ImageLightbox.vue"
 import NewVersion from "@/components/NewVersion.vue"
 import { useATProtoLogin } from "@/hooks/useATProtoLogin.hook"
 import { useGitHubLogin } from "@/hooks/useGitHubLogin.hook"
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ const { isATProtoReady } = useATProtoLogin()
     <router-view v-if="isReady && isATProtoReady" />
 
     <new-version />
+    <image-lightbox />
   </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/src/components/ImageLightbox.vue b/src/components/ImageLightbox.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..644de05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/ImageLightbox.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { useEventListener } from "@vueuse/core"
+import { ref, watch } from "vue"
+
+import { useImageLightbox } from "@/hooks/useImageLightbox.hook"
+import { svgToDataUrl } from "@/utils/svgDownload"
+
+const { isOpen, src, alt, open, close } = useImageLightbox()
+
+const dialogRef = ref<HTMLDialogElement | null>(null)
+
+const onClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+  const target = event.target as HTMLElement
+  if (target.closest(".svg-download-buttons")) return
+
+  const svg = target.closest<SVGSVGElement>(".tikz svg, .mermaid svg")
+  if (svg) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    open(svgToDataUrl(svg), "diagram")
+    return
+  }
+
+  const img = target.closest("img")
+  if (img && img.closest(".note-content, .note-display")) {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    open(img.currentSrc || img.src, img.alt)
+  }
+}
+
+useEventListener(document, "click", onClick)
+
+watch(isOpen, (value) => {
+  const el = dialogRef.value
+  if (!el) return
+  if (value && !el.open) el.showModal()
+  else if (!value && el.open) el.close()
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <dialog
+    ref="dialogRef"
+    class="modal image-lightbox not-prose"
+    @close="close()"
+    @click="close()"
+  >
+    <img
+      v-if="src"
+      :src="src"
+      :alt="alt"
+      class="max-h-[100vh] max-w-[100vw] rounded-lg bg-white p-3 cursor-zoom-out"
+    />
+  </dialog>
+</template>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useImageLightbox.hook.ts b/src/hooks/useImageLightbox.hook.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edf2ed8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useImageLightbox.hook.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { ref } from "vue"
+
+const isOpen = ref(false)
+const src = ref("")
+const alt = ref("")
+
+export const useImageLightbox = () => {
+  const open = (imageSrc: string, imageAlt = "") => {
+    src.value = imageSrc
+    alt.value = imageAlt
+    isOpen.value = true
+  }
+
+  const close = () => {
+    isOpen.value = false
+  }
+
+  return { isOpen, src, alt, open, close }
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/app.css b/src/styles/app.css
index 657c9ab..058bd4c 100644
--- a/src/styles/app.css
+++ b/src/styles/app.css
@@ -344,3 +344,72 @@ iframe {
   padding-bottom: 0.2rem;
   padding-inline-start: 0.2rem;
 }
+
+/* Image lightbox — desktop click-to-fullscreen */
+
+/* Affordance: zoomable content images and diagrams (desktop only). */
+@media (min-width: 769px) {
+  .note-content img,
+  .note-display img,
+  .tikz svg,
+  .mermaid svg {
+    cursor: zoom-in;
+  }
+}
+
+/* DaisyUI hides the native ::backdrop and uses the .modal element's own
+   background-color for the dim, so the blurred overlay lives on the element. */
+.image-lightbox {
+  background-color: rgb(0 0 0 / 0);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(0);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(0);
+  transition:
+    visibility 0.3s allow-discrete,
+    background-color 0.3s ease-out,
+    -webkit-backdrop-filter 0.3s ease-out,
+    backdrop-filter 0.3s ease-out;
+}
+
+.image-lightbox[open] {
+  background-color: rgb(0 0 0 / 0.7);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+}
+
+@starting-style {
+  .image-lightbox[open] {
+    background-color: rgb(0 0 0 / 0);
+    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(0);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(0);
+  }
+}
+
+.image-lightbox img {
+  transition:
+    opacity 0.3s ease-out,
+    scale 0.3s ease-out;
+}
+
+.image-lightbox[open] img {
+  opacity: 1;
+  scale: 1;
+}
+
+.image-lightbox:not([open]) img {
+  opacity: 0;
+  scale: 0.95;
+}
+
+@starting-style {
+  .image-lightbox[open] img {
+    opacity: 0;
+    scale: 0.95;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .image-lightbox,
+  .image-lightbox img {
+    transition: none;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/svgDownload.ts b/src/utils/svgDownload.ts
index 3b7d052..fe48ab0 100644
--- a/src/utils/svgDownload.ts
+++ b/src/utils/svgDownload.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ const buildExportableSvgString = (svg: SVGSVGElement): string => {
   return new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(clone)
 }
 
+export const svgToDataUrl = (svg: SVGSVGElement): string =>
+  `data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,${encodeURIComponent(buildExportableSvgString(svg))}`
+
 const triggerBlobDownload = (blob: Blob, filename: string): void => {
   const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob)
   const a = document.createElement("a")