diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-work-log.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-work-log.tsx
index 3ae002fa95454853119bf6b37b3331665a9df680..1df6d6780e1926ca54d0b377b7cdec3d5be5ab31 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-work-log.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-work-log.tsx
@@ -962,12 +962,14 @@ const ThreadWorkLogRow = memo(function ThreadWorkLogRow(
         : row.getFullDetail()
       : null;
   const outputImages = expanded && fetchedItem ? turnItemOutputImages(fetchedItem) : [];
+  const viewedImagePath = workEntryViewedImagePath(row.workEntry);
   const fetchedOutput = !expanded
     ? null
     : shownItem.type === "file_search" || shownItem.type === "web_search"
       ? turnItemOutputText(shownItem)
       : fetchedItem
-        ? (turnItemOutputText(fetchedItem) ?? (outputImages.length > 0 ? null : "No output."))
+        ? (turnItemOutputText(fetchedItem) ??
+          (outputImages.length > 0 || viewedImagePath ? null : "No output."))
         : fetchedDetail.error
           ? `Couldn't load output: ${fetchedDetail.error}`
           : row.fetchesDetail
@@ -975,7 +977,6 @@ const ThreadWorkLogRow = memo(function ThreadWorkLogRow(
               ? "Output is no longer available."
               : "Loading output…"
             : null;
-  const viewedImagePath = workEntryViewedImagePath(row.workEntry);
   const toolPresentation = resolveWorkEntryToolPresentation(row.workEntry);
   const previewText = workEntryRowLabel(row.workEntry);
   const answerPreview = row.workEntry.questionAnswer
diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/work-log/itemDetail.test.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/work-log/itemDetail.test.ts
index 3570974a7df1dd52240f2c91961e45230039695c..b7a6360f5c47c9ab3fdc18ab56fd2f1d97e5ed60 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/work-log/itemDetail.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/work-log/itemDetail.test.ts
@@ -52,4 +52,42 @@ describe("tool output images", () => {
     expect(turnItemOutputImages({ ...screenshot, output })).toEqual([]);
     expect(turnItemOutputText({ ...screenshot, output })).toBe("[image]");
   });
+
+  it("omits Claude Read's image placeholder when the file has a preview", () => {
+    const output = {
+      type: "image",
+      file: { filePath: "/tmp/blk.png", type: "image/png", sizeBytes: 1024 },
+    };
+    const item = { ...screenshot, toolName: "Read", viewedImagePath: "/tmp/blk.png", output };
+
+    expect(turnItemOutputImages(item)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(turnItemOutputText(item)).toBeNull();
+    expect(turnItemOutputText({ ...item, viewedImagePath: undefined })).toBe("[image]");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps accompanying text and literal image markers when the file has a preview", () => {
+    const output = {
+      content: [
+        { type: "text", text: "Read /tmp/blk.png. Literal marker: [image]" },
+        screenshot.output.content[1],
+      ],
+    };
+    expect(turnItemOutputText({ ...screenshot, viewedImagePath: "/tmp/blk.png", output })).toBe(
+      "Read /tmp/blk.png. Literal marker: [image]",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("keeps placeholders for unserved images in a list despite a file preview", () => {
+    const blocks = [
+      { type: "text", text: "Read /tmp/blk.png." },
+      { type: "image", file: { type: "image/png", sizeBytes: 1024 } },
+      screenshot.output.content[1],
+      { type: "image", mimeType: "image/svg+xml" },
+    ];
+    for (const output of [blocks, { content: blocks }, { content: blocks, isError: false }]) {
+      const item = { ...screenshot, viewedImagePath: "/tmp/blk.png", output };
+      expect(turnItemOutputText(item)).toBe("Read /tmp/blk.png.\n[image]\n[image]");
+      expect(turnItemOutputImages(item)).toHaveLength(1);
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/work-log/itemDetail.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/work-log/itemDetail.ts
index cad1bab22fbd4fbd3170fb91d27db5bb5e8cd7c0..548c96dd1c33ab9ea196b3504e7ea930534a9fb9 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/work-log/itemDetail.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/work-log/itemDetail.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ function prettyJsonText(text: string): string {
 }
 
 /** Formats a tool input or output for display: text blocks as text, the rest as JSON. */
-function formatToolValue(value: unknown): string | null {
+function formatToolValue(value: unknown, hasImagePreview = false): string | null {
   if (value === undefined || value === null) return null;
+  // Claude Read returns one structured image; lists may contain other images.
+  if (hasImagePreview && isRecord(value) && value.type === "image") return null;
   const text = textFromBlocks(value, 0);
   if (text !== null) return text.trim() ? prettyJsonText(text) : null;
   let json: string | undefined;
@@ -171,7 +173,9 @@ export function turnItemOutputText(item: OrchestrationV2TurnItem): string | null
     case "command_execution":
       return item.output?.trim() ? commandOutputText(item.output) || null : null;
     case "dynamic_tool":
-      return item.outputOmitted === true ? null : formatToolValue(item.output);
+      return item.outputOmitted === true
+        ? null
+        : formatToolValue(item.output, item.viewedImagePath !== undefined);
     case "file_search":
       return item.results?.length
         ? item.results