diff --git a/src/content.rs b/src/content.rs
index f79a4ff..db3b2c2 100644
--- a/src/content.rs
+++ b/src/content.rs
@@ -199,6 +199,18 @@ pub fn render_inline_markdown(text: &str) -> String {
             in_link -= 1;
             None
         }
+        // Images take the same gate as links: https or same-origin
+        // only - no data:, no plain http.
+        Event::Start(Tag::Image { dest_url, .. })
+            if !(dest_url.starts_with("https://") || dest_url.starts_with('/')) =>
+        {
+            in_link += 1;
+            None
+        }
+        Event::End(TagEnd::Image) if in_link > 0 => {
+            in_link -= 1;
+            None
+        }
         other => Some(other),
     });
     let mut out = String::new();
@@ -2026,6 +2038,15 @@ alternatives:
     fn markdown_drops_html_and_unsafe_links() {
         assert_eq!(render_inline_markdown("x <script>y</script> z"), "x y z");
         assert_eq!(render_inline_markdown("[bad](javascript:alert(1))"), "bad");
+        assert_eq!(
+            render_inline_markdown("![site](https://x.no/a.jpg)"),
+            "<img src=\"https://x.no/a.jpg\" alt=\"site\" />"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(render_inline_markdown("![x](data:image/png;base64,AA)"), "");
+        assert_eq!(
+            render_inline_markdown("![local](/images/a.jpg)"),
+            "<img src=\"/images/a.jpg\" alt=\"local\" />"
+        );
         assert_eq!(render_inline_markdown("[ok](/shape)"), "<a href=\"/shape\">ok</a>");
         assert_eq!(render_inline_markdown("[mail](mailto:bl@uhhm.no)"), "<a href=\"mailto:bl@uhhm.no\">mail</a>");
     }
diff --git a/style/main.css b/style/main.css
index 0d7ba6a..8e2babe 100644
--- a/style/main.css
+++ b/style/main.css
@@ -536,6 +536,18 @@ main.not-found {
   color: var(--accent);
 }
 
+/* images inside markdown descriptions: full-width figures in the
+   card's flow, framed like the rest of the press sheet */
+.alt-description img,
+.item-card-description img,
+.feature p img {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin: 0.6rem 0 0.2rem;
+  border-radius: 0.5rem;
+  border: 0.06rem solid var(--line);
+}
+
 .alt-description code,
 .feature p code {
   font-size: 0.9em;