diff --git a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Email/Compose.tsx b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Email/Compose.tsx
index 1903fb7e..aee07617 100644
--- a/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Email/Compose.tsx
+++ b/src/apps/officer-web/Screens/Dashboard/Email/Compose.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,28 @@ const RecipientInput = ({ value, onChange, placeholder, autoFocus }: { value: st
   );
 };
 
+// Inline-image preview with a managed object URL (created/revoked with the file).
+const InlineThumb = ({ file, onRemove }: { file: File; onRemove: () => void }) => {
+  const [url, setUrl] = useState('');
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const u = URL.createObjectURL(file);
+    setUrl(u);
+    return () => URL.revokeObjectURL(u);
+  }, [file]);
+  return (
+    <div className="group relative h-16 w-16 overflow-hidden rounded border">
+      {url && <img src={url} alt={file.name} className="h-full w-full object-cover" />}
+      <button
+        onClick={onRemove}
+        className="absolute right-0.5 top-0.5 rounded-full bg-black/60 p-0.5 text-white opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 cursor-pointer"
+        title="Remove"
+      >
+        <X className="h-3 w-3" />
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
 export const ComposeModal = () => {
   const client = useClient();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
@@ -80,9 +102,12 @@ export const ComposeModal = () => {
   const [to, setTo] = useState('');
   const [cc, setCc] = useState('');
   const [showCc, setShowCc] = useState(false);
+  const [bcc, setBcc] = useState('');
+  const [showBcc, setShowBcc] = useState(false);
   const [subject, setSubject] = useState('');
   const [body, setBody] = useState('');
   const [files, setFiles] = useState<File[]>([]);
+  const [inlineImages, setInlineImages] = useState<File[]>([]);
   const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false);
   const [sending, setSending] = useState(false);
   const seeded = useRef<ComposeDraft | null>(null);
@@ -94,29 +119,43 @@ export const ComposeModal = () => {
       setTo(draft.to ?? '');
       setCc(draft.cc ?? '');
       setShowCc(!!draft.cc);
+      setBcc('');
+      setShowBcc(false);
       setSubject(draft.subject ?? '');
       setBody(draft.body ?? '');
       setFiles([]);
+      setInlineImages([]);
     }
     if (!draft) seeded.current = null;
   }, [draft]);
 
-  const addFiles = (incoming: FileList | File[]) => {
-    const list = Array.from(incoming).map((f) =>
-      // Clipboard images often come nameless — give them a sensible filename.
-      f.name ? f : new File([f], `pasted-${Date.now()}.${(f.type.split('/')[1] || 'png')}`, { type: f.type }),
-    );
+  // Clipboard images often come nameless — give them a sensible filename.
+  const named = (f: File) => (f.name ? f : new File([f], `pasted-${Date.now()}.${f.type.split('/')[1] || 'png'}`, { type: f.type }));
+
+  // Attach button: everything goes as a regular attachment.
+  const addAttachments = (incoming: FileList | File[]) => {
+    const list = Array.from(incoming).map(named);
     if (list.length) setFiles((prev) => [...prev, ...list]);
   };
+  // Paste / drop: images embed inline in the body, everything else is a regular attachment.
+  const routeFiles = (incoming: FileList | File[]) => {
+    const list = Array.from(incoming).map(named);
+    const imgs = list.filter((f) => f.type.startsWith('image/'));
+    const rest = list.filter((f) => !f.type.startsWith('image/'));
+    if (imgs.length) setInlineImages((prev) => [...prev, ...imgs]);
+    if (rest.length) setFiles((prev) => [...prev, ...rest]);
+  };
   const onPaste = (ev: React.ClipboardEvent) => {
-    const items = Array.from(ev.clipboardData?.items ?? []).filter((it) => it.kind === 'file');
-    const pasted = items.map((it) => it.getAsFile()).filter((f): f is File => !!f);
-    if (pasted.length) addFiles(pasted);
+    const pasted = Array.from(ev.clipboardData?.items ?? [])
+      .filter((it) => it.kind === 'file')
+      .map((it) => it.getAsFile())
+      .filter((f): f is File => !!f);
+    if (pasted.length) routeFiles(pasted);
   };
   const onDrop = (ev: React.DragEvent) => {
     ev.preventDefault();
     setDragging(false);
-    if (ev.dataTransfer?.files?.length) addFiles(ev.dataTransfer.files);
+    if (ev.dataTransfer?.files?.length) routeFiles(ev.dataTransfer.files);
   };
 
   const close = () => setDraft(null);
@@ -131,10 +170,18 @@ export const ComposeModal = () => {
       const fd = new FormData();
       fd.append('to', to);
       if (cc.trim()) fd.append('cc', cc);
+      if (bcc.trim()) fd.append('bcc', bcc);
       fd.append('subject', subject);
       fd.append('body', body);
       if (draft?.inReplyTo) fd.append('inReplyTo', draft.inReplyTo);
       files.forEach((f) => fd.append('files', f));
+      // Inline images: the backend gives each a cid `inline-<i>` in this order; the html references them.
+      if (inlineImages.length) {
+        const esc = body.replace(/&/g, '&amp;').replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/\n/g, '<br>');
+        const imgs = inlineImages.map((_, i) => `<div><img src="cid:inline-${i}" style="max-width:100%" /></div>`).join('');
+        fd.append('html', `${esc}${esc ? '<br>' : ''}${imgs}`);
+        inlineImages.forEach((f) => fd.append('inline', f));
+      }
       await client.post('/email/send', fd);
       toast.success('Email sent');
       // Gmail files the sent copy in Sent, so refresh the list to surface it.
@@ -167,7 +214,7 @@ export const ComposeModal = () => {
       >
         {dragging && (
           <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-20 flex items-center justify-center rounded-md border-2 border-dashed border-duck-teal bg-background/80 text-sm font-medium">
-            Drop files to attach
+            Drop images to inline · other files attach
           </div>
         )}
         <div className="flex items-center border-b px-4 py-2.5 pr-10">
@@ -179,11 +226,18 @@ export const ComposeModal = () => {
           <div className="flex-1">
             <RecipientInput value={to} onChange={setTo} placeholder="Recipients" autoFocus />
           </div>
-          {!showCc && (
-            <button onClick={() => setShowCc(true)} className="px-3 text-xs opacity-50 hover:opacity-100 cursor-pointer">
-              Cc
-            </button>
-          )}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3">
+            {!showCc && (
+              <button onClick={() => setShowCc(true)} className="text-xs opacity-50 hover:opacity-100 cursor-pointer">
+                Cc
+              </button>
+            )}
+            {!showBcc && (
+              <button onClick={() => setShowBcc(true)} className="text-xs opacity-50 hover:opacity-100 cursor-pointer">
+                Bcc
+              </button>
+            )}
+          </div>
         </div>
         {showCc && (
           <div className="flex items-center border-b">
@@ -193,6 +247,14 @@ export const ComposeModal = () => {
             </div>
           </div>
         )}
+        {showBcc && (
+          <div className="flex items-center border-b">
+            <span className="pl-4 text-xs opacity-50">Bcc</span>
+            <div className="flex-1">
+              <RecipientInput value={bcc} onChange={setBcc} placeholder="Bcc recipients" />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
         <input
           value={subject}
           onChange={(ev) => setSubject(ev.target.value)}
@@ -206,6 +268,14 @@ export const ComposeModal = () => {
           className="flex-1 resize-none bg-transparent px-4 py-3 text-sm outline-none placeholder:opacity-40"
         />
 
+        {inlineImages.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 border-t px-4 py-2">
+            {inlineImages.map((f, i) => (
+              <InlineThumb key={`${f.name}-${i}`} file={f} onRemove={() => setInlineImages((prev) => prev.filter((_, idx) => idx !== i))} />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         {files.length > 0 && (
           <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5 border-t px-4 py-2">
             {files.map((f, i) => (
@@ -232,7 +302,7 @@ export const ComposeModal = () => {
             multiple
             className="hidden"
             onChange={(ev) => {
-              if (ev.target.files?.length) addFiles(ev.target.files);
+              if (ev.target.files?.length) addAttachments(ev.target.files);
               ev.target.value = '';
             }}
           />
diff --git a/src/servers/api/email/email.ts b/src/servers/api/email/email.ts
index 2731a434..29759df7 100644
--- a/src/servers/api/email/email.ts
+++ b/src/servers/api/email/email.ts
@@ -35,12 +35,23 @@ emailRouter.post('/send', async (ctx) => {
   const to = str(form.to).trim();
   if (!to) throw errors.BAD_REQUEST('At least one recipient is required');
 
-  const rawFiles = form.files;
-  const files = (Array.isArray(rawFiles) ? rawFiles : rawFiles ? [rawFiles] : []).filter((f): f is File => f instanceof File);
+  const toFiles = (raw: unknown) => (Array.isArray(raw) ? raw : raw ? [raw] : []).filter((f): f is File => f instanceof File);
   const attachments = await Promise.all(
-    files.map(async (f) => ({ filename: f.name, content: Buffer.from(await f.arrayBuffer()), contentType: f.type || undefined })),
+    toFiles(form.files).map(async (f) => ({ filename: f.name, content: Buffer.from(await f.arrayBuffer()), contentType: f.type || undefined })),
   );
+  // Inline images: cid `inline-<i>` matches the `<img src="cid:inline-i">` the composer put in the html.
+  const inline = await Promise.all(
+    toFiles(form.inline).map(async (f, i) => ({
+      filename: f.name,
+      content: Buffer.from(await f.arrayBuffer()),
+      contentType: f.type || undefined,
+      cid: `inline-${i}`,
+      contentDisposition: 'inline' as const,
+    })),
+  );
+  const allAttachments = [...attachments, ...inline];
 
+  const html = str(form.html).trim();
   const inReplyTo = str(form.inReplyTo).trim();
   const { transport, from } = await getSmtpTransport(user.id);
   await transport.sendMail({
@@ -50,7 +61,8 @@ emailRouter.post('/send', async (ctx) => {
     bcc: str(form.bcc).trim() || undefined,
     subject: str(form.subject).trim() || '(no subject)',
     text: str(form.body),
-    ...(attachments.length ? { attachments } : {}),
+    ...(html ? { html } : {}),
+    ...(allAttachments.length ? { attachments: allAttachments } : {}),
     ...(inReplyTo ? { headers: { 'In-Reply-To': inReplyTo, References: inReplyTo } } : {}),
   });
   return ctx.json({ ok: true });