diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/constants/supported-file-types.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/constants/supported-file-types.ts
index 4141161548d..cbe780aa57e 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/constants/supported-file-types.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/constants/supported-file-types.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ export const IMAGE_FILE_TYPES = {
 	[FileTypeImage.SVG]: {
 		extensions: [FileExtensionImage.SVG],
 		mimeTypes: [MimeTypeImage.SVG]
+	},
+	[FileTypeImage.HEIC]: {
+		extensions: [FileExtensionImage.HEIC, FileExtensionImage.HEIF],
+		mimeTypes: [MimeTypeImage.HEIC, MimeTypeImage.HEIF]
 	}
 } as const;
 
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/enums/files.enums.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/enums/files.enums.ts
index 8008a1040b2..dbe07ea5867 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/enums/files.enums.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/enums/files.enums.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ export enum FileTypeImage {
 	PNG = 'png',
 	GIF = 'gif',
 	WEBP = 'webp',
-	SVG = 'svg'
+	SVG = 'svg',
+	HEIC = 'heic',
+	HEIF = 'heif'
 }
 
 export enum FileTypeAudio {
@@ -90,7 +92,9 @@ export enum FileExtensionImage {
 	PNG = '.png',
 	GIF = '.gif',
 	WEBP = '.webp',
-	SVG = '.svg'
+	SVG = '.svg',
+	HEIC = '.heic',
+	HEIF = '.heif'
 }
 
 export enum FileExtensionAudio {
@@ -205,7 +209,9 @@ export enum MimeTypeImage {
 	WEBP = 'image/webp',
 	SVG = 'image/svg+xml',
 	ICO = 'image/x-icon',
-	ICO_MICROSOFT = 'image/vnd.microsoft.icon'
+	ICO_MICROSOFT = 'image/vnd.microsoft.icon',
+	HEIC = 'image/heic',
+	HEIF = 'image/heif'
 }
 
 export enum MimeTypeText {
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/file-type.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/file-type.ts
index d14efbc3505..e61564174e8 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/file-type.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/file-type.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export function getFileTypeCategory(mimeType: string): FileTypeCategory | null {
 		case MimeTypeImage.GIF:
 		case MimeTypeImage.WEBP:
 		case MimeTypeImage.SVG:
+		case MimeTypeImage.HEIC:
+		case MimeTypeImage.HEIF:
 			return FileTypeCategory.IMAGE;
 
 		// Audio
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ export function getFileTypeCategoryByExtension(filename: string): FileTypeCatego
 		case FileExtensionImage.GIF:
 		case FileExtensionImage.WEBP:
 		case FileExtensionImage.SVG:
+		case FileExtensionImage.HEIC:
+		case FileExtensionImage.HEIF:
 			return FileTypeCategory.IMAGE;
 
 		// Audio
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/heic-to-png.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/heic-to-png.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cc4b111876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/heic-to-png.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { MimeTypeImage } from '$lib/enums';
+
+// heic requires a relatively large decoder, in order to reduce primary bundle size
+// we lazily load this decoder from a CDN when needed, and cache it for future conversions
+const HEIC_TO_CDN_URL = 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/heic-to@1.5.2/dist/heic-to.js';
+
+interface HeicToModule {
+	heicTo(args: { blob: Blob; type: string }): Promise<Blob>;
+}
+
+let modulePromise: Promise<HeicToModule> | null = null;
+
+/**
+ * Lazily load the heic-to decoder from the CDN and cache it
+ * @returns Promise resolving to the heic-to module
+ */
+function getHeicTo(): Promise<HeicToModule> {
+	if (!modulePromise) {
+		modulePromise = import(/* @vite-ignore */ HEIC_TO_CDN_URL) as Promise<HeicToModule>;
+	}
+
+	return modulePromise;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a HEIC/HEIF file to a PNG data URL
+ * @param file - The HEIC/HEIF file to convert
+ * @returns Promise resolving to PNG data URL
+ */
+export async function heicFileToPngDataURL(file: File | Blob): Promise<string> {
+	const { heicTo } = await getHeicTo();
+	const pngBlob = await heicTo({ blob: file, type: MimeTypeImage.PNG });
+
+	return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+		const reader = new FileReader();
+		reader.onload = () => resolve(reader.result as string);
+		reader.onerror = () => reject(reader.error);
+		reader.readAsDataURL(pngBlob);
+	});
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if a MIME type represents a HEIC/HEIF image
+ * @param mimeType - The MIME type to check
+ * @returns True if the MIME type is image/heic or image/heif
+ */
+export function isHeicMimeType(mimeType: string): boolean {
+	const normalized = mimeType.trim().toLowerCase();
+
+	return normalized === MimeTypeImage.HEIC || normalized === MimeTypeImage.HEIF;
+}
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/process-uploaded-files.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/process-uploaded-files.ts
index d0110f6cbcf..913bf7aa4ea 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/process-uploaded-files.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/utils/process-uploaded-files.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { isSvgMimeType, svgBase64UrlToPngDataURL } from './svg-to-png';
 import { isWebpMimeType, webpBase64UrlToPngDataURL } from './webp-to-png';
+import { heicFileToPngDataURL, isHeicMimeType } from './heic-to-png';
 import { FileTypeCategory } from '$lib/enums';
 import { SETTINGS_KEYS } from '$lib/constants';
 import { modelsStore } from '$lib/stores/models.svelte';
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ export async function processFilesToChatUploaded(
 			if (getFileTypeCategory(file.type) === FileTypeCategory.IMAGE) {
 				let preview = await readFileAsDataURL(file);
 
-				// Normalize SVG and WebP to PNG in previews
+				// Normalize SVG, WebP and HEIC to PNG in previews
 				if (isSvgMimeType(file.type)) {
 					try {
 						preview = await svgBase64UrlToPngDataURL(preview);
@@ -81,6 +82,13 @@ export async function processFilesToChatUploaded(
 					} catch (err) {
 						console.error('Failed to convert WebP to PNG:', err);
 					}
+				} else if (isHeicMimeType(file.type)) {
+					try {
+						preview = await heicFileToPngDataURL(file);
+					} catch (err) {
+						console.error('Failed to convert HEIC to PNG:', err);
+						continue;
+					}
 				}
 
 				results.push({ ...base, preview });