diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 994e0fa266..8e7a3197dc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 				"codemirror-lang-hcl": "^0.1.0",
 				"crc-32": "^1.2.2",
 				"dayjs": "^1.11.10",
+				"docx-preview": "^0.4.0",
 				"dompurify": "^3.2.6",
 				"eventsource-parser": "^1.1.2",
 				"fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
@@ -7640,6 +7641,15 @@
 				"node": ">=6.0.0"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/docx-preview": {
+			"version": "0.4.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/docx-preview/-/docx-preview-0.4.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-OdKtE/uj3M4RfGarLkGjahUzRg8/kBp0Sraj1r1NAY1tp/sTpHOBqDrzVf9onMBt9vxP6SdQ6bpLCUCsFwjgcA==",
+			"license": "Apache-2.0",
+			"dependencies": {
+				"jszip": ">=3.0.0"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/dom-serializer": {
 			"version": "2.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dom-serializer/-/dom-serializer-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8864d55895..8cdcd7333d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 		"codemirror-lang-hcl": "^0.1.0",
 		"crc-32": "^1.2.2",
 		"dayjs": "^1.11.10",
+		"docx-preview": "^0.4.0",
 		"dompurify": "^3.2.6",
 		"eventsource-parser": "^1.1.2",
 		"fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
index f3cd3828b2..fe726defd8 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav.svelte
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 	let fileAudioUrl: string | null = null;
 	let filePdfData: ArrayBuffer | null = null;
 	let fileSqliteData: ArrayBuffer | null = null;
+	let fileDocxData: ArrayBuffer | null = null;
 	let fileLoading = false;
 	let filePreviewRef: FilePreview;
 
@@ -247,8 +248,7 @@
 		const chatScoped = !!systemTerminal && chatConfig?.context_id === 'chat_id';
 		terminalChatContextHidden =
 			!!systemTerminal && (chatConfig === false || (chatScoped && isTemporaryChatId(chatId)));
-		terminalChatContextPending =
-			chatScoped && !terminalChatContextHidden && !isSavedChatId(chatId);
+		terminalChatContextPending = chatScoped && !terminalChatContextHidden && !isSavedChatId(chatId);
 		if (terminalChatContextHidden || terminalChatContextPending) return null;
 
 		const userTerminal = ($settings?.terminalServers ?? []).find(
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
 		}
 		filePdfData = null;
 		fileSqliteData = null;
+		fileDocxData = null;
 		fileOfficeHtml = null;
 		fileOfficeSlides = null;
 		currentSlide = 0;
@@ -505,10 +506,7 @@
 				const arrayBuffer = await result.blob.arrayBuffer();
 				try {
 					if (ext === 'docx') {
-						const mammoth = await import('mammoth');
-						const res = await mammoth.convertToHtml({ arrayBuffer });
-						const DOMPurify = (await import('dompurify')).default;
-						fileOfficeHtml = DOMPurify.sanitize(res.value);
+						fileDocxData = arrayBuffer;
 					} else if (ext === 'xlsx') {
 						const XLSX = await import('xlsx');
 						const wb = XLSX.read(new Uint8Array(arrayBuffer), { type: 'array' });
@@ -1396,6 +1394,7 @@
 					{fileAudioUrl}
 					{filePdfData}
 					{fileSqliteData}
+					{fileDocxData}
 					{fileContent}
 					{fileOfficeHtml}
 					{fileOfficeSlides}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FilePreview.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FilePreview.svelte
index ada8862ff3..37489d008a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FilePreview.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/FileNav/FilePreview.svelte
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	import Spinner from '../../common/Spinner.svelte';
 	import PDFViewer from '../../common/PDFViewer.svelte';
 	import PanzoomContainer from '../../common/PanzoomContainer.svelte';
+	import DocxPreview from '../../common/DocxPreview.svelte';
 	import JsonTreeView from './JsonTreeView.svelte';
 	import NotebookView from './NotebookView.svelte';
 	import SqliteView from './SqliteView.svelte';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 	export let fileAudioUrl: string | null = null;
 	export let filePdfData: ArrayBuffer | null = null;
 	export let fileSqliteData: ArrayBuffer | null = null;
+	export let fileDocxData: ArrayBuffer | null = null;
 	export let fileContent: string | null = null;
 
 	// Terminal connection for notebook execution
@@ -271,7 +273,9 @@
 </script>
 
 <div
-	class="flex-1 {fileImageUrl !== null || (fileOfficeSlides !== null && fileOfficeSlides.length > 0)
+	class="flex-1 {fileImageUrl !== null ||
+	fileDocxData !== null ||
+	(fileOfficeSlides !== null && fileOfficeSlides.length > 0)
 		? 'overflow-hidden'
 		: 'overflow-y-auto'} min-h-0 min-w-0 relative h-full"
 >
@@ -308,6 +312,8 @@
 		<PDFViewer bind:this={pdfViewerRef} data={filePdfData} className="w-full h-full" />
 	{:else if fileSqliteData !== null}
 		<SqliteView data={fileSqliteData} />
+	{:else if fileDocxData !== null}
+		<DocxPreview data={fileDocxData} className="w-full h-full" />
 	{:else if fileOfficeHtml !== null}
 		<div class="flex flex-col h-full">
 			<div class="office-preview overflow-auto flex-1 min-h-0">
diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/DocxPreview.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/DocxPreview.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be73c0ae46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/DocxPreview.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
+	import { getContext, onDestroy, onMount, tick } from 'svelte';
+	import type { Readable } from 'svelte/store';
+
+	import Spinner from './Spinner.svelte';
+
+	type I18n = {
+		t: (key: string, values?: Record<string, unknown>) => string;
+	};
+
+	const i18n = getContext<Readable<I18n>>('i18n');
+
+	export let data: ArrayBuffer | null = null;
+	export let className = '';
+
+	let outerContainer: HTMLDivElement;
+	let containerEl: HTMLDivElement;
+	let styleEl: HTMLDivElement;
+	let fallbackHtml = '';
+	let error = '';
+	let loading = false;
+	let renderId = 0;
+	let mounted = false;
+	let fitScale = 1;
+	let zoomLevel = 1;
+	let resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null = null;
+
+	$: docxScale = Math.max(0.25, fitScale * zoomLevel);
+
+	const clearPreview = () => {
+		if (containerEl) containerEl.innerHTML = '';
+		if (styleEl) styleEl.innerHTML = '';
+		fallbackHtml = '';
+		error = '';
+	};
+
+	const updateFitScale = () => {
+		const page = containerEl?.querySelector('section.docx') as HTMLElement | null;
+		if (!outerContainer || !page) {
+			fitScale = 1;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const computedWidth = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(page).width);
+		const pageWidth = Number.isFinite(computedWidth)
+			? computedWidth
+			: page.getBoundingClientRect().width / docxScale;
+		const availableWidth = Math.max(320, outerContainer.clientWidth - 32);
+		fitScale = Math.min(1, availableWidth / pageWidth);
+	};
+
+	const zoomIn = () => {
+		zoomLevel = Math.min(4, zoomLevel * 1.25);
+	};
+
+	const zoomOut = () => {
+		zoomLevel = Math.max(0.25, zoomLevel * 0.8);
+	};
+
+	const handleWheel = (e: WheelEvent) => {
+		if (!e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) return;
+		if (!outerContainer) return;
+
+		e.preventDefault();
+
+		const oldScale = docxScale;
+		const rect = outerContainer.getBoundingClientRect();
+		const pointerX = e.clientX - rect.left + outerContainer.scrollLeft;
+		const pointerY = e.clientY - rect.top + outerContainer.scrollTop;
+		const factor = Math.exp(-e.deltaY * 0.002);
+
+		zoomLevel = Math.max(0.25, Math.min(4, zoomLevel * factor));
+
+		void tick().then(() => {
+			const ratio = docxScale / oldScale;
+			outerContainer.scrollLeft = pointerX * ratio - (e.clientX - rect.left);
+			outerContainer.scrollTop = pointerY * ratio - (e.clientY - rect.top);
+		});
+	};
+
+	export const resetView = () => {
+		zoomLevel = 1;
+		updateFitScale();
+	};
+
+	const renderDocx = async (arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer | null) => {
+		const currentRender = ++renderId;
+		clearPreview();
+		zoomLevel = 1;
+
+		if (!arrayBuffer || !containerEl || !styleEl) return;
+
+		loading = true;
+		await tick();
+
+		try {
+			const { renderAsync } = await import('docx-preview');
+
+			if (currentRender !== renderId) return;
+
+			await renderAsync(arrayBuffer.slice(0), containerEl, styleEl, {
+				breakPages: true,
+				className: 'docx',
+				ignoreLastRenderedPageBreak: false,
+				inWrapper: true,
+				renderEndnotes: true,
+				renderFooters: true,
+				renderFootnotes: true,
+				renderHeaders: true,
+				useBase64URL: true
+			});
+			await tick();
+			updateFitScale();
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error('Error rendering DOCX preview:', e);
+
+			try {
+				const { docxToHtml } = await import('$lib/utils/docxToHtml');
+				if (currentRender !== renderId) return;
+				fallbackHtml = DOMPurify.sanitize(await docxToHtml(arrayBuffer.slice(0)));
+			} catch (fallbackError) {
+				console.error('Error rendering DOCX fallback:', fallbackError);
+				error = $i18n.t('Failed to load DOCX file. Please try downloading it instead.');
+			}
+		} finally {
+			if (currentRender === renderId) loading = false;
+		}
+	};
+
+	$: if (mounted) renderDocx(data);
+
+	onMount(() => {
+		mounted = true;
+		void tick().then(() => {
+			if (!outerContainer) return;
+			resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(updateFitScale);
+			resizeObserver.observe(outerContainer);
+			updateFitScale();
+		});
+	});
+
+	onDestroy(() => {
+		renderId += 1;
+		resizeObserver?.disconnect();
+		clearPreview();
+	});
+</script>
+
+<div class="owui-docx-preview {className}" style="--docx-scale: {docxScale};">
+	<div bind:this={styleEl}></div>
+
+	{#if loading}
+		<div class="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center bg-white/70 dark:bg-gray-950/60">
+			<Spinner className="size-4" />
+		</div>
+	{/if}
+
+	{#if error}
+		<div class="text-red-500 text-sm p-4">{error}</div>
+	{:else if fallbackHtml}
+		<div bind:this={outerContainer} class="owui-docx-scroll">
+			<div class="owui-docx-fallback">
+				<!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
+				{@html fallbackHtml}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	{:else}
+		<div bind:this={outerContainer} class="owui-docx-scroll" on:wheel|nonpassive={handleWheel}>
+			<div bind:this={containerEl}></div>
+		</div>
+	{/if}
+
+	{#if !loading && !error && data && !fallbackHtml}
+		<div
+			class="absolute bottom-3 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 z-10 flex items-center gap-0.5 rounded-lg bg-white/90 dark:bg-gray-850/90 backdrop-blur-sm shadow-lg border border-gray-200/60 dark:border-gray-700/60 px-1 py-0.5"
+		>
+			<button
+				class="p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 transition text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"
+				on:click={zoomOut}
+				aria-label="Zoom out"
+			>
+				<svg
+					xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+					viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+					fill="currentColor"
+					class="size-3.5"
+				>
+					<path
+						fill-rule="evenodd"
+						d="M4 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.5a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.5H4.75A.75.75 0 0 1 4 10Z"
+						clip-rule="evenodd"
+					/>
+				</svg>
+			</button>
+			<button
+				class="px-1.5 py-1 min-w-[3rem] text-center text-[11px] font-normal text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 rounded-md hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 transition tabular-nums"
+				on:click={resetView}
+				aria-label="Reset zoom"
+			>
+				{Math.round(zoomLevel * 100)}%
+			</button>
+			<button
+				class="p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 transition text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"
+				on:click={zoomIn}
+				aria-label="Zoom in"
+			>
+				<svg
+					xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+					viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+					fill="currentColor"
+					class="size-3.5"
+				>
+					<path
+						d="M10.75 4.75a.75.75 0 0 0-1.5 0v4.5h-4.5a.75.75 0 0 0 0 1.5h4.5v4.5a.75.75 0 0 0 1.5 0v-4.5h4.5a.75.75 0 0 0 0-1.5h-4.5v-4.5Z"
+					/>
+				</svg>
+			</button>
+		</div>
+	{/if}
+</div>
+
+<style>
+	.owui-docx-preview {
+		position: relative;
+		min-height: 100%;
+		background: #f3f4f6;
+	}
+
+	:global(.dark) .owui-docx-preview {
+		background: #111827;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-scroll {
+		height: 100%;
+		overflow: auto;
+		overscroll-behavior: contain;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-preview :global(.docx-wrapper) {
+		background: transparent;
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		align-items: center;
+		padding: 16px 0 56px;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-preview :global(.docx-wrapper > section.docx) {
+		margin: 0 auto 4px !important;
+		box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18) !important;
+		zoom: var(--docx-scale);
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-fallback {
+		max-width: 816px;
+		min-height: 1056px;
+		margin: 16px auto;
+		padding: 56px 64px;
+		background: #fff;
+		color: #111827;
+		box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);
+		border-radius: 2px;
+		font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif;
+		font-size: 1rem;
+		line-height: 1.45;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-fallback :global(.docx-title) {
+		font-size: 2rem;
+		line-height: 1.2;
+		margin: 0 0 1rem;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-fallback :global(.docx-subtitle) {
+		font-size: 1.25rem;
+		color: #6b7280;
+		margin: -0.5rem 0 1.25rem;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-fallback :global(.docx-caption) {
+		color: #6b7280;
+		font-size: 0.875rem;
+		text-align: center;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-fallback :global(p) {
+		margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-fallback :global(img) {
+		display: block;
+		max-width: 100%;
+		height: auto;
+		margin: 0.75rem auto;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-fallback :global(table) {
+		width: 100%;
+		margin: 0.75rem 0;
+		border-collapse: collapse;
+		font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif;
+		font-size: 0.95rem;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-fallback :global(table td),
+	.owui-docx-fallback :global(table th) {
+		border: 1px solid rgba(200, 200, 200, 0.6);
+		padding: 6px 8px;
+		vertical-align: top;
+	}
+
+	.owui-docx-fallback :global(blockquote) {
+		margin: 1rem 0;
+		padding-left: 1rem;
+		border-left: 3px solid #d1d5db;
+		color: #374151;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/FileItemModal.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/FileItemModal.svelte
index a41fbdbb67..fae8337e92 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/common/FileItemModal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/FileItemModal.svelte
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 	import Spinner from './Spinner.svelte';
 	import PDFViewer from './PDFViewer.svelte';
 	import PanzoomContainer from './PanzoomContainer.svelte';
+	import DocxPreview from './DocxPreview.svelte';
 	import Reset from '../icons/Reset.svelte';
 
 	export let item;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
 	let rowCount = 0;
 
 	// DOCX state
-	let docxHtml = '';
+	let docxData: ArrayBuffer | null = null;
 	let docxError = '';
 
 	// PPTX state
@@ -172,12 +173,7 @@
 	const loadDocxContent = async () => {
 		try {
 			docxError = '';
-			const [arrayBuffer, mammoth] = await Promise.all([
-				getFileContentById(item.id),
-				import('mammoth')
-			]);
-			const result = await mammoth.convertToHtml({ arrayBuffer });
-			docxHtml = DOMPurify.sanitize(result.value);
+			docxData = await getFileContentById(item.id);
 		} catch (error) {
 			console.error('Error loading DOCX file:', error);
 			docxError = $i18n.t('Failed to load DOCX file. Please try downloading it instead.');
@@ -203,6 +199,7 @@
 	const loadContent = async () => {
 		selectedTab = '';
 		expandedContent = false;
+		docxData = null;
 		if (item?.type === 'collection') {
 			loading = true;
 
@@ -570,12 +567,8 @@
 					{:else if isDocx}
 						{#if docxError}
 							<div class="text-red-500 text-sm p-4">{docxError}</div>
-						{:else if docxHtml}
-							<div
-								class="office-preview max-h-[60vh] overflow-auto p-4 prose dark:prose-invert max-w-full text-sm"
-							>
-								{@html docxHtml}
-							</div>
+						{:else if docxData}
+							<DocxPreview data={docxData} className="max-h-[60vh]" />
 						{:else}
 							<div class="text-gray-500 text-sm p-4">No content available</div>
 						{/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/docxToHtml.ts b/src/lib/utils/docxToHtml.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8305c39087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/docxToHtml.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const DOCX_STYLE_MAP = [
+	"p[style-name='Title'] => h1.docx-title:fresh",
+	"p[style-name='Subtitle'] => p.docx-subtitle:fresh",
+	"p[style-name='Caption'] => p.docx-caption:fresh",
+	"p[style-name='Quote'] => blockquote:fresh",
+	"p[style-name='Intense Quote'] => blockquote:fresh",
+	'r[style-name="Strong"] => strong',
+	'r[style-name="Emphasis"] => em',
+	'u => u',
+	'strike => s'
+];
+
+export async function docxToHtml(arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer): Promise<string> {
+	const mammoth = await import('mammoth');
+	const convertImage = mammoth.images.imgElement(async (image) => ({
+		src: `data:${image.contentType};base64,${await image.readAsBase64String()}`
+	}));
+
+	const result = await mammoth.convertToHtml(
+		{ arrayBuffer },
+		{
+			convertImage,
+			ignoreEmptyParagraphs: false,
+			includeDefaultStyleMap: true,
+			styleMap: DOCX_STYLE_MAP
+		}
+	);
+
+	return result.value;
+}