diff --git a/packages/shared-frontend-utils/src/formatUtil.test.ts b/packages/shared-frontend-utils/src/formatUtil.test.ts
index a10d1d790..e9748b4ca 100644
--- a/packages/shared-frontend-utils/src/formatUtil.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-frontend-utils/src/formatUtil.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import {
   getMediaTypeFromFilename,
   highlightQuery,
+  isPreviewableMediaType,
   truncateFilename
 } from './formatUtil'
 
@@ -196,4 +197,18 @@ describe('formatUtil', () => {
       )
     })
   })
+
+  describe('isPreviewableMediaType', () => {
+    it('returns true for image/video/audio/3D', () => {
+      expect(isPreviewableMediaType('image')).toBe(true)
+      expect(isPreviewableMediaType('video')).toBe(true)
+      expect(isPreviewableMediaType('audio')).toBe(true)
+      expect(isPreviewableMediaType('3D')).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('returns false for text/other', () => {
+      expect(isPreviewableMediaType('text')).toBe(false)
+      expect(isPreviewableMediaType('other')).toBe(false)
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/shared-frontend-utils/src/formatUtil.ts b/packages/shared-frontend-utils/src/formatUtil.ts
index f610a0a8e..bb9d2ff18 100644
--- a/packages/shared-frontend-utils/src/formatUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-frontend-utils/src/formatUtil.ts
@@ -583,3 +583,12 @@ export function getMediaTypeFromFilename(
 
   return 'other'
 }
+
+export function isPreviewableMediaType(mediaType: MediaType): boolean {
+  return (
+    mediaType === 'image' ||
+    mediaType === 'video' ||
+    mediaType === 'audio' ||
+    mediaType === '3D'
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
index 9cfbcdf93..05fc47608 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/tabs/AssetsSidebarTab.vue
@@ -244,7 +244,11 @@ import { resolveOutputAssetItems } from '@/platform/assets/utils/outputAssetUtil
 import { isCloud } from '@/platform/distribution/types'
 import { useDialogStore } from '@/stores/dialogStore'
 import { ResultItemImpl } from '@/stores/queueStore'
-import { formatDuration, getMediaTypeFromFilename } from '@/utils/formatUtil'
+import {
+  formatDuration,
+  getMediaTypeFromFilename,
+  isPreviewableMediaType
+} from '@/utils/formatUtil'
 import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
@@ -405,6 +409,12 @@ const visibleAssets = computed(() => {
   return listViewSelectableAssets.value
 })
 
+const previewableVisibleAssets = computed(() =>
+  visibleAssets.value.filter((asset) =>
+    isPreviewableMediaType(getMediaTypeFromFilename(asset.name))
+  )
+)
+
 const selectedAssets = computed(() => getSelectedAssets(visibleAssets.value))
 
 const isBulkMode = computed(
@@ -430,12 +440,10 @@ watch(visibleAssets, (newAssets) => {
   // so selection stays consistent with what this view can act on.
   reconcileSelection(newAssets)
   if (currentGalleryAssetId.value && galleryActiveIndex.value !== -1) {
-    const newIndex = newAssets.findIndex(
+    const newIndex = previewableVisibleAssets.value.findIndex(
       (asset) => asset.id === currentGalleryAssetId.value
     )
-    if (newIndex !== -1) {
-      galleryActiveIndex.value = newIndex
-    }
+    galleryActiveIndex.value = newIndex
   }
 })
 
@@ -446,7 +454,7 @@ watch(galleryActiveIndex, (index) => {
 })
 
 const galleryItems = computed(() => {
-  return visibleAssets.value.map((asset) => {
+  return previewableVisibleAssets.value.map((asset) => {
     const mediaType = getMediaTypeFromFilename(asset.name)
     const resultItem = new ResultItemImpl({
       filename: asset.name,
@@ -552,6 +560,9 @@ const handleDeleteSelected = async () => {
 
 const handleZoomClick = (asset: AssetItem) => {
   const mediaType = getMediaTypeFromFilename(asset.name)
+  if (!isPreviewableMediaType(mediaType)) {
+    return
+  }
 
   if (mediaType === '3D') {
     const dialogStore = useDialogStore()
@@ -571,7 +582,9 @@ const handleZoomClick = (asset: AssetItem) => {
   }
 
   currentGalleryAssetId.value = asset.id
-  const index = visibleAssets.value.findIndex((a) => a.id === asset.id)
+  const index = previewableVisibleAssets.value.findIndex(
+    (a) => a.id === asset.id
+  )
   if (index !== -1) {
     galleryActiveIndex.value = index
   }
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
index 7d86fd2de..00362de2f 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetCard.vue
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
       >
         <IconGroup background-class="bg-white">
           <Button
+            v-if="canInspect"
             variant="overlay-white"
             size="icon"
             :aria-label="$t('mediaAsset.actions.zoom')"
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ import {
   formatDuration,
   formatSize,
   getFilenameDetails,
-  getMediaTypeFromFilename
+  getMediaTypeFromFilename,
+  isPreviewableMediaType
 } from '@/utils/formatUtil'
 import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 
@@ -217,6 +219,8 @@ const previewKind = computed((): PreviewKind => {
   return getMediaTypeFromFilename(asset?.name || '')
 })
 
+const canInspect = computed(() => isPreviewableMediaType(fileKind.value))
+
 // Get filename without extension
 const fileName = computed(() => {
   return getFilenameDetails(asset?.name || '').filename
@@ -278,7 +282,7 @@ const showActionsOverlay = computed(() => {
 })
 
 const handleZoomClick = () => {
-  if (asset) {
+  if (asset && canInspect.value) {
     emit('zoom', asset)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetContextMenu.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetContextMenu.vue
index f38fe313b..c9be754a1 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetContextMenu.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/MediaAssetContextMenu.vue
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import Button from '@/components/ui/button/Button.vue'
 import { isCloud } from '@/platform/distribution/types'
 import { supportsWorkflowMetadata } from '@/platform/workflow/utils/workflowExtractionUtil'
+import { isPreviewableMediaType } from '@/utils/formatUtil'
 import { detectNodeTypeFromFilename } from '@/utils/loaderNodeUtil'
 import { cn } from '@/utils/tailwindUtil'
 
@@ -206,8 +207,8 @@ const contextMenuItems = computed<MenuItem[]>(() => {
 
   // Individual mode: Show all menu options
 
-  // Inspect (if not 3D)
-  if (fileKind !== '3D') {
+  // Inspect
+  if (isPreviewableMediaType(fileKind)) {
     items.push({
       label: t('mediaAsset.actions.inspect'),
       icon: 'icon-[lucide--zoom-in]',