diff --git a/assets/i18n/en/main.ftl b/assets/i18n/en/main.ftl
index 17df69a..1aee717 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/en/main.ftl
+++ b/assets/i18n/en/main.ftl
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ admin-title = Admin
 admin-dashboard = Dashboard
 admin-blog = Blog
 admin-audio = Audio
-admin-images = Images
 admin-about = About
 admin-exit = Exit
 view-site = View site
 admin-blog-desc = create and update blog articles.
 admin-about-desc = edit the public about page content.
 admin-audio-desc = upload songs, then group them into albums.
-admin-images-desc = upload images for covers and articles.
 logout = Log out
 settings = Settings
 settings-language = Language
@@ -96,6 +94,11 @@ featured-image-id = Featured image id
 image-file = Image file
 uploaded-image-id = Uploaded image id
 url = URL
+upload-featured-image = Upload image
+image-upload-help = Upload an image here to use it as the article image.
+image-uploading = Uploading...
+image-uploaded = Image uploaded and selected.
+image-upload-error = Image upload failed.
 admin-blog-articles = Blog articles
 admin-blog-index-desc = Create, edit, and remove blog posts.
 admin-blog-create-desc = Create a blog post for the public site.
@@ -103,7 +106,6 @@ admin-no-articles = No articles yet.
 admin-create-first-post = Create the first blog post.
 edit-article = Edit article
 create-article = Create article
-admin-images-upload-desc = Upload images for blog posts and audio covers.
 edit-about = Edit About
 update-about-page = Update the public about page.
 view-page = View page
diff --git a/assets/i18n/sk/main.ftl b/assets/i18n/sk/main.ftl
index 317cb17..35d411c 100644
--- a/assets/i18n/sk/main.ftl
+++ b/assets/i18n/sk/main.ftl
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ admin-title = Administrácia
 admin-dashboard = Prehľad
 admin-blog = Blog
 admin-audio = Hudba
-admin-images = Obrázky
 admin-about = O mne
 admin-exit = Späť na web
 view-site = Zobraziť web
 admin-blog-desc = vytvoriť a upravovať blogové články.
 admin-about-desc = upraviť obsah verejnej stránky o mne.
 admin-audio-desc = nahrať skladby a potom ich zoskupiť do albumov.
-admin-images-desc = nahrať obrázky pre obaly a články.
 logout = Odhlásiť sa
 settings = Nastavenia
 settings-language = Jazyk
@@ -96,6 +94,11 @@ featured-image-id = ID hlavného obrázka
 image-file = Súbor obrázka
 uploaded-image-id = ID nahratého obrázka
 url = URL
+upload-featured-image = Nahrať obrázok
+image-upload-help = Tu nahraj obrázok, ktorý sa použije ako obrázok článku.
+image-uploading = Nahrávam...
+image-uploaded = Obrázok je nahratý a vybraný.
+image-upload-error = Nahratie obrázka zlyhalo.
 admin-blog-articles = Blogové články
 admin-blog-index-desc = Vytvárať, upravovať a odstraňovať blogové články.
 admin-blog-create-desc = Vytvoriť blogový článok pre verejný web.
@@ -103,7 +106,6 @@ admin-no-articles = Zatiaľ žiadne články.
 admin-create-first-post = Vytvor prvý blogový článok.
 edit-article = Upraviť článok
 create-article = Vytvoriť článok
-admin-images-upload-desc = Nahrať obrázky pre blogové články a obaly albumov.
 edit-about = Upraviť O mne
 update-about-page = Upraviť verejnú stránku O mne.
 view-page = Zobraziť stránku
diff --git a/assets/views/admin/base.html b/assets/views/admin/base.html
index 6cc392b..09fd0f6 100644
--- a/assets/views/admin/base.html
+++ b/assets/views/admin/base.html
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
           <li><a href="/admin/dashboard" data-nav="/admin/dashboard">{{ t(key="admin-dashboard", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
           <li><a href="/admin/blog/articles" data-nav="/admin/blog">{{ t(key="admin-blog", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
           <li><a href="/admin/audio/albums" data-nav="/admin/audio">{{ t(key="admin-audio", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
-          <li><a href="/admin/images" data-nav="/admin/images">{{ t(key="admin-images", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
           <li><a href="/admin/about" data-nav="/admin/about">{{ t(key="admin-about", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
           <li><a href="/" class="t-blue">{{ t(key="admin-exit", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
           <li>
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@
               <li><a href="/admin/dashboard">{{ t(key="admin-dashboard", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
               <li><a href="/admin/blog/articles">{{ t(key="admin-blog", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
               <li><a href="/admin/audio/albums">{{ t(key="admin-audio", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
-              <li><a href="/admin/images">{{ t(key="admin-images", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
               <li><a href="/admin/about">{{ t(key="admin-about", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
               <li><a href="/" class="t-blue">{{ t(key="admin-exit", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a></li>
               <li>
diff --git a/assets/views/admin/blog/edit.html b/assets/views/admin/blog/edit.html
index 5552d43..255bd26 100644
--- a/assets/views/admin/blog/edit.html
+++ b/assets/views/admin/blog/edit.html
@@ -20,12 +20,56 @@
   </label>
   <label>
     {{ t(key="featured-image-id", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}
-    <input type="text" name="featured_image_id" value="{% if article.featured_image_id %}{{ article.featured_image_id }}{% endif %}">
+    <input type="text" name="featured_image_id" data-blog-image-id value="{% if article.featured_image_id %}{{ article.featured_image_id }}{% endif %}">
   </label>
+  <div>
+    <input type="file" accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp,image/gif" data-blog-image-file class="file-input file-input-bordered">
+    <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" data-blog-image-upload data-uploading="{{ t(key="image-uploading", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}" data-ready="{{ t(key="upload-featured-image", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}">{{ t(key="upload-featured-image", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</button>
+    <p class="text-sm opacity-70" data-blog-image-status>{{ t(key="image-upload-help", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</p>
+    <img data-blog-image-preview alt="" class="mt-2 max-h-48 rounded border border-base-300 object-cover" {% if article.featured_image_id %}src="/images/{{ article.featured_image_id }}"{% endif %} style="{% if not article.featured_image_id %}display: none;{% endif %}">
+  </div>
   <label>
     <input type="checkbox" name="published" {% if article.published %}checked{% endif %}>
     {{ t(key="published", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}
   </label>
   <button type="submit">{{ t(key="save", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</button>
 </form>
+<script>
+  (function () {
+    const fileInput = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-file]');
+    const idInput = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-id]');
+    const uploadButton = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-upload]');
+    const status = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-status]');
+    const preview = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-preview]');
+    if (!fileInput || !idInput || !uploadButton || !status || !preview) return;
+
+    function setPreview(filename) {
+      if (!filename) return;
+      preview.src = '/images/' + filename;
+      preview.style.display = '';
+    }
+
+    uploadButton.addEventListener('click', async function () {
+      const file = fileInput.files && fileInput.files[0];
+      if (!file) return;
+      uploadButton.disabled = true;
+      uploadButton.textContent = uploadButton.dataset.uploading;
+      const formData = new FormData();
+      formData.append('file', file);
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch('/images/upload', { method: 'POST', body: formData });
+        if (!response.ok) throw new Error('upload failed');
+        const result = await response.json();
+        idInput.value = result.filename;
+        setPreview(result.filename);
+        status.textContent = '{{ t(key="image-uploaded", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}';
+      } catch (_error) {
+        status.textContent = '{{ t(key="image-upload-error", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}';
+      } finally {
+        uploadButton.disabled = false;
+        uploadButton.textContent = uploadButton.dataset.ready;
+      }
+    });
+  })();
+</script>
 {% endblock content %}
diff --git a/assets/views/admin/blog/new.html b/assets/views/admin/blog/new.html
index f2d06d8..b94e430 100644
--- a/assets/views/admin/blog/new.html
+++ b/assets/views/admin/blog/new.html
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@
 
         <div class="form-control">
           <label class="label"><span class="label-text">{{ t(key="featured-image-id", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</span></label>
-          <input type="text" name="featured_image_id" class="input input-bordered w-full">
+          <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+            <input type="text" name="featured_image_id" data-blog-image-id class="input input-bordered min-w-0 flex-1">
+            <input type="file" accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp,image/gif" data-blog-image-file class="file-input file-input-bordered min-w-0 flex-1">
+            <button type="button" class="btn btn-outline btn-sm" data-blog-image-upload data-uploading="{{ t(key="image-uploading", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}" data-ready="{{ t(key="upload-featured-image", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}">{{ t(key="upload-featured-image", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</button>
+          </div>
+          <p class="text-sm opacity-70" data-blog-image-status>{{ t(key="image-upload-help", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</p>
+          <img data-blog-image-preview alt="" class="mt-2 hidden max-h-48 rounded border border-base-300 object-cover">
         </div>
 
         <label class="label cursor-pointer justify-start gap-2">
@@ -48,4 +54,42 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
+<script>
+  (function () {
+    const fileInput = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-file]');
+    const idInput = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-id]');
+    const uploadButton = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-upload]');
+    const status = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-status]');
+    const preview = document.querySelector('[data-blog-image-preview]');
+    if (!fileInput || !idInput || !uploadButton || !status || !preview) return;
+
+    function setPreview(filename) {
+      if (!filename) return;
+      preview.src = '/images/' + filename;
+      preview.classList.remove('hidden');
+    }
+
+    uploadButton.addEventListener('click', async function () {
+      const file = fileInput.files && fileInput.files[0];
+      if (!file) return;
+      uploadButton.disabled = true;
+      uploadButton.textContent = uploadButton.dataset.uploading;
+      const formData = new FormData();
+      formData.append('file', file);
+      try {
+        const response = await fetch('/images/upload', { method: 'POST', body: formData });
+        if (!response.ok) throw new Error('upload failed');
+        const result = await response.json();
+        idInput.value = result.filename;
+        setPreview(result.filename);
+        status.textContent = '{{ t(key="image-uploaded", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}';
+      } catch (_error) {
+        status.textContent = '{{ t(key="image-upload-error", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}';
+      } finally {
+        uploadButton.disabled = false;
+        uploadButton.textContent = uploadButton.dataset.ready;
+      }
+    });
+  })();
+</script>
 {% endblock content %}
diff --git a/assets/views/admin/images/index.html b/assets/views/admin/images/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index b14e314..0000000
--- a/assets/views/admin/images/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "admin/base.html" %}
-
-{% block title %}{{ t(key="admin-images", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}{% endblock title %}
-
-{% block content %}
-<div class="space-y-2">
-  <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3">
-    <div>
-      <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold">{{ t(key="admin-images", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</h1>
-      <p class="text-sm opacity-70">{{ t(key="admin-images-upload-desc", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</p>
-    </div>
-    <a href="/admin/dashboard" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">{{ t(key="back-to-dashboard", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</a>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="card border border-base-300 bg-base-100 shadow-sm">
-    <div class="card-body">
-      {% if uploaded %}
-      <div class="alert mb-4">
-        <div>
-          <p class="font-medium">{{ t(key="uploaded-image-id", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}: {{ uploaded }}</p>
-          <p class="text-sm opacity-70">{{ t(key="url", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}: {{ uploaded_url }}</p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      {% endif %}
-
-      <form method="post" action="/admin/images/upload" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="space-y-2">
-        <div class="form-control">
-          <label class="label"><span class="label-text">{{ t(key="image-file", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</span></label>
-          <input type="file" name="file" accept="image/jpeg,image/png,image/webp,image/gif" required class="file-input file-input-bordered w-full">
-        </div>
-        <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 pt-2">
-          <button type="submit" class="btn btn-neutral btn-sm">{{ t(key="upload", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</button>
-        </div>
-      </form>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</div>
-{% endblock content %}
diff --git a/assets/views/admin/index.html b/assets/views/admin/index.html
index 0d3779a..471d429 100644
--- a/assets/views/admin/index.html
+++ b/assets/views/admin/index.html
@@ -56,19 +56,5 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </article>
-
-  <article class="card">
-    <div class="term-head">
-      <span class="term-head-name">/admin/images</span>
-      <span class="term-head-meta term-tag is-green">{{ t(key="admin-images", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</span>
-    </div>
-    <div class="card-body">
-      <h2 class="card-title text-base">{{ t(key="admin-images", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</h2>
-      <p class="text-sm opacity-70">{{ t(key="admin-images-desc", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</p>
-      <div class="pt-2">
-        <a href="/admin/images" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">[ {{ t(key="open", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }} → ]</a>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </article>
 </div>
 {% endblock content %}
diff --git a/assets/views/blog/index.html b/assets/views/blog/index.html
index fd425b3..774bc1c 100644
--- a/assets/views/blog/index.html
+++ b/assets/views/blog/index.html
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
           <span class="term-head-meta term-tag">{{ t(key="post", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</span>
         </div>
         <div class="card-body">
+          {% if article.featured_image_id %}
+          <img src="/images/{{ article.featured_image_id }}" alt="" class="mb-3 max-h-64 w-full rounded object-cover">
+          {% endif %}
           <h2 class="card-title text-base">
             <a href="/blog/{{ article.slug }}">{{ article.title }}</a>
           </h2>
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@
           <span class="term-head-meta term-tag">{{ t(key="post", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</span>
         </div>
         <div class="card-body">
+          {% if article.featured_image_id %}
+          <img src="/images/{{ article.featured_image_id }}" alt="" class="mb-3 max-h-64 w-full rounded object-cover">
+          {% endif %}
           <h2 class="card-title text-base">
             <a href="/blog/{{ article.slug }}">{{ article.title }}</a>
           </h2>
diff --git a/assets/views/blog/show.html b/assets/views/blog/show.html
index 9cb1327..dfbebe2 100644
--- a/assets/views/blog/show.html
+++ b/assets/views/blog/show.html
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
     <span class="term-head-meta term-tag is-blue">{{ t(key="readonly", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</span>
   </div>
   <div class="card-body">
+    {% if article.featured_image_id %}
+    <img src="/images/{{ article.featured_image_id }}" alt="" class="mb-4 max-h-[28rem] w-full rounded object-cover">
+    {% endif %}
     {% if article.excerpt %}
     <p class="term-prose t-yellow"># {{ article.excerpt }}</p>
     <div class="border-t border-base-300 pt-4"></div>
@@ -45,6 +48,9 @@
     <span class="term-head-meta term-tag is-blue">{{ t(key="readonly", lang=lang | default(value='sk')) }}</span>
   </div>
   <div class="card-body">
+    {% if article.featured_image_id %}
+    <img src="/images/{{ article.featured_image_id }}" alt="" class="mb-4 max-h-[28rem] w-full rounded object-cover">
+    {% endif %}
     {% if article.excerpt %}
     <p class="term-prose t-yellow"># {{ article.excerpt }}</p>
     <div class="border-t border-base-300 pt-4"></div>
diff --git a/src/controllers/media.rs b/src/controllers/media.rs
index 7334c4c..be7997d 100644
--- a/src/controllers/media.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/media.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ use sea_orm::{
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::json;
 use std::{
-    collections::HashMap,
     path::{Path as StdPath, PathBuf},
     str::FromStr,
 };
@@ -436,36 +435,6 @@ async fn image_upload(auth: auth::JWT, State(ctx): State<AppContext>, multipart:
     })
 }
 
-#[debug_handler]
-async fn admin_images(
-    auth: auth::JWT,
-    jar: CookieJar,
-    ViewEngine(v): ViewEngine<TeraView>,
-    Query(query): Query<HashMap<String, String>>,
-    State(ctx): State<AppContext>,
-) -> Result<Response> {
-    admin::current_admin(auth, &ctx).await?;
-    let uploaded = query.get("uploaded");
-    format::view(
-        &v,
-        "admin/images/index.html",
-        json!({
-            "uploaded": uploaded,
-            "uploaded_url": uploaded.map(|filename| format!("/images/{filename}")),
-            "lang": current_lang(&jar),
-        }),
-    )
-}
-
-#[debug_handler]
-async fn admin_image_upload(auth: auth::JWT, State(ctx): State<AppContext>, multipart: Multipart) -> Result<Response> {
-    admin::current_admin(auth, &ctx).await?;
-    let data = read_multipart_file(multipart, IMAGE_MAX_BYTES).await?;
-    let extension = detect_image_extension(&data)?;
-    let filename = store_upload(&ctx, IMAGE_STORAGE_DIR, extension, data).await?;
-    format::redirect(&format!("/admin/images?uploaded={filename}"))
-}
-
 #[debug_handler]
 async fn image_serve(Path(filename): Path<String>, State(ctx): State<AppContext>) -> Result<Response> {
     let filename = safe_filename(&filename)?;
@@ -1079,8 +1048,6 @@ pub fn routes() -> Routes {
         .add("/audio/albums/{slug}/tracks", get(public_album_tracks))
         .add("/audio/tracks", get(public_tracks))
         .add("/audio/tracks/{id}/stream", get(track_stream))
-        .add("/admin/images", get(admin_images))
-        .add("/admin/images/upload", post(admin_image_upload).layer(DefaultBodyLimit::max(IMAGE_MAX_BYTES + 1024 * 1024)))
         .add("/admin/audio/albums", get(admin_albums))
         .add("/admin/audio/albums/create", get(admin_album_new))
         .add("/admin/audio/albums/create", post(admin_album_create).layer(DefaultBodyLimit::max(IMAGE_MAX_BYTES + 1024 * 1024)))