diff --git a/src/app/core/interfaces/widgets-interface.ts b/src/app/core/interfaces/widgets-interface.ts
index 356da3945..321d1f559 100644
--- a/src/app/core/interfaces/widgets-interface.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/interfaces/widgets-interface.ts
@@ -386,6 +386,15 @@ export interface IWidgetSvcConfig {
   /** Used by IFrame widget: allow input on iframe or not */
   allowInput?: boolean;
 
+  /** Used by the Image widget: selected shared image asset + display options. */
+  image?: {
+    imageId?: string | null;
+    imageFit?: 'contain' | 'cover';
+    altText?: string;
+    /** Letterbox/background fill; null = transparent (dashboard shows through). */
+    backgroundColor?: string | null;
+  };
+
   /** Use by racetimer widget */
   timerLength?: number;
   /** The next dashboard to display when the racer-timer-widget counts to 0 and the boat is not OCS*/
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/image-asset.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/services/image-asset.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4cdfb46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/services/image-asset.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { BehaviorSubject, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { ImageAssetService } from './image-asset.service';
+import { SignalKConnectionService } from './signalk-connection.service';
+
+function setup(httpServiceUrl: string | null, configuredUrl = '') {
+  const http = { post: vi.fn(() => of({})), get: vi.fn(() => of([])), delete: vi.fn(() => of({ ok: true })) };
+  const connection = {
+    serverServiceEndpoint$: new BehaviorSubject<{ httpServiceUrl: string | null }>({ httpServiceUrl }),
+    signalKURL: { url: configuredUrl }
+  };
+  TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+    providers: [
+      ImageAssetService,
+      { provide: HttpClient, useValue: http },
+      { provide: SignalKConnectionService, useValue: connection }
+    ]
+  });
+  return { service: TestBed.inject(ImageAssetService), http };
+}
+
+describe('ImageAssetService', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => TestBed.resetTestingModule());
+
+  it('becomes ready and builds variant URLs snapped to a container width', () => {
+    const { service } = setup('http://host:3000/signalk/v1/api/');
+    expect(service.ready).toBe(true);
+    expect(service.urlFor('abc', 300, 1)).toBe('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/images/abc?w=320');
+    expect(service.urlFor('abc', 320, 2)).toBe('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/images/abc?w=640');
+    expect(service.urlFor(null, 300)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('is not ready and yields null URLs before an endpoint is known', () => {
+    const { service } = setup(null);
+    expect(service.ready).toBe(false);
+    expect(service.urlFor('abc', 300)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('posts an upload as multipart FormData to the images endpoint', () => {
+    const { service, http } = setup('http://host:3000/signalk/v1/api/');
+    const file = new File([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3])], 'map.png', { type: 'image/png' });
+    service.upload(file).subscribe();
+    expect(http.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const [url, body, opts] = http.post.mock.calls[0] as unknown[];
+    expect(url).toBe('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/images');
+    expect(body).toBeInstanceOf(FormData);
+    expect((body as FormData).get('file')).toBe(file);
+    expect(opts).toMatchObject({ reportProgress: true, observe: 'events' });
+  });
+
+  it('targets the right endpoints for list/delete/cache/purge', () => {
+    const { service, http } = setup('http://host:3000/signalk/v1/api/');
+    service.list().subscribe();
+    expect(http.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/images');
+    service.delete('id-1').subscribe();
+    expect(http.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/images/id-1');
+    service.cacheStats().subscribe();
+    expect(http.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/images/cache');
+    service.purgeCache().subscribe();
+    expect(http.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/images/cache');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/image-asset.service.ts b/src/app/core/services/image-asset.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4906c2ced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/services/image-asset.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { DestroyRef, Injectable, inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { HttpClient, HttpEvent } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { SignalKConnectionService } from './signalk-connection.service';
+import { resolveKipPluginBaseUrl, snapImageWidth } from '../utils/kip-plugin-url.util';
+
+export interface IImageAsset {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  format: string;
+  width: number | null;
+  height: number | null;
+  bytes: number;
+  animated: boolean;
+  createdAt: string;
+  url?: string;
+}
+
+export interface IImageCacheStats {
+  bytes: number;
+  files: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Client for the KIP image-asset plugin endpoints (upload / list / delete / serve / cache).
+ * All requests are auto-authenticated by the app's authentication interceptor (JWT).
+ */
+@Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
+export class ImageAssetService {
+  private readonly http = inject(HttpClient);
+  private readonly connection = inject(SignalKConnectionService);
+  private readonly destroyRef = inject(DestroyRef);
+  private pluginBaseUrl: string | null = null;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.connection.serverServiceEndpoint$
+      .pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef))
+      .subscribe(endpoint => {
+        this.pluginBaseUrl = resolveKipPluginBaseUrl(endpoint?.httpServiceUrl ?? null, this.connection.signalKURL?.url);
+      });
+  }
+
+  get ready(): boolean {
+    return this.pluginBaseUrl !== null;
+  }
+
+  private imagesUrl(): string {
+    if (!this.pluginBaseUrl) {
+      throw new Error('Signal K connection is not ready');
+    }
+    return `${this.pluginBaseUrl}images`;
+  }
+
+  /** Upload a file; emits HttpEvents so callers can show progress. */
+  upload(file: File): Observable<HttpEvent<IImageAsset>> {
+    const form = new FormData();
+    form.append('file', file);
+    return this.http.post<IImageAsset>(this.imagesUrl(), form, { reportProgress: true, observe: 'events' });
+  }
+
+  list(): Observable<IImageAsset[]> {
+    return this.http.get<IImageAsset[]>(this.imagesUrl());
+  }
+
+  delete(id: string): Observable<{ ok: boolean }> {
+    return this.http.delete<{ ok: boolean }>(`${this.imagesUrl()}/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`);
+  }
+
+  cacheStats(): Observable<IImageCacheStats> {
+    return this.http.get<IImageCacheStats>(`${this.imagesUrl()}/cache`);
+  }
+
+  purgeCache(): Observable<{ ok: boolean }> {
+    return this.http.delete<{ ok: boolean }>(`${this.imagesUrl()}/cache`);
+  }
+
+  /** Build a cache-friendly variant URL matched to a container width (null if unset/not ready). */
+  urlFor(id: string | null | undefined, cssWidth?: number | null, devicePixelRatio?: number): string | null {
+    if (!id || !this.pluginBaseUrl) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const dpr = devicePixelRatio ?? (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.devicePixelRatio : 1);
+    const w = snapImageWidth(cssWidth, dpr);
+    return `${this.pluginBaseUrl}images/${encodeURIComponent(id)}?w=${w}`;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/services/widget.service.ts b/src/app/core/services/widget.service.ts
index 6e64c6487..43adde7e1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/services/widget.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/services/widget.service.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { WidgetPositionComponent } from '../../widgets/widget-position/widget-po
 import { WidgetAisRadarComponent } from '../../widgets/widget-ais-radar/widget-ais-radar.component';
 import { WidgetLabelComponent } from '../../widgets/widget-label/widget-label.component';
 import { WidgetIframeComponent } from '../../widgets/widget-iframe/widget-iframe.component';
+import { WidgetImageComponent } from '../../widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component';
 import { WidgetHorizonComponent } from '../../widgets/widget-horizon/widget-horizon.component';
 import { WidgetHeelGaugeComponent } from '../../widgets/widget-heel-gauge/widget-heel-gauge.component';
 import { WidgetSteelGaugeComponent } from '../../widgets/widget-gauge-steel/widget-gauge-steel.component';
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ export class WidgetService {
     WidgetAisRadarComponent: WidgetAisRadarComponent,
     WidgetLabelComponent: WidgetLabelComponent,
     WidgetIframeComponent: WidgetIframeComponent,
+    WidgetImageComponent: WidgetImageComponent,
     WidgetHorizonComponent: WidgetHorizonComponent,
     WidgetHeelGaugeComponent: WidgetHeelGaugeComponent,
     WidgetSteelGaugeComponent: WidgetSteelGaugeComponent,
@@ -558,6 +560,19 @@ export class WidgetService {
       selector: 'widget-iframe',
       componentClassName: 'WidgetIframeComponent',
     },
+    {
+      name: 'Image',
+      description: 'Displays an uploaded image (e.g. a diagram of where safety equipment is stowed) stored on the Signal K server, scaled to fit while preserving aspect ratio. Upload images or pick from the shared library in the widget options.',
+      icon: '',
+      minWidth: 2,
+      minHeight: 2,
+      defaultWidth: 4,
+      defaultHeight: 6,
+      category: 'Core',
+      requiredPlugins: [],
+      selector: 'widget-image',
+      componentClassName: 'WidgetImageComponent',
+    },
     {
       name: 'Tutorial',
       description: 'An instructional widget that guides new users through basic navigation, gestures, and dashboard editing steps.',
diff --git a/src/app/core/utils/kip-plugin-url.util.spec.ts b/src/app/core/utils/kip-plugin-url.util.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96f2e5437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/utils/kip-plugin-url.util.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { resolveKipPluginBaseUrl, snapImageWidth, IMAGE_WIDTH_ALLOWLIST } from './kip-plugin-url.util';
+
+describe('resolveKipPluginBaseUrl', () => {
+  it('prefers the configured URL', () => {
+    expect(resolveKipPluginBaseUrl('http://x/signalk/v1/api/', 'https://boat.local:3443')).toBe('https://boat.local:3443/plugins/kip/');
+    expect(resolveKipPluginBaseUrl(null, 'https://boat.local/')).toBe('https://boat.local/plugins/kip/');
+  });
+
+  it('derives the plugin base from the v1/v2 API URL by stripping the signalk suffix', () => {
+    expect(resolveKipPluginBaseUrl('http://host:3000/signalk/v1/api/')).toBe('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/');
+    expect(resolveKipPluginBaseUrl('http://host:3000/signalk/v2/api')).toBe('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/');
+    expect(resolveKipPluginBaseUrl('http://host:3000/signalk')).toBe('http://host:3000/plugins/kip/');
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when nothing is known', () => {
+    expect(resolveKipPluginBaseUrl(null)).toBeNull();
+    expect(resolveKipPluginBaseUrl(undefined, '')).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('snapImageWidth', () => {
+  const max = IMAGE_WIDTH_ALLOWLIST[IMAGE_WIDTH_ALLOWLIST.length - 1];
+
+  it('snaps up to the nearest allow-listed width, accounting for DPR', () => {
+    expect(snapImageWidth(100)).toBe(160);
+    expect(snapImageWidth(320)).toBe(320);
+    expect(snapImageWidth(330)).toBe(640);
+    expect(snapImageWidth(320, 2)).toBe(640); // 320 css * 2 dpr = 640
+  });
+
+  it('uses the canonical max for unknown/zero/oversized widths', () => {
+    expect(snapImageWidth(undefined)).toBe(max);
+    expect(snapImageWidth(0)).toBe(max);
+    expect(snapImageWidth(99999)).toBe(max);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/utils/kip-plugin-url.util.ts b/src/app/core/utils/kip-plugin-url.util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a38224f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/utils/kip-plugin-url.util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * Resolves the base URL of the KIP Signal K plugin (`<server>/plugins/kip/`) from the connection
+ * endpoint, mirroring the logic in kip-series-api-client.service so both clients agree.
+ *
+ * @param httpServiceUrl the server's v1 API URL (e.g. `http://host:3000/signalk/v1/api/`)
+ * @param configuredUrl  the user-configured Signal K URL, if any (takes precedence)
+ */
+export function resolveKipPluginBaseUrl(httpServiceUrl: string | null | undefined, configuredUrl?: string | null): string | null {
+  const configured = configuredUrl?.trim();
+  if (configured) {
+    const base = configured.endsWith('/') ? configured.slice(0, -1) : configured;
+    return `${base}/plugins/kip/`;
+  }
+  if (!httpServiceUrl) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const normalized = httpServiceUrl.endsWith('/') ? httpServiceUrl.slice(0, -1) : httpServiceUrl;
+  const root = normalized
+    .replace(/\/signalk\/v2\/api$/, '')
+    .replace(/\/signalk\/v1\/api$/, '')
+    .replace(/\/signalk\/v2$/, '')
+    .replace(/\/signalk\/v1$/, '')
+    .replace(/\/signalk$/, '');
+  return `${root}/plugins/kip/`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Allowed image variant widths. Must match the server's allow-list so the client requests stable,
+ * cache-friendly URLs (the server snaps too, but matching avoids browser-cache misses).
+ */
+export const IMAGE_WIDTH_ALLOWLIST: readonly number[] = [160, 320, 640, 960, 1280, 1920, 2560];
+
+/** Snap a CSS width (times device pixel ratio) up to the nearest allow-listed variant width. */
+export function snapImageWidth(cssWidth?: number | null, devicePixelRatio = 1): number {
+  const dpr = devicePixelRatio && devicePixelRatio > 0 ? devicePixelRatio : 1;
+  const target = cssWidth && cssWidth > 0 ? cssWidth * dpr : 0;
+  const max = IMAGE_WIDTH_ALLOWLIST[IMAGE_WIDTH_ALLOWLIST.length - 1];
+  if (!target) {
+    return max;
+  }
+  for (const w of IMAGE_WIDTH_ALLOWLIST) {
+    if (w >= target) {
+      return w;
+    }
+  }
+  return max;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.html b/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a06cc5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div class="image-widget-host" kipResizeObserver (kipResize)="onResize($event)" [style.background]="background()">
+  @if (imageUrl(); as url) {
+    <img class="image-widget-img" [src]="url" [alt]="altText()" [style.object-fit]="objectFit()" draggable="false">
+  } @else {
+    <div class="image-widget-empty">No image selected</div>
+  }
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.scss b/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db3ad1bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+:host {
+  display: block;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.image-widget-host {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.image-widget-img {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: block;
+  // object-fit is set from config (contain | cover) to scale while preserving aspect ratio.
+}
+
+.image-widget-empty {
+  color: var(--kip-contrast-dim-color, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5));
+  font-size: 0.9em;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 0.5em;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.spec.ts b/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41e595d03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { signal } from '@angular/core';
+import { WidgetImageComponent } from './widget-image.component';
+import { WidgetRuntimeDirective } from '../../core/directives/widget-runtime.directive';
+import { ImageAssetService } from '../../core/services/image-asset.service';
+import type { IWidgetSvcConfig } from '../../core/interfaces/widgets-interface';
+import type { ITheme } from '../../core/services/app-service';
+
+describe('WidgetImageComponent', () => {
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<WidgetImageComponent>;
+  let component: WidgetImageComponent;
+  const options = signal<IWidgetSvcConfig | undefined>(undefined);
+
+  const runtimeMock = { options };
+  const imagesMock = {
+    urlFor: (id: string | null | undefined, w?: number | null) =>
+      id ? `http://host/plugins/kip/images/${id}?w=${w || 2560}` : null
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    options.set({ image: { imageId: null, imageFit: 'contain', altText: '', backgroundColor: null } });
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [WidgetImageComponent],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: WidgetRuntimeDirective, useValue: runtimeMock },
+        { provide: ImageAssetService, useValue: imagesMock }
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(WidgetImageComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.componentRef.setInput('id', 'w1');
+    fixture.componentRef.setInput('type', 'widget-image');
+    fixture.componentRef.setInput('theme', {} as ITheme);
+  });
+
+  const api = () => component as unknown as {
+    imageUrl: () => string | null;
+    background: () => string;
+    objectFit: () => string;
+  };
+
+  it('shows the empty state when no image is selected', () => {
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(api().imageUrl()).toBeNull();
+    const el = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
+    expect(el.querySelector('.image-widget-empty')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(el.querySelector('img')).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the configured image via the asset service URL with the chosen object-fit', () => {
+    options.set({ image: { imageId: 'img-1', imageFit: 'cover', altText: 'Safety map', backgroundColor: '#000' } });
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    const img = (fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement).querySelector('img');
+    expect(img).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(img!.getAttribute('src')).toContain('/plugins/kip/images/img-1?w=');
+    expect(img!.getAttribute('alt')).toBe('Safety map');
+    expect(img!.style.objectFit).toBe('cover');
+  });
+
+  it('defaults to a transparent background and contain fit, and reflects a configured color', () => {
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    expect(api().background()).toBe('transparent');
+    expect(api().objectFit()).toBe('contain');
+    options.set({ image: { imageId: 'x', backgroundColor: '#123456' } });
+    expect(api().background()).toBe('#123456');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.ts b/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c75b916d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/widgets/widget-image/widget-image.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, computed, inject, input, signal } from '@angular/core';
+import { IWidgetSvcConfig } from '../../core/interfaces/widgets-interface';
+import { WidgetRuntimeDirective } from '../../core/directives/widget-runtime.directive';
+import { KipResizeObserverDirective, IKipResizeEvent } from '../../core/directives/kip-resize-observer.directive';
+import { ImageAssetService } from '../../core/services/image-asset.service';
+import { ITheme } from '../../core/services/app-service';
+
+/**
+ * Displays a user-uploaded image asset (stored on the Signal K server) scaled to fit the widget
+ * while preserving aspect ratio (object-fit), over a configurable background (transparent by default).
+ * Requests a variant matched to the container width so a small widget doesn't fetch a full-res image.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'widget-image',
+  templateUrl: './widget-image.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./widget-image.component.scss'],
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+  imports: [KipResizeObserverDirective]
+})
+export class WidgetImageComponent {
+  public id = input.required<string>();
+  public type = input.required<string>();
+  public theme = input.required<ITheme | null>();
+
+  protected readonly runtime = inject(WidgetRuntimeDirective);
+  private readonly images = inject(ImageAssetService);
+
+  public static readonly DEFAULT_CONFIG: IWidgetSvcConfig = {
+    image: { imageId: null, imageFit: 'contain', altText: '', backgroundColor: null }
+  };
+
+  private readonly containerWidth = signal<number>(0);
+
+  protected readonly imageConfig = computed(() => this.runtime.options()?.image ?? null);
+  protected readonly altText = computed(() => this.imageConfig()?.altText ?? '');
+  protected readonly objectFit = computed(() => this.imageConfig()?.imageFit ?? 'contain');
+  protected readonly background = computed(() => this.imageConfig()?.backgroundColor ?? 'transparent');
+
+  protected readonly imageUrl = computed<string | null>(() => {
+    const id = this.imageConfig()?.imageId;
+    if (!id) return null;
+    return this.images.urlFor(id, this.containerWidth());
+  });
+
+  protected onResize(event: IKipResizeEvent): void {
+    this.containerWidth.set(Math.round(event.width));
+  }
+}