diff --git a/src/components/BlockedContentWarning.vue b/src/components/BlockedContentWarning.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ab3c6b43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/BlockedContentWarning.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<!--
+  - SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+  - SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+-->
+
+<template>
+	<div class="blocked-content-warning">
+		<div class="blocked-content-warning__text">
+			<IconImageOff :size="20" />
+			{{ t('mail', 'The images have been blocked to protect your privacy.') }}
+		</div>
+		<NcActions variant="secondary" :menu-name="t('mail', 'Show images')">
+			<NcActionButton @click="$emit('show')">
+				<template #icon>
+					<IconImage :size="20" />
+				</template>
+				{{ t('mail', 'Show images temporarily') }}
+			</NcActionButton>
+			<NcActionButton
+				v-if="sender"
+				@click="$emit('trust-sender')">
+				<template #icon>
+					<IconMail :size="20" />
+				</template>
+				{{ t('mail', 'Always show images from {sender}', { sender }) }}
+			</NcActionButton>
+			<NcActionButton
+				v-if="domain"
+				@click="$emit('trust-domain')">
+				<template #icon>
+					<IconDomain :size="20" />
+				</template>
+				{{ t('mail', 'Always show images from {domain}', { domain }) }}
+			</NcActionButton>
+		</NcActions>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import { NcActionButton, NcActions } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import IconDomain from 'vue-material-design-icons/Domain.vue'
+import IconMail from 'vue-material-design-icons/EmailOutline.vue'
+import IconImageOff from 'vue-material-design-icons/ImageOffOutline.vue'
+import IconImage from 'vue-material-design-icons/ImageSizeSelectActual.vue'
+
+export default {
+	name: 'BlockedContentWarning',
+	components: {
+		IconDomain,
+		IconImage,
+		IconImageOff,
+		IconMail,
+		NcActionButton,
+		NcActions,
+	},
+
+	props: {
+		sender: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
+
+		domain: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
+	},
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+.blocked-content-warning {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-wrap: wrap;
+	align-items: center;
+	justify-content: space-between;
+	gap: var(--default-grid-baseline);
+	padding: calc(var(--default-grid-baseline) * 2);
+	border-radius: var(--border-radius-element);
+	background-color: var(--color-background-dark);
+	color: var(--color-main-text);
+	text-align: start;
+
+	&__text {
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: var(--default-grid-baseline);
+	}
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/MessageHTMLBody.vue b/src/components/MessageHTMLBody.vue
index 42ae14684a..6afae10ccf 100644
--- a/src/components/MessageHTMLBody.vue
+++ b/src/components/MessageHTMLBody.vue
@@ -4,60 +4,39 @@
 -->
 <template>
 	<div class="html-message-body">
-		<MdnRequest :message="message" />
-		<NeedsTranslationInfo
-			v-if="detectedForeignLanguage"
-			:is-html="true"
-			@translate="$emit('translate', detectedForeignLanguage)" />
-		<div v-if="hasBlockedContent" id="mail-message-has-blocked-content" style="color: #000000">
-			{{ t('mail', 'The images have been blocked to protect your privacy.') }}
-			<NcActions variant="tertiary" :menu-name="t('mail', 'Show images')">
-				<NcActionButton @click="displayIframe">
-					<template #icon>
-						<IconImage :size="20" />
-					</template>
-					{{ t('mail', 'Show images temporarily') }}
-				</NcActionButton>
-				<NcActionButton
-					v-if="sender"
-					@click="onShowBlockedContent">
-					<template #icon>
-						<IconMail :size="20" />
-					</template>
-					{{ t('mail', 'Always show images from {sender}', { sender }) }}
-				</NcActionButton>
-				<NcActionButton
-					v-if="domain"
-					@click="onShowBlockedContentForDomain">
-					<template #icon>
-						<IconDomain :size="20" />
-					</template>
-					{{ t('mail', 'Always show images from {domain}', { domain }) }}
-				</NcActionButton>
-			</NcActions>
-		</div>
-		<div id="message-container" :class="{ scroll: !fullHeight }">
-			<!-- allow-scripts: the server-injected iframe-resizer child must run to size the frame to its content.
-			     allow-same-origin: parent JS accesses contentDocument directly (image unblocking, resize, print).
-			     allow-popups + allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox: email links must open as normal tabs, not sandboxed ones. -->
-			<iframe
-				ref="iframe"
-				class="message-frame"
-				:title="t('mail', 'Message frame')"
-				:src="url"
-				seamless
-				sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"
-				@load="onMessageFrameLoad" />
+		<BlockedContentWarning
+			v-if="hasBlockedContent"
+			:sender="sender"
+			:domain="domain"
+			@show="displayIframe"
+			@trust-sender="onShowBlockedContent"
+			@trust-domain="onShowBlockedContentForDomain" />
+		<div class="html-message-body__content">
+			<MdnRequest :message="message" />
+			<NeedsTranslationInfo
+				v-if="detectedForeignLanguage"
+				:is-html="true"
+				@translate="$emit('translate', detectedForeignLanguage)" />
+			<div id="message-container" :class="{ scroll: !fullHeight }">
+				<!-- allow-scripts: the server-injected iframe-resizer child must run to size the frame to its content.
+				     allow-same-origin: parent JS accesses contentDocument directly (image unblocking, resize, print).
+				     allow-popups + allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox: email links must open as normal tabs, not sandboxed ones. -->
+				<iframe
+					ref="iframe"
+					class="message-frame"
+					:title="t('mail', 'Message frame')"
+					:src="url"
+					seamless
+					sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"
+					@load="onMessageFrameLoad" />
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import iframeResize from '@iframe-resizer/parent'
-import { NcActionButton, NcActions } from '@nextcloud/vue'
-import IconDomain from 'vue-material-design-icons/Domain.vue'
-import IconMail from 'vue-material-design-icons/EmailOutline.vue'
-import IconImage from 'vue-material-design-icons/ImageSizeSelectActual.vue'
+import BlockedContentWarning from './BlockedContentWarning.vue'
 import MdnRequest from './MdnRequest.vue'
 import NeedsTranslationInfo from './NeedsTranslationInfo.vue'
 import logger from '../logger.js'
@@ -68,13 +47,9 @@ import { isPrintShortcut } from '../util/printMessage.ts'
 export default {
 	name: 'MessageHTMLBody',
 	components: {
+		BlockedContentWarning,
 		MdnRequest,
 		NeedsTranslationInfo,
-		NcActions,
-		NcActionButton,
-		IconImage,
-		IconMail,
-		IconDomain,
 	},
 
 	props: {
@@ -208,19 +183,19 @@ export default {
 // account for 12px (was 8) margin on iframe body
 // should be 12px so it matches the rest of the content
 .html-message-body {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	gap: calc(var(--default-grid-baseline) * 2);
 	margin : 2px calc(var(--default-grid-baseline) * 3) 0 calc(var(--default-grid-baseline) * 14);
-	background-color: #FFFFFF;
-	border-radius: var(--border-radius-element);
 
 	@media (max-width: 600px) {
         margin-inline: calc(var(--default-grid-baseline) * 3);
     }
-}
 
-#mail-message-has-blocked-content {
-	margin-inline-start: 10px;
-	color: var(--color-text-maxcontrast) !important;
-	padding-top: 5px;
+	&__content {
+		background-color: #FFFFFF;
+		border-radius: var(--border-radius-element);
+	}
 }
 
 #message-container {
@@ -237,24 +212,8 @@ export default {
 	}
 }
 
-:deep(.button-vue__text) {
-	border: none !important;
-	font-weight: normal !important;
-	padding-inline: 14px 10px !important;
-	text-decoration: underline !important;
-}
-
 .message-frame {
 	width: 100%;
 	border-radius: var(--border-radius-element);
 }
-
-:deep(.button-vue__icon) {
-	display: none !important;
-}
-
-:deep(.button-vue--vue-tertiary) {
-	color: var(--color-text-maxcontrast);
-}
-
 </style>
diff --git a/src/tests/unit/components/MessageHTMLBody.vue.spec.js b/src/tests/unit/components/MessageHTMLBody.vue.spec.js
index fc3469618b..8381140d9f 100644
--- a/src/tests/unit/components/MessageHTMLBody.vue.spec.js
+++ b/src/tests/unit/components/MessageHTMLBody.vue.spec.js
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
  */
 
 import { createLocalVue, shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import BlockedContentWarning from '../../../components/BlockedContentWarning.vue'
 import MessageHTMLBody from '../../../components/MessageHTMLBody.vue'
 import Nextcloud from '../../../mixins/Nextcloud.js'
+import { trustSender } from '../../../service/TrustedSenderService.js'
 
 vi.mock('@iframe-resizer/parent', () => ({ default: vi.fn() }))
 vi.mock('@nextcloud/initial-state', () => ({ loadState: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(false) }))
@@ -39,6 +41,77 @@ describe('MessageHTMLBody', () => {
 		...modifiers,
 	})
 
+	// The frame starts out empty here, because jsdom does not fetch its source
+	const loadFrameWithBlockedImage = (view) => {
+		const doc = view.vm.getIframeDoc()
+		doc.write('<img data-original-src="https://example.com/tracker.gif">')
+		doc.close()
+		view.vm.onMessageFrameLoad()
+	}
+
+	describe('blocked content', () => {
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			trustSender.mockClear()
+		})
+
+		it('warns about images the message would have loaded', async () => {
+			const view = mountBody()
+
+			loadFrameWithBlockedImage(view)
+			await view.vm.$nextTick()
+
+			expect(view.findComponent(BlockedContentWarning).exists()).toBe(true)
+		})
+
+		it('keeps the warning out of the message body, where it would sit on the message\'s own background', async () => {
+			const view = mountBody()
+
+			loadFrameWithBlockedImage(view)
+			await view.vm.$nextTick()
+
+			const body = view.find('.html-message-body__content')
+			expect(body.findComponent(BlockedContentWarning).exists()).toBe(false)
+		})
+
+		it('reveals the images for this message only', async () => {
+			const view = mountBody()
+			loadFrameWithBlockedImage(view)
+			await view.vm.$nextTick()
+
+			view.findComponent(BlockedContentWarning).vm.$emit('show')
+			await view.vm.$nextTick()
+
+			expect(view.vm.getIframeDoc().querySelector('img').getAttribute('src'))
+				.toBe('https://example.com/tracker.gif')
+			expect(trustSender).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+			expect(view.findComponent(BlockedContentWarning).exists()).toBe(false)
+		})
+
+		it('remembers a sender the reader trusts', async () => {
+			const view = mountBody()
+			loadFrameWithBlockedImage(view)
+			await view.vm.$nextTick()
+
+			view.findComponent(BlockedContentWarning).vm.$emit('trust-sender')
+			await view.vm.$nextTick()
+
+			expect(trustSender).toHaveBeenCalledWith('alice@example.com', 'individual', true)
+			expect(view.findComponent(BlockedContentWarning).exists()).toBe(false)
+		})
+
+		it('remembers a domain the reader trusts', async () => {
+			const view = mountBody()
+			loadFrameWithBlockedImage(view)
+			await view.vm.$nextTick()
+
+			view.findComponent(BlockedContentWarning).vm.$emit('trust-domain')
+			await view.vm.$nextTick()
+
+			expect(trustSender).toHaveBeenCalledWith('example.com', 'domain', true)
+			expect(view.findComponent(BlockedContentWarning).exists()).toBe(false)
+		})
+	})
+
 	describe('iframe sandbox', () => {
 		it('allows scripts so the injected resizer can size the frame', () => {
 			const view = mountBody()