diff --git a/frontend/app/block/block.tsx b/frontend/app/block/block.tsx
index 3a99550e7..fe7af24b2 100644
--- a/frontend/app/block/block.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/block/block.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { atoms, blockDataMap, removeBlockFromTab } from "@/store/global";
 import { TerminalView } from "@/app/view/term";
 import { PreviewView } from "@/app/view/preview";
 import { PlotView } from "@/app/view/plotview";
-import { CenteredLoadingDiv } from "@/element/quickelems";
+import { CenteredDiv } from "@/element/quickelems";
 
 import "./block.less";
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const Block = ({ tabId, blockId }: { tabId: string; blockId: string }) => {
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div key="content" className="block-content">
-                <React.Suspense fallback={<CenteredLoadingDiv />}>{blockElem}</React.Suspense>
+                <React.Suspense fallback={<CenteredDiv>Loading...</CenteredDiv>}>{blockElem}</React.Suspense>
             </div>
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/app/element/quickelems.less b/frontend/app/element/quickelems.less
index c443f31c8..b4f845323 100644
--- a/frontend/app/element/quickelems.less
+++ b/frontend/app/element/quickelems.less
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2024, Command Line Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-.centered-loading {
+.centered-div {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
     align-items: center;
diff --git a/frontend/app/element/quickelems.tsx b/frontend/app/element/quickelems.tsx
index 9717ee434..5de52a253 100644
--- a/frontend/app/element/quickelems.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/element/quickelems.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 
 import "./quickelems.less";
 
-function CenteredLoadingDiv() {
+function CenteredDiv({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     return (
-        <div className="centered-loading">
-            <div>Loading...</div>
+        <div className="centered-div">
+            <div>{children}</div>
         </div>
     );
 }
 
-export { CenteredLoadingDiv };
+export { CenteredDiv as CenteredDiv };
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/preview.tsx b/frontend/app/view/preview.tsx
index bb8c1c72e..6533fafc1 100644
--- a/frontend/app/view/preview.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/view/preview.tsx
@@ -7,25 +7,69 @@ import { atoms, blockDataMap, useBlockAtom } from "@/store/global";
 import { Markdown } from "@/element/markdown";
 import * as FileService from "@/bindings/pkg/service/fileservice/FileService";
 import * as util from "@/util/util";
-import { loadable } from "jotai/utils";
+import { CenteredDiv } from "../element/quickelems";
 
 import "./view.less";
 
-const MarkdownPreview = ({ contentAtom }: { contentAtom: jotai.Atom<Promise<string>> }) => {
+const MaxFileSize = 1024 * 1024 * 10; // 10MB
+
+function MarkdownPreview({ contentAtom }: { contentAtom: jotai.Atom<Promise<string>> }) {
     const readmeText = jotai.useAtomValue(contentAtom);
     return (
         <div className="view-preview view-preview-markdown">
             <Markdown text={readmeText} />
         </div>
     );
-};
-const PreviewView = ({ blockId }: { blockId: string }) => {
+}
+
+function StreamingPreview({ fileInfo }: { fileInfo: FileInfo }) {
+    const filePath = fileInfo.path;
+    const streamingUrl = "/wave/stream-file?path=" + encodeURIComponent(filePath);
+    if (fileInfo.mimetype.startsWith("video/")) {
+        return (
+            <div className="view-preview view-preview-video">
+                <video controls>
+                    <source src={streamingUrl} />
+                </video>
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+    if (fileInfo.mimetype.startsWith("audio/")) {
+        return (
+            <div className="view-preview view-preview-audio">
+                <audio controls>
+                    <source src={streamingUrl} />
+                </audio>
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+    if (fileInfo.mimetype.startsWith("image/")) {
+        return (
+            <div className="view-preview view-preview-image">
+                <img src={streamingUrl} />
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+    return <CenteredDiv>Preview Not Supported</CenteredDiv>;
+}
+
+function PreviewView({ blockId }: { blockId: string }) {
     const blockDataAtom: jotai.Atom<BlockData> = blockDataMap.get(blockId);
     const fileNameAtom = useBlockAtom(blockId, "preview:filename", () =>
         jotai.atom<string>((get) => {
             return get(blockDataAtom)?.meta?.file;
         })
     );
+    const statFileAtom = useBlockAtom(blockId, "preview:statfile", () =>
+        jotai.atom<Promise<FileInfo>>(async (get) => {
+            const fileName = get(fileNameAtom);
+            if (fileName == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            const statFile = await FileService.StatFile(fileName);
+            return statFile;
+        })
+    );
     const fullFileAtom = useBlockAtom(blockId, "preview:fullfile", () =>
         jotai.atom<Promise<FullFile>>(async (get) => {
             const fileName = get(fileNameAtom);
@@ -38,8 +82,8 @@ const PreviewView = ({ blockId }: { blockId: string }) => {
     );
     const fileMimeTypeAtom = useBlockAtom(blockId, "preview:mimetype", () =>
         jotai.atom<Promise<string>>(async (get) => {
-            const fullFile = await get(fullFileAtom);
-            return fullFile?.info?.mimetype;
+            const fileInfo = await get(statFileAtom);
+            return fileInfo?.mimetype;
         })
     );
     const fileContentAtom = useBlockAtom(blockId, "preview:filecontent", () =>
@@ -52,6 +96,18 @@ const PreviewView = ({ blockId }: { blockId: string }) => {
     if (mimeType == null) {
         mimeType = "";
     }
+    const fileInfo = jotai.useAtomValue(statFileAtom);
+
+    // handle streaming files here
+    if (mimeType.startsWith("video/") || mimeType.startsWith("audio/") || mimeType.startsWith("image/")) {
+        return <StreamingPreview fileInfo={fileInfo} />;
+    }
+    if (fileInfo == null) {
+        return <CenteredDiv>File Not Found</CenteredDiv>;
+    }
+    if (fileInfo.size > MaxFileSize) {
+        return <CenteredDiv>File Too Large to Preview</CenteredDiv>;
+    }
     if (mimeType === "text/markdown") {
         return <MarkdownPreview contentAtom={fileContentAtom} />;
     }
@@ -67,6 +123,6 @@ const PreviewView = ({ blockId }: { blockId: string }) => {
             <div>Preview ({mimeType})</div>
         </div>
     );
-};
+}
 
 export { PreviewView };
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/view.less b/frontend/app/view/view.less
index abb45a3d6..3700d3475 100644
--- a/frontend/app/view/view.less
+++ b/frontend/app/view/view.less
@@ -51,4 +51,16 @@
             font: var(--fixed-font);
         }
     }
+
+    &.view-preview-image,
+    &.view-preview-video,
+    &.view-preview-audio {
+        video,
+        audio,
+        img {
+            width: 100%;
+            padding: 10px;
+            object-fit: contain;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx b/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx
index cbc15b8f4..2d03b7942 100644
--- a/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/workspace/workspace.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ function Widgets() {
             <div className="widget" onClick={() => clickPreview("go.mod")}>
                 <i className="fa fa-solid fa-files fa-fw" />
             </div>
+            <div className="widget" onClick={() => clickPreview("build/appicon.png")}>
+                <i className="fa fa-solid fa-files fa-fw" />
+            </div>
             <div className="widget" onClick={() => clickPlot()}>
                 <i className="fa fa-solid fa-chart-simple fa-fw" />
             </div>
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0ad8df88e..18678152e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"embed"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/blockstore"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/eventbus"
@@ -61,6 +63,28 @@ func createWindow(app *application.App) {
 	})
 }
 
+type waveAssetHandler struct {
+	AssetHandler http.Handler
+}
+
+func serveWaveUrls(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.URL.Path == "/wave/stream-file" {
+		fileName := r.URL.Query().Get("path")
+		fileName = wavebase.ExpandHomeDir(fileName)
+		http.ServeFile(w, r, fileName)
+		return
+	}
+	http.NotFound(w, r)
+}
+
+func (wah waveAssetHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if r.Method == "GET" && strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/wave/") {
+		serveWaveUrls(w, r)
+		return
+	}
+	wah.AssetHandler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+}
+
 func main() {
 	err := wavebase.EnsureWaveHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -83,7 +107,7 @@ func main() {
 		},
 		Icon: appIcon,
 		Assets: application.AssetOptions{
-			Handler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets),
+			Handler: waveAssetHandler{AssetHandler: application.AssetFileServerFS(assets)},
 		},
 		Mac: application.MacOptions{
 			ApplicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: true,
diff --git a/pkg/service/fileservice/fileservice.go b/pkg/service/fileservice/fileservice.go
index 306d2465d..a1c486f16 100644
--- a/pkg/service/fileservice/fileservice.go
+++ b/pkg/service/fileservice/fileservice.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/wavebase"
 )
 
+const MaxFileSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024 // 10M
+
 type FileService struct{}
 
 type FileInfo struct {
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ func (fs *FileService) ReadFile(path string) (*FullFile, error) {
 	if finfo.NotFound {
 		return &FullFile{Info: finfo}, nil
 	}
+	if finfo.Size > MaxFileSize {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("file %q is too large to read, use /wave/stream-file", path)
+	}
 	cleanedPath := filepath.Clean(wavebase.ExpandHomeDir(path))
 	barr, err := os.ReadFile(cleanedPath)
 	if err != nil {