diff --git a/blocks/edit/prose/image-utils.js b/blocks/edit/prose/image-utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8a3da2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocks/edit/prose/image-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Rewrites an image src from an AEM preview/publish host to the DA preview host.
+ *
+ * Images stored in DA content may reference *.aem.page (preview) or *.aem.live
+ * (publish) URLs. These hosts require AEM authentication that the DA editor does
+ * not carry, causing 401 errors when the browser fetches them. The equivalent
+ * *.preview.da.live URL serves the same content and is accessible from the editor.
+ *
+ * @param {string} src - The original image src URL.
+ * @returns {string} The rewritten src, or the original if no rewrite was needed.
+ */
+export function rewriteImageSrcForEditor(src) {
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(src);
+    if (url.host.endsWith('.aem.page') || url.host.endsWith('.aem.live')) {
+      url.host = url.host.replace(/\.aem\.(page|live)$/, '.preview.da.live');
+      return url.toString();
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // relative or malformed src — leave unchanged
+  }
+  return src;
+}
diff --git a/blocks/edit/prose/index.js b/blocks/edit/prose/index.js
index ef2b74199..466bdf12d 100644
--- a/blocks/edit/prose/index.js
+++ b/blocks/edit/prose/index.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { COLLAB_ORIGIN, DA_ORIGIN } from '../../shared/constants.js';
 import { daFetch, getAuthToken } from '../../shared/utils.js';
 import { getDiffClass, checkForLocNodes, addActiveView } from './diff/diff-utils.js';
 import { debounce, initDaMetadata } from '../utils/helpers.js';
+import { rewriteImageSrcForEditor } from './image-utils.js';
 
 async function checkDoc(path) {
   return daFetch(path, { method: 'HEAD' });
@@ -469,6 +470,20 @@ export default async function initProse({ path, permissions, doc, daContent, wsP
     state,
     dispatchTransaction,
     nodeViews: {
+      image(node) {
+        const img = document.createElement('img');
+        img.src = rewriteImageSrcForEditor(node.attrs.src);
+        if (node.attrs.alt) img.alt = node.attrs.alt;
+        return {
+          dom: img,
+          update(updated) {
+            if (updated.type.name !== 'image') return false;
+            img.src = rewriteImageSrcForEditor(updated.attrs.src);
+            if (updated.attrs.alt) img.alt = updated.attrs.alt;
+            return true;
+          },
+        };
+      },
       diff_added(node, view, getPos) {
         const LocAddedView = getDiffClass('da-diff-added', getSchema, dispatchTransaction, { isUpstream: false });
         return new LocAddedView(node, view, getPos);
diff --git a/blocks/edit/prose/plugins/imageFocalPoint.js b/blocks/edit/prose/plugins/imageFocalPoint.js
index b7c046263..547a2d5a4 100644
--- a/blocks/edit/prose/plugins/imageFocalPoint.js
+++ b/blocks/edit/prose/plugins/imageFocalPoint.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Plugin, PluginKey } from 'da-y-wrapper';
+import { rewriteImageSrcForEditor } from '../image-utils.js';
 import inlinesvg from '../../../shared/inlinesvg.js';
 import { openFocalPointDialog } from './focalPointDialog.js';
 import { loadLibrary } from '../../da-library/helpers/helpers.js';
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ function shouldShowFocalPoint(tableName, blocks) {
 }
 
 function updateImageAttributes(img, attrs) {
-  img.src = attrs.src;
+  img.src = rewriteImageSrcForEditor(attrs.src);
   ['alt', 'title', 'width', 'height'].forEach((attr) => {
     if (attrs[attr]) {
       img[attr] = attrs[attr];
@@ -150,7 +151,16 @@ export default function imageFocalPoint() {
           if (isInTableCell(view.state, getPos())) {
             return new ImageWithFocalPointView(node, view, getPos);
           }
-          return null;
+          const img = document.createElement('img');
+          updateImageAttributes(img, node.attrs);
+          return {
+            dom: img,
+            update(updated) {
+              if (updated.type.name !== 'image') return false;
+              updateImageAttributes(img, updated.attrs);
+              return true;
+            },
+          };
         },
       },
     },
diff --git a/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/image-utils.test.js b/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/image-utils.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad7054190
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/image-utils.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { expect } from '@esm-bundle/chai';
+import { rewriteImageSrcForEditor } from '../../../../../blocks/edit/prose/image-utils.js';
+
+describe('rewriteImageSrcForEditor', () => {
+  it('rewrites aem.page host to preview.da.live', () => {
+    expect(rewriteImageSrcForEditor('https://main--site--org.aem.page/img.jpg'))
+      .to.equal('https://main--site--org.preview.da.live/img.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('rewrites aem.live host to preview.da.live', () => {
+    expect(rewriteImageSrcForEditor('https://main--site--org.aem.live/img.jpg'))
+      .to.equal('https://main--site--org.preview.da.live/img.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('preserves the path and query string when rewriting', () => {
+    expect(rewriteImageSrcForEditor('https://main--site--org.aem.page/media_abc.jpg?width=2000&format=webply'))
+      .to.equal('https://main--site--org.preview.da.live/media_abc.jpg?width=2000&format=webply');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves unrelated URLs unchanged', () => {
+    expect(rewriteImageSrcForEditor('https://example.com/img.jpg'))
+      .to.equal('https://example.com/img.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves content.da.live URLs unchanged', () => {
+    expect(rewriteImageSrcForEditor('https://content.da.live/org/repo/img.jpg'))
+      .to.equal('https://content.da.live/org/repo/img.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves relative URLs unchanged', () => {
+    expect(rewriteImageSrcForEditor('/img/photo.jpg')).to.equal('/img/photo.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves malformed URLs unchanged', () => {
+    expect(rewriteImageSrcForEditor('not a url')).to.equal('not a url');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/index.test.js b/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/index.test.js
index abecf61e4..dcf5f95b1 100644
--- a/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/index.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/index.test.js
@@ -311,6 +311,32 @@ describe('prose/index initProse default export', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it('Image nodeView rewrites aem.page and aem.live srcs to preview.da.live', async () => {
+    const ydoc = new Y.Doc();
+    const provider = buildFakeWsProvider({ withSynced: false });
+    const wsPromise = Promise.resolve({ wsProvider: provider, ydoc });
+    Object.defineProperty(fakeContent, 'proseEl', {
+      configurable: true,
+      set(v) {
+        v.getRootNode = () => ({ host: document.createElement('div') });
+        this._proseEl = v;
+      },
+      get() { return this._proseEl; },
+    });
+    await initProse({ path: 'https://admin.da.live/source/o/r/p.html', permissions: ['read', 'write'], doc: null, daContent: fakeContent, wsPromise });
+
+    const { image: imageNodeView } = window.view.props.nodeViews;
+
+    const aemPage = imageNodeView({ attrs: { src: 'https://main--site--org.aem.page/img.jpg' } });
+    expect(aemPage.dom.src).to.equal('https://main--site--org.preview.da.live/img.jpg');
+
+    const aemLive = imageNodeView({ attrs: { src: 'https://main--site--org.aem.live/img.jpg' } });
+    expect(aemLive.dom.src).to.equal('https://main--site--org.preview.da.live/img.jpg');
+
+    const other = imageNodeView({ attrs: { src: 'https://example.com/img.jpg' } });
+    expect(other.dom.src).to.equal('https://example.com/img.jpg');
+  });
+
   it('Destroys an existing window.view before creating a new one', async () => {
     let destroyed = 0;
     window.view = { destroy: () => { destroyed += 1; } };
diff --git a/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/plugins/imageFocalPoint.test.js b/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/plugins/imageFocalPoint.test.js
index a72d5af4d..29281628e 100644
--- a/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/plugins/imageFocalPoint.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/blocks/edit/prose/plugins/imageFocalPoint.test.js
@@ -128,7 +128,35 @@ describe('imageFocalPoint Plugin', () => {
     expect(icon.classList.contains('focal-point-icon-active')).to.be.true;
   });
 
-  it('does not create node view for images outside table cells', () => {
+  it('rewrites aem.page and aem.live srcs to preview.da.live for table cell images', () => {
+    const plugin = imageFocalPoint();
+    const createNodeView = plugin.props.nodeViews.image;
+
+    const mockState = {
+      doc: {
+        resolve: () => ({
+          depth: 3,
+          node: (d) => {
+            if (d === 3) return { type: { name: 'table_cell' } };
+            if (d === 2) return { childCount: 1 };
+            if (d === 1) return { child: () => ({ child: () => ({ textContent: 'hero' }) }) };
+            return { type: { name: 'doc' } };
+          },
+          index: () => 0,
+        }),
+      },
+    };
+    const mockView = { state: mockState, dom: document.createElement('div') };
+    const getPos = () => 10;
+
+    const nodeView = createNodeView({ type: { name: 'image' }, attrs: { src: 'https://main--site--org.aem.page/img.jpg' } }, mockView, getPos);
+    expect(nodeView.dom.querySelector('img').src).to.equal('https://main--site--org.preview.da.live/img.jpg');
+
+    const nodeView2 = createNodeView({ type: { name: 'image' }, attrs: { src: 'https://main--site--org.aem.live/img.jpg' } }, mockView, getPos);
+    expect(nodeView2.dom.querySelector('img').src).to.equal('https://main--site--org.preview.da.live/img.jpg');
+  });
+
+  it('creates a plain image node view for images outside table cells', () => {
     const plugin = imageFocalPoint();
     const createNodeView = plugin.props.nodeViews.image;
 
@@ -144,8 +172,9 @@ describe('imageFocalPoint Plugin', () => {
     const mockView = { state: mockState, dom: document.createElement('div') };
     const getPos = () => 10;
 
-    const nodeView = createNodeView({}, mockView, getPos);
-    expect(nodeView).to.be.null;
+    const nodeView = createNodeView({ attrs: { src: 'https://example.com/img.jpg' } }, mockView, getPos);
+    expect(nodeView).to.not.be.null;
+    expect(nodeView.dom.tagName).to.equal('IMG');
   });
 
   it('updates node view correctly', async () => {