Image thumbnails not showing in chat

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Problem: If I copy and paste an image in chat field, it’s not showing the thumbnail. But when I submit the message, it’ll show it. If I click the “Upload image” icon to upload, it doesn’t show the thumbnail either. On that note, tapping the X to delete the thumbnail doesn’t always work.

Steps to Reproduce

Grab any image and copy and paste it into the chat or upload an image.

Expected Behavior

Show a thumbnail no matter how many times you upload one.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 2.0.43 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 8e4da76ad196925accaa169efcae28c45454cce0
Date: 2025-10-30T18:49:27.589Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

For AI issues: which model did you use?

Sonnet 4.5 thinking

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

Hey, thanks for the report! I can’t reproduce this on my end with the same version (2.0.43).

Could you try the following steps:

  • Fully restart Cursor
  • Try in a fresh chat window
  • Check if any system accessibility tools or clipboard managers are running that might interfere

If it persists, please share:

  • A screen recording showing the issue
  • Any errors in Help → Toggle Developer Tools → Console when you paste/upload an image

This will help us understand what might be specific to your setup.

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