diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index f1f1d8dcaf..09ee32a127 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Features ✨:
  -
 
 Improvements 🙌:
- -
+ - Open image from URL Preview (#2705)
 
 Bugfix 🐛:
  - Duplicate thumbs | Mobile reactions for 👍 and 👎 are not the same as web (#2776)
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailFragment.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailFragment.kt
index 2d2059377c..aeb1c30f4b 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailFragment.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailFragment.kt
@@ -1687,6 +1687,10 @@ class RoomDetailFragment @Inject constructor(
         roomDetailViewModel.handle(RoomDetailAction.DoNotShowPreviewUrlFor(eventId, url))
     }
 
+    override fun onPreviewUrlImageClicked(sharedView: View?, mxcUrl: String?, title: String?) {
+        navigator.openBigImageViewer(requireActivity(), sharedView, mxcUrl, title)
+    }
+
     private fun onShareActionClicked(action: EventSharedAction.Share) {
         if (action.messageContent is MessageTextContent) {
             shareText(requireContext(), action.messageContent.body)
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/TimelineEventController.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/TimelineEventController.kt
index ba3ffe3174..1e108a2062 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/TimelineEventController.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/TimelineEventController.kt
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class TimelineEventController @Inject constructor(private val dateFormatter: Vec
     interface PreviewUrlCallback {
         fun onPreviewUrlClicked(url: String)
         fun onPreviewUrlCloseClicked(eventId: String, url: String)
+        fun onPreviewUrlImageClicked(sharedView: View?, mxcUrl: String?, title: String?)
     }
 
     // Map eventId to adapter position
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/url/PreviewUrlView.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/url/PreviewUrlView.kt
index a36b1281ba..0acf704595 100755
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/url/PreviewUrlView.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/url/PreviewUrlView.kt
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ class PreviewUrlView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    private fun onImageClick() {
+        when (val finalState = state) {
+            is PreviewUrlUiState.Data -> {
+                delegate?.onPreviewUrlImageClicked(
+                        sharedView = views.urlPreviewImage,
+                        mxcUrl = finalState.previewUrlData.mxcUrl,
+                        title = finalState.previewUrlData.title
+                )
+            }
+            else                      -> Unit
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun onCloseClick() {
         when (val finalState = state) {
             is PreviewUrlUiState.Data -> delegate?.onPreviewUrlCloseClicked(finalState.eventId, finalState.url)
@@ -94,6 +107,7 @@ class PreviewUrlView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         views = UrlPreviewBinding.bind(this)
 
         setOnClickListener(this)
+        views.urlPreviewImage.setOnClickListener { onImageClick() }
         views.urlPreviewClose.setOnClickListener { onCloseClick() }
     }
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/navigation/DefaultNavigator.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/navigation/DefaultNavigator.kt
index c32b5626be..43a3f748a5 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/navigation/DefaultNavigator.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/navigation/DefaultNavigator.kt
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.thirdparty.RoomDirectoryDat
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.terms.TermsService
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.widgets.model.Widget
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.widgets.model.WidgetType
-import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.MatrixItem
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Singleton
 
@@ -256,11 +255,11 @@ class DefaultNavigator @Inject constructor(
         context.startActivity(RoomProfileActivity.newIntent(context, roomId, directAccess))
     }
 
-    override fun openBigImageViewer(activity: Activity, sharedElement: View?, matrixItem: MatrixItem) {
-        matrixItem.avatarUrl
+    override fun openBigImageViewer(activity: Activity, sharedElement: View?, mxcUrl: String?, title: String?) {
+        mxcUrl
                 ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
                 ?.let { avatarUrl ->
-                    val intent = BigImageViewerActivity.newIntent(activity, matrixItem.getBestName(), avatarUrl)
+                    val intent = BigImageViewerActivity.newIntent(activity, title, avatarUrl)
                     val options = sharedElement?.let {
                         ActivityOptionsCompat.makeSceneTransitionAnimation(activity, it, ViewCompat.getTransitionName(it) ?: "")
                     }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/navigation/Navigator.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/navigation/Navigator.kt
index 504fccb63a..dda071795b 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/navigation/Navigator.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/navigation/Navigator.kt
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ interface Navigator {
 
     fun openRoomProfile(context: Context, roomId: String, directAccess: Int? = null)
 
-    fun openBigImageViewer(activity: Activity, sharedElement: View?, matrixItem: MatrixItem)
+    fun openBigImageViewer(activity: Activity, sharedElement: View?, matrixItem: MatrixItem) {
+        openBigImageViewer(activity, sharedElement, matrixItem.avatarUrl, matrixItem.getBestName())
+    }
+
+    fun openBigImageViewer(activity: Activity, sharedElement: View?, mxcUrl: String?, title: String?)
 
     fun openPinCode(context: Context,
                     activityResultLauncher: ActivityResultLauncher<Intent>,