diff --git a/.changeset/bright-orcas-render.md b/.changeset/bright-orcas-render.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb85782f361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-orcas-render.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@moonshot-ai/pi-tui": patch
+---
+
+Recognize Orca terminals that advertise Kitty inline-image support.
diff --git a/.changeset/calm-images-display.md b/.changeset/calm-images-display.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..af84bdc46bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-images-display.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@moonshot-ai/kimi-code": patch
+---
+
+Display inline images when Orca explicitly advertises Kitty graphics support.
diff --git a/packages/pi-tui/src/terminal-image.ts b/packages/pi-tui/src/terminal-image.ts
index 9a72c493802..c79e22d9162 100644
--- a/packages/pi-tui/src/terminal-image.ts
+++ b/packages/pi-tui/src/terminal-image.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ function detectCapabilitiesFromEnvironment(tmuxForwardsHyperlink: () => boolean)
 		return { images: "kitty", trueColor: true, hyperlinks: true };
 	}
 
+	// Orca advertises Kitty graphics support through ORCA_IMAGE_PROTOCOL. Check it before
+	// outer-terminal detection because variables like KITTY_WINDOW_ID can leak into its panes.
+	if (termProgram === "orca" && process.env['ORCA_IMAGE_PROTOCOL'] === "kitty") {
+		return { images: "kitty", trueColor: true, hyperlinks: true };
+	}
+
 	if (process.env['KITTY_WINDOW_ID'] || termProgram === "kitty") {
 		return { images: "kitty", trueColor: true, hyperlinks: true };
 	}
diff --git a/packages/pi-tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts b/packages/pi-tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts
index 6fd05f43dfc..1554b89221a 100644
--- a/packages/pi-tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pi-tui/test/terminal-image.test.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { visibleWidth } from "../src/utils.ts";
 const ENV_KEYS = [
 	"TERM",
 	"TERM_PROGRAM",
+	"ORCA_IMAGE_PROTOCOL",
 	"TERMINAL_EMULATOR",
 	"COLORTERM",
 	"TMUX",
@@ -343,6 +344,21 @@ describe("detectCapabilities", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	it("keeps images disabled for Orca without an image capability signal", () => {
+		withEnv({ TERM_PROGRAM: "Orca" }, () => {
+			assert.strictEqual(detectCapabilities().images, null);
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("enables images and hyperlinks for Orca advertising Kitty support", () => {
+		withEnv({ TERM_PROGRAM: "Orca", ORCA_IMAGE_PROTOCOL: "kitty" }, () => {
+			const caps = detectCapabilities();
+			assert.strictEqual(caps.images, "kitty");
+			assert.strictEqual(caps.trueColor, true);
+			assert.strictEqual(caps.hyperlinks, true);
+		});
+	});
+
 	it("enables hyperlinks for Ghostty", () => {
 		withEnv({ TERM_PROGRAM: "ghostty" }, () => {
 			const caps = detectCapabilities();