diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py
index a6d9323d32..58cdcdc661 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ from open_webui.models.messages import (
 )
 
 
+from open_webui.utils.files import get_image_base64_from_file_id
+
 from open_webui.config import ENABLE_ADMIN_CHAT_ACCESS, ENABLE_ADMIN_EXPORT
 from open_webui.constants import ERROR_MESSAGES
 from open_webui.env import SRC_LOG_LEVELS
@@ -915,6 +917,10 @@ async def model_response_handler(request, channel, message, user):
                     for file in thread_message_files:
                         if file.get("type", "") == "image":
                             images.append(file.get("url", ""))
+                        elif file.get("content_type", "").startswith("image/"):
+                            image = get_image_base64_from_file_id(file.get("id", ""))
+                            if image:
+                                images.append(image)
 
                 thread_history_string = "\n\n".join(thread_history)
                 system_message = {
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/files.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/files.py
index 4f9564b7d4..cd94a41144 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/files.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/files.py
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ from fastapi import (
     Request,
     UploadFile,
 )
+from typing import Optional
+from pathlib import Path
 
+from open_webui.storage.provider import Storage
+from open_webui.models.files import Files
 from open_webui.routers.files import upload_file_handler
 
 import mimetypes
@@ -113,3 +117,26 @@ def get_file_url_from_base64(request, base64_file_string, metadata, user):
     elif "data:audio/wav;base64" in base64_file_string:
         return get_audio_url_from_base64(request, base64_file_string, metadata, user)
     return None
+
+
+def get_image_base64_from_file_id(id: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    file = Files.get_file_by_id(id)
+    if not file:
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        file_path = Storage.get_file(file.path)
+        file_path = Path(file_path)
+
+        # Check if the file already exists in the cache
+        if file_path.is_file():
+            import base64
+
+            with open(file_path, "rb") as image_file:
+                encoded_string = base64.b64encode(image_file.read()).decode("utf-8")
+                content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(file_path.name)
+                return f"data:{content_type};base64,{encoded_string}"
+        else:
+            return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        return None