diff --git a/packages/web/src/utils/imageActions.test.ts b/packages/web/src/utils/imageActions.test.ts
index 10d2296d..bffb7394 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utils/imageActions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/utils/imageActions.test.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ describe('copyImageToClipboard', () => {
     expect(clipboardItem).toBeInstanceOf(ClipboardItem);
   });
 
+  it('copies GIF URLs as text to preserve animation', async () => {
+    const mockWriteText = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    Object.assign(navigator, {
+      clipboard: { write: vi.fn(), writeText: mockWriteText },
+    });
+    const mockAddToast = vi.fn();
+    vi.mocked(useUIStore.getState).mockReturnValue({ addToast: mockAddToast } as any);
+
+    await copyImageToClipboard('https://media.tenor.com/abc/tenor.gif');
+
+    expect(mockWriteText).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://media.tenor.com/abc/tenor.gif');
+    expect(mockAddToast).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Copied GIF link', 'success', 3000);
+  });
+
   it('falls back to copying URL as text on failure and shows toast', async () => {
     vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch').mockRejectedValue(new TypeError('CORS'));
     const mockWriteText = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
diff --git a/packages/web/src/utils/imageActions.ts b/packages/web/src/utils/imageActions.ts
index 199179e7..b0276b16 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/utils/imageActions.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/utils/imageActions.ts
@@ -27,21 +27,31 @@ export async function saveImage(url: string, filename?: string): Promise<void> {
 
 /**
  * Copies an image to the clipboard as PNG.
+ * GIFs are copied as URL text to preserve animation (PNG conversion strips it).
  * Falls back to copying the URL as text if CORS or clipboard API blocks it.
  */
 export async function copyImageToClipboard(url: string): Promise<void> {
+  // GIFs lose animation when converted to PNG — copy the URL instead
+  if (isGifUrl(url)) {
+    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
+    useUIStore.getState().addToast('Copied GIF link', 'success', 3000);
+    return;
+  }
+
   try {
     const res = await fetch(url);
     if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
     const blob = await res.blob();
-    let pngBlob: Blob;
 
-    if (blob.type === 'image/png') {
-      pngBlob = blob;
-    } else {
-      pngBlob = await convertToPng(blob);
+    // If the server returned a GIF despite the URL not ending in .gif
+    if (blob.type === 'image/gif') {
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
+      useUIStore.getState().addToast('Copied GIF link', 'success', 3000);
+      return;
     }
 
+    const pngBlob = blob.type === 'image/png' ? blob : await convertToPng(blob);
+
     await navigator.clipboard.write([
       new ClipboardItem({ 'image/png': pngBlob }),
     ]);
@@ -51,6 +61,15 @@ export async function copyImageToClipboard(url: string): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+/** Checks if a URL points to a GIF by extension or known GIF CDN patterns. */
+function isGifUrl(url: string): boolean {
+  const path = url.split('?')[0]?.toLowerCase() ?? '';
+  if (path.endsWith('.gif')) return true;
+  // Tenor and Klipy serve GIFs even without .gif extension
+  if (/media\.tenor\.com|static\.klipy\.com/.test(url)) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
 /** Draws a blob onto an offscreen canvas and exports as PNG. */
 function convertToPng(blob: Blob): Promise<Blob> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {