diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index 768975dacb..3f0f8d13e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -1231,7 +1231,19 @@
 			const { query, files: eventFiles } = $desktopEvent;
 			desktopEvent.set(null);
 
-			// TODO: handle eventFiles (attach to chat)
+			// Attach screenshot images from desktop (e.g. Spotlight region capture)
+			if (eventFiles?.length) {
+				for (const ef of eventFiles) {
+					files = [
+						...files,
+						{
+							type: 'image',
+							url: ef.dataUrl,
+							name: ef.name
+						}
+					];
+				}
+			}
 
 			if (query) {
 				messageInput?.setText(query);
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 0f032c6642..b028236533 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -711,8 +711,8 @@
 			await goto(event.data.path);
 			return;
 		}
-		if (event.type === 'query' && event.data?.query) {
-			desktopEvent.set({ query: event.data.query });
+		if (event.type === 'query' && (event.data?.query || event.data?.files?.length)) {
+			desktopEvent.set({ query: event.data.query, files: event.data.files });
 			await goto('/');
 			return;
 		}