diff --git a/src/api/boardApi.js b/src/api/boardApi.js
index ef0b725..bc68a89 100644
--- a/src/api/boardApi.js
+++ b/src/api/boardApi.js
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ export const boardApi = {
   remove(id) {
     return http.delete(`/board/posts/${id}`)
   },
+  // 본문 인라인 이미지 업로드(서버 DB 저장) → { url } (예: /api/images/123)
+  uploadImage(blob) {
+    const fd = new FormData()
+    fd.append('image', blob, 'image.jpg')
+    return http.post('/board/images', fd, {
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data' },
+      timeout: 30000,
+    })
+  },
   tags() {
     return http.get('/board/tags')
   },
diff --git a/src/components/editor/MarkdownEditor.vue b/src/components/editor/MarkdownEditor.vue
index e49f48a..7bf94e8 100644
--- a/src/components/editor/MarkdownEditor.vue
+++ b/src/components/editor/MarkdownEditor.vue
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'prismjs/themes/prism-tomorrow.css'
 import '@toast-ui/editor-plugin-code-syntax-highlight/dist/toastui-editor-plugin-code-syntax-highlight.css'
 import MarkdownViewer from '@/components/editor/MarkdownViewer.vue'
 import { imageToBlob } from '@/utils/receiptOcr'
+import { boardApi } from '@/api/boardApi'
 
 const props = defineProps({
   modelValue: { type: String, default: '' },
@@ -104,32 +105,37 @@ function insertLink() {
   })
 }
 
-// 이미지: 파일 선택 → 리사이즈/압축(JPEG) → base64 임베드 (웹 에디터와 동일하게 본문에 포함, 별도 서버 저장 없음)
+// 이미지: 파일 → 리사이즈/압축(JPEG) → 서버 업로드(DB 저장) → 본문엔 /api/images/{id} URL 만 삽입
 const imgInput = ref(null)
 const imgBusy = ref(false)
+const imgMsg = ref('')
+let imgMsgTimer = null
+function flashImgMsg(msg) {
+  imgMsg.value = msg
+  if (imgMsgTimer) clearTimeout(imgMsgTimer)
+  imgMsgTimer = setTimeout(() => (imgMsg.value = ''), 4000)
+}
 function pickImage() {
   imgInput.value?.click()
 }
-function blobToDataUrl(blob) {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const r = new FileReader()
-    r.onload = () => resolve(r.result)
-    r.onerror = reject
-    r.readAsDataURL(blob)
-  })
+// 압축 후 업로드 → URL 반환 (PC textarea·Toast UI 공용)
+async function uploadCompressed(fileOrBlob) {
+  const blob = await imageToBlob(fileOrBlob, 1280) // 긴 변 1280px, JPEG 0.85
+  const { url } = await boardApi.uploadImage(blob)
+  return url
 }
 async function onImagePick(e) {
   const file = e.target.files?.[0]
   e.target.value = ''
   if (!file) return
   imgBusy.value = true
+  imgMsg.value = '이미지 업로드 중…'
   try {
-    const blob = await imageToBlob(file, 1280) // 긴 변 1280px, JPEG 0.85 압축
-    const dataUrl = await blobToDataUrl(blob)
+    const url = await uploadCompressed(file)
     const ta = taRef.value
     const s = ta ? ta.selectionStart : text.value.length
     const alt = file.name.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '')
-    const md = `![${alt}](${dataUrl})`
+    const md = `![${alt}](${url})`
     text.value = text.value.slice(0, s) + md + text.value.slice(s)
     nextTick(() => {
       if (!ta) return
@@ -137,8 +143,9 @@ async function onImagePick(e) {
       const pos = s + md.length
       ta.setSelectionRange(pos, pos)
     })
-  } catch {
-    /* 이미지 처리 실패 무시 */
+    imgMsg.value = ''
+  } catch (err) {
+    flashImgMsg(err?.response?.data?.message || '이미지 업로드에 실패했습니다.')
   } finally {
     imgBusy.value = false
   }
@@ -167,6 +174,18 @@ onMounted(() => {
         emit('update:modelValue', lastEmitted)
       },
     },
+    hooks: {
+      // 이미지 추가 시 base64 대신 서버 업로드 → URL 삽입
+      addImageBlobHook: async (blob, callback) => {
+        try {
+          const url = await uploadCompressed(blob)
+          callback(url, '')
+        } catch {
+          /* 업로드 실패 시 미삽입 */
+        }
+        return false
+      },
+    },
   })
 })
 
@@ -216,6 +235,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
         <button type="button" title="구분선" @click="insertBlock('---')">―</button>
         <input ref="imgInput" type="file" accept="image/*" hidden @change="onImagePick" />
       </div>
+      <p v-if="imgMsg" class="mde-imgmsg">{{ imgMsg }}</p>
       <textarea
         ref="taRef"
         v-model="text"
@@ -298,6 +318,14 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   margin: 0 0.25rem;
   background: var(--color-border);
 }
+.mde-imgmsg {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: hsla(160, 100%, 32%, 1);
+  background: hsla(160, 100%, 37%, 0.08);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
 .mde-textarea {
   display: block;
   width: 100%;