diff --git a/lib/volumen/admin_routes.rb b/lib/volumen/admin_routes.rb
index 5d1708e..59a555c 100644
--- a/lib/volumen/admin_routes.rb
+++ b/lib/volumen/admin_routes.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ module Volumen
           halt(413, json("error" => "file_too_large", "max_bytes" => Server::MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES))
         end
 
+        content_type_str = upload[:type].to_s.split(";").first.to_s.strip.downcase
+        unless Server::ALLOWED_UPLOAD_TYPES.include?(content_type_str)
+          halt(415, json("error" => "unsupported_media_type",
+                        "allowed" => Server::ALLOWED_UPLOAD_TYPES))
+        end
+
         json("url" => store.store_upload(upload[:filename], upload[:tempfile]))
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/volumen/server.rb b/lib/volumen/server.rb
index 8d252dd..d9d4c0b 100644
--- a/lib/volumen/server.rb
+++ b/lib/volumen/server.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ module Volumen
     MAX_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS = 10
     LOGIN_WINDOW = 60 # seconds
     MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024 # 10 MB
+    ALLOWED_UPLOAD_TYPES = %w[
+      image/jpeg image/png image/gif image/webp image/avif image/svg+xml
+    ].freeze
     SLUG_REGEX = /\A[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9._-]*[a-z0-9])?\z/
 
     register ApiRoutes
diff --git a/test/admin_test.rb b/test/admin_test.rb
index 9fe2c2e..f342129 100644
--- a/test/admin_test.rb
+++ b/test/admin_test.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ class AdminTest < Minitest::Test
     assert_equal 403, last_response.status
   end
 
+  def test_upload_rejects_unsupported_media_type
+    login
+    get "/admin/posts/new"
+    token = csrf(last_response.body)
+    txt_path = File.join(@dir, "readme.txt")
+    File.binwrite(txt_path, "hello")
+    post "/admin/uploads",
+         "_csrf" => token,
+         "file" => Rack::Test::UploadedFile.new(txt_path, "text/plain")
+    assert_equal 415, last_response.status
+    assert_equal "unsupported_media_type", JSON.parse(last_response.body)["error"]
+  end
+
   def test_upload_rejects_file_too_large
     login
     get "/admin/posts/new"