diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/ImageEmbed.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/ImageEmbed.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..679d14e2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/ImageEmbed.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import {InteractionManager, View} from 'react-native'
+import {MeasuredDimensions, runOnJS, runOnUI} from 'react-native-reanimated'
+import {Image} from 'expo-image'
+
+import {HandleRef, measureHandle} from '#/lib/hooks/useHandleRef'
+import {useLightboxControls} from '#/state/lightbox'
+import {Dimensions} from '#/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/@types'
+import {AutoSizedImage} from '#/view/com/util/images/AutoSizedImage'
+import {ImageLayoutGrid} from '#/view/com/util/images/ImageLayoutGrid'
+import {PostEmbedViewContext} from '#/view/com/util/post-embeds/types'
+import {atoms as a} from '#/alf'
+import {EmbedType} from '#/types/bsky/post'
+import {CommonProps} from './types'
+
+export function ImageEmbed({
+  embed,
+  ...rest
+}: CommonProps & {
+  embed: EmbedType<'images'>
+}) {
+  const {openLightbox} = useLightboxControls()
+  const {images} = embed.view
+
+  if (images.length > 0) {
+    const items = images.map(img => ({
+      uri: img.fullsize,
+      thumbUri: img.thumb,
+      alt: img.alt,
+      dimensions: img.aspectRatio ?? null,
+    }))
+    const _openLightbox = (
+      index: number,
+      thumbRects: (MeasuredDimensions | null)[],
+      fetchedDims: (Dimensions | null)[],
+    ) => {
+      openLightbox({
+        images: items.map((item, i) => ({
+          ...item,
+          thumbRect: thumbRects[i] ?? null,
+          thumbDimensions: fetchedDims[i] ?? null,
+          type: 'image',
+        })),
+        index,
+      })
+    }
+    const onPress = (
+      index: number,
+      refs: HandleRef[],
+      fetchedDims: (Dimensions | null)[],
+    ) => {
+      const handles = refs.map(r => r.current)
+      runOnUI(() => {
+        'worklet'
+        const rects = handles.map(measureHandle)
+        runOnJS(_openLightbox)(index, rects, fetchedDims)
+      })()
+    }
+    const onPressIn = (_: number) => {
+      InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
+        Image.prefetch(items.map(i => i.uri))
+      })
+    }
+
+    if (images.length === 1) {
+      const image = images[0]
+      return (
+        <View style={[a.mt_sm, rest.style]}>
+          <AutoSizedImage
+            crop={
+              rest.viewContext === PostEmbedViewContext.ThreadHighlighted
+                ? 'none'
+                : rest.viewContext ===
+                  PostEmbedViewContext.FeedEmbedRecordWithMedia
+                ? 'square'
+                : 'constrained'
+            }
+            image={image}
+            onPress={(containerRef, dims) => onPress(0, [containerRef], [dims])}
+            onPressIn={() => onPressIn(0)}
+            hideBadge={
+              rest.viewContext === PostEmbedViewContext.FeedEmbedRecordWithMedia
+            }
+          />
+        </View>
+      )
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <View style={[a.mt_sm, rest.style]}>
+        <ImageLayoutGrid
+          images={images}
+          onPress={onPress}
+          onPressIn={onPressIn}
+          viewContext={rest.viewContext}
+        />
+      </View>
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx b/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx
index 98d7de1ffd..d136494fc2 100644
--- a/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Post/Embed/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import {InteractionManager, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
-import {MeasuredDimensions, runOnJS, runOnUI} from 'react-native-reanimated'
-import {Image} from 'expo-image'
+import {StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native'
 import {
   $Typed,
   AppBskyFeedDefs,
@@ -13,17 +11,12 @@ import {
 import {Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
-import {HandleRef, measureHandle} from '#/lib/hooks/useHandleRef'
 import {usePalette} from '#/lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {InfoCircleIcon} from '#/lib/icons'
 import {makeProfileLink} from '#/lib/routes/links'
-import {useLightboxControls} from '#/state/lightbox'
 import {useModerationOpts} from '#/state/preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {unstableCacheProfileView} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
-import {Dimensions} from '#/view/com/lightbox/ImageViewing/@types'
-import {AutoSizedImage} from '#/view/com/util/images/AutoSizedImage'
-import {ImageLayoutGrid} from '#/view/com/util/images/ImageLayoutGrid'
 import {Link} from '#/view/com/util/Link'
 import {ExternalLinkEmbed} from '#/view/com/util/post-embeds/ExternalLinkEmbed'
 import {
@@ -42,6 +35,7 @@ import {SubtleWebHover} from '#/components/SubtleWebHover'
 import * as bsky from '#/types/bsky'
 import {Embed as TEmbed, EmbedType, parseEmbed} from '#/types/bsky/post'
 import {FeedEmbed} from './FeedEmbed'
+import {ImageEmbed} from './ImageEmbed'
 import {ListEmbed} from './ListEmbed'
 import {CommonProps, EmbedProps} from './types'
 
@@ -88,7 +82,7 @@ function MediaEmbed({
     case 'images': {
       return (
         <ContentHider modui={rest.moderation?.ui('contentMedia')}>
-          <ImagesEmbed embed={embed} {...rest} />
+          <ImageEmbed embed={embed} {...rest} />
         </ContentHider>
       )
     }
@@ -180,92 +174,6 @@ function RecordEmbed({
   }
 }
 
-export function ImagesEmbed({
-  embed,
-  ...rest
-}: CommonProps & {
-  embed: EmbedType<'images'>
-}) {
-  const {openLightbox} = useLightboxControls()
-  const {images} = embed.view
-
-  if (images.length > 0) {
-    const items = images.map(img => ({
-      uri: img.fullsize,
-      thumbUri: img.thumb,
-      alt: img.alt,
-      dimensions: img.aspectRatio ?? null,
-    }))
-    const _openLightbox = (
-      index: number,
-      thumbRects: (MeasuredDimensions | null)[],
-      fetchedDims: (Dimensions | null)[],
-    ) => {
-      openLightbox({
-        images: items.map((item, i) => ({
-          ...item,
-          thumbRect: thumbRects[i] ?? null,
-          thumbDimensions: fetchedDims[i] ?? null,
-          type: 'image',
-        })),
-        index,
-      })
-    }
-    const onPress = (
-      index: number,
-      refs: HandleRef[],
-      fetchedDims: (Dimensions | null)[],
-    ) => {
-      const handles = refs.map(r => r.current)
-      runOnUI(() => {
-        'worklet'
-        const rects = handles.map(measureHandle)
-        runOnJS(_openLightbox)(index, rects, fetchedDims)
-      })()
-    }
-    const onPressIn = (_: number) => {
-      InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => {
-        Image.prefetch(items.map(i => i.uri))
-      })
-    }
-
-    if (images.length === 1) {
-      const image = images[0]
-      return (
-        <View style={[a.mt_sm, rest.style]}>
-          <AutoSizedImage
-            crop={
-              rest.viewContext === PostEmbedViewContext.ThreadHighlighted
-                ? 'none'
-                : rest.viewContext ===
-                  PostEmbedViewContext.FeedEmbedRecordWithMedia
-                ? 'square'
-                : 'constrained'
-            }
-            image={image}
-            onPress={(containerRef, dims) => onPress(0, [containerRef], [dims])}
-            onPressIn={() => onPressIn(0)}
-            hideBadge={
-              rest.viewContext === PostEmbedViewContext.FeedEmbedRecordWithMedia
-            }
-          />
-        </View>
-      )
-    }
-
-    return (
-      <View style={[a.mt_sm, rest.style]}>
-        <ImageLayoutGrid
-          images={images}
-          onPress={onPress}
-          onPressIn={onPressIn}
-          viewContext={rest.viewContext}
-        />
-      </View>
-    )
-  }
-}
-
 export function PostBlockedEmbed() {
   const t = useTheme()
   const pal = usePalette('default')