diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoContent/EmbeddedContent/EmbeddedMemo.tsx b/web/src/components/MemoContent/EmbeddedContent/EmbeddedMemo.tsx
index 90b23d32a7fc6..19595bfff7f56 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MemoContent/EmbeddedContent/EmbeddedMemo.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoContent/EmbeddedContent/EmbeddedMemo.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const EmbeddedMemo = observer(({ resourceId: uid, params: paramsStr }: Props) =>
         nodes={memo.nodes}
         embeddedMemos={context.embeddedMemos}
       />
-      <MemoResourceListView resources={memo.resources} />
+      <MemoResourceListView memo={memo} resources={memo.resources} noThumbnailForEmbedded />
     </>
   );
   if (inlineMode) {
diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoContent/EmbeddedContent/EmbeddedResource.tsx b/web/src/components/MemoContent/EmbeddedContent/EmbeddedResource.tsx
index 3690a11367be7..e33c2047a8c35 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MemoContent/EmbeddedContent/EmbeddedResource.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoContent/EmbeddedContent/EmbeddedResource.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ interface Props {
 
 const getAdditionalClassNameWithParams = (params: URLSearchParams) => {
   const additionalClassNames = [];
+  if (params.has("inline")) {
+    additionalClassNames.push("inline-block");
+  }
   if (params.has("align")) {
     const align = params.get("align");
     if (align === "center") {
@@ -38,7 +41,8 @@ const getAdditionalClassNameWithParams = (params: URLSearchParams) => {
 
 const EmbeddedResource = observer(({ resourceId: uid, params: paramsStr }: Props) => {
   const loadingState = useLoading();
-  const resource = resourceStore.getResourceByName(uid);
+  const resourceStore = useResourceStore();
+  const resource = resourceStore.getResourceByName(`resources/${uid}`);
   const params = new URLSearchParams(paramsStr);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ const EmbeddedResource = observer(({ resourceId: uid, params: paramsStr }: Props
 
   return (
     <div className={cn("max-w-full", getAdditionalClassNameWithParams(params))}>
-      <MemoResourceListView resources={[resource]} />
+      <MemoResourceListView resources={[resource]} allowFullWidth={params.has("inline")} />
     </div>
   );
 });
diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoContent/ReferencedContent/ReferencedResource.tsx b/web/src/components/MemoContent/ReferencedContent/ReferencedResource.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..029ad9851a0f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoContent/ReferencedContent/ReferencedResource.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import EmbeddedResource from "../EmbeddedContent/EmbeddedResource";
+
+interface Props {
+  resourceId: string;
+  params: string;
+}
+
+const ReferencedResource = ({ resourceId: uid, params }: Props) => {
+  return <EmbeddedResource resourceId={uid} params={`inline&${params}`} />;
+};
+
+export default ReferencedResource;
diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoContent/ReferencedContent/index.tsx b/web/src/components/MemoContent/ReferencedContent/index.tsx
index 374aec2d13caa..33b4b43519087 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MemoContent/ReferencedContent/index.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoContent/ReferencedContent/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Error from "./Error";
 import ReferencedMemo from "./ReferencedMemo";
+import ReferencedResource from "./ReferencedResource";
 
 interface Props {
   resourceName: string;
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ const ReferencedContent = ({ resourceName, params }: Props) => {
   if (resourceType === "memos") {
     return <ReferencedMemo resourceId={resourceId} params={params} />;
   }
+  if (resourceType === "resources") {
+    return <ReferencedResource resourceId={resourceId} params={params} />;
+  }
   return <Error message={`Unknown resource: ${resourceName}`} />;
 };
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoEditor/ResourceListView.tsx b/web/src/components/MemoEditor/ResourceListView.tsx
index 4d35c14001ff1..25421924a2a01 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MemoEditor/ResourceListView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoEditor/ResourceListView.tsx
@@ -2,19 +2,30 @@ import { DndContext, closestCenter, MouseSensor, TouchSensor, useSensor, useSens
 import { arrayMove, SortableContext, verticalListSortingStrategy } from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
 import { XIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import { Resource } from "@/types/proto/api/v1/resource_service";
+import { useTranslate } from "@/utils/i18n";
+import { getResourceUrl } from "@/utils/resource";
 import ResourceIcon from "../ResourceIcon";
 import SortableItem from "./SortableItem";
 
 interface Props {
   resourceList: Resource[];
   setResourceList: (resourceList: Resource[]) => void;
+  checkIfSafeToDeleteResource?: (resource: Resource) => boolean;
 }
 
 const ResourceListView = (props: Props) => {
-  const { resourceList, setResourceList } = props;
+  const { resourceList, setResourceList, checkIfSafeToDeleteResource } = props;
   const sensors = useSensors(useSensor(MouseSensor), useSensor(TouchSensor));
+  const t = useTranslate();
 
   const handleDeleteResource = async (name: string) => {
+    if (
+      typeof checkIfSafeToDeleteResource === "function" &&
+      !checkIfSafeToDeleteResource(resourceList.find((resource) => resource.name === name)!)
+    ) {
+      const confirmationText = t("resource.delete-confirm-referenced");
+      if (!window.confirm(confirmationText)) return;
+    }
     setResourceList(resourceList.filter((resource) => resource.name !== name));
   };
 
@@ -42,7 +53,14 @@ const ResourceListView = (props: Props) => {
                 >
                   <SortableItem id={resource.name} className="flex flex-row justify-start items-center gap-x-1">
                     <ResourceIcon resource={resource} className="!w-4 !h-4 !opacity-100" />
-                    <span className="text-sm max-w-[8rem] truncate">{resource.filename}</span>
+                    <a
+                      className="text-sm max-w-[8rem] truncate"
+                      href={getResourceUrl(resource)}
+                      target="_blank"
+                      onPointerDown={preventLinkOpen}
+                    >
+                      {resource.filename}
+                    </a>
                   </SortableItem>
                   <button className="shrink-0" onClick={() => handleDeleteResource(resource.name)}>
                     <XIcon className="w-4 h-auto cursor-pointer opacity-60 hover:opacity-100" />
@@ -57,4 +75,25 @@ const ResourceListView = (props: Props) => {
   );
 };
 
+const preventLinkOpen: React.PointerEventHandler = (e) => {
+  if (e.pointerType === "mouse" && (e.button !== 0 || e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey)) return;
+
+  const pointerId = e.pointerId;
+  const target = e.currentTarget;
+  const href = target.getAttribute("href");
+  if (!href) return;
+
+  function reset(ev: PointerEvent) {
+    if (ev.pointerId !== pointerId) return;
+
+    ev.preventDefault();
+    setTimeout(() => target.setAttribute("href", href!), 100);
+    window.removeEventListener("pointerup", reset, true);
+    window.removeEventListener("pointercancel", reset, true);
+  }
+  target.removeAttribute("href");
+  window.addEventListener("pointerup", reset, true);
+  window.addEventListener("pointercancel", reset, true);
+};
+
 export default ResourceListView;
diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoEditor/handlers.ts b/web/src/components/MemoEditor/handlers.ts
index 2e0c2bb20ab52..b8e04f701b858 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MemoEditor/handlers.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoEditor/handlers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Resource } from "@/types/proto/api/v1/resource_service";
 import { EditorRefActions } from "./Editor";
 
 export const handleEditorKeydownWithMarkdownShortcuts = (event: React.KeyboardEvent, editorRef: EditorRefActions) => {
@@ -50,3 +51,45 @@ const styleHighlightedText = (editor: EditorRefActions, delimiter: string) => {
     editor.setCursorPosition(cursorPosition + delimiter.length, cursorPosition + delimiter.length + selectedContent.length);
   }
 };
+
+export function insertResourceText(editor: EditorRefActions, resources: Resource[], placeholder: string) {
+  if (!placeholder) return;
+
+  let text = editor.getContent();
+  const pos = text.indexOf(placeholder);
+  if (pos === -1) return;
+
+  const insertingParts: string[] = [];
+  for (const res of resources) {
+    insertingParts.push(`[[${res.name}?name=${encodeURIComponent(res.filename)}]]`);
+
+    // -----
+    // or create a normal Markdown?
+
+    // const isImage = String(res.type).startsWith("image/");
+    // const title = res.filename;
+    // const url = getResourceUrl(res);
+
+    // let part = `[${title}](${url})`;
+    // if (isImage) part = `!${part}`;
+
+    // insertingParts.push(part);
+  }
+  const inserting = insertingParts.join(" ");
+
+  // compute new cursorPos
+  let cursorPos = editor.getCursorPosition();
+  let selectionLength = 0;
+
+  if (cursorPos > pos + placeholder.length) {
+    cursorPos += inserting.length - placeholder.length;
+  } else if (cursorPos >= pos) {
+    cursorPos = pos;
+    selectionLength = inserting.length;
+  }
+
+  text = text.slice(0, pos) + inserting + text.slice(pos + placeholder.length);
+
+  editor.setContent(text);
+  editor.setCursorPosition(cursorPos, cursorPos + selectionLength);
+}
diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoEditor/index.tsx b/web/src/components/MemoEditor/index.tsx
index b18301cd503a0..53ed431ad0a4a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MemoEditor/index.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoEditor/index.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { Resource } from "@/types/proto/api/v1/resource_service";
 import { UserSetting } from "@/types/proto/api/v1/user_service";
 import { useTranslate } from "@/utils/i18n";
 import { convertVisibilityFromString, convertVisibilityToString } from "@/utils/memo";
+import { isResourceEmbeddedInContent } from "@/utils/resource";
 import VisibilityIcon from "../VisibilityIcon";
 import AddMemoRelationPopover from "./ActionButton/AddMemoRelationPopover";
 import LocationSelector from "./ActionButton/LocationSelector";
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import UploadResourceButton from "./ActionButton/UploadResourceButton";
 import Editor, { EditorRefActions } from "./Editor";
 import RelationListView from "./RelationListView";
 import ResourceListView from "./ResourceListView";
-import { handleEditorKeydownWithMarkdownShortcuts, hyperlinkHighlightedText } from "./handlers";
+import { handleEditorKeydownWithMarkdownShortcuts, hyperlinkHighlightedText, insertResourceText } from "./handlers";
 import { MemoEditorContext } from "./types";
 import "react-datepicker/dist/react-datepicker.css";
 
@@ -186,6 +187,11 @@ const MemoEditor = observer((props: Props) => {
     }));
   };
 
+  const checkIfSafeToDeleteResource = (resource: Resource): boolean => {
+    const content = editorRef.current?.getContent();
+    return !isResourceEmbeddedInContent(content, resource);
+  };
+
   const handleSetRelationList = (relationList: MemoRelation[]) => {
     setState((prevState) => ({
       ...prevState,
@@ -232,7 +238,7 @@ const MemoEditor = observer((props: Props) => {
     }
   };
 
-  const uploadMultiFiles = async (files: FileList) => {
+  const uploadMultiFiles = async (files: FileList): Promise<Resource[]> => {
     const uploadedResourceList: Resource[] = [];
     for (const file of files) {
       const resource = await handleUploadResource(file);
@@ -255,6 +261,7 @@ const MemoEditor = observer((props: Props) => {
         resourceList: [...prevState.resourceList, ...uploadedResourceList],
       }));
     }
+    return uploadedResourceList;
   };
 
   const handleDropEvent = async (event: React.DragEvent) => {
@@ -293,7 +300,23 @@ const MemoEditor = observer((props: Props) => {
   const handlePasteEvent = async (event: React.ClipboardEvent) => {
     if (event.clipboardData && event.clipboardData.files.length > 0) {
       event.preventDefault();
-      await uploadMultiFiles(event.clipboardData.files);
+
+      const editor = editorRef.current;
+      let placeholder = "";
+
+      if (editor) {
+        // create a placeholder for uploaded files, and select it.
+        placeholder = `[[resources/${Date.now()}?uploading]]`;
+        const position = editor.getCursorPosition();
+        editor.insertText(placeholder);
+        editor.setCursorPosition(position, position + placeholder.length);
+      }
+
+      const resources = await uploadMultiFiles(event.clipboardData.files);
+
+      if (editor) {
+        insertResourceText(editor, resources, placeholder);
+      }
     } else if (
       editorRef.current != null &&
       editorRef.current.getSelectedContent().length != 0 &&
@@ -498,7 +521,11 @@ const MemoEditor = observer((props: Props) => {
           />
         )}
         <Editor ref={editorRef} {...editorConfig} />
-        <ResourceListView resourceList={state.resourceList} setResourceList={handleSetResourceList} />
+        <ResourceListView
+          resourceList={state.resourceList}
+          setResourceList={handleSetResourceList}
+          checkIfSafeToDeleteResource={checkIfSafeToDeleteResource}
+        />
         <RelationListView relationList={referenceRelations} setRelationList={handleSetRelationList} />
         <div className="relative w-full flex flex-row justify-between items-center pt-2" onFocus={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
           <div className="flex flex-row justify-start items-center opacity-80 dark:opacity-60 space-x-2">
diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoResource.tsx b/web/src/components/MemoResource.tsx
index 365d03d4a750a..faccdd3295146 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MemoResource.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoResource.tsx
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ const MemoResource: React.FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
   const { className, resource } = props;
   const resourceUrl = getResourceUrl(resource);
 
-  const handlePreviewBtnClick = () => {
-    window.open(resourceUrl);
-  };
-
   return (
     <div className={`w-auto flex flex-row justify-start items-center text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 hover:opacity-80 ${className}`}>
       {resource.type.startsWith("audio") ? (
@@ -22,9 +18,9 @@ const MemoResource: React.FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
       ) : (
         <>
           <ResourceIcon className="!w-4 !h-4 mr-1" resource={resource} />
-          <span className="text-sm max-w-[256px] truncate cursor-pointer" onClick={handlePreviewBtnClick}>
+          <a className="text-sm max-w-[256px] truncate cursor-pointer" target="_blank" href={resourceUrl}>
             {resource.filename}
-          </span>
+          </a>
         </>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoResourceListView.tsx b/web/src/components/MemoResourceListView.tsx
index 0d07f7c29373e..64e03a7d5d0cc 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MemoResourceListView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoResourceListView.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,35 @@
 import { memo } from "react";
+import { Memo } from "@/types/proto/api/v1/memo_service";
 import { Resource } from "@/types/proto/api/v1/resource_service";
 import { cn } from "@/utils";
-import { getResourceType, getResourceUrl } from "@/utils/resource";
+import { getResourceType, getResourceUrl, isResourceEmbeddedInContent } from "@/utils/resource";
 import MemoResource from "./MemoResource";
 import showPreviewImageDialog from "./PreviewImageDialog";
 
-const MemoResourceListView = ({ resources = [] }: { resources: Resource[] }) => {
+const MemoResourceListView = ({
+  memo,
+  resources = [],
+  noThumbnailForEmbedded,
+  allowFullWidth,
+}: {
+  memo?: Memo;
+  resources: Resource[];
+  noThumbnailForEmbedded?: boolean;
+  allowFullWidth?: boolean;
+}) => {
   const mediaResources: Resource[] = [];
   const otherResources: Resource[] = [];
 
   resources.forEach((resource) => {
     const type = getResourceType(resource);
     if (type === "image/*" || type === "video/*") {
-      mediaResources.push(resource);
-      return;
+      let useThumbnail = true;
+      if (memo && noThumbnailForEmbedded) useThumbnail = !isResourceEmbeddedInContent(memo.content, resource);
+
+      if (useThumbnail) {
+        mediaResources.push(resource);
+        return;
+      }
     }
 
     otherResources.push(resource);
@@ -37,6 +53,7 @@ const MemoResourceListView = ({ resources = [] }: { resources: Resource[] }) =>
           className={cn("cursor-pointer h-full w-auto rounded-lg border dark:border-zinc-800 object-contain hover:opacity-80", className)}
           src={resource.externalLink ? resourceUrl : resourceUrl + "?thumbnail=true"}
           onClick={() => handleImageClick(resourceUrl)}
+          data-is-resource-media
           decoding="async"
           loading="lazy"
         />
@@ -61,7 +78,10 @@ const MemoResourceListView = ({ resources = [] }: { resources: Resource[] }) =>
 
   const MediaList = ({ resources = [] }: { resources: Resource[] }) => {
     const cards = resources.map((resource) => (
-      <div key={resource.name} className="max-w-[70%] grow flex flex-col justify-start items-start shrink-0">
+      <div
+        key={resource.name}
+        className={cn(allowFullWidth ? "max-w-full" : "max-w-[70%]", "grow flex flex-col justify-start items-start shrink-0")}
+      >
         <MediaCard className="max-h-64 grow" resource={resource} />
       </div>
     ));
diff --git a/web/src/components/MemoView.tsx b/web/src/components/MemoView.tsx
index 0e166bd2562c7..2476e501f7ec7 100644
--- a/web/src/components/MemoView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/MemoView.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const MemoView: React.FC<Props> = observer((props: Props) => {
   const handleMemoContentClick = useCallback(async (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     const targetEl = e.target as HTMLElement;
 
-    if (targetEl.tagName === "IMG") {
+    if (targetEl.tagName === "IMG" && !targetEl.hasAttribute("data-is-resource-media")) {
       const imgUrl = targetEl.getAttribute("src");
       if (imgUrl) {
         showPreviewImageDialog([imgUrl], 0);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ const MemoView: React.FC<Props> = observer((props: Props) => {
               parentPage={parentPage}
             />
             {memo.location && <MemoLocationView location={memo.location} />}
-            <MemoResourceListView resources={memo.resources} />
+            <MemoResourceListView memo={memo} resources={memo.resources} noThumbnailForEmbedded />
             <MemoRelationListView memo={memo} relations={referencedMemos} parentPage={parentPage} />
             <MemoReactionistView memo={memo} reactions={memo.reactions} />
           </div>
diff --git a/web/src/locales/en.json b/web/src/locales/en.json
index c457cecaf73da..827585f32318f 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/web/src/locales/en.json
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
       "title": "Create Resource",
       "upload-method": "Upload method"
     },
+    "delete-confirm-referenced": "Resource is referenced in memo content, delete anyway?",
     "delete-resource": "Delete Resource",
     "delete-selected-resources": "Delete Selected Resources",
     "fetching-data": "Fetching data…",
diff --git a/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.json b/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.json
index 5725017959201..9984ba9422d75 100644
--- a/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.json
+++ b/web/src/locales/zh-Hans.json
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
       "title": "创建资源",
       "upload-method": "上传方式"
     },
+    "delete-confirm-referenced": "资源在正文已中被引用，确定要删除吗？",
     "delete-resource": "删除资源",
     "delete-selected-resources": "删除选中资源",
     "fetching-data": "正在获取数据…",
diff --git a/web/src/utils/resource.ts b/web/src/utils/resource.ts
index 7bdefa285a786..1def3c6c08c93 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/resource.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/resource.ts
@@ -43,3 +43,16 @@ export const isImage = (t: string) => {
 const isPSD = (t: string) => {
   return t === "image/vnd.adobe.photoshop" || t === "image/x-photoshop" || t === "image/photoshop";
 };
+
+export const isResourceEmbeddedInContent = (content: string | undefined, resource: Resource): boolean => {
+  if (!content) return false;
+
+  if (content.includes(`(${getResourceUrl(resource)})`)) return true;
+
+  // match markers like ![[resources/1234]]
+  // regex: /\[\[resources\/123456(\?[^\]]*)?\]\]/
+  const re = new RegExp(`\\[\\[${resource.name.replace(/\//g, "\\/")}(\\?[^\\]]*)?\\]\\]`);
+  if (re.test(content)) return true;
+
+  return false;
+};