diff --git a/app/components/expo_image/index.tsx b/app/components/expo_image/index.tsx
index 9dbffd7ca6..b2723fb995 100644
--- a/app/components/expo_image/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/expo_image/index.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import React, {forwardRef, useMemo} from 'react';
 import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
+import NetworkManager from '@managers/network_manager';
 import {urlSafeBase64Encode} from '@utils/security';
 
 type ExpoImagePropsWithId = ImageProps & {id: string};
@@ -16,8 +17,36 @@ type ExpoImageBackgroundPropsWithId = ImageBackgroundProps & {id: string};
 type ExpoImageBackgroundPropsMemoryOnly = ImageBackgroundProps & {cachePolicy: 'memory'; id?: string};
 type ExpoImageBackgroundProps = ExpoImageBackgroundPropsWithId | ExpoImageBackgroundPropsMemoryOnly;
 
+function shouldAttachServerAuthHeaders(uri: string | undefined, serverUrl: string) {
+    if (!uri) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        const requestUrl = new URL(uri);
+        const serverBaseUrl = new URL(serverUrl);
+
+        if (requestUrl.origin !== serverBaseUrl.origin) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return requestUrl.pathname.startsWith('/api/v4/');
+    } catch {
+        // On any parsing error, do not attach auth headers
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 const ExpoImage = forwardRef<Image, ExpoImageProps>(({id, ...props}, ref) => {
     const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
+    const requestHeaders = useMemo(() => {
+        try {
+            const client = NetworkManager.getClient(serverUrl);
+            return client.getRequestHeaders('GET');
+        } catch {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+    }, [serverUrl]);
 
     /**
      * SECURITY NOTE: cachePath uses base64 encoding for URL safety, NOT encryption.
@@ -30,17 +59,24 @@ const ExpoImage = forwardRef<Image, ExpoImageProps>(({id, ...props}, ref) => {
             return props.source;
         }
 
+        const sourceHeaders = shouldAttachServerAuthHeaders(props.source?.uri, serverUrl) && requestHeaders ? {...requestHeaders, ...props.source?.headers} : props.source?.headers;
+        delete sourceHeaders?.Accept;
+
         // Only add cacheKey and cachePath if id is provided (i.e., not memory-only caching)
         if (id) {
             return {
                 ...props.source,
+                headers: sourceHeaders,
                 cacheKey: id,
                 cachePath,
             };
         }
 
-        return props.source;
-    }, [id, props.source, cachePath]);
+        return {
+            ...props.source,
+            headers: sourceHeaders,
+        };
+    }, [id, props.source, cachePath, requestHeaders, serverUrl]);
 
     // Process placeholder to add cachePath and cacheKey if it has a uri
     const placeholder: ImageSource | undefined = useMemo(() => {
@@ -48,17 +84,24 @@ const ExpoImage = forwardRef<Image, ExpoImageProps>(({id, ...props}, ref) => {
             return props.placeholder;
         }
 
+        const placeholderHeaders = shouldAttachServerAuthHeaders(props.placeholder?.uri, serverUrl) && requestHeaders ? {...requestHeaders, ...props.placeholder?.headers} : props.placeholder?.headers;
+        delete placeholderHeaders?.Accept;
+
         // If placeholder has a uri and id is provided, add cachePath and cacheKey
         if (props.placeholder.uri && id) {
             return {
                 ...props.placeholder,
+                headers: placeholderHeaders,
                 cacheKey: `${id}-thumb`,
                 cachePath,
             };
         }
 
-        return props.placeholder;
-    }, [props.placeholder, id, cachePath]);
+        return {
+            ...props.placeholder,
+            headers: placeholderHeaders,
+        };
+    }, [props.placeholder, id, cachePath, requestHeaders, serverUrl]);
 
     return (
         <Image
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/__snapshots__/attachment_author.test.tsx.snap b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/__snapshots__/attachment_author.test.tsx.snap
index 122bf5660a..3a19502e2f 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/__snapshots__/attachment_author.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/__snapshots__/attachment_author.test.tsx.snap
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ exports[`AttachmentAuthor it matches snapshot when both name and icon are provid
         {
           "cacheKey": "attachment-author-icon-aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMuY29tL2ltYWdlLnBuZw==",
           "cachePath": "",
+          "headers": undefined,
           "uri": "https://images.com/image.png",
         },
       ]
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ exports[`AttachmentAuthor it matches snapshot when only icon is provided 1`] = `
         {
           "cacheKey": "attachment-author-icon-aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMuY29tL2ltYWdlLnBuZw==",
           "cachePath": "",
+          "headers": undefined,
           "uri": "https://images.com/image.png",
         },
       ]
diff --git a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/__snapshots__/attachment_footer.test.tsx.snap b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/__snapshots__/attachment_footer.test.tsx.snap
index ff111a8edc..fe87d73ace 100644
--- a/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/__snapshots__/attachment_footer.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/app/components/post_list/post/body/content/message_attachments/__snapshots__/attachment_footer.test.tsx.snap
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ exports[`AttachmentFooter it matches snapshot when both footer and footer_icon a
         {
           "cacheKey": "attachment-footer-icon-aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWFnZXMuY29tL2ltYWdlLnBuZw==",
           "cachePath": "",
+          "headers": undefined,
           "uri": "https://images.com/image.png",
         },
       ]
diff --git a/app/components/user_list/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap b/app/components/user_list/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
index fc0e238bf3..d308d7c023 100644
--- a/app/components/user_list/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/app/components/user_list/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ exports[`components/channel_list_row should show results and tutorial 1`] = `
                   {
                     "cacheKey": "user-1-123456",
                     "cachePath": "",
+                    "headers": undefined,
                     "uri": "https://community.mattermost.com/api/v4/users/1/image?_=123456",
                   },
                 ]
@@ -1152,6 +1153,7 @@ exports[`components/channel_list_row should show results no tutorial 1`] = `
                   {
                     "cacheKey": "user-1-123456",
                     "cachePath": "",
+                    "headers": undefined,
                     "uri": "https://community.mattermost.com/api/v4/users/1/image?_=123456",
                   },
                 ]
@@ -1533,6 +1535,7 @@ exports[`components/channel_list_row should show results no tutorial 2 users 1`]
                   {
                     "cacheKey": "user-1-123456",
                     "cachePath": "",
+                    "headers": undefined,
                     "uri": "https://community.mattermost.com/api/v4/users/1/image?_=123456",
                   },
                 ]
@@ -1775,6 +1778,7 @@ exports[`components/channel_list_row should show results no tutorial 2 users 1`]
                   {
                     "cacheKey": "user-2-123456",
                     "cachePath": "",
+                    "headers": undefined,
                     "uri": "https://community.mattermost.com/api/v4/users/2/image?_=123456",
                   },
                 ]
diff --git a/scripts/android-16kb-pagesize/9325-full.diff b/scripts/android-16kb-pagesize/9325-full.diff
index ac25076767..27c5e93be1 100644
--- a/scripts/android-16kb-pagesize/9325-full.diff
+++ b/scripts/android-16kb-pagesize/9325-full.diff
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ index 08eb45fcd9..914911c17a 100644
 +  ]
  }
 diff --git a/app/components/expo_image/index.tsx b/app/components/expo_image/index.tsx
-index 9dbffd7ca6..bd70fffb9c 100644
+index b2723fb..1ed5e15 100644
 --- a/app/components/expo_image/index.tsx
 +++ b/app/components/expo_image/index.tsx
-@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import Animated from 'react-native-reanimated';
- import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
+@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import {useServerUrl} from '@context/server';
+ import NetworkManager from '@managers/network_manager';
  import {urlSafeBase64Encode} from '@utils/security';
- 
+
 +import type {SharedRefType} from 'expo';
 +
  type ExpoImagePropsWithId = ImageProps & {id: string};
  type ExpoImagePropsMemoryOnly = ImageProps & {cachePolicy: 'memory'; id?: string};
  type ExpoImageProps = ExpoImagePropsWithId | ExpoImagePropsMemoryOnly;
-@@ -25,13 +27,13 @@ const ExpoImage = forwardRef<Image, ExpoImageProps>(({id, ...props}, ref) => {
+@@ -54,8 +56,8 @@ const ExpoImage = forwardRef<Image, ExpoImageProps>(({id, ...props}, ref) => {
       * for filesystem path compatibility (avoiding special characters in directory names).
       */
      const cachePath = useMemo(() => urlSafeBase64Encode(serverUrl), [serverUrl]);
@@ -58,16 +58,19 @@ index 9dbffd7ca6..bd70fffb9c 100644
 +        if (typeof props.source === 'number' || typeof props.source === 'string' || Array.isArray(props.source) || !props.source) {
              return props.source;
          }
- 
+
+@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ const ExpoImage = forwardRef<Image, ExpoImageProps>(({id, ...props}, ref) => {
+         delete sourceHeaders?.Accept;
+
          // Only add cacheKey and cachePath if id is provided (i.e., not memory-only caching)
 -        if (id) {
 +        if (id && typeof props.source === 'object' && 'uri' in props.source) {
              return {
                  ...props.source,
-                 cacheKey: id,
-@@ -43,13 +45,13 @@ const ExpoImage = forwardRef<Image, ExpoImageProps>(({id, ...props}, ref) => {
-     }, [id, props.source, cachePath]);
- 
+                 headers: sourceHeaders,
+@@ -79,8 +81,8 @@ const ExpoImage = forwardRef<Image, ExpoImageProps>(({id, ...props}, ref) => {
+     }, [id, props.source, cachePath, requestHeaders, serverUrl]);
+
      // Process placeholder to add cachePath and cacheKey if it has a uri
 -    const placeholder: ImageSource | undefined = useMemo(() => {
 -        if (!props.placeholder || typeof props.placeholder === 'number' || typeof props.placeholder === 'string') {
@@ -75,14 +78,17 @@ index 9dbffd7ca6..bd70fffb9c 100644
 +        if (!props.placeholder || typeof props.placeholder === 'number' || typeof props.placeholder === 'string' || Array.isArray(props.placeholder)) {
              return props.placeholder;
          }
- 
+
+@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ const ExpoImage = forwardRef<Image, ExpoImageProps>(({id, ...props}, ref) => {
+         delete placeholderHeaders?.Accept;
+
          // If placeholder has a uri and id is provided, add cachePath and cacheKey
 -        if (props.placeholder.uri && id) {
 +        if (typeof props.placeholder === 'object' && 'uri' in props.placeholder && props.placeholder.uri && id) {
              return {
                  ...props.placeholder,
-                 cacheKey: `${id}-thumb`,
-@@ -74,13 +76,13 @@ ExpoImage.displayName = 'ExpoImage';
+                 headers: placeholderHeaders,
+@@ -117,13 +119,13 @@ ExpoImage.displayName = 'ExpoImage';
  const ExpoImageBackground = ({id, ...props}: ExpoImageBackgroundProps) => {
      const serverUrl = useServerUrl();
      const cachePath = useMemo(() => urlSafeBase64Encode(serverUrl), [serverUrl]);
@@ -92,16 +98,16 @@ index 9dbffd7ca6..bd70fffb9c 100644
 +        if (typeof props.source === 'number' || typeof props.source === 'string' || Array.isArray(props.source) || !props.source) {
              return props.source;
          }
- 
+
          // Only add cacheKey and cachePath if id is provided (i.e., not memory-only caching)
 -        if (id) {
 +        if (id && typeof props.source === 'object' && 'uri' in props.source) {
              return {
                  ...props.source,
                  cacheKey: id,
-@@ -92,13 +94,13 @@ const ExpoImageBackground = ({id, ...props}: ExpoImageBackgroundProps) => {
+@@ -135,13 +137,13 @@ const ExpoImageBackground = ({id, ...props}: ExpoImageBackgroundProps) => {
      }, [id, props.source, cachePath]);
- 
+
      // Process placeholder to add cachePath and cacheKey if it has a uri
 -    const placeholder: ImageSource | undefined = useMemo(() => {
 -        if (!props.placeholder || typeof props.placeholder === 'number' || typeof props.placeholder === 'string') {
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ index 9dbffd7ca6..bd70fffb9c 100644
 +        if (!props.placeholder || typeof props.placeholder === 'number' || typeof props.placeholder === 'string' || Array.isArray(props.placeholder)) {
              return props.placeholder;
          }
- 
+
          // If placeholder has a uri and id is provided, add cachePath and cacheKey
 -        if (props.placeholder.uri && id) {
 +        if (typeof props.placeholder === 'object' && 'uri' in props.placeholder && props.placeholder.uri && id) {