diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/components/markdown.test.tsx b/apps/fabro-web/app/components/markdown.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..722fd9a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/components/markdown.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+
+import { Markdown } from "./markdown";
+
+describe("Markdown", () => {
+  test("renders GitHub-flavored Markdown", () => {
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <Markdown content={"# Plan\n\n- [x] Review this"} />,
+    );
+
+    expect(html).toContain("<h1>Plan</h1>");
+    expect(html).toContain('type="checkbox"');
+    expect(html).toContain("Review this");
+  });
+
+  test("strips raw HTML and unsafe URLs", () => {
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <Markdown
+        content={'<script>alert("no")</script>\n\n[bad](javascript:alert("no"))'}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(html).not.toContain("<script>");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("javascript:");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/components/markdown.tsx b/apps/fabro-web/app/components/markdown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a91d8d41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/components/markdown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { Marked } from "marked";
+
+const SAFE_HTTP_URL_RE = /^https?:\/\//i;
+const SAFE_MAILTO_URL_RE = /^mailto:/i;
+
+function isSafeMarkdownHref(href: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    SAFE_HTTP_URL_RE.test(href) ||
+    SAFE_MAILTO_URL_RE.test(href) ||
+    href.startsWith("#") ||
+    (href.startsWith("/") && !href.startsWith("//"))
+  );
+}
+
+const markedSafe = new Marked();
+markedSafe.use({
+  async: false,
+  walkTokens(token) {
+    if (
+      (token.type === "link" || token.type === "image") &&
+      typeof token.href === "string" &&
+      !isSafeMarkdownHref(token.href)
+    ) {
+      token.href = "";
+    }
+  },
+  renderer: {
+    html() {
+      return "";
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+export function Markdown({ content }: { content: string }) {
+  const html = useMemo(
+    () => markedSafe.parse(content, { async: false }) as string,
+    [content],
+  );
+  return (
+    // react-doctor-disable-next-line react-doctor/no-danger -- markedSafe strips raw HTML and unsafe link/image URLs before rendering Markdown.
+    <div
+      className="prose prose-sm max-w-none text-fg-3 prose-headings:text-fg-2 prose-strong:text-fg-2 prose-code:rounded prose-code:bg-overlay-strong prose-code:px-1 prose-code:py-0.5 prose-code:text-[0.8em] prose-code:font-mono prose-code:text-fg-3 prose-code:before:content-none prose-code:after:content-none prose-pre:bg-overlay-strong prose-pre:text-fg-3 prose-a:text-teal-500"
+      dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/components/stage-renderers/primitives.tsx b/apps/fabro-web/app/components/stage-renderers/primitives.tsx
index 9f54df868..2d8349868 100644
--- a/apps/fabro-web/app/components/stage-renderers/primitives.tsx
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/components/stage-renderers/primitives.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { useMemo, type ReactNode } from "react";
-import { Marked } from "marked";
 
 import { highlightJson } from "../event-debug-helpers";
 import { prettyJson } from "./pretty-json";
 
+export { Markdown } from "../markdown";
+
 export function DetailField({
   label,
   children,
@@ -49,48 +50,3 @@ export function JsonBlock({ value }: { value: string }) {
     </pre>
   );
 }
-
-const SAFE_HTTP_URL_RE = /^https?:\/\//i;
-const SAFE_MAILTO_URL_RE = /^mailto:/i;
-
-function isSafeMarkdownHref(href: string): boolean {
-  return (
-    SAFE_HTTP_URL_RE.test(href) ||
-    SAFE_MAILTO_URL_RE.test(href) ||
-    href.startsWith("#") ||
-    (href.startsWith("/") && !href.startsWith("//"))
-  );
-}
-
-const markedSafe = new Marked();
-markedSafe.use({
-  async: false,
-  walkTokens(token) {
-    if (
-      (token.type === "link" || token.type === "image") &&
-      typeof token.href === "string" &&
-      !isSafeMarkdownHref(token.href)
-    ) {
-      token.href = "";
-    }
-  },
-  renderer: {
-    html() {
-      return "";
-    },
-  },
-});
-
-export function Markdown({ content }: { content: string }) {
-  const html = useMemo(
-    () => markedSafe.parse(content, { async: false }) as string,
-    [content],
-  );
-  return (
-    // react-doctor-disable-next-line react-doctor/no-danger -- markedSafe strips raw HTML and unsafe link/image URLs before rendering Markdown.
-    <div
-      className="prose prose-sm max-w-none text-fg-3 prose-headings:text-fg-2 prose-strong:text-fg-2 prose-code:rounded prose-code:bg-overlay-strong prose-code:px-1 prose-code:py-0.5 prose-code:text-[0.8em] prose-code:font-mono prose-code:text-fg-3 prose-code:before:content-none prose-code:after:content-none prose-pre:bg-overlay-strong prose-pre:text-fg-3 prose-a:text-teal-500"
-      dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: html }}
-    />
-  );
-}
diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-files.render.test.tsx b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-files.render.test.tsx
index 40a51614e..962c9b4e2 100644
--- a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-files.render.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-files.render.test.tsx
@@ -225,6 +225,39 @@ describe("RunFiles rendering", () => {
     expect(multiFileDiffCalls[0].options.diffStyle).toBe("split");
   });
 
+  test("previews Markdown files and can switch back to their diff", () => {
+    currentFilesPayload = makePayload(1);
+    currentFilesPayload.data[0] = {
+      change_kind: "added",
+      old_file:    { name: "artifacts/planning/spec.md", contents: "" },
+      new_file:    {
+        name:     "artifacts/planning/spec.md",
+        contents: "# Plan\n\n- Review this",
+      },
+    };
+
+    const renderer = renderRunFiles();
+
+    expect(renderer.root.findAllByProps({ "data-markdown-preview": "true" })).toHaveLength(1);
+    const renderedMarkdown = renderer.root.findAll(
+      (node) => typeof node.props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML?.__html === "string",
+    );
+    expect(renderedMarkdown).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(renderedMarkdown[0].props.dangerouslySetInnerHTML.__html).toContain(
+      "<h1>Plan</h1>",
+    );
+    expect(multiFileDiffCalls).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    const changesButton = renderer.root
+      .findAllByType("button")
+      .find((button) => button.children.includes("Changes"));
+    expect(changesButton).toBeDefined();
+    act(() => {
+      changesButton!.props.onClick();
+    });
+    expect(multiFileDiffCalls).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
   test("passes the selected URL scope to useRunFiles", () => {
     currentFilesPayload = makePayload(1);
 
diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-files.tsx b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-files.tsx
index aba185f1f..5c68d7e5e 100644
--- a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-files.tsx
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-files.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   PatchDiff,
   type FileContents,
 } from "@pierre/diffs/react";
+import { Markdown } from "../components/markdown";
 import { useToast } from "../components/toast";
 import { importChunk } from "../lib/import-chunk";
 import type {
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ const DIFF_STYLE_STORAGE_KEY = "fabro.run-files.diff-style";
 // resolve a cached/304 refetch in tens of ms, leaving the user unsure
 // whether the click registered.
 const MIN_REFRESH_SPIN_MS = 500;
+const MARKDOWN_PREVIEW_CLASS =
+  "rounded-md border border-line bg-panel px-8 py-6";
 
 export const ErrorBoundary = RunFilesErrorBoundary;
 
@@ -251,6 +254,10 @@ const RunFileRow = memo(function RunFileRow({
   const newContents = file.new_file.contents;
   const oldPath = file.old_file.name || display;
   const newPath = file.new_file.name || display;
+  const canPreviewMarkdown =
+    /\.md$/i.test(newPath) && newContents != null && !placeholder;
+  const [showMarkdownPreview, setShowMarkdownPreview] =
+    useState(canPreviewMarkdown);
 
   const oldFile = useMemo<FileContents | null>(() => {
     if (oldContents == null) return null;
@@ -297,6 +304,12 @@ const RunFileRow = memo(function RunFileRow({
   let body: ReactElement | null = null;
   if (placeholder) {
     body = placeholder;
+  } else if (canPreviewMarkdown && showMarkdownPreview) {
+    body = (
+      <div className={MARKDOWN_PREVIEW_CLASS} data-markdown-preview="true">
+        <Markdown content={newContents} />
+      </div>
+    );
   } else if (oldFile && newFile) {
     body = (
       <MultiFileDiff
@@ -323,6 +336,31 @@ const RunFileRow = memo(function RunFileRow({
       aria-label={`${file.change_kind ?? "modified"}: ${display}`}
       className="focus:outline-2 focus:outline-focus focus:outline-offset-2 rounded-md"
     >
+      {canPreviewMarkdown ? (
+        <header className="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-md border border-line bg-panel-alt px-3 py-2">
+          <span className="truncate font-mono text-xs text-fg-2" title={display}>
+            {display}
+          </span>
+          <div className="flex shrink-0 rounded-md bg-overlay p-0.5 text-xs">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              aria-pressed={showMarkdownPreview}
+              onClick={() => setShowMarkdownPreview(true)}
+              className={`rounded px-2 py-1 ${showMarkdownPreview ? "bg-panel text-fg" : "text-fg-muted hover:text-fg-2"}`}
+            >
+              Preview
+            </button>
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              aria-pressed={!showMarkdownPreview}
+              onClick={() => setShowMarkdownPreview(false)}
+              className={`rounded px-2 py-1 ${showMarkdownPreview ? "text-fg-muted hover:text-fg-2" : "bg-panel text-fg"}`}
+            >
+              Changes
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </header>
+      ) : null}
       {body}
     </section>
   );