diff --git a/etc/lime-elements.api.md b/etc/lime-elements.api.md
index 827c8417fb..62c0164c67 100644
--- a/etc/lime-elements.api.md
+++ b/etc/lime-elements.api.md
@@ -1238,6 +1238,7 @@ export type IconSize = 'x-small' | 'small' | 'medium' | 'large';
 interface Image_2 {
     alt: string;
     loading?: 'lazy' | 'eager';
+    referrerpolicy?: ReferrerPolicy;
     src: string;
 }
 export { Image_2 as Image }
diff --git a/src/components/card/card.tsx b/src/components/card/card.tsx
index 18befd5033..5eadbf44cf 100644
--- a/src/components/card/card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/card/card.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
     State,
 } from '@stencil/core';
 import { Image } from '../../global/shared-types/image.types';
+import { ImageTemplate } from '../../util/image.template';
 import { Icon, IconName } from '../../global/shared-types/icon.types';
 import { isItem } from '../action-bar/is-item';
 import { getIconName } from '../icon/get-icon-props';
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ export class Card {
 
         return (
             <div class="image-wrapper">
-                <img src={this.image.src} alt={this.image.alt} loading="lazy" />
+                <ImageTemplate image={this.image} />
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/components/chip/chip.tsx b/src/components/chip/chip.tsx
index 6faf753601..046b638d43 100644
--- a/src/components/chip/chip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chip/chip.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
     Prop,
 } from '@stencil/core';
 import { Icon, IconName } from '../../global/shared-types/icon.types';
+import { ImageTemplate } from '../../util/image.template';
 import { Languages } from '../date-picker/date.types';
 import { Link } from '../../global/shared-types/link.types';
 import { getRel } from '../../util/link-helper';
@@ -295,9 +296,7 @@ export class Chip implements ChipInterface {
         }
 
         if (!isEmpty(this.image)) {
-            return (
-                <img src={this.image.src} alt={this.image.alt} loading="lazy" />
-            );
+            return <ImageTemplate image={this.image} />;
         }
 
         return (
diff --git a/src/components/file-viewer/file-viewer.tsx b/src/components/file-viewer/file-viewer.tsx
index 10c41cac33..30d73d4525 100644
--- a/src/components/file-viewer/file-viewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/file-viewer/file-viewer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
     Component,
     Element,
+    Fragment,
     h,
     Prop,
     State,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import { FileType, OfficeViewer } from './file-viewer.types';
 import { LimelMenuCustomEvent } from '../../components';
 import { Email } from '../email-viewer/email-viewer.types';
 import { loadEmail } from '../email-viewer/email-loader';
+import { ImageTemplate } from '../../util/image.template';
 
 /**
  * This is a smart component that automatically detects
@@ -236,14 +238,17 @@ export class FileViewer {
     };
 
     private renderImage = () => {
-        return [
-            this.renderButtons(),
-            <img
-                src={this.sanitizeUrl(this.fileUrl)}
-                alt={this.alt}
-                loading="lazy"
-            />,
-        ];
+        return (
+            <Fragment>
+                {this.renderButtons()}
+                <ImageTemplate
+                    image={{
+                        src: this.sanitizeUrl(this.fileUrl),
+                        alt: this.alt ?? '',
+                    }}
+                />
+            </Fragment>
+        );
     };
 
     private renderVideo = () => {
diff --git a/src/components/list-item/list-item.e2e.tsx b/src/components/list-item/list-item.e2e.tsx
index da6976b0e0..1bdc2ab3ea 100644
--- a/src/components/list-item/list-item.e2e.tsx
+++ b/src/components/list-item/list-item.e2e.tsx
@@ -108,5 +108,25 @@ describe('limel-list-item', () => {
 
         const imgEl = root.querySelector('img');
         expect(imgEl).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(imgEl?.hasAttribute('referrerpolicy')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('forwards referrerpolicy to the rendered image when set', async () => {
+        const imgSrc =
+            'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==';
+        const { root, waitForChanges } = await render(
+            <limel-list-item
+                text="Pic"
+                image={{
+                    src: imgSrc,
+                    alt: 'a',
+                    referrerpolicy: 'no-referrer',
+                }}
+            ></limel-list-item>
+        );
+        await waitForChanges();
+
+        const imgEl = root.querySelector('img');
+        expect(imgEl?.getAttribute('referrerpolicy')).toEqual('no-referrer');
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/list-item/list-item.tsx b/src/components/list-item/list-item.tsx
index 8d65582eb8..d43c341198 100644
--- a/src/components/list-item/list-item.tsx
+++ b/src/components/list-item/list-item.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ListSeparator } from '../../global/shared-types/separator.types';
 import { CheckboxTemplate } from '../checkbox/checkbox.template';
 import translate from '../../global/translations';
 import { Languages } from '../date-picker/date.types';
+import { ImageTemplate } from '../../util/image.template';
 
 /**
  * This components displays the list item.
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ export class ListItemComponent implements ListItem {
             return;
         }
 
-        return <img src={this.image.src} alt={this.image.alt} loading="lazy" />;
+        return <ImageTemplate image={this.image} />;
     };
 
     private renderActionMenu = (actions: Array<MenuItem | ListSeparator>) => {
diff --git a/src/components/profile-picture/profile-picture.tsx b/src/components/profile-picture/profile-picture.tsx
index d68c7ffe59..3c5973feeb 100644
--- a/src/components/profile-picture/profile-picture.tsx
+++ b/src/components/profile-picture/profile-picture.tsx
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ export class ProfilePicture {
         const src = this.getImageSrc();
 
         if (src) {
+            // Spread-cast: Stencil's `ImgHTMLAttributes` typing omits
+            // `referrerpolicy`, so the attribute can't be passed directly.
+            // Tracked upstream at https://github.com/stenciljs/core/issues/6692
+            // — once that lands, this cast can be removed.
             return (
                 <img
                     src={src}
@@ -254,6 +258,10 @@ export class ProfilePicture {
                     }}
                     loading="lazy"
                     onError={this.onImageError}
+                    {...({ referrerpolicy: 'no-referrer' } as Record<
+                        string,
+                        string
+                    >)}
                 />
             );
         }
diff --git a/src/global/shared-types/image.types.ts b/src/global/shared-types/image.types.ts
index a91be7a31a..f11b21e084 100644
--- a/src/global/shared-types/image.types.ts
+++ b/src/global/shared-types/image.types.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,13 @@ export interface Image {
      * - `eager` means that the image will be loaded as soon as possible.
      */
     loading?: 'lazy' | 'eager';
+
+    /**
+     * The `referrerpolicy` attribute of the image. Set to `'no-referrer'`
+     * when `src` points to a third-party service that should not receive
+     * the originating page URL in the `Referer` header (e.g. external
+     * favicon or avatar services). When omitted, the attribute is not
+     * emitted and the browser's default referrer policy applies.
+     */
+    referrerpolicy?: ReferrerPolicy;
 }
diff --git a/src/util/image.template.tsx b/src/util/image.template.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de92a4a992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/image.template.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { FunctionalComponent, h } from '@stencil/core';
+import { Image } from '../global/shared-types/image.types';
+
+interface ImageTemplateProps {
+    image: Image;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders an `Image` as a plain `<img>` element. Centralises the
+ * attribute forwarding (including the spread-cast workaround for
+ * `referrerpolicy`) so consumer components do not have to reimplement
+ * it. Intended for internal use by lime-elements components that
+ * accept an `Image`-shaped prop.
+ *
+ * @param props
+ * @param props.image - the image to render
+ * @internal
+ */
+export const ImageTemplate: FunctionalComponent<ImageTemplateProps> = ({
+    image,
+}) => {
+    // Spread-cast: Stencil's `ImgHTMLAttributes` typing omits
+    // `referrerpolicy`, so the attribute can't be passed directly.
+    // Tracked upstream at https://github.com/stenciljs/core/issues/6692
+    // — once that lands, this cast can be removed.
+    const referrerPolicyAttr: { referrerpolicy?: Image['referrerpolicy'] } =
+        image.referrerpolicy ? { referrerpolicy: image.referrerpolicy } : {};
+
+    return (
+        <img
+            src={image.src}
+            alt={image.alt}
+            loading={image.loading ?? 'lazy'}
+            {...(referrerPolicyAttr as Record<string, string>)}
+        />
+    );
+};