diff --git a/_includes/layouts/post.njk b/_includes/layouts/post.njk
index 5e5b5334..288d5b97 100644
--- a/_includes/layouts/post.njk
+++ b/_includes/layouts/post.njk
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ layout: base.njk
 {% css %}{% include "css/post.css" %}{% endcss %}
 {% css %}{% include "css/highlighting.css" %}{% endcss %}
 {% css %}{% include "css/lists.css" %}{% endcss %}
+{% css %}{% include "css/modal.css" %}{% endcss %}
 {% js %}{% include "node_modules/@zachleat/heading-anchors/heading-anchors.js" %}{% endjs %}
+{% js %}{% include "js/modal.js" %}{% endjs %}
 
 <heading-anchors content="<i class='fa-solid fa-anchor'></i>">
   <article>
@@ -30,7 +32,11 @@ layout: base.njk
     </div>
 
     {% if image %}
-    <img src="/img/{{ image.src }}" alt="{{ image.alt }}">
+		<dialog closedby="any" aria-label="image modal" tabindex="-1">
+			<button class="close-dialog" autofocus aria-label="close the image modal">&times;</button>
+	    <img class="modal-img" src="/img/{{ image.src }}" alt="{{ image.alt }}">
+		</dialog>
+    <img tabindex="0" class="hero" src="/img/{{ image.src }}" alt="{{ image.alt }}">
     {% endif %}
 
     {{ content | safe }}
diff --git a/css/main.css b/css/main.css
index 22effc3c..fbe73081 100644
--- a/css/main.css
+++ b/css/main.css
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ span.ha-placeholder {
 	opacity: .55;
 }
 
-
 /* Lists */
 ::marker {
 	color: var(--color-pink);
diff --git a/css/modal.css b/css/modal.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..deede457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/css/modal.css
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+img[tabindex="0"]:focus-visible {
+	outline: .15rem solid var(--color-teal);
+}
+
+dialog {
+	margin: auto;
+	flex-flow: column;
+	background: transparent;
+	border: none;
+	position: absolute;
+}
+
+dialog[open] {
+	display: flex;
+}
+
+dialog::backdrop {
+	background-color: rgba(from var(--color-bg) r g b / .8);
+	backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
+}
+
+body:has(dialog[open]) {
+	overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.close-dialog {
+	background-color: rgba(from var(--color-teal) r g b / .2);
+	font-size: 1.5rem;
+	padding: 0 .5rem .15rem;
+	border-radius: 1rem;
+	color: var(--color-teal);
+	box-shadow: .15rem .15rem var(--color-shadow);
+	border: .08rem solid var(--color-teal);
+	align-self: flex-end;
+	justify-self: flex-start;
+	margin: 0 .1rem;
+	/* Click animation handling */
+	position: relative;
+	top: 1rem;
+	left: -.15rem;
+	transition: top .1s ease-in, left .1s ease-in;
+}
+
+.close-dialog:focus-visible {
+	outline: none;
+	background-color: var(--color-teal);
+	color: var(--color-bg);
+}
+
+@media (any-hover: hover) {
+	.close-dialog:hover {
+		outline: none;
+		background-color: var(--color-teal);
+		color: var(--color-bg);
+	}
+}
+
+@media (forced-colors: active) {
+	.close-dialog:focus-visible {
+		outline-offset: .08rem;
+		outline: .08rem solid;
+	}
+
+	@media (any-hover: hover) {
+		.close-dialog:hover {
+			outline-offset: .08rem;
+			outline: .08rem solid;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/* Click animation */
+.close-dialog:active {
+	top: 1.1rem;
+	left: -.05rem;
+	box-shadow: .05rem .05rem var(--color-shadow);
+}
+
+.modal-img {
+	max-height: calc(90vh - 2rem);
+  object-fit: contain;
+  width: auto;
+  margin: 0 1rem;
+}
diff --git a/js/modal.js b/js/modal.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..430d5bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/modal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* don't even bother on mobile */
+if (window.innerWidth > 650) {
+	const dialog = document.querySelector("dialog");
+	const closeButton = document.querySelector(".close-dialog");
+	const hero = document.querySelector(".hero");
+
+	hero.addEventListener("click", (e) => dialog.showModal());
+	hero.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+		if (e.key === "Enter" || e.key === " ") {
+			e.preventDefault();
+			dialog.showModal();
+		}
+	});
+
+	closeButton.addEventListener("click", (e) => dialog.close());
+	closeButton.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+		if (e.key === "Enter" || e.key === " ") {
+			e.preventDefault();
+			dialog.close();
+		}
+	});
+}