diff --git a/src/api/media-upload-client.ts b/src/api/media-upload-client.ts
index 5bc0ff63..edc268b4 100644
--- a/src/api/media-upload-client.ts
+++ b/src/api/media-upload-client.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ export function isRetryableMediaUploadError(error: unknown): boolean {
 }
 
 export function isAbortError(error: unknown): boolean {
-  return error instanceof Error && error.name === "AbortError";
+  return (
+    typeof error === "object" && error !== null && "name" in error && error.name === "AbortError"
+  );
 }
 
 export async function computeSha256Hex(buffer: ArrayBuffer): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/src/app/v/[token]/dispatch/_components/vendor-media-section.tsx b/src/app/v/[token]/dispatch/_components/vendor-media-section.tsx
index 523e136e..b364cc4f 100644
--- a/src/app/v/[token]/dispatch/_components/vendor-media-section.tsx
+++ b/src/app/v/[token]/dispatch/_components/vendor-media-section.tsx
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ function formatBytes(sizeBytes: number): string {
   return `${Math.max(1, Math.round(sizeBytes / 1_000))} KB`;
 }
 
-function viewMediaItem(item: VendorMediaItem, blob: Blob): void {
+function viewMediaItem(item: VendorMediaItem, blob: Blob, previewWindow: Window): void {
   const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-  window.open(url, "_blank", "noopener");
-  window.setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), 60_000);
+  previewWindow.document.title = item.originalFileName;
+  previewWindow.addEventListener("pagehide", () => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), { once: true });
+  previewWindow.location.replace(url);
 }
 
 function VendorMediaItems({
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ export function VendorMediaSection({ token, dispatchId, locked }: VendorMediaSec
   const [loadState, setLoadState] = useState<MediaLoadState>({ loading: true });
   const [progress, setProgress] = useState<number>();
   const [uploadCanceled, setUploadCanceled] = useState(false);
+  const [mediaActionError, setMediaActionError] = useState<string>();
 
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
     setLoadState({ loading: true });
@@ -217,14 +219,21 @@ export function VendorMediaSection({ token, dispatchId, locked }: VendorMediaSec
   const selectFile = (file: File | undefined) => startUpload(file ?? null);
 
   const handleView = async (item: VendorMediaItem) => {
+    const previewWindow = window.open("about:blank", "_blank");
+    if (!previewWindow) {
+      setMediaActionError("Allow pop-ups to view this media file.");
+      return;
+    }
+    previewWindow.opener = null;
+    previewWindow.document.title = item.originalFileName;
+    previewWindow.document.body.textContent = `Loading ${item.originalFileName}…`;
+    setMediaActionError(undefined);
     try {
       const blob = await vendorPortalMediaApi.fetchContent(token, dispatchId, item.id);
-      viewMediaItem(item, blob);
+      viewMediaItem(item, blob, previewWindow);
     } catch {
-      setLoadState((current) => ({
-        ...current,
-        error: "Unable to open the media file. Please try again.",
-      }));
+      previewWindow.close();
+      setMediaActionError("Unable to open the media file. Check your connection and try again.");
     }
   };
 
@@ -260,6 +269,9 @@ export function VendorMediaSection({ token, dispatchId, locked }: VendorMediaSec
       )}
 
       <VendorMediaItems items={items} onView={(item) => void handleView(item)} />
+      {Boolean(mediaActionError) && (
+        <VendorPortalFeedback tone="error">{mediaActionError}</VendorPortalFeedback>
+      )}
       <VendorUploadProgress
         pending={uploadMutation.isPending}
         progress={progress}
diff --git a/src/test/app/v/vendor-media-section.test.tsx b/src/test/app/v/vendor-media-section.test.tsx
index 5e2c8948..ae842060 100644
--- a/src/test/app/v/vendor-media-section.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/v/vendor-media-section.test.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ import { fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import * as mediaUploadEngine from "@/api/media-upload-engine";
+import type { MediaUploadEndpointSet } from "@/api/media-upload-client";
 import { MediaUploadNetworkError } from "@/api/media-upload-client";
 import * as mediaLimits from "@/domain/work-orders/utils/emergency-media-limits";
 import { vendorPortalMediaApi } from "@/domain/vendor-portal/api/vendor-portal-media-api";
-import type { VendorPortalMedia } from "@/domain/vendor-portal/types/vendor-portal";
+import type {
+  VendorMediaItem,
+  VendorPortalMedia,
+} from "@/domain/vendor-portal/types/vendor-portal";
 import { VendorMediaSection } from "@/app/v/[token]/dispatch/_components/vendor-media-section";
 
 const MEDIA: VendorPortalMedia = {
@@ -116,18 +120,29 @@ describe("Vendor media controls", () => {
   });
 
   it("aborts the active vendor upload from the visible Cancel control", async () => {
-    const upload = vi.spyOn(mediaUploadEngine, "uploadFileResumable").mockImplementation(
-      ({ signal }) =>
-        new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
-          signal?.addEventListener(
-            "abort",
-            () => reject(new DOMException("Aborted", "AbortError")),
-            {
-              once: true,
-            },
-          );
-        }),
-    );
+    const cancel = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const endpoints: MediaUploadEndpointSet = {
+      create: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        uploadId: "upload-cancel",
+        state: "Created",
+        chunkSizeBytes: 5_242_880,
+        sizeBytes: 5,
+        receivedChunks: [],
+        expiresAt: "2026-09-24T00:00:00Z",
+      }),
+      putChunk: vi.fn(
+        ({ signal }) =>
+          new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
+            const abort = () => reject(new DOMException("Aborted", "AbortError"));
+            if (signal?.aborted) abort();
+            else signal?.addEventListener("abort", abort, { once: true });
+          }),
+      ),
+      commit: vi.fn(),
+      getStatus: vi.fn(),
+      cancel,
+    };
+    vi.mocked(vendorPortalMediaApi.endpoints).mockReturnValue(endpoints);
     renderVendorMedia();
 
     const file = new File(["video"], "clip.mov", { type: "video/quicktime" });
@@ -140,10 +155,62 @@ describe("Vendor media controls", () => {
     await waitFor(() =>
       expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Cancel upload" })).toBeInTheDocument(),
     );
-    const signal = upload.mock.calls[0]?.[0].signal;
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Cancel upload" }));
 
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText("Upload canceled.")).toBeInTheDocument());
-    expect(signal?.aborted).toBe(true);
+    expect(endpoints.putChunk).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        signal: expect.objectContaining({ aborted: true }),
+      }),
+    );
+    await waitFor(() => expect(cancel).toHaveBeenCalledWith("upload-cancel"));
+  });
+
+  it("opens media from the View click before fetching and revokes its object URL on close", async () => {
+    const item: VendorMediaItem = {
+      id: 14,
+      originalFileName: "photo.jpg",
+      contentType: "image/jpeg",
+      sizeBytes: 5,
+      kind: "Photo",
+      category: "Extra",
+      scanStatus: "Passed",
+      createdAt: "2026-09-23T00:00:00Z",
+      canView: true,
+    };
+    vi.spyOn(vendorPortalMediaApi, "getMedia").mockResolvedValue({
+      ...MEDIA,
+      items: [item],
+    });
+    const addEventListener = vi.fn();
+    const previewWindow = {
+      opener: window,
+      closed: false,
+      document: { title: "", body: { textContent: "" } },
+      location: { replace: vi.fn() },
+      addEventListener,
+      close: vi.fn(),
+    } as unknown as Window;
+    const open = vi.spyOn(window, "open").mockReturnValue(previewWindow);
+    const createObjectURL = vi.spyOn(URL, "createObjectURL").mockReturnValue("blob:vendor-media");
+    const revokeObjectURL = vi.spyOn(URL, "revokeObjectURL").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    const fetchContent = vi
+      .spyOn(vendorPortalMediaApi, "fetchContent")
+      .mockImplementation(async (_token, _dispatchId, mediaId) => {
+        expect(open).toHaveBeenCalledWith("about:blank", "_blank");
+        expect(mediaId).toBe(item.id);
+        return new Blob(["image"], { type: item.contentType });
+      });
+    renderVendorMedia();
+
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "View" }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(fetchContent).toHaveBeenCalledWith("vendor-token", 9, item.id));
+    expect(createObjectURL).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(previewWindow.document.title).toBe(item.originalFileName);
+    expect(previewWindow.location.replace).toHaveBeenCalledWith("blob:vendor-media");
+    const pageHide = addEventListener.mock.calls[0]?.[1] as EventListener | undefined;
+    pageHide?.(new Event("pagehide"));
+    expect(revokeObjectURL).toHaveBeenCalledWith("blob:vendor-media");
   });
 });