diff --git a/apps/users/src/handlers/profile.rs b/apps/users/src/handlers/profile.rs
index 5ede67a..c3f8bfc 100644
--- a/apps/users/src/handlers/profile.rs
+++ b/apps/users/src/handlers/profile.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub fn router() -> Router<AppState> {
         .route("/", get(get_profile).patch(save_profile))
         .route("/submit-for-verification", post(submit_for_verification))
         .route("/photo", post(upload_photo))
+        .route("/documents/presign", post(presign_own_document))
 }
 
 pub fn me_router() -> Router<AppState> {
@@ -597,6 +598,47 @@ async fn submit_for_verification(
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct PresignOwnDocumentPayload {
+    pub url: String,
+}
+
+/// POST /api/profile/documents/presign
+/// Mints a short-lived signed URL for a document the caller themselves submitted
+/// (found via any of their own verification submissions), so their own dashboard
+/// never has to render or link to the permanent storage URL directly.
+async fn presign_own_document(
+    auth: AuthUser,
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Json(payload): Json<PresignOwnDocumentPayload>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    let owns: Option<Uuid> = sqlx::query_scalar(
+        r#"
+        SELECT id FROM verifications
+        WHERE user_id = $1
+          AND (payload::text LIKE '%' || $2 || '%' OR documents::text LIKE '%' || $2 || '%')
+        LIMIT 1
+        "#,
+    )
+    .bind(auth.user_id)
+    .bind(&payload.url)
+    .fetch_optional(&state.pool)
+    .await
+    .unwrap_or(None);
+
+    if owns.is_none() {
+        return (StatusCode::FORBIDDEN, Json(serde_json::json!({ "error": "Document not found for this account" }))).into_response();
+    }
+
+    match state.storage.presign(&payload.url, std::time::Duration::from_secs(300)).await {
+        Ok(url) => (StatusCode::OK, Json(serde_json::json!({ "url": url, "expires_in": 300 }))).into_response(),
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to presign own document URL: {:?}", e);
+            (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, Json(serde_json::json!({ "error": "Failed to generate view URL" }))).into_response()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// GET /api/me/verification-status?roleKey=PHOTOGRAPHER
 pub async fn verification_status(
     auth: AuthUser,
diff --git a/apps/users/src/handlers/verifications.rs b/apps/users/src/handlers/verifications.rs
index 2747e3a..9a7f999 100644
--- a/apps/users/src/handlers/verifications.rs
+++ b/apps/users/src/handlers/verifications.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ async fn create_approval_request_from_verification(
 pub fn router() -> Router<AppState> {
     Router::new()
         .route("/", get(list_verifications))
+        .route("/presign", post(presign_document))
         .route("/{id}", get(get_verification))
         .route("/{id}/approve", post(approve_verification))
         .route("/{id}/reject", post(reject_verification))
@@ -74,6 +75,33 @@ pub fn router() -> Router<AppState> {
         .route("/{id}/request-revision", post(request_revision))
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct PresignPayload {
+    pub url: String,
+}
+
+/// POST /api/admin/verifications/presign
+/// Mints a short-lived signed URL for a document/image previously submitted in a
+/// verification's profile_data, so the admin panel never has to render or link to
+/// the permanent storage URL directly.
+async fn presign_document(
+    auth: AuthUser,
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Json(payload): Json<PresignPayload>,
+) -> impl IntoResponse {
+    if let Err(e) = require_admin(&auth) {
+        return e.into_response();
+    }
+
+    match state.storage.presign(&payload.url, std::time::Duration::from_secs(300)).await {
+        Ok(url) => (StatusCode::OK, Json(serde_json::json!({ "url": url, "expires_in": 300 }))).into_response(),
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to presign document URL: {:?}", e);
+            (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, Json(serde_json::json!({ "error": "Failed to generate view URL" }))).into_response()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct ListQuery {
     pub status: Option<String>,
diff --git a/crates/storage/src/lib.rs b/crates/storage/src/lib.rs
index bb2dfed..465b57a 100644
--- a/crates/storage/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ use aws_config::{BehaviorVersion, Region};
 use aws_credential_types::Credentials;
 use aws_sdk_s3::Client;
 use aws_sdk_s3::config::{Builder as S3ConfigBuilder, SharedCredentialsProvider};
+use aws_sdk_s3::presigning::PresigningConfig;
 use aws_sdk_s3::primitives::ByteStream;
 use bytes::Bytes;
+use std::time::Duration;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -99,6 +101,39 @@ impl StorageClient {
         Ok(format!("{}/{}", self.public_base_url, key))
     }
 
+    /// Derive the object key from a previously-stored full public URL, or pass a bare
+    /// key straight through unchanged.
+    fn key_from_url(&self, stored: &str) -> String {
+        let prefix = format!("{}/", self.public_base_url);
+        stored.strip_prefix(prefix.as_str()).unwrap_or(stored).to_string()
+    }
+
+    /// Mint a short-lived, signed URL for reading an object that was previously
+    /// uploaded via `upload()`. `stored` is whatever `upload()` returned (a full
+    /// public URL) or a bare object key.
+    ///
+    /// Callers must never persist or forward the plain stored URL/key directly to a
+    /// browser as a working link — always mediate access through this method so the
+    /// resulting URL expires and requires no reliance on the bucket being public.
+    pub async fn presign(&self, stored: &str, ttl: Duration) -> Result<String> {
+        let key = self.key_from_url(stored);
+
+        let Some(client) = &self.client else {
+            // MOCK_STORAGE=true / no client configured — nothing real to sign against.
+            return Ok(stored.to_string());
+        };
+
+        let presigned = client
+            .get_object()
+            .bucket(&self.bucket)
+            .key(&key)
+            .presigned(PresigningConfig::expires_in(ttl).context("invalid presign expiry")?)
+            .await
+            .context("failed to presign B2 object")?;
+
+        Ok(presigned.uri().to_string())
+    }
+
     /// Delete a file by its full public URL (best-effort — logs on failure).
     pub async fn delete_by_url(&self, url: &str) {
         let Some(client) = &self.client else { return };