diff --git a/src/components/ProfileRightSidebar.tsx b/src/components/ProfileRightSidebar.tsx
index 0a4567c2..2010637a 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileRightSidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileRightSidebar.tsx
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ interface ProfileField {
 
 interface ProfileRightSidebarProps {
   fields?: ProfileField[];
-  /** Events from the profile feed — media is extracted client-side instead of a separate query. */
-  events?: NostrEvent[];
-  /** Whether the feed events are still loading. */
-  eventsLoading?: boolean;
-  /** Whether all feed pages have been loaded (no more pages to fetch). */
-  eventsComplete?: boolean;
+  /** Media events fetched via a dedicated search query (video:true image:true). */
+  mediaEvents?: NostrEvent[];
+  /** Whether the media events are still loading. */
+  mediaLoading?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface MediaItem {
@@ -243,13 +241,13 @@ function ProfileFieldRow({ field }: { field: ProfileField }) {
   );
 }
 
-export function ProfileRightSidebar({ fields, events, eventsLoading, eventsComplete }: ProfileRightSidebarProps) {
+export function ProfileRightSidebar({ fields, mediaEvents, mediaLoading: mediaLoadingProp }: ProfileRightSidebarProps) {
   const { config } = useAppContext();
   const media = useMemo(
-    () => extractMedia(events ?? [], config.contentWarningPolicy),
-    [events, config.contentWarningPolicy],
+    () => extractMedia(mediaEvents ?? [], config.contentWarningPolicy),
+    [mediaEvents, config.contentWarningPolicy],
   );
-  const mediaLoading = (eventsLoading ?? false) || (media.length === 0 && !eventsComplete);
+  const mediaLoading = mediaLoadingProp ?? false;
 
   return (
     <aside className="w-[300px] shrink-0 hidden xl:flex flex-col sticky top-0 h-screen overflow-y-auto pt-5 pb-3 px-5">
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ export function ProfileRightSidebar({ fields, events, eventsLoading, eventsCompl
         <h2 className="text-xl font-bold mb-3">Media</h2>
         {mediaLoading ? (
           <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-0.5">
-            {Array.from({ length: 6 }).map((_, i) => (
+            {Array.from({ length: 9 }).map((_, i) => (
               <Skeleton key={i} className="aspect-square rounded-lg" />
             ))}
           </div>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useProfileMedia.ts b/src/hooks/useProfileMedia.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb9197c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/useProfileMedia.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { useNostr } from '@nostrify/react';
+import { useInfiniteQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import type { NostrEvent } from '@nostrify/nostrify';
+
+const PAGE_SIZE = 20;
+
+/** Result page from the profile media query. */
+interface ProfileMediaPage {
+  events: NostrEvent[];
+  /** Oldest timestamp in this page, used as cursor for pagination. */
+  oldestTimestamp: number | undefined;
+  /** Number of events returned (for exhaustion detection). */
+  count: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Queries media events for a profile directly from relay.ditto.pub
+ * using the NIP-50 search extension `media:true`.
+ *
+ * `media:true` covers images, videos, and mixed attachments — it's
+ * set on any event that has at least one media URL detected at index
+ * time. There is no separate `image:true` extension; multiple search
+ * extensions are ANDed, so `media:true` alone is the correct filter.
+ */
+export function useProfileMedia(pubkey: string | undefined, enabled = true) {
+  const { nostr } = useNostr();
+
+  return useInfiniteQuery<ProfileMediaPage, Error>({
+    queryKey: ['profile-media', pubkey ?? ''],
+    queryFn: async ({ pageParam, signal }) => {
+      if (!pubkey) return { events: [], oldestTimestamp: undefined, count: 0 };
+
+      const querySignal = AbortSignal.any([signal, AbortSignal.timeout(8000)]);
+
+      const filter: Record<string, unknown> = {
+        kinds: [1, 20, 34236],
+        authors: [pubkey],
+        search: 'media:true',
+        limit: PAGE_SIZE,
+      };
+      if (pageParam) {
+        filter.until = pageParam;
+      }
+
+      const events = await nostr.query(
+        [filter as { kinds: number[]; authors: string[]; limit: number; search: string; until?: number }],
+        { signal: querySignal },
+      );
+
+      const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+      const valid = events.filter((e) => e.created_at <= now);
+      const sorted = valid.sort((a, b) => b.created_at - a.created_at);
+
+      const oldestTimestamp = sorted.length > 0
+        ? sorted[sorted.length - 1].created_at
+        : undefined;
+
+      return { events: sorted, oldestTimestamp, count: sorted.length };
+    },
+    getNextPageParam: (lastPage) => {
+      if (lastPage.count === 0 || lastPage.oldestTimestamp === undefined) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      return lastPage.oldestTimestamp - 1;
+    },
+    initialPageParam: undefined as number | undefined,
+    enabled: !!pubkey && enabled,
+    staleTime: 30 * 1000,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx b/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
index 08ff968d..5d9235aa 100644
--- a/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { useMuteList } from '@/hooks/useMuteList';
 import { isEventMuted } from '@/lib/muteHelpers';
 import { useProfileFeed, useProfileLikes as useProfileLikesInfinite, filterByTab } from '@/hooks/useProfileFeed';
 import type { ProfileTab } from '@/hooks/useProfileFeed';
+import { useProfileMedia } from '@/hooks/useProfileMedia';
 import { useProfileSupplementary } from '@/hooks/useProfileData';
 import { useNip05Resolve } from '@/hooks/useNip05Resolve';
 import { genUserName } from '@/lib/genUserName';
@@ -646,6 +647,15 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
     description: metadata?.about || 'Nostr profile',
   });
 
+  // Profile media — dedicated search query via relay.ditto.pub (video:true image:true)
+  const {
+    data: mediaData,
+    isPending: mediaPending,
+    fetchNextPage: fetchNextMediaPage,
+    hasNextPage: hasNextMediaPage,
+    isFetchingNextPage: isFetchingNextMediaPage,
+  } = useProfileMedia(pubkey);
+
   // Infinite-scroll likes
   const {
     data: likesData,
@@ -703,7 +713,9 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
     }
   };
 
-  // Flatten feed pages, deduplicate, and filter muted content
+  // Flatten feed pages, deduplicate, and filter muted content.
+  // Tab filtering is applied downstream in `currentItems` so the base
+  // list stays stable across tab switches and doesn't momentarily empty.
   const feedItems = useMemo(() => {
     if (!feedData?.pages) return [];
     const seen = new Set<string>();
@@ -718,14 +730,24 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
         }
       }
     }
-    return activeTab === 'likes' ? items : filterByTab(items, activeTab);
-  }, [feedData?.pages, muteItems, activeTab]);
+    return items;
+  }, [feedData?.pages, muteItems]);
 
-  // Extract raw events for the media sidebar, excluding reposts (other users' content)
-  const feedEvents = useMemo(
-    () => feedItems.filter((item) => !item.repostedBy).map((item) => item.event),
-    [feedItems],
-  );
+  // Flatten media pages for the sidebar and media tab
+  const mediaEvents = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!mediaData?.pages) return [];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
+    const events: NostrEvent[] = [];
+    for (const page of mediaData.pages) {
+      for (const event of page.events) {
+        if (!seen.has(event.id)) {
+          seen.add(event.id);
+          events.push(event);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return events;
+  }, [mediaData?.pages]);
 
   // Flatten likes pages and deduplicate
   const likedItems = useMemo(() => {
@@ -765,12 +787,16 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
       if (hasNextLikesPage && !isFetchingNextLikesPage) {
         fetchNextLikesPage();
       }
+    } else if (activeTab === 'media') {
+      if (hasNextMediaPage && !isFetchingNextMediaPage) {
+        fetchNextMediaPage();
+      }
     } else {
       if (hasNextFeedPage && !isFetchingNextFeedPage) {
         fetchNextFeedPage();
       }
     }
-  }, [inView, activeTab, hasNextFeedPage, isFetchingNextFeedPage, fetchNextFeedPage, hasNextLikesPage, isFetchingNextLikesPage, fetchNextLikesPage]);
+  }, [inView, activeTab, hasNextFeedPage, isFetchingNextFeedPage, fetchNextFeedPage, hasNextLikesPage, isFetchingNextLikesPage, fetchNextLikesPage, hasNextMediaPage, isFetchingNextMediaPage, fetchNextMediaPage]);
 
   const authorEvent = metadataEvent;
 
@@ -780,12 +806,18 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
     [likedItems]
   );
 
-  const currentItems = activeTab === 'likes' ? likedFeedItems : feedItems;
-  const currentLoading = activeTab === 'likes' ? likesPending : feedPending;
-  const hasMore = activeTab === 'likes' ? hasNextLikesPage : hasNextFeedPage;
-  const isFetchingMore = activeTab === 'likes' ? isFetchingNextLikesPage : isFetchingNextFeedPage;
+  // For media, convert media events to FeedItems
+  const mediaFeedItems: FeedItem[] = useMemo(() =>
+    mediaEvents.map(event => ({ event, sortTimestamp: event.created_at })),
+    [mediaEvents]
+  );
 
-  useLayoutOptions(pubkey ? { rightSidebar: <ProfileRightSidebar fields={fields} events={feedEvents} eventsLoading={feedPending} eventsComplete={!hasNextFeedPage && !isFetchingNextFeedPage} /> } : {});
+  const currentItems = activeTab === 'likes' ? likedFeedItems : activeTab === 'media' ? mediaFeedItems : filterByTab(feedItems, activeTab);
+  const currentLoading = activeTab === 'likes' ? likesPending : activeTab === 'media' ? mediaPending : feedPending;
+  const hasMore = activeTab === 'likes' ? hasNextLikesPage : activeTab === 'media' ? hasNextMediaPage : hasNextFeedPage;
+  const isFetchingMore = activeTab === 'likes' ? isFetchingNextLikesPage : activeTab === 'media' ? isFetchingNextMediaPage : isFetchingNextFeedPage;
+
+  useLayoutOptions(pubkey ? { rightSidebar: <ProfileRightSidebar fields={fields} mediaEvents={mediaEvents} mediaLoading={mediaPending} /> } : {});
 
   if (!pubkey) {
     // If we're resolving a NIP-05, show loading state