diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8bd9ed6..2f538e2 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ def save_message(session_id: str, character: str, role: str, content: str):
     conn.commit()
     conn.close()
 
+def save_portrait_message(session_id: str, character: str, image_path: str):
+    """Speichert ein generiertes Portrait als Bot-Nachricht mit Bild-Marker."""
+    content = f"[PORTRAIT]{image_path}[/PORTRAIT]"
+    save_message(session_id, character, "assistant", content)
+
 def needs_summary(session_id: str, character: str) -> bool:
     conn = sqlite3.connect(str(DB_PATH))
     cur = conn.execute(
@@ -268,6 +273,9 @@ REGELN:
 
     messages = [{"role": "system", "content": system}]
     for msg in short_term:
+        # Skip portrait messages — they're images, not text for the LLM
+        if msg["content"] and msg["content"].startswith("[PORTRAIT]"):
+            continue
         if msg["role"] == "user":
             messages.append({"role": "user", "content": msg["content"]})
         else:
@@ -572,6 +580,11 @@ async def api_generate_portrait(name: str, request: Request):
         image_path = generate_portrait(name, char, custom_prompt)
         if image_path:
             _portrait_jobs[job_id] = {"status": "done", "image": image_path, "error": None}
+            # Save portrait to chat history so it survives reload
+            try:
+                save_portrait_message(session_id, name, image_path)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Portrait save failed (non-fatal): {e}")
         else:
             _portrait_jobs[job_id] = {"status": "error", "image": None, "error": "Generierung fehlgeschlagen"}
     
diff --git a/static/avatars/mara.png b/static/avatars/mara.png
index 0c9d6b6..58a1277 100644
Binary files a/static/avatars/mara.png and b/static/avatars/mara.png differ
diff --git a/templates/chat.html b/templates/chat.html
index ebd949a..bcf0543 100644
--- a/templates/chat.html
+++ b/templates/chat.html
@@ -82,7 +82,14 @@
         <div class="msg msg-greeting">{{ character.greeting }}</div>
         {% endif %}
         {% for h in history %}
+        {% if '[PORTRAIT]' in h.content %}
+        <div class="msg msg-bot" style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden;">
+            <img src="{{ h.content | replace('[PORTRAIT]', '') | replace('[/PORTRAIT]', '') }}?t={{ range(1000, 9999) | random }}" style="width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 16px 16px 16px 4px; display: block;">
+            <div style="padding: 8px 12px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--muted);">🖼️ Neues Portrait generiert</div>
+        </div>
+        {% else %}
         <div class="msg {{ 'msg-user' if h.role == 'user' else 'msg-bot' }}">{{ h.content }}</div>
+        {% endif %}
         {% endfor %}
     </div>
 
@@ -272,8 +279,21 @@
                         for (let i = currentMsgs; i < data.history.length; i++) {
                             const h = data.history[i];
                             const div = document.createElement('div');
-                            div.className = `msg ${h.role === 'user' ? 'msg-user' : 'msg-bot'}`;
-                            div.textContent = h.content;
+                            
+                            // Check if it's a portrait message
+                            const portraitMatch = h.content && h.content.match(/^\[PORTRAIT\](.+)\[\/PORTRAIT\]$/);
+                            if (portraitMatch) {
+                                div.className = 'msg msg-bot';
+                                div.style.padding = '0';
+                                div.style.overflow = 'hidden';
+                                div.innerHTML = `
+                                    <img src="${portraitMatch[1]}?t=${Date.now()}" style="width: 100%; max-width: 400px; border-radius: 16px 16px 16px 4px; display: block;">
+                                    <div style="padding: 8px 12px; font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--muted);">🖼️ Neues Portrait generiert</div>
+                                `;
+                            } else {
+                                div.className = `msg ${h.role === 'user' ? 'msg-user' : 'msg-bot'}`;
+                                div.textContent = h.content;
+                            }
                             chat.appendChild(div);
                         }
                         chat.scrollTop = chat.scrollHeight;