diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-cameras-sip.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-cameras-sip.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1d7a2f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fuzzy-cameras-sip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@powersync/common': patch
+---
+
+Allow watched attachment items to provide a media type for queued downloads.
diff --git a/packages/common/src/attachments/AttachmentQueue.ts b/packages/common/src/attachments/AttachmentQueue.ts
index 59fa299be..9be3e41a8 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/attachments/AttachmentQueue.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/attachments/AttachmentQueue.ts
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ export class AttachmentQueue {
               state: AttachmentState.QUEUED_DOWNLOAD,
               hasSynced: false,
               metaData: watchedAttachment.metaData,
+              mediaType: watchedAttachment.mediaType,
               timestamp: new Date().getTime()
             });
             continue;
diff --git a/packages/common/src/attachments/README.md b/packages/common/src/attachments/README.md
index ea2678dba..182640de3 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/attachments/README.md
+++ b/packages/common/src/attachments/README.md
@@ -427,10 +427,12 @@ type WatchedAttachmentItem = {
   id: string;
   fileExtension: string;  // e.g., 'jpg', 'pdf'
   metaData?: string;
+  mediaType?: string;     // e.g., 'image/jpeg'
 } | {
   id: string;
   filename: string;       // e.g., 'document.pdf'
   metaData?: string;
+  mediaType?: string;     // e.g., 'application/pdf'
 };
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/common/src/attachments/WatchedAttachmentItem.ts b/packages/common/src/attachments/WatchedAttachmentItem.ts
index f73326511..cc0263058 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/attachments/WatchedAttachmentItem.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/attachments/WatchedAttachmentItem.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ export type WatchedAttachmentItem =
       filename: string;
       fileExtension?: never;
       metaData?: string;
+      mediaType?: string;
     }
   | {
       id: string;
       fileExtension: string;
       filename?: never;
       metaData?: string;
+      mediaType?: string;
     };
diff --git a/packages/node/tests/attachments.test.ts b/packages/node/tests/attachments.test.ts
index 15766a7f0..7847f17d8 100644
--- a/packages/node/tests/attachments.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node/tests/attachments.test.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,67 @@ describe('attachment queue', () => {
     }
   );
 
+  it(
+    'should pass watched media type to downloaded attachments',
+    {
+      timeout: 10000
+    },
+    async () => {
+      queue = new AttachmentQueue({
+        db,
+        watchAttachments: (onUpdate) => {
+          db.watch(
+            /* sql */
+            `
+              SELECT
+                photo_id
+              FROM
+                users
+              WHERE
+                photo_id IS NOT NULL
+            `,
+            [],
+            {
+              onResult: async (result: any) =>
+                await onUpdate(
+                  result.rows?._array.map((r: any) => ({
+                    id: r.photo_id,
+                    fileExtension: 'jpg',
+                    mediaType: 'image/jpeg'
+                  })) ?? []
+                )
+            }
+          );
+        },
+        remoteStorage: mockRemoteStorage,
+        localStorage: mockLocalStorage,
+        syncIntervalMs: INTERVAL_MILLISECONDS,
+        archivedCacheLimit: 0
+      });
+
+      await queue.startSync();
+
+      const id = await queue.generateAttachmentId();
+      await db.execute('INSERT INTO users (id, name, email, photo_id) VALUES (uuid(), ?, ?, ?)', [
+        'testuser',
+        'testuser@journeyapps.com',
+        id
+      ]);
+
+      const attachments = await waitForMatchCondition(
+        () => watchAttachmentsTable(),
+        (results) => results.some((r) => r.id === id && r.state === AttachmentState.SYNCED),
+        5
+      );
+
+      const attachmentRecord = attachments.find((r) => r.id === id);
+      expect(attachmentRecord?.mediaType).toBe('image/jpeg');
+      expect(mockDownloadFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ mediaType: 'image/jpeg' }));
+
+      await queue.stopSync();
+    }
+  );
+
   it(
     'should upload attachments when a new file is saved',
     {