diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 47adf5a..5f2095e 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/cache"
-	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/htfilter"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/httpsig"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/image"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/junk"
@@ -824,11 +823,6 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 			content = content[:90001]
 		}
 
-		// grab any inline imgs
-		imgfilt := htfilter.New()
-		imgfilt.Imager = inlineimgsfor(&xonk)
-		imgfilt.String(content)
-
 		// init xonk
 		xonk.What = what
 		xonk.XID = xid
@@ -844,6 +838,7 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 				xonk.Whofore = 1
 			}
 		}
+		imaginate(&xonk)
 
 		if isUpdate {
 			log.Printf("something has changed! %s", xonk.XID)
@@ -1023,7 +1018,7 @@ func jonkjonk(user *WhatAbout, h *Honk) (junk.Junk, junk.Junk) {
 		if !h.Public {
 			jo["directMessage"] = true
 		}
-		translate(h)
+		translate(h, true)
 		h.Noise = re_memes.ReplaceAllString(h.Noise, "")
 		jo["summary"] = html.EscapeString(h.Precis)
 		jo["content"] = ontologize(mentionize(h.Noise))
diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index 753b218..15b24bb 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ changelog
 
 -- next
 
++ Inline images in posts. Send and receive.
+
 + Somewhat functional admin console (TTY).
 
 + More JS free fallbacks for some basic functions.
@@ -14,8 +16,6 @@ changelog
 
 +++ Add Honk Filtering and Censorship System (HFCS).
 
-+ Inline images in received posts.
-
 + Times for events.
 
 + Split media database into separate blob.db.
diff --git a/docs/honk.5 b/docs/honk.5
index b0d4a63..19a0e6f 100644
--- a/docs/honk.5
+++ b/docs/honk.5
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ Inline `code fragments` with single ticks.
 int main() { return 0; }
 ```
 .Ed
+.It images
+Inline images with img tags.
+.Bd -literal
+<img alt="Lifecycle of a honk" src="https://example.com/diagram.png">
+.Ed
 .It links
 URLs beginning with
 .Dq http
diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 1be7618..151fc31 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func reverbolate(userid int64, honks []*Honk) {
 		if !h.Public {
 			h.Style += " limited"
 		}
-		translate(h)
+		translate(h, false)
 		if h.Whofore == 2 || h.Whofore == 3 {
 			h.URL = h.XID
 			if h.What != "bonked" {
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func reverbolate(userid int64, honks []*Honk) {
 		zap := make(map[string]bool)
 		{
 			filt := htfilter.New()
-			filt.Imager = replaceimgsand(zap)
+			filt.Imager = replaceimgsand(zap, false)
 			filt.SpanClasses = allowedclasses
 			p, _ := filt.String(h.Precis)
 			n, _ := filt.String(h.Noise)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func reverbolate(userid int64, honks []*Honk) {
 	}
 }
 
-func replaceimgsand(zap map[string]bool) func(node *html.Node) string {
+func replaceimgsand(zap map[string]bool, absolute bool) func(node *html.Node) string {
 	return func(node *html.Node) string {
 		src := htfilter.GetAttr(node, "src")
 		alt := htfilter.GetAttr(node, "alt")
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ func replaceimgsand(zap map[string]bool) func(node *html.Node) string {
 		d := finddonk(src)
 		if d != nil {
 			zap[d.XID] = true
-			return string(templates.Sprintf(`<img alt="%s" title="%s" src="/d/%s">`, alt, alt, d.XID))
+			base := ""
+			if absolute {
+				base = "https://" + serverName
+			}
+			return string(templates.Sprintf(`<img alt="%s" title="%s" src="%s/d/%s">`, alt, alt, base, d.XID))
 		}
 		return string(templates.Sprintf(`&lt;img alt="%s" src="<a href="%s">%s<a>"&gt;`, alt, src, src))
 	}
@@ -177,7 +181,13 @@ func inlineimgsfor(honk *Honk) func(node *html.Node) string {
 	}
 }
 
-func translate(honk *Honk) {
+func imaginate(honk *Honk) {
+	imgfilt := htfilter.New()
+	imgfilt.Imager = inlineimgsfor(honk)
+	imgfilt.String(honk.Noise)
+}
+
+func translate(honk *Honk, redoimages bool) {
 	if honk.Format == "html" {
 		return
 	}
@@ -197,9 +207,29 @@ func translate(honk *Honk) {
 	noise = strings.TrimSpace(noise)
 	noise = quickrename(noise, honk.UserID)
 	noise = markitzero(noise)
-
 	honk.Noise = noise
 	honk.Onts = oneofakind(ontologies(honk.Noise))
+
+	if redoimages {
+		zap := make(map[string]bool)
+		{
+			filt := htfilter.New()
+			filt.Imager = replaceimgsand(zap, true)
+			filt.SpanClasses = allowedclasses
+			p, _ := filt.String(honk.Precis)
+			n, _ := filt.String(honk.Noise)
+			honk.Precis = string(p)
+			honk.Noise = string(n)
+		}
+		j := 0
+		for i := 0; i < len(honk.Donks); i++ {
+			if !zap[honk.Donks[i].XID] {
+				honk.Donks[j] = honk.Donks[i]
+				j++
+			}
+		}
+		honk.Donks = honk.Donks[:j]
+	}
 }
 
 func shortxid(xid string) string {
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 7450c94..3c3d576 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	noise = hooterize(noise)
 	honk.Noise = noise
-	translate(honk)
+	translate(honk, false)
 
 	var convoy string
 	if rid != "" {
@@ -1189,6 +1189,7 @@ func submithonk(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 	memetize(honk)
+	imaginate(honk)
 
 	placename := strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("placename"))
 	placelat := strings.TrimSpace(r.FormValue("placelat"))