diff --git a/src/client/ssr-view/server.tsx b/src/client/ssr-view/server.tsx
index 6745130b..d7338670 100644
--- a/src/client/ssr-view/server.tsx
+++ b/src/client/ssr-view/server.tsx
@@ -168,9 +168,13 @@ export async function render(
   const safeOriginalName = stripHtml(file.originalName || '');
   const safeType = stripHtml(file.type || '');
 
-  const meta = `
-  ${
-    user?.view?.embedTitle && user.view.embed
+  const viewEnabled = !!user.view?.enabled;
+  const showRichOg = viewEnabled && !!user.view.embed;
+  const showMediaOg = viewEnabled && (!!user.view.embed || !!user.view.embedMediaOnly);
+  const pageUrl = `${host}${url.split('?')[0]}`;
+
+  const richMeta = [
+    showRichOg && user?.view?.embedTitle
       ? `<meta property="og:title" content="${stripHtml(
           parseString(user.view.embedTitle, {
             file: file as unknown as File,
@@ -178,10 +182,8 @@ export async function render(
             ...metrics,
           }) ?? '',
         )}" />`
-      : ''
-  }
-  ${
-    user?.view?.embedDescription && user.view.embed
+      : '',
+    showRichOg && user?.view?.embedDescription
       ? `<meta property="og:description" content="${stripHtml(
           parseString(user.view.embedDescription, {
             file: file as unknown as File,
@@ -189,10 +191,8 @@ export async function render(
             ...metrics,
           }) ?? '',
         )}" />`
-      : ''
-  }
-  ${
-    user?.view?.embedSiteName && user.view.embed
+      : '',
+    showRichOg && user?.view?.embedSiteName
       ? `<meta property="og:site_name" content="${stripHtml(
           parseString(user.view.embedSiteName, {
             file: file as unknown as File,
@@ -200,10 +200,8 @@ export async function render(
             ...metrics,
           }) ?? '',
         )}" />`
-      : ''
-  }
-  ${
-    user?.view?.embedColor && user.view.embed
+      : '',
+    showRichOg && user?.view?.embedColor
       ? `<meta property="theme-color" content="${stripHtml(
           parseString(user.view.embedColor, {
             file: file as unknown as File,
@@ -211,67 +209,70 @@ export async function render(
             ...metrics,
           }) ?? '',
         )}" />`
-      : ''
-  }
+      : '',
+  ]
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .join('\n  ');
 
-  ${
-    file.type?.startsWith('image')
+  const imageOg =
+    showMediaOg && file.type?.startsWith('image')
       ? `
     <meta property="og:type" content="image" />
     <meta property="og:image" itemProp="image" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
-    <meta property="og:url" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
+    <meta property="og:url" content="${pageUrl}" />
     <meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
     <meta property="twitter:image" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
-    <meta property="twitter:title" content="${safeFilename}" />
+    ${showRichOg ? `<meta property="twitter:title" content="${safeFilename}" />` : ''}
   `
-      : ''
-  }
+      : '';
 
-  ${
-    file.type?.startsWith('video')
+  const videoOg =
+    showMediaOg && file.type?.startsWith('video')
       ? `
     ${file.thumbnail ? `<meta property="og:image" content="${host}/raw/${file.thumbnail.path}" />` : ''}
     <meta property="og:type" content="video.other" />
+    <meta property="og:url" content="${pageUrl}" />
     <meta property="og:video:url" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
     <meta property="og:video:width" content="1920" />
     <meta property="og:video:height" content="1080" />
   `
-      : ''
-  }
+      : '';
 
-  ${
-    file.type?.startsWith('audio')
+  const audioOg =
+    showMediaOg && file.type?.startsWith('audio')
       ? `
     <meta name="twitter:card" content="player" />
     <meta name="twitter:player" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
     <meta name="twitter:player:stream" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
     <meta name="twitter:player:stream:content_type" content="${safeType}" />
-    <meta name="twitter:title" content="${safeFilename}" />
+    ${showRichOg ? `<meta name="twitter:title" content="${safeFilename}" />` : ''}
     <meta name="twitter:player:width" content="720" />
     <meta name="twitter:player:height" content="480" />
 
     <meta property="og:type" content="music.song" />
-    <meta property="og:url" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
+    <meta property="og:url" content="${pageUrl}" />
     <meta property="og:audio" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
     <meta property="og:audio:secure_url" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
     <meta property="og:audio:type" content="${safeType}" />
   `
-      : ''
-  }
+      : '';
 
-  ${
-    !file.type?.startsWith('video') && !file.type?.startsWith('image')
+  const otherOg =
+    showRichOg && !file.type?.startsWith('video') && !file.type?.startsWith('image')
       ? `
-    <meta property="og:url" content="${host}/raw/${safeFilename}" />
+    <meta property="og:url" content="${pageUrl}" />
   `
-      : ''
-  }
+      : '';
 
-  <title>${file.originalName ? safeOriginalName : safeFilename}</title>
-`;
+  const docTitle = `<title>${file.originalName ? safeOriginalName : safeFilename}</title>`;
+
+  const includeHead = showRichOg || showMediaOg;
+  const headMeta = includeHead
+    ? [richMeta, imageOg, videoOg, audioOg, otherOg, docTitle].filter(Boolean).join('\n')
+    : '';
 
   return {
     html,
-    meta: `${user.view.embed ? meta : ''}\n${createZiplineSsr(data)}`,
+    meta: `${headMeta ? `${headMeta}\n` : ''}${createZiplineSsr(data)}`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/components/pages/settings/parts/SettingsFileView.tsx b/src/components/pages/settings/parts/SettingsFileView.tsx
index 7c9aae00..c2c6fb13 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/settings/parts/SettingsFileView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/settings/parts/SettingsFileView.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function Form({ user, setUser }: { user: User; setUser: (u: User) => void }) {
       enabled: user.view.enabled || false,
       content: user.view.content || '',
       embed: user.view.embed || false,
+      embedMediaOnly: user.view.embedMediaOnly || false,
       embedTitle: user.view.embedTitle || '',
       embedDescription: user.view.embedDescription || '',
       embedSiteName: user.view.embedSiteName || '',
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ function Form({ user, setUser }: { user: User; setUser: (u: User) => void }) {
     const valuesTrimmed = {
       enabled: values.enabled,
       embed: values.embed,
+      embedMediaOnly: values.embed ? false : values.embedMediaOnly,
       content: values.content.trim() || null,
       embedTitle: values.embedTitle.trim() || null,
       embedDescription: values.embedDescription.trim() || null,
@@ -186,6 +188,20 @@ function Form({ user, setUser }: { user: User; setUser: (u: User) => void }) {
             disabled={!form.values.enabled}
             my='xs'
             {...form.getInputProps('embed', { type: 'checkbox' })}
+            onChange={(event) => {
+              form.getInputProps('embed', { type: 'checkbox' }).onChange(event);
+              if (event.currentTarget.checked) {
+                form.setFieldValue('embedMediaOnly', false);
+              }
+            }}
+          />
+
+          <Switch
+            label='Media-only link preview'
+            description='When embeds are off, still add OpenGraph image/video tags so Discord and similar apps unfurl the media only (no custom title, description, or site name). The URL you paste stays in the message as plain text.'
+            disabled={!form.values.enabled || form.values.embed}
+            my='xs'
+            {...form.getInputProps('embedMediaOnly', { type: 'checkbox' })}
           />
 
           <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, md: 2 }} spacing='sm'>
diff --git a/src/lib/db/models/user.ts b/src/lib/db/models/user.ts
index 1e927ac9..154db34b 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/models/user.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/models/user.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const userViewSchema = z
     showFolder: z.boolean().nullish(),
     content: z.string().nullish(),
     embed: z.boolean().nullish(),
+    embedMediaOnly: z.boolean().nullish(),
     embedTitle: z.string().nullish(),
     embedDescription: z.string().nullish(),
     embedColor: z.string().nullish(),
diff --git a/src/server/routes/api/user/index.ts b/src/server/routes/api/user/index.ts
index 7fc73a79..60662f77 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/api/user/index.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/api/user/index.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export default typedPlugin(
               .object({
                 content: z.string().nullish(),
                 embed: z.boolean().optional(),
+                embedMediaOnly: z.boolean().optional(),
                 embedTitle: z.string().nullish(),
                 embedDescription: z.string().nullish(),
                 embedColor: z.string().nullish(),
@@ -101,6 +102,14 @@ export default typedPlugin(
                 ...(req.body.view.enabled !== undefined && { enabled: req.body.view.enabled || false }),
                 ...(req.body.view.content !== undefined && { content: req.body.view.content || null }),
                 ...(req.body.view.embed !== undefined && { embed: req.body.view.embed || false }),
+                ...(req.body.view.embedMediaOnly !== undefined && {
+                  embedMediaOnly: (() => {
+                    const embedOn = !!(req.body.view.embed !== undefined
+                      ? req.body.view.embed
+                      : (req.user.view as { embed?: boolean }).embed);
+                    return embedOn ? false : req.body.view.embedMediaOnly || false;
+                  })(),
+                }),
                 ...(req.body.view.embedTitle !== undefined && {
                   embedTitle: req.body.view.embedTitle || null,
                 }),