diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/upload-category/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/upload-category/route.ts
index 5892aa1..db4f5b7 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/upload-category/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/upload-category/route.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async function handler(req: AuthenticatedRequest) {
         const filepath = path.join(uploadDir, filename);
 
         await writeFile(filepath, buffer);
-        const url = `/uploads/categories/${filename}`;
+        const url = `/api/uploads/categories/${filename}`;
 
         return NextResponse.json({ url });
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/upload/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/upload/route.ts
index 1c7a3c0..6c13ff5 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/upload/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/upload/route.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function handler(req: AuthenticatedRequest) {
             const filepath = path.join(uploadDir, filename);
 
             await writeFile(filepath, buffer);
-            uploadedUrls.push(`/uploads/products/${filename}`);
+            uploadedUrls.push(`/api/uploads/products/${filename}`);
         }
 
         return NextResponse.json({ urls: uploadedUrls });
diff --git a/src/app/api/uploads/[...path]/route.ts b/src/app/api/uploads/[...path]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76acd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/uploads/[...path]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import path from 'path';
+
+// Serve uploaded images in standalone mode
+export async function GET(
+    request: NextRequest,
+    { params }: { params: Promise<{ path: string[] }> }
+) {
+    try {
+        const { path: pathSegments } = await params;
+        const filePath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'uploads', ...pathSegments);
+
+        // Security: Prevent directory traversal
+        const normalizedPath = path.normalize(filePath);
+        const uploadsDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'public', 'uploads');
+        if (!normalizedPath.startsWith(uploadsDir)) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Invalid path' }, { status: 400 });
+        }
+
+        const fileBuffer = await readFile(filePath);
+
+        // Determine content type
+        const ext = path.extname(filePath).toLowerCase();
+        const contentTypes: Record<string, string> = {
+            '.jpg': 'image/jpeg',
+            '.jpeg': 'image/jpeg',
+            '.png': 'image/png',
+            '.gif': 'image/gif',
+            '.webp': 'image/webp',
+            '.svg': 'image/svg+xml',
+        };
+        const contentType = contentTypes[ext] || 'application/octet-stream';
+
+        return new NextResponse(fileBuffer, {
+            headers: {
+                'Content-Type': contentType,
+                'Cache-Control': 'public, max-age=31536000, immutable',
+            },
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Image serve error:', error);
+        return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Image not found' }, { status: 404 });
+    }
+}