diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/share/buildHotlinkViewerPath.spec.ts b/frontend/src/utils/share/buildHotlinkViewerPath.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..110ee63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/share/buildHotlinkViewerPath.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { buildHotlinkViewerPath } from '@/utils/share/buildHotlinkViewerPath';
+
+describe('buildHotlinkViewerPath', () => {
+    it('places upload id and secret in the viewer path', () => {
+        expect(buildHotlinkViewerPath('upload-uuid', 'url-safe-secret')).toBe('/h/upload-uuid/url-safe-secret');
+    });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/share/buildHotlinkViewerPath.ts b/frontend/src/utils/share/buildHotlinkViewerPath.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acb369c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/share/buildHotlinkViewerPath.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const buildHotlinkViewerPath = (uploadId: string, secret: string): string => `/h/${uploadId}/${secret}`;
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/share/buildUploadedShareUrls.spec.ts b/frontend/src/utils/share/buildUploadedShareUrls.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12fd42a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/share/buildUploadedShareUrls.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { config } from '@/config';
+import type { UploadQueueEntry } from '@/types/upload/UploadQueueEntry';
+import { buildUploadedShareUrls } from '@/utils/share/buildUploadedShareUrls';
+
+const { clearnet, onion } = config.shareOrigins;
+
+const uploaded = (
+    mode: 'zk' | 'hotlink',
+    overrides: Partial<Extract<UploadQueueEntry, { status: 'uploaded' }>> = {}
+): UploadQueueEntry => ({
+    status: 'uploaded',
+    message: 'Uploaded',
+    uploadId: 'upload-id',
+    deleteToken: 'delete-token',
+    urlSecret: 'url-secret',
+    mode,
+    ...overrides
+});
+
+describe('buildUploadedShareUrls', () => {
+    it('returns null unless the upload succeeded', () => {
+        const statuses = ['idle', 'queued', 'preparing', 'uploading', 'failed', 'skipped'] as const;
+
+        for (const status of statuses) {
+            expect(buildUploadedShareUrls({ status, message: status }, 'photo.jpg')).toBeNull();
+        }
+    });
+
+    it('builds zero-knowledge viewer, delete, and clearnet text embeds', () => {
+        const urls = buildUploadedShareUrls(
+            uploaded('zk', { deleteToken: 'a+b/c', urlSecret: 'fragment_key' }),
+            'a <photo> & "shot"'
+        );
+
+        expect(urls).toEqual({
+            mode: 'zk',
+            viewer: {
+                clearnet: `${clearnet}/v/upload-id#fragment_key`,
+                onion: `${onion}/v/upload-id#fragment_key`
+            },
+            delete: {
+                clearnet: `${clearnet}/d/upload-id?token=a%2Bb%2Fc`,
+                onion: `${onion}/d/upload-id?token=a%2Bb%2Fc`
+            },
+            markdownLink: `[a <photo> & "shot"](${clearnet}/v/upload-id#fragment_key)`,
+            htmlLink: `<a href="${clearnet}/v/upload-id#fragment_key">a &lt;photo&gt; &amp; &quot;shot&quot;</a>`
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('builds hotlink viewer, direct image, delete, and clearnet image embeds', () => {
+        const urls = buildUploadedShareUrls(
+            uploaded('hotlink', { deleteToken: 'a+b/c', urlSecret: 'path_secret' }),
+            'a <photo> & "shot"'
+        );
+
+        const directClearnet = `${clearnet}/i/upload-id/path_secret`;
+
+        expect(urls).toEqual({
+            mode: 'hotlink',
+            viewer: {
+                clearnet: `${clearnet}/h/upload-id/path_secret`,
+                onion: `${onion}/h/upload-id/path_secret`
+            },
+            direct: {
+                clearnet: directClearnet,
+                onion: `${onion}/i/upload-id/path_secret`
+            },
+            delete: {
+                clearnet: `${clearnet}/d/upload-id?token=a%2Bb%2Fc`,
+                onion: `${onion}/d/upload-id?token=a%2Bb%2Fc`
+            },
+            bbcode: `[img]${directClearnet}[/img]`,
+            markdownImage: `![a <photo> & "shot"](${directClearnet})`,
+            htmlImage: `<img src="${directClearnet}" alt="a &lt;photo&gt; &amp; &quot;shot&quot;" />`
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/share/buildUploadedShareUrls.ts b/frontend/src/utils/share/buildUploadedShareUrls.ts
index c342c84..1112dd8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/share/buildUploadedShareUrls.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/share/buildUploadedShareUrls.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { buildMarkdownLink } from '@/utils/share/buildMarkdownLink';
 import { config } from '@/config';
 import { buildDeletePath } from '@/utils/share/buildDeletePath';
 import { buildHotlinkImagePath } from '@/utils/share/buildHotlinkImagePath';
+import { buildHotlinkViewerPath } from '@/utils/share/buildHotlinkViewerPath';
 import { buildSiteShareUrl } from '@/utils/share/buildSiteShareUrl';
 import { buildZkViewerPath } from '@/utils/share/buildZkViewerPath';
 
@@ -22,23 +23,21 @@ export const buildUploadedShareUrls = (
     }
 
     const deletePath = buildDeletePath(upload.uploadId, upload.deleteToken);
-    const viewerPath = buildZkViewerPath(upload.uploadId, upload.urlSecret);
-
-    const viewer = {
-        clearnet: buildSiteShareUrl(clearnet, viewerPath),
-        onion: buildSiteShareUrl(onion, viewerPath)
-    };
 
     const deleteUrls = {
         clearnet: buildSiteShareUrl(clearnet, deletePath),
         onion: buildSiteShareUrl(onion, deletePath)
     };
 
-    const core = { viewer, delete: deleteUrls };
-
     if (upload.mode === 'hotlink') {
+        const viewerPath = buildHotlinkViewerPath(upload.uploadId, upload.urlSecret);
         const directPath = buildHotlinkImagePath(upload.uploadId, upload.urlSecret);
 
+        const viewer = {
+            clearnet: buildSiteShareUrl(clearnet, viewerPath),
+            onion: buildSiteShareUrl(onion, viewerPath)
+        };
+
         const direct = {
             clearnet: buildSiteShareUrl(clearnet, directPath),
             onion: buildSiteShareUrl(onion, directPath)
@@ -46,7 +45,8 @@ export const buildUploadedShareUrls = (
 
         return {
             mode: 'hotlink',
-            ...core,
+            delete: deleteUrls,
+            viewer,
             direct,
             bbcode: buildBbcodeImage(direct.clearnet),
             markdownImage: buildMarkdownImage(direct.clearnet, fileLabel),
@@ -54,9 +54,17 @@ export const buildUploadedShareUrls = (
         };
     }
 
+    const viewerPath = buildZkViewerPath(upload.uploadId, upload.urlSecret);
+
+    const viewer = {
+        clearnet: buildSiteShareUrl(clearnet, viewerPath),
+        onion: buildSiteShareUrl(onion, viewerPath)
+    };
+
     return {
         mode: 'zk',
-        ...core,
+        delete: deleteUrls,
+        viewer,
         markdownLink: buildMarkdownLink(fileLabel, viewer.clearnet),
         htmlLink: buildHtmlLink(fileLabel, viewer.clearnet)
     };