diff --git a/src-ui/messages.xlf b/src-ui/messages.xlf
index 04f08a861..88a80f55c 100644
--- a/src-ui/messages.xlf
+++ b/src-ui/messages.xlf
@@ -2706,43 +2706,54 @@
           <context context-type="linenumber">195</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="2218903673684131427" datatype="html">
+        <source>An error occurred loading content: <x id="PH" equiv-text="err.message ?? err.toString()"/></source>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">228</context>
+        </context-group>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="5758784066858623886" datatype="html">
         <source>Error retrieving metadata</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">341</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">354</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="2374084708811774419" datatype="html">
         <source>Error retrieving suggestions</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">361</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">374</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="8348337312757497317" datatype="html">
         <source>Document saved successfully.</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">478</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">484</context>
+        </context-group>
+        <context-group purpose="location">
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">492</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="448882439049417053" datatype="html">
         <source>Error saving document</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">483</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">497</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">528</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">542</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="9021887951960049161" datatype="html">
         <source>Confirm delete</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">557</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">571</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/manage/management-list/management-list.component.ts</context>
@@ -2753,35 +2764,35 @@
         <source>Do you really want to delete document &quot;<x id="PH" equiv-text="this.document.title"/>&quot;?</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">558</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">572</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="6691075929777935948" datatype="html">
         <source>The files for this document will be deleted permanently. This operation cannot be undone.</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">559</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">573</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="719892092227206532" datatype="html">
         <source>Delete document</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">561</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">575</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="1844801255494293730" datatype="html">
         <source>Error deleting document: <x id="PH" equiv-text="JSON.stringify(error)"/></source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">577</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">591</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="7362691899087997122" datatype="html">
         <source>Redo OCR confirm</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">597</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">611</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts</context>
@@ -2792,14 +2803,14 @@
         <source>This operation will permanently redo OCR for this document.</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">598</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">612</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="5641451190833696892" datatype="html">
         <source>This operation cannot be undone.</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">599</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">613</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts</context>
@@ -2830,7 +2841,7 @@
         <source>Proceed</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">601</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">615</context>
         </context-group>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-list/bulk-editor/bulk-editor.component.ts</context>
@@ -2857,7 +2868,7 @@
         <source>Redo OCR operation will begin in the background. Close and re-open or reload this document after the operation has completed to see new content.</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">609</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">623</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="8008978164775353960" datatype="html">
@@ -2866,7 +2877,7 @@
               )"/></source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">620,622</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">634,636</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="6857598786757174736" datatype="html">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
index 828f19c5f..c88dc7e98 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.html
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
             </ng-template>
         </ng-container>
         <ng-container *ngIf="getContentType() === 'text/plain'">
-            <object [data]="previewUrl | safeUrl" type="text/plain" class="preview-sticky bg-white" width="100%"></object>
+            <div [innerHTML]="previewHtml | safeHtml" class="preview-sticky bg-light p-3" width="100%"></div>
         </ng-container>
         <div *ngIf="requiresPassword" class="password-prompt">
             <form>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
index 9c5efe8f6..31e600b7d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import {
 import { PaperlessUser } from 'src/app/data/paperless-user'
 import { UserService } from 'src/app/services/rest/user.service'
 import { PaperlessDocumentNote } from 'src/app/data/paperless-document-note'
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http'
 
 enum DocumentDetailNavIDs {
   Details = 1,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
   title: string
   titleSubject: Subject<string> = new Subject()
   previewUrl: string
+  _previewHtml: string
   downloadUrl: string
   downloadOriginalUrl: string
 
@@ -144,7 +146,8 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
     private settings: SettingsService,
     private storagePathService: StoragePathService,
     private permissionsService: PermissionsService,
-    private userService: UserService
+    private userService: UserService,
+    private http: HttpClient
   ) {}
 
   titleKeyUp(event) {
@@ -215,6 +218,16 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
         switchMap((doc) => {
           this.documentId = doc.id
           this.previewUrl = this.documentsService.getPreviewUrl(this.documentId)
+          this.http.get(this.previewUrl, { responseType: 'text' }).subscribe({
+            next: (res) => {
+              this._previewHtml = res.toString()
+            },
+            error: (err) => {
+              this._previewHtml = $localize`An error occurred loading content: ${
+                err.message ?? err.toString()
+              }`
+            },
+          })
           this.downloadUrl = this.documentsService.getDownloadUrl(
             this.documentId
           )
@@ -706,4 +719,8 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
       )
     )
   }
+
+  get previewHtml(): string {
+    return this._previewHtml
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/theme.scss b/src-ui/src/theme.scss
index 08a7d3c6d..0e750f555 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/theme.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/theme.scss
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ $form-check-radio-checked-bg-image-dark: url("data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='htt
       background-color: rgb(var(--bs-dark-rgb)) !important;
     }
   }
-
-  .preview-sticky.bg-white {
-    background-color: var(--pngx-bg-darker) !important;
-  }
 }
 
 body.color-scheme-dark {