diff --git a/Endpoints/EndpointHelpers.cs b/Endpoints/EndpointHelpers.cs
index b19581e..9f74f02 100644
--- a/Endpoints/EndpointHelpers.cs
+++ b/Endpoints/EndpointHelpers.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,86 @@ internal static class EndpointHelpers
                || path.EndsWith(".gif") || path.EndsWith(".webp") || path.EndsWith(".avif");
     }
 
+    public static async Task<bool> IsReachableImageAsync(string? url, IHttpClientFactory httpFactory, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(url)) return true;
+        if (!Uri.TryCreate(url, UriKind.Absolute, out var uri)) return false;
+        if (uri.Scheme is not ("http" or "https")) return false;
+
+        using var cts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(ct);
+        cts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3));
+
+        var client = httpFactory.CreateClient();
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var head = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Head, uri);
+            var headResp = await client.SendAsync(head, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, cts.Token);
+            if (headResp.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+            {
+                var ctHeader = headResp.Content.Headers.ContentType?.MediaType;
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ctHeader) && ctHeader.StartsWith("image/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    return true;
+            }
+        }
+        catch { /* fallback */ }
+
+        try
+        {
+            using var get = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, uri);
+            get.Headers.Range = new System.Net.Http.Headers.RangeHeaderValue(0, 1023);
+            var resp = await client.SendAsync(get, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseHeadersRead, cts.Token);
+            if (!resp.IsSuccessStatusCode) return false;
+
+            var ctHeader = resp.Content.Headers.ContentType?.MediaType;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ctHeader) && ctHeader.StartsWith("image/", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                return true;
+
+            await using var stream = await resp.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync(cts.Token);
+            Span<byte> buffer = stackalloc byte[12];
+            var read = await stream.ReadAsync(buffer, cts.Token);
+            var sig = buffer[..read];
+
+            if (IsMagic(sig, "PNG")) return true;
+            if (IsMagic(sig, new byte[] { 0xFF, 0xD8 })) return true; // JPEG
+            if (IsMagic(sig, "GIF8")) return true;
+            if (IsRiffWithTag(sig, "WEBP")) return true;
+            if (ContainsFtyp(sig, "avif")) return true;
+
+            return false;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsMagic(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, string ascii)
+    {
+        var bytes = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(ascii);
+        return data.StartsWith(bytes);
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsMagic(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, ReadOnlySpan<byte> magic) => data.StartsWith(magic);
+
+    private static bool IsRiffWithTag(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, string tag)
+    {
+        if (data.Length < 12) return false;
+        var riff = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("RIFF");
+        if (!data.StartsWith(riff)) return false;
+        var tagBytes = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(tag);
+        return data[8..].StartsWith(tagBytes);
+    }
+
+    private static bool ContainsFtyp(ReadOnlySpan<byte> data, string brand)
+    {
+        if (data.Length < 12) return false;
+        var ftyp = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes("ftyp");
+        if (!data[4..].StartsWith(ftyp)) return false;
+        var brandBytes = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(brand);
+        return data[8..].StartsWith(brandBytes);
+    }
+
     public static async Task<bool> IsAdmin(HttpContext ctx, AppDbContext db, IConfiguration config)
     {
         var player = await GetAuthenticatedPlayer(ctx, db);
diff --git a/Endpoints/SuggestEndpoints.cs b/Endpoints/SuggestEndpoints.cs
index 24c0334..36b9791 100644
--- a/Endpoints/SuggestEndpoints.cs
+++ b/Endpoints/SuggestEndpoints.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public static class SuggestEndpoints
             return Results.Ok(ordered);
         });
 
-        app.MapPost("/api/suggestions", async ([FromBody] SuggestionRequest request, HttpContext ctx, AppDbContext db) =>
+        app.MapPost("/api/suggestions", async ([FromBody] SuggestionRequest request, HttpContext ctx, AppDbContext db, IHttpClientFactory http) =>
         {
             var phase = await EndpointHelpers.GetPhase(db);
             if (phase != Phase.Suggest)
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ public static class SuggestEndpoints
             {
                 return Results.BadRequest(new { error = "Screenshot URL must be http(s) and end with an image file extension." });
             }
+            if (!await EndpointHelpers.IsReachableImageAsync(request.ScreenshotUrl, http))
+            {
+                return Results.BadRequest(new { error = "Screenshot URL could not be validated as an image." });
+            }
 
             var player = await EndpointHelpers.GetAuthenticatedPlayer(ctx, db);
             if (player is null) return Results.Unauthorized();
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ public static class SuggestEndpoints
             return Results.NoContent();
         });
 
-        app.MapPut("/api/suggestions/{id:int}", async (int id, [FromBody] SuggestionRequest request, HttpContext ctx, AppDbContext db, IConfiguration config) =>
+        app.MapPut("/api/suggestions/{id:int}", async (int id, [FromBody] SuggestionRequest request, HttpContext ctx, AppDbContext db, IConfiguration config, IHttpClientFactory http) =>
         {
             var player = await EndpointHelpers.GetAuthenticatedPlayer(ctx, db);
             var isAdmin = await EndpointHelpers.IsAdmin(ctx, db, config);
@@ -127,6 +131,10 @@ public static class SuggestEndpoints
             {
                 return Results.BadRequest(new { error = "Screenshot URL must be http(s) and end with an image file extension." });
             }
+            if (!await EndpointHelpers.IsReachableImageAsync(request.ScreenshotUrl, http))
+            {
+                return Results.BadRequest(new { error = "Screenshot URL could not be validated as an image." });
+            }
 
             var suggestion = await db.Suggestions.FirstOrDefaultAsync(s => s.Id == id);
             if (suggestion == null) return Results.NotFound(new { error = "Suggestion not found." });
diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 8381517..9aa12ac 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ builder.Services.ConfigureHttpJsonOptions(options =>
     options.SerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new JsonStringEnumConverter());
 });
 
+builder.Services.AddHttpClient();
+
 var app = builder.Build();
 
 app.UseForwardedHeaders(new ForwardedHeadersOptions