diff --git a/__tests__/lib/directus.test.ts b/__tests__/lib/directus.test.ts
index 7ee128a..4af6b65 100644
--- a/__tests__/lib/directus.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/lib/directus.test.ts
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ describe('getArticleBySlug', () => {
 })
 
 describe('getAssetUrl', () => {
-  it('constructs a Directus asset URL from a file UUID', async () => {
+  it('constructs a proxied asset URL from a file UUID', async () => {
     const { getAssetUrl } = await import('@/lib/directus')
     const url = getAssetUrl('abc-123-uuid')
-    expect(url).toBe('https://cms.achmad.dev/assets/abc-123-uuid')
+    expect(url).toBe('/api/image/abc-123-uuid')
   })
 
   it('appends width and quality query params', async () => {
@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@ describe('getAssetUrl', () => {
     const url = getAssetUrl('abc-123-uuid', { width: 800, quality: 80 })
     expect(url).toContain('width=800')
     expect(url).toContain('quality=80')
+    expect(url).toContain('/api/image/')
   })
 })
diff --git a/app/api/image/[id]/route.ts b/app/api/image/[id]/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a8ba95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/image/[id]/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+
+export async function GET(
+  req: NextRequest,
+  { params }: { params: Promise<{ id: string }> },
+) {
+  const { id } = await params
+  const { searchParams } = new URL(req.url)
+  const width = searchParams.get('width') || '800'
+  const quality = searchParams.get('quality') || '80'
+
+  const directusUrl = process.env.DIRECTUS_URL!
+  const token = process.env.DIRECTUS_TOKEN!
+
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(
+      `${directusUrl}/assets/${id}?width=${width}&quality=${quality}`,
+      {
+        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
+      },
+    )
+
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Image not found' }, { status: 404 })
+    }
+
+    const headers = new Headers()
+    headers.set('Content-Type', res.headers.get('Content-Type') || 'image/jpeg')
+    headers.set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=31536000, immutable')
+
+    return new NextResponse(res.body, { status: 200, headers })
+  } catch {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to fetch image' }, { status: 502 })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/directus.ts b/lib/directus.ts
index 73af50d..b6e607e 100644
--- a/lib/directus.ts
+++ b/lib/directus.ts
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ export function getAssetUrl(
   fileId: string,
   params?: { width?: number; height?: number; quality?: number },
 ): string {
-  const url = new URL(`/assets/${fileId}`, process.env.DIRECTUS_URL!)
+  const url = new URL(`/api/image/${fileId}`, 'http://localhost')
   if (params?.width) url.searchParams.set('width', String(params.width))
   if (params?.height) url.searchParams.set('height', String(params.height))
   if (params?.quality) url.searchParams.set('quality', String(params.quality))
-  return url.toString()
+  return url.pathname + url.search
 }