diff --git a/src/components/common/TicketEditor/TicketEditor.tsx b/src/components/common/TicketEditor/TicketEditor.tsx
index 40563fda..65f9bac2 100644
--- a/src/components/common/TicketEditor/TicketEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/TicketEditor/TicketEditor.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/typedef */
 import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react-lite';
 import { useStores } from 'store';
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   EuiIcon,
   EuiBadge
 } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { renderMarkdown } from 'people/utils/RenderMarkdown.tsx';
 import { phaseTicketStore } from '../../../store/phase';
 import {
   ActionButton,
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@ import {
 import {
   TicketContainer,
   TicketHeader,
-  TicketTextArea,
   TicketInput,
   TicketHeaderInputWrap
 } from '../../../pages/tickets/style';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import { TicketStatus, Ticket, Author } from '../../../store/interface';
 import { Toast } from '../../../people/widgetViews/workspace/interface';
 import { uiStore } from '../../../store/ui';
 import { Select, Option } from '../../../people/widgetViews/workspace/style.ts';
+import { TicketTextAreaComp } from './TicketTextArea.tsx';
 
 interface TicketEditorProps {
   ticketData: Ticket;
@@ -54,7 +56,9 @@ const TicketEditor = observer(
     const [selectedVersion, setSelectedVersion] = useState<number>(latestTicket?.version as number);
     const [versionTicketData, setVersionTicketData] = useState<Ticket>(latestTicket as Ticket);
     const [isCopying, setIsCopying] = useState(false);
+    const [isPreview, setIsPreview] = useState(false);
     const { main } = useStores();
+    const ui = uiStore;
 
     const groupTickets = useMemo(
       () => phaseTicketStore.getTicketsByGroup(ticketData.ticket_group as string),
@@ -240,6 +244,9 @@ const TicketEditor = observer(
       }
     };
 
+    const handlePreview = () => {
+      setIsPreview(!isPreview);
+    };
     return (
       <TicketContainer>
         <EuiFlexGroup alignItems="center" gutterSize="s">
@@ -279,15 +286,30 @@ const TicketEditor = observer(
                 >
                   Copy
                 </ActionButton>
+                <ActionButton
+                  color="primary"
+                  onClick={handlePreview}
+                  disabled={isCopying}
+                  data-testid="copy-description-btn"
+                >
+                  {isPreview ? 'Preview' : 'Edit'}
+                </ActionButton>
               </CopyButtonGroup>
             </TicketHeaderInputWrap>
-            <TicketTextArea
-              value={versionTicketData.description}
-              onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) =>
-                setVersionTicketData({ ...versionTicketData, description: e.target.value })
-              }
-              placeholder="Enter ticket details..."
-            />
+            {!isPreview ? (
+              <TicketTextAreaComp
+                value={versionTicketData.description}
+                onChange={(value: string) =>
+                  setVersionTicketData({ ...versionTicketData, description: value })
+                }
+                placeholder="Enter ticket details..."
+                ui={ui}
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <div className="p-4 border rounded-md">
+                {renderMarkdown(versionTicketData.description)}
+              </div>
+            )}
             <TicketButtonGroup>
               <Select
                 value={selectedVersion}
diff --git a/src/components/common/TicketEditor/TicketTextArea.tsx b/src/components/common/TicketEditor/TicketTextArea.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..084e46b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/common/TicketEditor/TicketTextArea.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+import React, { ChangeEvent, useState } from 'react';
+import { UiStore } from 'store/ui';
+import { useDropzone } from 'react-dropzone';
+
+const StyledTextArea = styled.textarea`
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  border-radius: 0.375rem;
+  border: 2px solid #dde1e5;
+  outline: none;
+  caret-color: #618aff;
+  color: #3c3f41;
+  font-family: 'Barlow';
+  font-size: 1rem;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  line-height: 20px;
+  width: 100%;
+  resize: vertical;
+  min-height: 300px;
+
+  ::placeholder {
+    color: #b0b7bc;
+    font-family: 'Barlow';
+    font-size: 15px;
+    font-style: normal;
+    font-weight: 400;
+    line-height: 20px;
+  }
+
+  :focus {
+    border: 2px solid #82b4ff;
+  }
+`;
+
+interface TicketTextAreaProps {
+  value: string;
+  onChange: (value: string) => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+  ui: UiStore;
+}
+
+export const TicketTextAreaComp = ({ value, onChange, placeholder, ui }: TicketTextAreaProps) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+  const [picsrc, setPicsrc] = useState<string>('');
+
+  const uploadBase64Pic = async (img_base64: string, img_type: string, placeholder: string) => {
+    try {
+      const info = ui.meInfo;
+      if (!info) {
+        alert('You are not logged in.');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      console.log('User info:', ui.meInfo);
+      const URL = 'https://people.sphinx.chat';
+      const response = await fetch(`${URL}/public_pic`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ img_base64, img_type }),
+        headers: {
+          'x-jwt': info.jwt,
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+        }
+      });
+
+      const text = await response.text();
+      console.log('Raw server response:', text);
+
+      let j: { success: boolean; response?: { img: string }; error?: string };
+      try {
+        j = JSON.parse(text);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('Failed to parse JSON:', text);
+        throw new Error('Server returned invalid JSON');
+      }
+
+      if (j.success && j.response && j.response.img) {
+        setPicsrc(img_base64);
+        const finalMarkdown = `![image](${j.response.img})\n`;
+        const updatedValue = value.replace(placeholder, finalMarkdown);
+        onChange(updatedValue);
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(j.error || 'Image upload failed');
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error('ERROR UPLOADING IMAGE', e);
+      const failurePlaceholder = `![Upload failed]()\n`;
+      const updatedValue = value.replace(placeholder, failurePlaceholder);
+      onChange(updatedValue);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleImageUpload = async (file: File) => {
+    const uniqueId = uuidv4();
+    const placeholder = `![Uploading ${uniqueId}...]()\n`;
+
+    const textArea = document.querySelector('textarea');
+    const cursorPosition = textArea?.selectionStart || value.length;
+    const newValue = value.slice(0, cursorPosition) + placeholder + value.slice(cursorPosition);
+    onChange(newValue);
+
+    try {
+      const reader = new FileReader();
+      reader.onload = async (event: ProgressEvent<FileReader>) => {
+        const base64String = event.target?.result as string;
+        const base64Data = base64String.split(',')[1];
+        await uploadBase64Pic(base64Data, file.type, placeholder);
+      };
+      reader.readAsDataURL(file);
+    } catch (error) {
+      const failurePlaceholder = `![Failed to upload ${uniqueId}...]()\n`;
+      const updatedValue = value.replace(placeholder, failurePlaceholder);
+      onChange(updatedValue);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onDrop = async (acceptedFiles: File[]) => {
+    const file = acceptedFiles[0];
+    if (!file || !file.type.startsWith('image/')) return;
+    await handleImageUpload(file);
+  };
+
+  const handlePaste = async (e: React.ClipboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
+    const { items } = e.clipboardData;
+    for (const item of Array.from(items)) {
+      if (item.type.startsWith('image/')) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        const file = item.getAsFile();
+        if (file) {
+          await handleImageUpload(file);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const { getRootProps, getInputProps } = useDropzone({
+    onDrop,
+    accept: {
+      'image/*': []
+    },
+    noClick: true,
+    noKeyboard: true
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div {...getRootProps()}>
+      <input {...getInputProps()} />
+      <StyledTextArea
+        value={value}
+        onChange={(e: ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => onChange(e.target.value)}
+        onPaste={handlePaste}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/pages/tickets/workspace/WorkspaceTickets.tsx b/src/pages/tickets/workspace/WorkspaceTickets.tsx
index cf41c1bf..a8b6f2be 100644
--- a/src/pages/tickets/workspace/WorkspaceTickets.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/tickets/workspace/WorkspaceTickets.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function WorkspaceBodyComponent() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     getTotalBounties(uuid, checkboxIdToSelectedMap, page);
-  }, [getTotalBounties]);
+  }, [checkboxIdToSelectedMap, getTotalBounties, page, uuid]);
 
   const onChangeStatus = (optionId: any) => {
     const newCheckboxIdToSelectedMap = {
diff --git a/src/people/widgetViews/workspace/style.ts b/src/people/widgetViews/workspace/style.ts
index 7b992e97..3636f033 100644
--- a/src/people/widgetViews/workspace/style.ts
+++ b/src/people/widgetViews/workspace/style.ts
@@ -1638,6 +1638,7 @@ export const Option = styled.option`
 
 export const CopyButtonGroup = styled.div`
   display: flex;
+  gap: 10px;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: flex-end;
   margin-left: auto;