diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 51b8a16f..4f2fb41c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         google()
         jcenter()
-
     }
     dependencies {
         apply plugin: 'maven'
@@ -20,5 +19,6 @@ allprojects {
         google()
         jcenter()
         maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
+        maven { url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/' }
     }
 }
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/3001002.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/3001002.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf524deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/3001002.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- 🖼 Downscale and display huge images in preview mode instead of crash (#1034)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/markdown/build.gradle b/markdown/build.gradle
index 8d09fa64..1f73a475 100644
--- a/markdown/build.gradle
+++ b/markdown/build.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 ext {
-    markwonVersion = "4.6.1"
+    markwonVersion = "4.6.2-SNAPSHOT"
     rxMarkdownVersion = "0.1.3"
 }
 
diff --git a/markdown/src/main/java/it/niedermann/android/markdown/markwon/MarkwonMarkdownViewer.java b/markdown/src/main/java/it/niedermann/android/markdown/markwon/MarkwonMarkdownViewer.java
index f324907a..e4ed823d 100644
--- a/markdown/src/main/java/it/niedermann/android/markdown/markwon/MarkwonMarkdownViewer.java
+++ b/markdown/src/main/java/it/niedermann/android/markdown/markwon/MarkwonMarkdownViewer.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import io.noties.markwon.SoftBreakAddsNewLinePlugin;
 import io.noties.markwon.ext.strikethrough.StrikethroughPlugin;
 import io.noties.markwon.ext.tables.TablePlugin;
 import io.noties.markwon.ext.tasklist.TaskListPlugin;
+import io.noties.markwon.image.DefaultDownScalingMediaDecoder;
 import io.noties.markwon.image.ImagesPlugin;
 import io.noties.markwon.inlineparser.MarkwonInlineParserPlugin;
 import io.noties.markwon.linkify.LinkifyPlugin;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ public class MarkwonMarkdownViewer extends AppCompatTextView implements Markdown
                 .usePlugin(TaskListPlugin.create(context))
                 .usePlugin(LinkifyPlugin.create(true))
                 .usePlugin(LinkClickInterceptorPlugin.create())
-                .usePlugin(ImagesPlugin.create())
+                .usePlugin(ImagesPlugin.create(plugin -> plugin.defaultMediaDecoder(DefaultDownScalingMediaDecoder.create(context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels, 0))))
                 .usePlugin(SoftBreakAddsNewLinePlugin.create())
                 .usePlugin(SyntaxHighlightPlugin.create(prism4j, prism4jTheme))
                 .usePlugin(new ToggleableTaskListPlugin((toggledCheckboxPosition, newCheckedState) -> {