diff --git a/netbox_documentation/__init__.py b/netbox_documentation/__init__.py
index 2a9fb73..69b6f40 100644
--- a/netbox_documentation/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox_documentation/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class DocumentationConfig(PluginConfig):
     name = "netbox_documentation"
     verbose_name = "NetBox Dokumentation"
     description = "Wiki und Office-Dokumentation direkt in NetBox"
-    version = "0.7.12"
+    version = "0.7.13"
     author = "LKE"
     base_url = "documentation"
     min_version = "4.0.0"
diff --git a/netbox_documentation/embedded_images.py b/netbox_documentation/embedded_images.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a628d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox_documentation/embedded_images.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import base64
+from io import BytesIO
+import re
+
+
+class EmbeddedImageError(ValueError):
+    pass
+
+
+DATA_IMAGE_RE = re.compile(
+    r"(?P<prefix>src\s*=\s*(?P<quote>['\"]))"
+    r"data:(?P<mime>image/(?:png|jpeg|gif|webp));base64,(?P<data>[^'\"]+)"
+    r"(?P=quote)",
+    re.IGNORECASE,
+)
+
+
+def _decode(match):
+    payload = re.sub(r"\s+", "", match.group("data"))
+    try:
+        content = base64.b64decode(payload, validate=True)
+    except (ValueError, TypeError) as exc:
+        raise EmbeddedImageError("Ein eingefügtes Bild enthält ungültige Base64-Daten.") from exc
+    try:
+        from PIL import Image
+        image = Image.open(BytesIO(content))
+        image.verify()
+    except Exception as exc:
+        raise EmbeddedImageError("Ein eingefügter Inhalt ist keine gültige Bilddatei.") from exc
+    return match.group("mime").lower(), content
+
+
+def validate_embedded_images(html, max_total_bytes):
+    total = 0
+    for match in DATA_IMAGE_RE.finditer(html or ""):
+        _, content = _decode(match)
+        total += len(content)
+        if total > max_total_bytes:
+            raise EmbeddedImageError("Die eingefügten Bilder überschreiten die erlaubte Gesamtgröße.")
+
+
+def store_embedded_images(html, max_total_bytes, store):
+    total = 0
+
+    def replace(match):
+        nonlocal total
+        mime, content = _decode(match)
+        total += len(content)
+        if total > max_total_bytes:
+            raise EmbeddedImageError("Die eingefügten Bilder überschreiten die erlaubte Gesamtgröße.")
+        url = store(mime, content)
+        return f'{match.group("prefix")}{url}{match.group("quote")}'
+
+    return DATA_IMAGE_RE.sub(replace, html or "")
diff --git a/netbox_documentation/forms.py b/netbox_documentation/forms.py
index 9a90583..2842e64 100644
--- a/netbox_documentation/forms.py
+++ b/netbox_documentation/forms.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django import forms
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.utils.html import format_html
 from utilities.forms import get_field_value
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ from utilities.forms.rendering import FieldSet
 from utilities.forms.widgets import HTMXSelect
 from netbox.forms import NetBoxModelForm
 from dcim.models import Device
-from .models import Document, DocumentAssignment, DocumentCategory
+from .embedded_images import EmbeddedImageError, store_embedded_images, validate_embedded_images
+from .models import Document, DocumentAssignment, DocumentAttachment, DocumentCategory
 
 
 def help_label(label, description):
@@ -59,6 +61,39 @@ class DocumentForm(NetBoxModelForm):
             self.initial["body"] = markdown(self.instance.body, extensions=("extra", "sane_lists"))
             self.initial["body_format"] = "html"
 
+    def clean_body(self):
+        body = self.cleaned_data.get("body", "")
+        limit = settings.PLUGINS_CONFIG.get("netbox_documentation", {}).get("max_import_size_mb", 25)
+        try:
+            validate_embedded_images(body, limit * 1024 * 1024)
+        except EmbeddedImageError as exc:
+            raise forms.ValidationError(str(exc)) from exc
+        return body
+
+    def save(self, commit=True):
+        document = super().save(commit=commit)
+        if not commit or not document.pk or "data:image/" not in (document.body or "").lower():
+            return document
+
+        limit = settings.PLUGINS_CONFIG.get("netbox_documentation", {}).get("max_import_size_mb", 25)
+        counter = 0
+
+        def save_image(mime, content):
+            nonlocal counter
+            counter += 1
+            extension = {"image/jpeg": "jpg", "image/png": "png", "image/gif": "gif", "image/webp": "webp"}[mime]
+            name = f"editor-bild-{document.pk}-{counter}.{extension}"
+            attachment = DocumentAttachment(
+                document=document, original_name=name, content_type=mime, size=len(content),
+            )
+            attachment.file.save(name, ContentFile(content), save=False)
+            attachment.save()
+            return attachment.file.url
+
+        document.body = store_embedded_images(document.body, limit * 1024 * 1024, save_image)
+        document.save(update_fields=("body", "last_updated"))
+        return document
+
 
 class AssignmentForm(NetBoxModelForm):
     assigned_object_type = ContentTypeChoiceField(queryset=ContentType.objects.none(), label="Objekttyp", widget=HTMXSelect())
diff --git a/netbox_documentation/templates/netbox_documentation/document_edit.html b/netbox_documentation/templates/netbox_documentation/document_edit.html
index cc9ada6..c6f7e75 100644
--- a/netbox_documentation/templates/netbox_documentation/document_edit.html
+++ b/netbox_documentation/templates/netbox_documentation/document_edit.html
@@ -175,6 +175,6 @@
 
 {% block pre_form_fields %}
   {% if not object.pk %}
-    <div class="alert alert-info">Speichere die neue Dokumentation einmal. Danach können Bilder direkt über die Editor-Werkzeugleiste hochgeladen werden.</div>
+    <div class="alert alert-info">Eingefügte oder hineinkopierte Bilder werden beim ersten Speichern automatisch als Medien der neuen Dokumentation abgelegt. Nach dem ersten Speichern ist zusätzlich der direkte Bildupload verfügbar.</div>
   {% endif %}
 {% endblock pre_form_fields %}
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index de56ec9..1b44075 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "netbox-documentation"
-version = "0.7.12"
+version = "0.7.13"
 description = "Integrated Markdown wiki and office document importer for NetBox"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/tests/test_embedded_images.py b/tests/test_embedded_images.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b0e87f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_embedded_images.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import base64
+from io import BytesIO
+import importlib.util
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+from PIL import Image
+
+
+spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+    "documentation_embedded_images",
+    Path(__file__).parents[1] / "netbox_documentation" / "embedded_images.py",
+)
+embedded = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+sys.modules[spec.name] = embedded
+spec.loader.exec_module(embedded)
+
+
+def image_data_url():
+    stream = BytesIO()
+    Image.new("RGB", (2, 2), "red").save(stream, format="PNG")
+    return "data:image/png;base64," + base64.b64encode(stream.getvalue()).decode()
+
+
+def test_embedded_image_is_replaced_with_stored_url():
+    html = f'<p><img alt="Test" src="{image_data_url()}"></p>'
+    stored = []
+
+    def store(mime, content):
+        stored.append((mime, content))
+        return "/media/documentation/bild.png"
+
+    result = embedded.store_embedded_images(html, 1024 * 1024, store)
+
+    assert 'src="/media/documentation/bild.png"' in result
+    assert "data:image/" not in result
+    assert stored[0][0] == "image/png"
+    assert stored[0][1]
+
+
+def test_embedded_images_respect_total_size_limit():
+    html = f'<img src="{image_data_url()}">'
+    try:
+        embedded.validate_embedded_images(html, 1)
+    except embedded.EmbeddedImageError as exc:
+        assert "Gesamtgröße" in str(exc)
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError("Größenlimit wurde nicht angewendet")