diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/game_distribution_publish.rs b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/game_distribution_publish.rs
index f8e86833f..207efb87d 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/game_distribution_publish.rs
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/game_distribution_publish.rs
@@ -1062,9 +1062,18 @@ fn image_content_type(relative_path: &str) -> Result<&'static str, String> {
     }
 }
 
+/// 单张发布图片的读取上限，与服务端 `MAX_SINGLE_MEDIA_BYTES` 保持一致：先看体积再读，
+/// 避免草稿指向一个超大本地文件时先把宿主内存顶爆、再由服务端事后拒绝。
+const MAX_DRAFT_MEDIA_BYTES: u64 = 8 * 1024 * 1024;
+
 /// 读一张草稿声明的项目内图片：路径先过宿主既有门禁（拒符号链接/越界），再读原始字节。
 fn read_draft_image(root: &Path, relative_path: &str) -> Result<DraftImage, String> {
     let absolute = crate::project::resolve_local_project_path(root, relative_path)?;
+    let metadata = std::fs::metadata(&absolute)
+        .map_err(|error| format!("读取发布图片「{relative_path}」失败：{error}"))?;
+    if metadata.len() > MAX_DRAFT_MEDIA_BYTES {
+        return Err(format!("发布图片「{relative_path}」超过 8MB 大小限制"));
+    }
     let bytes = std::fs::read(&absolute)
         .map_err(|error| format!("读取发布图片「{relative_path}」失败：{error}"))?;
     if bytes.is_empty() {
@@ -1899,6 +1908,17 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn read_draft_image_rejects_oversized_files_before_reading() {
+        let root = fixture_root("oversized");
+        let file = std::fs::File::create(root.join("huge.png")).unwrap();
+        file.set_len(MAX_DRAFT_MEDIA_BYTES + 1).unwrap();
+        drop(file);
+
+        let error = read_draft_image(&root, "huge.png").expect_err("must reject oversized media");
+        assert!(error.contains("超过 8MB"), "{error}");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn resolve_publish_media_reads_local_cover_and_screenshots_from_the_draft() {
         let root = fixture_root("local");