diff --git a/assets/css/ticket.css b/assets/css/ticket.css
index 3ddaf61..82b67d0 100644
--- a/assets/css/ticket.css
+++ b/assets/css/ticket.css
@@ -195,6 +195,19 @@ body.edit-mode .editable-metadata {
   gap: 0.4rem;
 }
 
+/* Image thumbnail in attachment list */
+.attachment-thumb {
+  display: block;
+  width: 3rem;
+  height: 3rem;
+  object-fit: cover;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+  cursor: zoom-in;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+.lt-lightbox-trigger { display: block; line-height: 0; }
+
 /* ── Dependencies list ───────────────────────────────────────── */
 .dependencies-list {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/assets/js/ticket.js b/assets/js/ticket.js
index 705b48a..d2ca407 100644
--- a/assets/js/ticket.js
+++ b/assets/js/ticket.js
@@ -437,21 +437,53 @@ function updateTicketStatus() {
         return; // No change needed
     }
 
-    // Warn if comment is required
+    // Comment required — show modal with textarea so user enters reason inline
     if (requiresComment) {
-        showConfirmModal(
-            'Status Change Requires Comment',
-            `This transition to "${newStatus}" requires a comment explaining the reason.\n\nPlease add a comment before changing the status.`,
-            'warning',
-            () => {
-                // User confirmed, proceed with status change
-                performStatusChange(statusSelect, selectedOption, newStatus);
-            },
-            () => {
-                // User cancelled, reset to current status
-                statusSelect.selectedIndex = 0;
+        const modalId = 'statusCommentModal' + Date.now();
+        document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', `
+            <div class="lt-modal-overlay" id="${modalId}" aria-hidden="true" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="${modalId}_title">
+                <div class="lt-modal lt-modal-sm">
+                    <div class="lt-modal-header" style="color:var(--terminal-amber)">
+                        <span class="lt-modal-title" id="${modalId}_title">[ ! ] Change Status to ${lt.escHtml(newStatus)}</span>
+                        <button class="lt-modal-close" data-modal-close aria-label="Close">✕</button>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="lt-modal-body">
+                        <p class="lt-text-sm lt-text-muted" style="margin-bottom:0.6rem">
+                            A comment is required when changing status to <strong>${lt.escHtml(newStatus)}</strong>. Enter your reason below.
+                        </p>
+                        <textarea id="${modalId}_comment" class="lt-input lt-w-full" rows="3"
+                                  placeholder="Reason for status change…"
+                                  style="resize:vertical;font-family:inherit;font-size:0.8rem"
+                                  aria-label="Required comment for status change"></textarea>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="lt-modal-footer">
+                        <button class="lt-btn lt-btn-primary" id="${modalId}_confirm">CONFIRM CHANGE</button>
+                        <button class="lt-btn lt-btn-ghost" id="${modalId}_cancel">CANCEL</button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        `);
+        const modal = document.getElementById(modalId);
+        lt.modal.open(modalId);
+        const cleanup = (ok) => { lt.modal.close(modalId); setTimeout(() => modal.remove(), 300); if (!ok) statusSelect.selectedIndex = 0; };
+        modal.querySelector('[data-modal-close]').addEventListener('click', () => cleanup(false));
+        document.getElementById(`${modalId}_cancel`).addEventListener('click', () => cleanup(false));
+        document.getElementById(`${modalId}_confirm`).addEventListener('click', () => {
+            const comment = document.getElementById(`${modalId}_comment`).value.trim();
+            if (!comment) {
+                document.getElementById(`${modalId}_comment`).focus();
+                lt.toast('Please enter a reason for this status change.', 'warning');
+                return;
             }
-        );
+            cleanup(true);
+            // Post comment first, then change status
+            const ticketId = getTicketIdFromUrl();
+            lt.api.post('/api/add_comment.php', { ticket_id: ticketId, comment_text: comment })
+            .then(() => performStatusChange(statusSelect, selectedOption, newStatus))
+            .catch(() => performStatusChange(statusSelect, selectedOption, newStatus));
+        });
+        // Focus textarea on open
+        setTimeout(() => { const ta = document.getElementById(`${modalId}_comment`); if (ta) ta.focus(); }, 100);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -929,8 +961,16 @@ function renderAttachments(attachments) {
         });
         const uploadDate = `<span class="ts-cell" data-ts="${lt.escHtml(att.uploaded_at)}" title="${lt.escHtml(uploadDateFormatted)}">${lt.time.ago(att.uploaded_at)}</span>`;
 
+        const isImage = /\.(png|jpe?g|gif|webp|svg|bmp)$/i.test(att.original_filename);
+        const imgUrl  = `/api/download_attachment.php?id=${att.attachment_id}&inline=1`;
+        const iconHtml = isImage
+            ? `<a href="${imgUrl}" class="lt-lightbox-trigger" data-lightbox="ticket-attachments" title="${lt.escHtml(att.original_filename)}">
+                   <img src="${imgUrl}" alt="${lt.escHtml(att.original_filename)}" class="attachment-thumb" loading="lazy">
+               </a>`
+            : `<div class="attachment-icon">${lt.escHtml(att.icon || '[ f ]')}</div>`;
+
         html += `<div class="attachment-item" data-id="${att.attachment_id}">
-            <div class="attachment-icon">${lt.escHtml(att.icon || '[ f ]')}</div>
+            ${iconHtml}
             <div class="attachment-info">
                 <div class="attachment-name" title="${lt.escHtml(att.original_filename)}">
                     <a href="/api/download_attachment.php?id=${att.attachment_id}" target="_blank">
@@ -950,6 +990,10 @@ function renderAttachments(attachments) {
 
     html += '</div>';
     container.innerHTML = html;
+    // Initialize lightbox on image thumbnails
+    if (window.lt && lt.lightbox) {
+        lt.lightbox.init('.lt-lightbox-trigger', { caption: 'title', loop: true });
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/views/TicketView.php b/views/TicketView.php
index 381cba0..e342fdd 100644
--- a/views/TicketView.php
+++ b/views/TicketView.php
@@ -137,11 +137,15 @@ include __DIR__ . '/layout_header.php';
 
 <!-- Back nav + ticket toolbar -->
 <div class="lt-page-header">
-  <div class="lt-flex lt-flex-gap-sm lt-flex-align-center">
-    <a href="/" class="lt-btn lt-btn-ghost lt-btn-sm">&larr; Dashboard</a>
-    <span class="lt-text-muted lt-text-xs">/</span>
-    <span class="lt-text-muted lt-text-xs">Ticket #<?= htmlspecialchars($ticket['ticket_id']) ?></span>
-  </div>
+  <nav class="lt-breadcrumb" aria-label="Breadcrumb">
+    <a href="/" class="lt-breadcrumb-item">Dashboard</a>
+    <span class="lt-breadcrumb-sep" aria-hidden="true">/</span>
+    <span class="lt-breadcrumb-item active" aria-current="page"
+          title="<?= htmlspecialchars($ticket['title'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8') ?>">
+      #<?= htmlspecialchars($ticket['ticket_id']) ?> &mdash;
+      <?= htmlspecialchars(mb_strimwidth($ticket['title'], 0, 45, '…')) ?>
+    </span>
+  </nav>
   <div class="lt-btn-group">
     <!-- Status dot indicator -->
     <?php
diff --git a/views/layout_header.php b/views/layout_header.php
index bfa2036..5b69d56 100644
--- a/views/layout_header.php
+++ b/views/layout_header.php
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ $_lt_assetVer  = $GLOBALS['config']['ASSET_VERSION'] ?? '20260329';
         </div>
       </div>
 <?php endif; ?>
+      <button type="button" id="lt-cmd-trigger"
+              class="lt-btn lt-btn-ghost lt-btn-sm"
+              title="Command palette (Ctrl+K)"
+              aria-label="Open command palette"
+              onclick="if(window.lt&&lt.cmdPalette)lt.cmdPalette.open()"
+              style="font-size:0.65rem;opacity:0.65;letter-spacing:0.03em;padding:0.2rem 0.45rem">&#x2315;&nbsp;K</button>
       <button type="button" class="lt-theme-btn" id="lt-theme-btn"
               aria-label="Switch to light mode" title="Switch to light mode">&#x2600;</button>
     </div><!-- /.lt-header-right -->