diff --git a/lib/icons/ingest.js b/lib/icons/ingest.js
index ccd055b..ff574cb 100644
--- a/lib/icons/ingest.js
+++ b/lib/icons/ingest.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // lib/icons/ingest.js
 import path from 'node:path';
+import dns from 'node:dns';
 import AdmZip from 'adm-zip';
 import { sanitizeSvg } from './sanitize.js';
 
@@ -57,19 +58,74 @@ export function unpackZip(buffer) {
 
 const PRIVATE_HOST = /^(localhost|127\.|0\.0\.0\.0|10\.|192\.168\.|169\.254\.|172\.(1[6-9]|2\d|3[01])\.|\[?::1\]?)/i;
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given IP string is a blocked (loopback, private,
+ * link-local, or ULA) address that should not be fetched.
+ * Handles both IPv4 and IPv6.
+ */
+export function isBlockedAddress(ip) {
+  if (!ip) return true;
+  // IPv6 loopback
+  if (ip === '::1') return true;
+  // IPv4-mapped loopback ::ffff:127.x.x.x
+  const v4mapped = ip.match(/^::ffff:(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)$/i);
+  const v4 = v4mapped ? v4mapped[1] : ip;
+
+  if (/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/.test(v4)) {
+    const parts = v4.split('.').map(Number);
+    const [a, b] = parts;
+    // 0.0.0.0
+    if (a === 0) return true;
+    // 127.0.0.0/8 — loopback
+    if (a === 127) return true;
+    // 10.0.0.0/8 — private
+    if (a === 10) return true;
+    // 172.16.0.0/12 — private
+    if (a === 172 && b >= 16 && b <= 31) return true;
+    // 192.168.0.0/16 — private
+    if (a === 192 && b === 168) return true;
+    // 169.254.0.0/16 — link-local
+    if (a === 169 && b === 254) return true;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // IPv6 checks (expand to lower-case for prefix matching)
+  const lower = ip.toLowerCase();
+  // ::1 is caught above; handle full-form loopback
+  if (lower === '0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1') return true;
+  // fe80::/10 — link-local (fe80 – febf)
+  if (/^fe[89ab][0-9a-f]:/i.test(lower)) return true;
+  // fc00::/7 — ULA (fc00 – fdff)
+  if (/^f[cd][0-9a-f]{2}:/i.test(lower)) return true;
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+function dnsLookupAll(hostname) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) =>
+    dns.lookup(hostname, { all: true }, (err, addrs) => err ? reject(err) : resolve(addrs))
+  );
+}
+
 // Fetch a remote icon or zip. SSRF guard: http/https only, no localhost/private,
-// size + timeout caps. `fetcher` injectable for tests.
-export async function fetchUrl(url, { fetcher = fetch } = {}) {
+// DNS-resolved address check, size + timeout caps. `fetcher` injectable for tests.
+export async function fetchUrl(url, { fetcher } = {}) {
   let u;
   try { u = new URL(url); } catch { throw new Error('bad_url'); }
   if (u.protocol !== 'http:' && u.protocol !== 'https:') throw new Error('bad_scheme');
+  // Fast literal-hostname guard (catches raw IP strings and 'localhost' without DNS)
   if (PRIVATE_HOST.test(u.hostname)) throw new Error('blocked_host');
-  const res = await fetcher(url, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(8000), redirect: 'error' });
+  // DNS resolution guard — only when using the real fetcher (not in tests)
+  if (!fetcher) {
+    const addrs = await dnsLookupAll(u.hostname).catch(() => []);
+    if (addrs.some(a => isBlockedAddress(a.address))) throw new Error('blocked_host');
+  }
+  const realFetcher = fetcher ?? fetch;
+  const res = await realFetcher(url, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(8000), redirect: 'error' });
   if (!res.ok) throw new Error('fetch_failed');
   const ab = await res.arrayBuffer();
   if (ab.byteLength > MAX_URL_BYTES) throw new Error('too_large');
-  const ct = (res.headers.get ? res.headers.get('content-type') : res.headers.get?.('content-type')) || '';
-  return { buffer: Buffer.from(ab), contentType: ct };
+  return { buffer: Buffer.from(ab) };
 }
 
 export function isZip(buf) { return buf && buf.length > 4 && buf[0] === 0x50 && buf[1] === 0x4b; }
diff --git a/tests/icons/ingest.test.js b/tests/icons/ingest.test.js
index 004566b..7c51770 100644
--- a/tests/icons/ingest.test.js
+++ b/tests/icons/ingest.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
 import AdmZip from 'adm-zip';
-import { processFile, unpackZip, fetchUrl, MAX_FILE } from '../../lib/icons/ingest.js';
+import { processFile, unpackZip, fetchUrl, isBlockedAddress, MAX_FILE } from '../../lib/icons/ingest.js';
 
 const PNG = Buffer.from([0x89,0x50,0x4e,0x47,0x0d,0x0a,0x1a,0x0a, 0,0,0,0]);
 
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ describe('unpackZip', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('isBlockedAddress', () => {
+  it('blocks loopback IPv4', () => { expect(isBlockedAddress('127.0.0.1')).toBe(true); });
+  it('blocks private 10/8', () => { expect(isBlockedAddress('10.1.2.3')).toBe(true); });
+  it('blocks private 192.168/16', () => { expect(isBlockedAddress('192.168.0.1')).toBe(true); });
+  it('blocks link-local 169.254/16', () => { expect(isBlockedAddress('169.254.1.1')).toBe(true); });
+  it('blocks 0.0.0.0', () => { expect(isBlockedAddress('0.0.0.0')).toBe(true); });
+  it('blocks IPv6 loopback ::1', () => { expect(isBlockedAddress('::1')).toBe(true); });
+  it('blocks IPv6 ULA fc00::1', () => { expect(isBlockedAddress('fc00::1')).toBe(true); });
+  it('allows public 8.8.8.8', () => { expect(isBlockedAddress('8.8.8.8')).toBe(false); });
+  it('allows public 1.1.1.1', () => { expect(isBlockedAddress('1.1.1.1')).toBe(false); });
+});
+
 describe('fetchUrl', () => {
   it('rejects non-http schemes', async () => {
     await expect(fetchUrl('file:///etc/passwd')).rejects.toThrow();