diff --git a/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/EditorViewController.swift b/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/EditorViewController.swift
index c729f45b..a86f9002 100644
--- a/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/EditorViewController.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/GutenbergKit/Sources/EditorViewController.swift
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ public final class EditorViewController: UIViewController, GutenbergEditorContro
 
         self.bundleProvider.bind(to: config)
 
+        // Register media file scheme handler for serving local media via gbk-media-file:// URLs
+        config.setURLSchemeHandler(MediaFileSchemeHandler(), forURLScheme: MediaFileSchemeHandler.scheme)
+
         config.applicationNameForUserAgent = "GutenbergKit/\(GutenbergKitVersion.version)"
 
         self.webView = GBWebView(frame: .zero, configuration: config)
diff --git a/ios/Tests/GutenbergKitTests/Media/MediaFileSchemeHandlerRegistrationTests.swift b/ios/Tests/GutenbergKitTests/Media/MediaFileSchemeHandlerRegistrationTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad438da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/Tests/GutenbergKitTests/Media/MediaFileSchemeHandlerRegistrationTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import Foundation
+import Testing
+import WebKit
+
+@testable import GutenbergKit
+
+#if canImport(UIKit)
+
+@Suite("MediaFileSchemeHandler Registration")
+struct MediaFileSchemeHandlerRegistrationTests: MakesTestFixtures {
+    static let testSiteURL = URL(string: "https://test.example.com")!
+    static let testApiRoot = URL(string: "https://test.example.com/wp-json/wp/v2")!
+
+    @MainActor
+    @Test("EditorViewController registers MediaFileSchemeHandler for gbk-media-file scheme")
+    func editorViewControllerRegistersSchemeHandler() throws {
+        let configuration = makeConfiguration()
+        let editorVC = EditorViewController(configuration: configuration)
+
+        let handler = editorVC.webView.configuration.urlSchemeHandler(forURLScheme: MediaFileSchemeHandler.scheme)
+        #expect(handler != nil, "MediaFileSchemeHandler should be registered for \(MediaFileSchemeHandler.scheme) scheme")
+    }
+}
+
+#endif