diff --git a/packages/core/src/bytes/hex.ts b/packages/core/src/bytes/hex.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e594cc38b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/bytes/hex.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export function hexToBytes(hex: string): Uint8Array {
+  if (hex.length % 2 !== 0) {
+    throw new Error('Hex string must contain an even number of characters')
+  }
+
+  const bytes = new Uint8Array(hex.length / 2)
+  for (let i = 0; i < bytes.length; i++) {
+    const byte = Number.parseInt(hex.slice(i * 2, i * 2 + 2), 16)
+    if (Number.isNaN(byte)) throw new Error('Hex string contains invalid characters')
+    bytes[i] = byte
+  }
+  return bytes
+}
+
+export function bytesToHex(bytes: Uint8Array): string {
+  let hex = ''
+  for (const byte of bytes) {
+    hex += byte.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')
+  }
+  return hex
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export.ts b/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export.ts
index a237eeea8..f3110ff95 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/io/formats/fig/export.ts
@@ -318,22 +318,11 @@ function compressViaWorker(
       worker.terminate()
     }
 
-    const imgCopies = imageEntries.map((e) => ({
-      name: e.name,
-      data: new Uint8Array(e.data)
-    }))
-
-    const transferables = [
-      schemaDeflated.buffer,
-      kiwiData.buffer,
-      thumbnailPng.buffer,
-      ...imgCopies.map((e) => e.data.buffer)
-    ]
-
-    worker.postMessage(
-      { schemaDeflated, kiwiData, thumbnailPng, metaJson, images: imgCopies },
-      transferables
-    )
+    // Do NOT use transferables here. toUint8Array() in ByteBuffer returns a view of the
+    // internal buffer, so transferring kiwiData.buffer or schemaDeflated.buffer detaches
+    // buffers that may be shared with other views, causing "already detached" errors on
+    // subsequent saves. Structured clone (the default) copies the data safely.
+    worker.postMessage({ schemaDeflated, kiwiData, thumbnailPng, metaJson, images: imageEntries })
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/binary/codec.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/binary/codec.ts
index 7922ab37a..ac1b5d741 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/binary/codec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/binary/codec.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export interface Paint {
   blendMode?: string
   stops?: { color: Color; position: number }[]
   transform?: Matrix
-  image?: { hash: string }
+  image?: { hash: string | Uint8Array }
   imageScaleMode?: string
   colorVariableBinding?: VariableBinding
   colorVar?: {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/binary/variable-bindings.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/binary/variable-bindings.ts
index cea3bc41f..b09d9331c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/binary/variable-bindings.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/binary/variable-bindings.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { hexToBytes } from '#core/bytes/hex'
 import type { GUID } from '#core/types'
 
 import type { NodeChange, Paint } from './codec'
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ export function encodeNodeChangeWithVariables(
     hex = injectVariableBinding(hex, '2701', strokeBinding)
   }
 
-  return new Uint8Array(hex.match(/.{2}/g)?.map((b) => parseInt(b, 16)) ?? [])
+  return hexToBytes(hex)
 }
 
 function injectVariableBinding(hex: string, marker: string, binding: { variableID: GUID }): string {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/serialize.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/serialize.ts
index 4e64a52a9..de5cb73b4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/serialize.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/node-change/serialize.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { hexToBytes } from '#core/bytes/hex'
 import { buildDerivedTextData as buildSharedDerivedTextData } from '#core/text/derived-text/data'
 import { normalizeFontFamily, weightToFigmaStyle, weightToStyle } from '#core/text/fonts'
 import { encodePathCommandsBlob } from '#core/kiwi/node-change/path-commands'
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ function fillToKiwiPaint(f: SceneNode['fills'][number]): Paint {
     paint.stops = f.gradientStops.map((s) => ({ color: safeColor(s.color), position: s.position }))
   }
   if (f.gradientTransform) paint.transform = f.gradientTransform
-  if (f.imageHash) paint.image = { hash: f.imageHash }
+  if (f.imageHash) paint.image = { hash: hexToBytes(f.imageHash) }
   if (f.imageScaleMode) paint.imageScaleMode = f.imageScaleMode
   if (f.imageTransform) paint.transform = f.imageTransform
   return paint
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/fig/export/images.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/fig/export/images.test.ts
index 2c299d069..0c0643ebe 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/fig/export/images.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/fig/export/images.test.ts
@@ -108,5 +108,16 @@ describe('fig export/import with images', () => {
     expect(new Uint8Array(expectDefined(restored.images.get(hash2), 'restored image 2'))).toEqual(
       bytes2
     )
+
+    const restoredImg1 = expectDefined(
+      [...restored.getAllNodes()].find((node) => node.name === 'Img1'),
+      'restored image node 1'
+    )
+    const restoredImg2 = expectDefined(
+      [...restored.getAllNodes()].find((node) => node.name === 'Img2'),
+      'restored image node 2'
+    )
+    expect(restoredImg1.fills[0].imageHash).toBe(hash1)
+    expect(restoredImg2.fills[0].imageHash).toBe(hash2)
   })
 })