diff --git a/src/app/website/features/ImageCarousel.svelte b/src/app/website/features/ImageCarousel.svelte
index a410e93..448538c 100644
--- a/src/app/website/features/ImageCarousel.svelte
+++ b/src/app/website/features/ImageCarousel.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import cat1 from '@assets/img/cat1.jpg';
   import cat2 from '@assets/img/cat2.jpg';
-  import { untrack } from 'svelte';
+  import { tick, untrack } from 'svelte';
 
   // html bindings
   let imageContainer: HTMLDivElement;
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
   let currentImageIdx = $state<number | null>(images.length > 0 ? 0 : null);
   let initialCurrentImageIdxEffect = $state(false);
 
+  let activeImageIdx = $state<number | null>(null);
+  let activeImageHtmlDialog = $state<HTMLDialogElement | null>(null);
+
   // lifecycle
   $effect(() => {
     // this check must be first. otherwise this effect will not be called besides on mount
@@ -39,14 +42,21 @@
     if (currentImageIdx == null || currentImageIdx == images.length - 1) return;
     currentImageIdx += 1;
   }
+
+  async function showImagePopup(imageIndex: number) {
+    activeImageIdx = imageIndex;
+    // wait for dialog dom element
+    await tick();
+    activeImageHtmlDialog!.showModal();
+  }
 </script>
 
 <div class="relative">
   <div class="carousel w-full aspect-video rounded items-center overflow-hidden" bind:this={imageContainer}>
-    {#each images as image (image.path)}
-      <div class="carousel-item w-full">
+    {#each images as image, i (image.path)}
+      <button class="carousel-item w-full cursor-zoom-in z-10" onclick={() => showImagePopup(i)}>
         <img src={image.path} class="w-full object-cover" alt={image.text ?? image.path} />
-      </div>
+      </button>
     {/each}
   </div>
   {#if currentImageIdx != null}
@@ -62,17 +72,35 @@
     </div>
     <div class="absolute top-0 left-2 h-full flex items-center">
       <button
-        class="backdrop-invert-75 w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center cursor-pointer"
+        class="backdrop-invert-75 w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center cursor-pointer z-20"
         aria-label="previous"
         onclick={scrollPrev}><span class="iconify iconify-[heroicons--chevron-left] w-2/5 h-2/5"></span></button
       >
     </div>
     <div class="absolute top-0 right-2 h-full flex items-center">
       <button
-        class="backdrop-invert-75 w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center cursor-pointer"
+        class="backdrop-invert-75 w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center cursor-pointer z-20"
         aria-label="next"
         onclick={scrollNext}><span class="iconify iconify-[heroicons--chevron-right] w-2/5 h-2/5"></span></button
       >
     </div>
   {/if}
 </div>
+
+{#if activeImageIdx != null}
+  <dialog
+    class="modal"
+    bind:this={activeImageHtmlDialog}
+    onclose={() => setTimeout(() => (activeImageIdx = null), 300)}
+  >
+    <div class="max-w-4/6 max-h-5/6 modal-box bg-transparent p-0 rounded-none">
+      <img class="object-cover" src={images[activeImageIdx].path} alt={images[activeImageIdx].path} />
+    </div>
+    <form method="dialog" class="modal-box w-[initial] h-[initial] bg-transparent p-0 absolute top-5 right-5">
+      <button class="text-2xl cursor-pointer">✖</button>
+    </form>
+    <form method="dialog" class="modal-backdrop">
+      <button class="cursor-default">close</button>
+    </form>
+  </dialog>
+{/if}