diff --git a/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_exec.zig b/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_exec.zig
index cc87d6c9d..25c819b10 100644
--- a/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_exec.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_exec.zig
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ fn encodeError(r: *Response, err: EncodeableError) void {
         error.DecompressionFailed => r.message = "EINVAL: decompression failed",
         error.FilePathTooLong => r.message = "EINVAL: file path too long",
         error.TemporaryFileNotInTempDir => r.message = "EINVAL: temporary file not in temp dir",
+        error.TemporaryFileNotNamedCorrectly => r.message = "EINVAL: temporary file not named correctly",
         error.UnsupportedFormat => r.message = "EINVAL: unsupported format",
         error.UnsupportedMedium => r.message = "EINVAL: unsupported medium",
         error.UnsupportedDepth => r.message = "EINVAL: unsupported pixel depth",
diff --git a/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_image.zig b/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_image.zig
index ff498cbb8..7a107208b 100644
--- a/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_image.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/kitty/graphics_image.zig
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ pub const LoadingImage = struct {
         // Temporary file logic
         if (medium == .temporary_file) {
             if (!isPathInTempDir(path)) return error.TemporaryFileNotInTempDir;
+            if (std.mem.indexOf(u8, path, "tty-graphics-protocol") == null) {
+                return error.TemporaryFileNotNamedCorrectly;
+            }
         }
         defer if (medium == .temporary_file) {
             posix.unlink(path) catch |err| {
@@ -469,6 +472,7 @@ pub const Image = struct {
         DimensionsTooLarge,
         FilePathTooLong,
         TemporaryFileNotInTempDir,
+        TemporaryFileNotNamedCorrectly,
         UnsupportedFormat,
         UnsupportedMedium,
         UnsupportedDepth,