diff --git a/__tests__/models.spec.ts b/__tests__/models.spec.ts
index 3a6c41e..f439b9e 100644
--- a/__tests__/models.spec.ts
+++ b/__tests__/models.spec.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ describe('images model', () => {
 	})
 
 	it('rejects a preview-only mime when no preview provider is enabled', async () => {
-		// enabled_preview_providers is empty (no initial-state), so image/heic is filtered out.
+		// No preview capability in this suite, so image/heic is filtered out.
 		const { registerImageHandler } = await import('../lib/models/images.ts')
 		registerImageHandler()
 		const handler = handlerById('images')
diff --git a/__tests__/previewProviders.spec.ts b/__tests__/previewProviders.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05520b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/previewProviders.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*!
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { getHandlers } from '../lib/index.ts'
+import { makeFile } from './factories.ts'
+
+const { capabilities } = vi.hoisted(() => ({ capabilities: { value: {} as object } }))
+vi.mock('@nextcloud/capabilities', () => ({ getCapabilities: () => capabilities.value }))
+
+/**
+ * Register the image handler against the given set of enabled preview providers.
+ *
+ * @param providers - The provider mime patterns the server would report
+ */
+async function registerWithProviders(providers?: string[]) {
+	capabilities.value = providers === undefined ? {} : { core: { previews: { enabled_providers: providers } } }
+	vi.resetModules()
+	const { registerImageHandler } = await import('../lib/models/images.ts')
+	registerImageHandler()
+	return getHandlers().get('images')!
+}
+
+describe('preview providers', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		capabilities.value = {}
+	})
+
+	it('enables a preview-only mime the server has a provider for', async () => {
+		const handler = await registerWithProviders(['/image\\/hei(f|c)/'])
+
+		expect(handler.enabled([makeFile({ mime: 'image/heic' })])).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it('leaves a preview-only mime alone when its provider is disabled', async () => {
+		const handler = await registerWithProviders(['/image\\/jpeg/'])
+
+		expect(handler.enabled([makeFile({ mime: 'image/heic' })])).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it('falls back to the browser mimes when the capability is missing', async () => {
+		const handler = await registerWithProviders(undefined)
+
+		expect(handler.enabled([makeFile({ mime: 'image/heic' })])).toBe(false)
+		expect(handler.enabled([makeFile({ mime: 'image/png' })])).toBe(true)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/lib/models/images.ts b/lib/models/images.ts
index 7a04c8f..57be0b5 100644
--- a/lib/models/images.ts
+++ b/lib/models/images.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,21 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 
-import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
+import { getCapabilities } from '@nextcloud/capabilities'
 import { defineCustomElement } from 'vue'
 import { registerHandler } from '../index.ts'
 import { logger } from '../services/logger.ts'
 import { t } from '../utils/l10n.ts'
 
-const enabledPreviewProviders = loadState<string[]>('viewer', 'enabled_preview_providers', [])
+interface PreviewCapabilities {
+	core?: {
+		previews?: {
+			enabled_providers?: string[]
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+const enabledPreviewProviders = (getCapabilities() as PreviewCapabilities).core?.previews?.enabled_providers ?? []
 
 /**
  * Those mimes needs a proper preview to be displayed
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 73d80f6..db393a9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@nextcloud/axios": "^2.5.2",
+				"@nextcloud/capabilities": "^1.2.1",
 				"@nextcloud/dialogs": "^7.5.0",
 				"@nextcloud/eslint-config": "^9.0.1",
 				"@nextcloud/event-bus": "^3.3.3",
 				"@nextcloud/files": "^4.0.0",
-				"@nextcloud/initial-state": "^3.0.0",
 				"@nextcloud/l10n": "^3.4.1",
 				"@nextcloud/paths": "^3.1.0",
 				"@nextcloud/router": "^3.1.0",
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
 			},
 			"peerDependencies": {
 				"@nextcloud/axios": "^2.5.2",
+				"@nextcloud/capabilities": "^1.2.1",
 				"@nextcloud/dialogs": "^7.5.0",
 				"@nextcloud/event-bus": "^3.3.3",
 				"@nextcloud/files": "^4.0.0",
-				"@nextcloud/initial-state": "^3.0.0",
 				"@nextcloud/l10n": "^3.4.1",
 				"@nextcloud/paths": "^3.1.0",
 				"@nextcloud/router": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c8a737b..b81e95b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@
 	},
 	"peerDependencies": {
 		"@nextcloud/axios": "^2.5.2",
+		"@nextcloud/capabilities": "^1.2.1",
 		"@nextcloud/dialogs": "^7.5.0",
 		"@nextcloud/event-bus": "^3.3.3",
 		"@nextcloud/files": "^4.0.0",
-		"@nextcloud/initial-state": "^3.0.0",
 		"@nextcloud/l10n": "^3.4.1",
 		"@nextcloud/paths": "^3.1.0",
 		"@nextcloud/router": "^3.1.0",
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@nextcloud/axios": "^2.5.2",
+		"@nextcloud/capabilities": "^1.2.1",
 		"@nextcloud/dialogs": "^7.5.0",
 		"@nextcloud/eslint-config": "^9.0.1",
 		"@nextcloud/event-bus": "^3.3.3",
 		"@nextcloud/files": "^4.0.0",
-		"@nextcloud/initial-state": "^3.0.0",
 		"@nextcloud/l10n": "^3.4.1",
 		"@nextcloud/paths": "^3.1.0",
 		"@nextcloud/router": "^3.1.0",