diff --git a/src/main/github/issues.test.ts b/src/main/github/issues.test.ts
index f68726b39..0f65fc157 100644
--- a/src/main/github/issues.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/github/issues.test.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,163 @@ describe('issue source operations', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('recovers issue 7704 oversized inline-image creation', async () => {
+    const imagePrefix = 'data:image/png;base64,'
+    const body = imagePrefix + 'x'.repeat(133596 - imagePrefix.length)
+    expect(body).toContain('data:image')
+    expect(body).toHaveLength(133596)
+
+    getIssueOwnerRepoMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ owner: 'stablyai', repo: 'orca' })
+    ghExecFileAsyncMock
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('HTTP 422: body is too long (maximum is 65536 characters)'))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        stdout: JSON.stringify({
+          number: 926,
+          html_url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca/issues/926'
+        })
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: '' })
+
+    await expect(
+      createIssue('/repo-root', 'Image issue', body, undefined, undefined, {
+        labels: ['bug'],
+        assignees: ['octo']
+      })
+    ).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      number: 926,
+      url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca/issues/926'
+    })
+    expect(ghExecFileAsyncMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      1,
+      expect.arrayContaining([
+        `body=${body}`,
+        'title=Image issue',
+        'labels[]=bug',
+        'assignees[]=octo'
+      ]),
+      { cwd: '/repo-root' }
+    )
+    expect(ghExecFileAsyncMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      2,
+      expect.arrayContaining(['body=', 'title=Image issue', 'labels[]=bug', 'assignees[]=octo']),
+      { cwd: '/repo-root' }
+    )
+    expect(ghExecFileAsyncMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      3,
+      ['api', '-X', 'PATCH', 'repos/stablyai/orca/issues/926', '--raw-field', `body=${body}`],
+      { cwd: '/repo-root' }
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('recognizes the oversized-body response from structured gh stderr', async () => {
+    getIssueOwnerRepoMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ owner: 'stablyai', repo: 'orca' })
+    ghExecFileAsyncMock
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(
+        Object.assign(new Error('Command failed: gh'), {
+          stderr: 'gh: body is too long (maximum is 65536 characters) (HTTP 422)'
+        })
+      )
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        stdout: JSON.stringify({
+          number: 929,
+          html_url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca/issues/929'
+        })
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: '' })
+
+    await expect(createIssue('/repo-root', 'Image issue', 'data:image')).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      number: 929,
+      url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca/issues/929'
+    })
+    expect(ghExecFileAsyncMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+  })
+
+  it('does not retry unrelated create failures', async () => {
+    getIssueOwnerRepoMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ owner: 'stablyai', repo: 'orca' })
+    ghExecFileAsyncMock.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('HTTP 422: assignees is invalid'))
+
+    await expect(createIssue('/repo-root', 'Invalid issue', 'Body')).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      error: 'HTTP 422: assignees is invalid'
+    })
+    expect(ghExecFileAsyncMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('stops when placeholder create fails during oversized-body recovery', async () => {
+    const body = `data:image/png;base64,${'x'.repeat(100)}`
+    getIssueOwnerRepoMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ owner: 'stablyai', repo: 'orca' })
+    ghExecFileAsyncMock
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('body is too long (maximum is 65536 characters)'))
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('HTTP 500: create failed'))
+
+    await expect(createIssue('/repo-root', 'Placeholder failure', body)).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: false,
+      error: 'HTTP 500: create failed'
+    })
+    expect(ghExecFileAsyncMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('preserves fields during oversized-body recovery', async () => {
+    const localGitOptions = { wslDistro: 'Ubuntu' }
+    const body = `data:image/png;base64,${'x'.repeat(100)}`
+    getIssueOwnerRepoMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ owner: 'stablyai', repo: 'orca' })
+    ghExecFileAsyncMock
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('body is too long (maximum is 65536 characters)'))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: JSON.stringify({ number: 927, url: 'issue-url' }) })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: '' })
+
+    await expect(
+      createIssue(
+        '/repo-root',
+        'Fields issue',
+        body,
+        undefined,
+        null,
+        {
+          labels: ['bug'],
+          assignees: ['octo']
+        },
+        localGitOptions
+      )
+    ).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true, number: 927, url: 'issue-url' })
+    const firstCreateArgs = [...ghExecFileAsyncMock.mock.calls[0][0]]
+    const fallbackCreateArgs = [...ghExecFileAsyncMock.mock.calls[1][0]]
+    firstCreateArgs[firstCreateArgs.indexOf(`body=${body}`)] = 'body='
+    expect(fallbackCreateArgs).toEqual(firstCreateArgs)
+    expect(ghExecFileAsyncMock.mock.calls.every((call) => call[1]?.wslDistro === 'Ubuntu')).toBe(
+      true
+    )
+    expect(resolveIssueSourceMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/repo-root',
+      undefined,
+      null,
+      localGitOptions
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('reports partial success when oversized-body patch fails', async () => {
+    getIssueOwnerRepoMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ owner: 'stablyai', repo: 'orca' })
+    ghExecFileAsyncMock
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('body is too long (maximum is 65536 characters)'))
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        stdout: JSON.stringify({
+          number: 928,
+          html_url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca/issues/928'
+        })
+      })
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('HTTP 500: update failed'))
+
+    await expect(createIssue('/repo-root', 'Partial issue', 'data:image')).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      number: 928,
+      url: 'https://github.com/stablyai/orca/issues/928',
+      bodySaveWarning:
+        'Issue https://github.com/stablyai/orca/issues/928 was created, but saving its body failed: HTTP 500: update failed'
+    })
+  })
+
   it('updates issue body through the REST issue endpoint', async () => {
     getIssueOwnerRepoMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ owner: 'stablyai', repo: 'orca' })
     ghExecFileAsyncMock.mockResolvedValueOnce({ stdout: '' })
diff --git a/src/main/github/issues.ts b/src/main/github/issues.ts
index 8f80fc645..b0f3fa6cb 100644
--- a/src/main/github/issues.ts
+++ b/src/main/github/issues.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type {
   ClassifiedError,
   GitHubAssignableUser,
   GitHubCreateIssueFields,
+  GitHubCreateIssueResult,
   GitHubCommentResult,
   GitHubIssueUpdate,
   IssueInfo,
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import type {
 import { mapIssueInfo } from './mappers'
 import type { LocalGitExecOptions, OwnerRepo } from './gh-utils'
 // prettier-ignore
-import { ghExecFileAsync, acquire, release, getIssueOwnerRepo, resolveIssueSource, classifyGhError, classifyListIssuesError, ghRepoExecOptions, githubRepoContext } from './gh-utils'
+import { ghExecFileAsync, acquire, release, getIssueOwnerRepo, resolveIssueSource, classifyGhError, classifyListIssuesError, ghRepoExecOptions, githubRepoContext, extractExecError } from './gh-utils'
 
 // Why: distinguishes a successful-empty listing from a failed fetch. The
 // previous `catch { return [] }` conflated a 403 on a private upstream with an
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ export type IssueListResult = {
   error?: ClassifiedError
 }
 
+function githubIssueErrorMessage(error: unknown): string {
+  const { stderr, stdout } = extractExecError(error)
+  return stderr.trim() || stdout.trim()
+}
+
 /**
  * Get a single issue by number.
  * Uses gh api --cache so 304 Not Modified responses don't count against the rate limit.
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ export async function createIssue(
   connectionId?: string | null,
   fields?: GitHubCreateIssueFields,
   localGitOptions: LocalGitExecOptions = {}
-): Promise<{ ok: true; number: number; url: string } | { ok: false; error: string }> {
+): Promise<GitHubCreateIssueResult> {
   const trimmedTitle = title.trim()
   if (!trimmedTitle) {
     return { ok: false, error: 'Title is required' }
@@ -180,25 +186,71 @@ export async function createIssue(
   }
   await acquire()
   try {
-    const args = [
-      'api',
-      '-X',
-      'POST',
-      `repos/${ownerRepo.owner}/${ownerRepo.repo}/issues`,
-      '--raw-field',
-      `title=${trimmedTitle}`,
-      '--raw-field',
-      `body=${body}`
-    ]
-    for (const label of fields?.labels ?? []) {
-      args.push('--raw-field', `labels[]=${label}`)
-    }
-    for (const assignee of fields?.assignees ?? []) {
-      args.push('--raw-field', `assignees[]=${assignee}`)
+    const createArgs = (issueBody: string) => {
+      const args = [
+        'api',
+        '-X',
+        'POST',
+        `repos/${ownerRepo.owner}/${ownerRepo.repo}/issues`,
+        '--raw-field',
+        `title=${trimmedTitle}`,
+        '--raw-field',
+        `body=${issueBody}`
+      ]
+      for (const label of fields?.labels ?? []) {
+        args.push('--raw-field', `labels[]=${label}`)
+      }
+      for (const assignee of fields?.assignees ?? []) {
+        args.push('--raw-field', `assignees[]=${assignee}`)
+      }
+      return args
+    }
+
+    const parseIssue = (stdout: string) =>
+      JSON.parse(stdout) as { number?: number; html_url?: string; url?: string }
+
+    let data: { number?: number; html_url?: string; url?: string }
+    try {
+      const { stdout } = await ghExecFileAsync(createArgs(body), ghOptions)
+      data = parseIssue(stdout)
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = githubIssueErrorMessage(err)
+      if (!/body is too long \(maximum is \d+ characters\)/i.test(message)) {
+        return { ok: false, error: message }
+      }
+
+      // Why: GitHub rejects oversized bodies on create but accepts the same body
+      // on update, so establish the issue before attaching its body.
+      const { stdout } = await ghExecFileAsync(createArgs(''), ghOptions)
+      data = parseIssue(stdout)
+      if (typeof data.number !== 'number') {
+        return { ok: false, error: 'Unexpected response from GitHub' }
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await ghExecFileAsync(
+          [
+            'api',
+            '-X',
+            'PATCH',
+            `repos/${ownerRepo.owner}/${ownerRepo.repo}/issues/${data.number}`,
+            '--raw-field',
+            `body=${body}`
+          ],
+          ghOptions
+        )
+      } catch (patchErr) {
+        const patchMessage = githubIssueErrorMessage(patchErr)
+        const identity = data.html_url ?? data.url ?? `#${data.number}`
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          number: data.number,
+          url: String(data.html_url ?? data.url ?? ''),
+          bodySaveWarning: `Issue ${identity} was created, but saving its body failed: ${patchMessage}`
+        }
+      }
     }
 
-    const { stdout } = await ghExecFileAsync(args, ghOptions)
-    const data = JSON.parse(stdout) as { number?: number; html_url?: string; url?: string }
     if (typeof data.number !== 'number') {
       return { ok: false, error: 'Unexpected response from GitHub' }
     }
@@ -208,8 +260,7 @@ export async function createIssue(
       url: String(data.html_url ?? data.url ?? '')
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
-    return { ok: false, error: message }
+    return { ok: false, error: githubIssueErrorMessage(err) }
   } finally {
     release()
   }
diff --git a/src/preload/api-types.ts b/src/preload/api-types.ts
index 773135597..7c9f989be 100644
--- a/src/preload/api-types.ts
+++ b/src/preload/api-types.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ import type {
   GitStatusResult,
   GitUpstreamStatus,
   GitHubAssignableUser,
+  GitHubCreateIssueResult,
   GitHubPRFile,
   GitHubPRFileContents,
   GitHubPrStartPoint,
@@ -1488,7 +1489,7 @@ export type PreloadApi = {
       body: string
       labels?: string[]
       assignees?: string[]
-    }) => Promise<{ ok: true; number: number; url: string } | { ok: false; error: string }>
+    }) => Promise<GitHubCreateIssueResult>
     countWorkItems: (args: { repoPath: string; repoId?: string; query?: string }) => Promise<number>
     listWorkItems: (args: {
       repoPath: string
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index 4ad832fa8..059e2aa4e 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import type {
   GitHubPRRefreshReason,
   GitHubAssignableUser,
   GitHubCommentResult,
+  GitHubCreateIssueResult,
   GitHubWorkItem,
   JiraProjectStatusOrder,
   GitPushTarget,
@@ -1262,8 +1263,7 @@ const api = {
       body: string
       labels?: string[]
       assignees?: string[]
-    }): Promise<{ ok: true; number: number; url: string } | { ok: false; error: string }> =>
-      ipcRenderer.invoke('gh:createIssue', args),
+    }): Promise<GitHubCreateIssueResult> => ipcRenderer.invoke('gh:createIssue', args),
 
     countWorkItems: (args: {
       repoPath: string
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx
index 8d37800b8..c42be0d7b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx
@@ -6865,7 +6865,9 @@ export default function TaskPage(): React.JSX.Element {
               labels: newIssueLabels,
               assignees: newIssueAssignees.map((assignee) => assignee.login)
             },
-            { timeoutMs: 30_000 }
+            // Why: oversized-body recovery can require two 30-second writes
+            // after GitHub rejects the initial create request.
+            { timeoutMs: 65_000 }
           )
         : await window.api.gh.createIssue({
             repoPath: newIssueTargetRepo.path,
@@ -6883,28 +6885,42 @@ export default function TaskPage(): React.JSX.Element {
         )
         return
       }
-      toast.success(
-        translate('auto.components.TaskPage.3f9604efc7', 'Opened issue #{{value0}}', {
-          value0: result.number
-        }),
-        {
-          action: result.url
-            ? {
-                label: translate('auto.components.TaskPage.9c57663908', 'View'),
-                onClick: () => window.open(result.url, '_blank')
-              }
-            : undefined
-        }
+      const createdIssueToast = translate(
+        'auto.components.TaskPage.3f9604efc7',
+        'Opened issue #{{value0}}',
+        { value0: result.number }
       )
+      const createdIssueToastOptions = {
+        action: result.url
+          ? {
+              label: translate('auto.components.TaskPage.9c57663908', 'View'),
+              onClick: () => window.open(result.url, '_blank')
+            }
+          : undefined
+      }
+      if (result.bodySaveWarning) {
+        toast.warning(createdIssueToast, {
+          ...createdIssueToastOptions,
+          description: result.bodySaveWarning
+        })
+      } else {
+        toast.success(createdIssueToast, createdIssueToastOptions)
+      }
       setNewIssueOpen(false)
-      setNewIssueTitle('')
-      setNewIssueBody('')
-      setNewIssueLabels([])
-      setNewIssueAssignees([])
-      // Why: a successful submit is the only path that discards the recovery
-      // draft. Closing `newIssueOpen` in the same commit keeps the write-through
-      // effect (gated on it) from re-persisting the emptied fields.
-      clearNewIssueDraft()
+      if (result.bodySaveWarning) {
+        // Why: retain the unsaved body for recovery, but clear the title so
+        // reopening the composer cannot repeat the create with one click.
+        setNewIssueTitle('')
+        setNewIssueDraft({ title: '' })
+      } else {
+        setNewIssueTitle('')
+        setNewIssueBody('')
+        setNewIssueLabels([])
+        setNewIssueAssignees([])
+        // Why: only a complete success discards the recovery draft; a partial
+        // body save keeps the original text available without another create.
+        clearNewIssueDraft()
+      }
       // Why: bump the nonce so the list refetches and shows the new issue.
       setTaskRefreshNonce((current) => current + 1)
 
@@ -6973,7 +6989,8 @@ export default function TaskPage(): React.JSX.Element {
     newIssueTitle,
     openGitHubDetailPage,
     setDialogWorkItem,
-    clearNewIssueDraft
+    clearNewIssueDraft,
+    setNewIssueDraft
   ])
 
   const handleCreateNewLinearProject = useCallback(async (): Promise<void> => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-issue-creation.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-issue-creation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58335c3ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-github-issue-creation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+const taskPageSource = readFileSync(new URL('./TaskPage.tsx', import.meta.url), 'utf8')
+
+function issueCreationSection(): string {
+  const start = taskPageSource.indexOf('const handleCreateNewIssue')
+  const end = taskPageSource.indexOf('const handleCreateNewLinearProject', start)
+  return taskPageSource.slice(start, end)
+}
+
+describe('TaskPage GitHub issue creation', () => {
+  it('covers the complete remote oversized-body recovery timeout envelope', () => {
+    const section = issueCreationSection()
+
+    expect(section).toContain("'github.createIssue'")
+    expect(section).toContain('{ timeoutMs: 65_000 }')
+  })
+
+  it('treats a body-save warning as created while preserving the recovery draft', () => {
+    const section = issueCreationSection()
+    const warningBranch = section.slice(
+      section.indexOf('if (result.bodySaveWarning)'),
+      section.indexOf('// Why: bump the nonce')
+    )
+
+    expect(warningBranch).toContain('toast.warning')
+    expect(warningBranch).toContain('description: result.bodySaveWarning')
+    expect(warningBranch).toContain("setNewIssueDraft({ title: '' })")
+    expect(warningBranch).toContain('} else {')
+    expect(warningBranch).toContain('clearNewIssueDraft()')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/shared/types.ts b/src/shared/types.ts
index 6079fa4fe..24308e932 100644
--- a/src/shared/types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types.ts
@@ -1743,6 +1743,10 @@ export type GitHubCreateIssueFields = {
   assignees?: string[]
 }
 
+export type GitHubCreateIssueResult =
+  | { ok: true; number: number; url: string; bodySaveWarning?: string }
+  | { ok: false; error: string }
+
 export type GitHubIssueCloseReason = 'completed' | 'not_planned' | 'duplicate'
 
 export type GitHubIssueUpdate = {