diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7813501678..04472aa63f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 * The `?render-areas=1` API feature now correctly disregards areas in separate documents loaded via relationship fields. Formerly their presence resulted in an error, not a rendering.
+* Make conditional fields work in Image Editor.
 
 ## 4.20.0 (2025-08-06)
 
diff --git a/modules/@apostrophecms/image/ui/apos/components/AposMediaManagerEditor.vue b/modules/@apostrophecms/image/ui/apos/components/AposMediaManagerEditor.vue
index 5a5482d837..a12f810749 100644
--- a/modules/@apostrophecms/image/ui/apos/components/AposMediaManagerEditor.vue
+++ b/modules/@apostrophecms/image/ui/apos/components/AposMediaManagerEditor.vue
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
         :trigger-validation="triggerValidation"
         :doc-id="docFields.data._id"
         :following-values="followingValues()"
+        :conditional-fields="conditionalFields"
         :server-errors="serverErrors"
         @validate="triggerValidate"
         @reset="$emit('modified', false)"
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ export default {
     'docFields.data': {
       deep: true,
       handler(newData, oldData) {
+        this.evaluateConditions();
         this.$nextTick(() => {
           // If either old or new state are an empty object, it's not
           // "modified."
@@ -252,8 +254,8 @@ export default {
         }
       }
     },
-    media(newVal) {
-      this.updateActiveDoc(newVal);
+    async media(newVal) {
+      await this.updateActiveDoc(newVal);
     }
   },
   mounted() {
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@ export default {
       this.restoreOnly = !!this.activeMedia.archived;
       this.original = klona(newMedia);
       this.docFields.data = klona(newMedia);
+      this.evaluateConditions();
+      await this.evaluateExternalConditions();
       this.generateLipKey();
       await this.unlock();
       // Distinguish between an actual doc and an empty placeholder
@@ -402,7 +406,7 @@ export default {
         }
 
         await this.cancel();
-        this.updateActiveDoc(this.activeMedia);
+        await this.updateActiveDoc(this.activeMedia);
       }
       apos.bus.$emit('admin-menu-click', {
         itemName: '@apostrophecms/i18n:localize',
diff --git a/modules/@apostrophecms/modal/ui/apos/mixins/AposEditorMixin.js b/modules/@apostrophecms/modal/ui/apos/mixins/AposEditorMixin.js
index e00de8aed9..d223a526d0 100644
--- a/modules/@apostrophecms/modal/ui/apos/mixins/AposEditorMixin.js
+++ b/modules/@apostrophecms/modal/ui/apos/mixins/AposEditorMixin.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default {
     async evaluateExternalConditions() {
       this.externalConditionsResults = await evaluateExternalConditions(
         this.schema,
-        this.docId || this.docFields?.data?._docId,
+        this.docId || this.docFields?.data?._docId || this.docFields?.data?._id,
         this.$t
       );
     },