diff --git a/assets/js/filebrowser.js b/assets/js/filebrowser.js
index 41bb1b7..79e4d08 100644
--- a/assets/js/filebrowser.js
+++ b/assets/js/filebrowser.js
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@
       // image is the dedicated way to actually navigate in.
       var isProjectLink = a.hasAttribute("href") && a.hasAttribute("data-img");
       a.addEventListener("mouseenter", function () {
-        if (locked < 0) { hidePeek(); render(i); }   // nothing locked — hover drives the main preview, like before locking existed
+        // the peek column only exists for images — text/video rows (like on
+        // about) have no equivalent, so they always drive the main preview
+        // directly, lock or no lock, same as before locking existed
+        if (locked < 0 || !a.hasAttribute("data-img")) { hidePeek(); render(i); }
         else if (i !== locked) showPeek(a);
         else hidePeek();
       });